Lay or Lie?
All for a vowel.
Not on the handout.
Apostrophe time
Also not on the handout.
100

He laid/lied on his resume.

lied

100

White wine compliments/complements a seafood entree.

complements

100

The queen's reign/rein was long and popular.

reign

100

Correct or Incorrect?

The Johnson's are very wealthy.

Incorrect

100

Sue is the one who/that is speaking.

who

200

Will you lay/lie the pizzas on the table?

lay

200

The guidance counselor/councilor gave me advice about my future.

counselor

200

The tailor altared/altered his tuxedo.

altered

200

The dog wagged its/it's tail.

its

200

I should have/of known better.

have

300

Yesterday, I lay/lain/laid my keys right here!

laid

300

I cannot bare/bear to watch an animal in pain.

bear

300

The groom trembled when he watched the bride walk down the aisle/isle of the church.

aisle

300

Correct or Incorrect?

Hers is my favorite hairstyle.

Correct

300

Go to the traffic light, then/than turn right.

then

400

I need to lay/lie down.

lie

400

Car emissions affect/effect the environment.

affect

400

The airplane past/passed over my house.

passed

400

Fix the sentence.

Dont get to close to the rivers edge.

Don't get too close to the river's edge.

400

The horse's hair was very course/coarse and had to be brushed often.

coarse

500

The gardener has been lying/laying bricks for the new path.

laying

500

The rain had an affect/effect on Harry’s mood.

effect

500

Who’s/whose going trick-or-treating?

Who's

500

Correct or Incorrect?

Music from the 1980's is superior to music from the 1990's.

Incorrect. 


500

The heal/heel of my foot was sore after practice.

heel