JEOPARDY: "Commonly Confused Words"

"This Or That"

100

I have a headache, so I'm going to Lie/Lay down for a while.

Lie

200

(By/ bye/ buy) going through these courses, I am learning much about the English language.

By-a preposition that means: near, beside or through.

300

A nice dry white wine compliments/complements a seafood entree.

complements. compliments-noun, praise; verb, to praise complements-noun, something that completes;

400

When it was time for the bride to walk the aisle to the (altar/ alter), she began to tremble because she was so nervous.

Altar-a platform where sacrifices are made to a god or a platform at the front of a house of worship.

500

When the evidence revealed the actual events of the case, the defendant, a public servant who once had earned great respect from his constituents, experienced a fast (decent/descent/ dissent) into painful notoriety.

descent-is a noun that means a decline or the act of moving downward. The verb is descend. To pronounce , relax the first syllable and stress the second.

"Multiple Choice"

100

Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentences: 1. "Okay, I am on my way _____." 2. "I love them because ______ my friends." 3. "Those are ______ books on the table." a) Their/There/They're b) There/Their/They're c) Their/They're/There d) There/They're/Their e) They're/Their/There d) There/They're/Their

d) There/They're/Their "Okay, I am on my way there." "I love them because They're my friends." "Those are their books on the table."

200

Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentences: 1. "My bicycle has ___ wheels." 2. "I will go ___ school tomorrow." 3. "I like pizza." "Me ___!" a) to/too/two b) two/too/to c) two/to/too d) too/two/to e) to/two/too

c) two/to/too "My biciycle has two wheels." "I will go to school tomorrow." "I Like pizza." "Me too!"

300

Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentences: 1."I can _____ the ten quotes from the same author in my paper." 2. "The new office building was built on the _____ of a cemetery." 3."The ______ of Disneyland's castle makes me feel uplifted with joy." a)sight/site/cite b)cite/site/sight c)cite/sight/site d)site/sight/site e)site/cite/sight

b) cite/site/sight 1."I can cite the ten quotes from the same author in my paper." 2. "The new office building was built on the site of a cemetery." 3."The sight of Disneyland's castle makes me feel uplifted with joy."

400

Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentences: 1. I found her patronizing attitude towards my ideas _____ insulting. 2. It is rare to see a high school student who is superior at sports and _____ after school. 3. The soldiers were very _____ for the opening ceremony. a)quiet/quite/quit b)quit/quiet/quite c)quite/quiet/quit d)quit/quite/quiet e)quite/quit/quiet

e)quite/quit/quiet 1. I found her patronizing attitude towards my ideas quite insulting. 2. It is rare to see a high school student who is superior at sports and quit after school. 3. The soldiers were very quiet for the opening ceremony.

500

Match the following commonly confused words with the correct blanks in the correct order in the following sentences: 1."The _______ podiatrist won the Physician of the Year award." 2."The meaning of the poem was ______, and not easily recognized." 3."A fight between my sister and me is _______ from the moment I enter my house." a)Eminent/immanent/imminent b)Imminent/Immanent/Eminent c)Immanent/Imminent/Eminent d)Eminent/Imminent/immanent e)Immanent/Eminent/imminent

a)Eminent/immanent/imminent EMINENT-famous, respected IMMANENT-inherent or intrinsic IMMINENT-ready to take place. 1.The eminent podiatrist won the Physician of the year award.2.The meaning of the poem was immanent,and not easily recognized.3.A fight between my sister and me is imminent from the moment I enter the house.

"Correct Or Incorrect"

100

"Last night I drank chocolate milk with my desert."

Incorrect. desert-dry, arid lands

200

They saw a mirage: that is a type of allusion one sees in the desert.

Incorrect. Illusion- A false perception of reality. Allusion- An indirect inference.

300

"Under your reign, I have enjoyed my life as a servant." CORRECT or INCORRECT.

Correct!

Reign-a noun means the period during which one occupies the throne; royal rule; dominating power. As a verb, reign means to rule or to possess supreme power over something or someone.

400

Lack of sleep affects the quality of your work.

Correct. Affect- to influence / Effect-the result

500

"The results that I got from my math test a week ago was perspicacious." correct or incorrect.

correct. Perspicacious means "having or showing insight."

"Fill In The Blank"

100

The dog ate its food. _____ a great day.

It's a great day.

200

"He accepts defeat well, Lets all go _____ for you because someone has to clean up."

Except

300

Thane, ______ responsibility was to lead the expedition, mislaid the map. Who's going to lead now?

Whose

400

Em's father advised her not to see Sam. She should have followed his _______.

Advice.

500

The rollercoaster that we went on was very tortuous. I thought it was very fun but my little brother thought it was _______.

Answer: torturous-"causing or involving torture or suffering."

"Miscellaneous"

100

Send one person from your group to the front of the room. This challenge will be of GENETICS. You CANNOT switch the person you have already chosen.

The person with the longest hair wins. Question:"There are fewer/less people here than were at the concert."

200

Name the Disney movie from which this song is from...

"Colors of the wind" from Pocahontas. Question: CORRECT or INCORRECT. Irregardless of the circumstances, we went to the mall.

300

Send someone from each group to the front of the room. The challenge will be of STRENGTH. You CANNOT switch the person you have already chosen.

Whoever can do the most push-ups wins..................... QUESTION: A decision was made amongst/between the two heros.

400

Send someone from each group to the front of the room. The challenge will be of BALANCE. You CANNOT switch the person you have already chosen.

Each person will take two literature books and see who can hold them the longest on each arm (Mona will demonstrate) ............QUESTION: I waisted/wasted my time on the project.

500

The first group to put the following items on the desk in the front of your row wins: a LITERATURE BOOK, a WATCH, a CELL PHONE, a MIRROR, a PAIR OF GLASSES, and LIPGLOSS.

She does not feel good/well.