Homonyms
Layed is a(n)...
What is NOTHING?!
to lament is to...
what is mourn?
Lead and led are pronounced the same.
What is true?
To have a predilection towards something is to have...
What is a bias or favor for?
Surely/surly she won't be in a surely/surly mood again.
What is surely, surly?
The judicial/judicious quarters were located by the court room. The judicial/judicious decision was made to limit spending.
What is judicial, judicious?
Juxtapose apples and oranges.
What is one is sweet and one is a sour citrus?
To upend/append is to supplement. To upend/append is to overthrow.
What is append, upend?
Querulous is a synonym for intrigued. (T/F)
What is flase?
There was a high incidence/incidents of theft-related incidence/incidents in the area.
What is incidence, incidents?
May be is a(n) _______. Maybe is a(n) ______.
What is verb form, adverb?
Someone addicted to stealing can also be called...
What is a kleptomaniac?
Then/than is used to compare things.
What is than?
provide an example of a perfunctory gesture.
What is a wave or nod or something?
Although originally declared in readmission/remission, Scott was coming back to the hospital for readmission/remission.
What is remission, readmission?
A levee/levy was imposed until the company fixed their levee/levy.
What is levy, levee?
Slander always involves false statements. (T/F).
What is false?
Once is used as an ______. What does it modify?
What is adverb, verbs?
Something pernicious is...
What is harmful?
How would you use theirs instead of their in the following example:
Their car was brand new.
What is theirs was brand new?
Aaron laid/lay down. Please lay/lie the paper on the table. I need to lay/lie down.
What is laid, lay, lie?
Passtime is a _______. Pass time is a ________.
What is noun, verb?
What is the difference between passed and past? (hint: use parts of speech)
What is passed is the past tense and participle of to pass?
What is past is regarding points in time or beyond something?
Principal/principle is a rule of standard.
What is principle?
Your is a(n) ________, yours is a(n) ________.
What does the pronoun replace/stand in for?
What is adjective, pronoun?
What is the adj and noun combo? (Yours - your house)