Commonly confused words
Do you need a comma?
Riddles
Verb Tense
Vocabulary
200

Which their/there/they're is the possessive form? 

Their. 


200

The huge barn owl swooped down to eat the rat.

No

200

I’m full of holes, but I can hold water. What am I?

A sponge

200

We (walk/walked) in the park yesterday. 

Walked.


200

(Noun) A distinctive appearance or impression. 

Aura

400

Which form of your/you're is used to mean 'you are'?

You're. 


400

The tropical rain forest is a warm humid area along the equator. 

Yes, between warm and humid

400

I change shape but never disappear. I can be solid, liquid, or gas, and I’m found everywhere. What am I? (Science riddle)

WATER

400

She (ran/run) to the store. 

Ran. 


400

(Noun) Shelter or protection from danger or distress. 

Refuge

600

Which form of to/too/two means 'also/excessive'? 

Too.


600

The clown fish is my favorite fish because it is resourceful colorful creature. They live in tropical waters in sea anemones.  

Yes, a comma needs to go after fish and between resourceful and colorful. 

600

There’s only one word in the dictionary that’s spelled wrong. What is it?

Answer: The word “wrong.” It’s the only word that’s spelled W-R-O-N-G.

600

I will (calls/call) the bakery and order/orders some chocolate croissants. 

Call and order

600

(Adverb) At the same time.

Simultaneously 

800

Led or Lead: He _ the blind man to the ice cream shop. 

Led. 


800

The mysterious giant squid lives deep in the ocean. Their eyes are the largest eyes in the animal kingdom and are about 10 inches in diameter. Their big eyes help them to spy objects in dark depths where most other animals would see nothing. Like other squid species, they have eight arms and two longer whip like tentacles that help them bring food to their beak like mouths. 

No

800

Mrs. Gray has 5 daughters. Each of these daughters has a brother. How many children does Mrs. Gray have?

They have 6 children. Each daughter has the same brother. There are 5 daughters and 1 son.

800

There (is/are) thirty-one days in July, meaning there (is/are) so much time to plan a vacation. 

Are, is


800

(Plural Noun) The numerous small discrete elements that together constitute an image. (ex: as on a TV screen)

Pixels

1000

Accept or Except: Will you please _ my help?

Accept. 


1000

I love going to the beach with my family especially when we hunt for seashells and crabs. I like to collect seashells because of their colors shapes and sizes. It also reminds me of all the good times I spend with my family whether it's eating good food playing cards or telling funny stories. 

Yes, a comma needs to go after especially, in between colors and shapes. Commas also need to go in between food and playing, and after cards.

1000

Using only addition, how can you add eight 8's to get the number 1,000?

888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1,000.

1000

He (needs/need) to use the backdoor to (escape/escaped) from the zombies (coming/came) in from the front of the house.  

Needs, escape, coming 


1000

(Adjective) Strikingly bright, radiant, or clear. 

Incandescent