Verbs
Commonly Misspelled Words
English Around the World
Commonly Confused Words
Readings
100

Identify the verb. 

Amber used to recite the alphabet in Spanish.

recite

100

Correct the misspelled word.

aparrent

apparent

100
A form of entertainment, usually sung with words and no music

Karaoke(Japanese)

100

Fill in the blank. 

These pills should _______ you a good night's sleep

insure/ensure 

ensure

100

The author of the poem "Remember"

Langston Hughes

200

Identify the verb.

Jill sets the plates on the table.

sets

200

Correct the misspelled word. 

aquire

acquire

200

A form of dance that developed in France

Ballet

200

Fill in the blank. 

The house is at the _______ end of the street.

farther/further

further

200

What ____ Taught Me About a Happy Marriage

Shamu

300

What is the simple past tense of "know"?

knew/known

knew

300

Correct the misspelled word.

entrepeneur

Entrepreneur

300

When you feel like you've been somewhere or did something already

Deja-Vu

300

Fill in the blank.

My grandmother is a kind woman _______ I admire.

who/whom 

whom

300

"The first time I went to..."-Audre Lorde

Washington D.C.

400

Identify the verb.

The shoes were still lying where Ethan had left them.

were

400

Correct the misspelled word. 

concensus

consensus

400

A popular style of martial arts

Kung fu

400

Fill in the blank.

She made ______ to her first marriage.

allusion/illusion 

allusion

400

Who was the man in the introduction of "Barn Burning"?

Henry Fonda

500

Identify the verb. 

The interior temperatures of even the coolest stars are measured in millions of degrees. 

are measured 

500

Find and correct the misspelled word.

What is the correct pronounciation of her name?

pronunciation

500

An animated film for kids

Cartoons (Italian)

500

Fill in the blank. 

We could take ________ we want to get to the party.

any way/anyway

any way 

500

"My brother and I had to give up our bedroom. We slept on the couch, something we actually liked because it put us that much closer to the light of our lives, our television."

Linda Berry's "The Sanctuary of School"