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SET 46 (Answers begin on page 153.)
In each of the following sentences, choose the correct spelling of the missing word. All of the
choices are sound-alikes (homophones) of each other, so you must choose which word has the
correct meaning.
881. My favorite ________ is peach pie with chocolate ice cream.
a. desert
b. dessert
882. Do you think I should run for a seat on the city ________?
a. counsel
b. council
883. I paid $100 for this table, which was a very ________ price.
a. fair
b. fare
884. This is the ________ of the new art museum.
a. sight
b. cite
c. site
885. Drive ________ the park at 5:00 this evening.
a. buy
b. bye
c. by
886. George is Mary's ________ husband.
a. fourth
b. forth
887. When Hugh slammed on the ________ his car slid into the ditch.
a. breaks
b. brakes
888. Jennifer ________ the group on a hike into the wilderness.
a. lead
b. led
889. Have dinner with us at the restaurant; we'll meet you ________
a. they're
b. their
c. there
890. May I have a ________ of cheese?
a. piece
b. peace
891. You don't have a ________ to disturb the other workers.
a. write
b. rite
c. right
892. Every night I exercise in my living room on my ________ bicycle.
a. stationery
b. stationary
893. At the beach, we went digging for clams and ________
a. mussels
b. musclesbreak
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894. We ________ the exit and had to turn around.
a. past
b. passed
895. The French Revolution was known as the ''________ of Terror."
a. Rain
b. Reign
c. Rein
896. I don't understand today's math ________.
a. lesson
b. lessen
897. How will they store all that nuclear ________?
a. waste
b. waist
898. Three ________ and four sophomores will represent our school.
a. freshman
b. freshmen
899. This problem is ________ complex.
a. two
b. to
c. too
900. My grandmother is an ________ historian.
a. imminent
b. immanent
c. eminentbreak
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SET 47 (Answers begin on page 154.)
Choose the sentence in which the underlined word is NOT spelled correctly. If there are no
mistakes, choose answer d.
901. a. I will take a course in economics next semester.
b. Follow the river's coarse.
c. Sandpaper is always coarse.
d. No mistakes.
902. a. Do you want to meet at nine or ten? The latter is better for me.
b. Let's go shopping later this week.
c. Later, he told us of his plans to build a new house.
d. No mistakes.
903. a. We will bored the plane at 4:00.
b. The board members will all attend.
c. He used his drill and bored a hole in the wall.
d. No mistakes.
904. a. Terrence accidentally poured the milk onto the table.
b. There were large pores in the soil.
c. Josie pours over the catalogs she receives in the mail.
d. No mistakes.
905. a. Roger was very vane; he often stood in front of the mirror.
b. We studied the veins in the leaves.
c. We put a weather vane on the roof.
d. No mistakes.
906. a. The sun shone brightly.
b. The house was shown to the real estate agent.
c. Why wasn't I shown how to operate this machine?
d. No mistakes.
907. a. They will raze this old building, and in its place, build a new skyscraper.
b. Raise your hand if you know the answer.
c. Cal raises chickens for a living.
d. No mistakes.
908. a. Scotty is learning how to write capital letters.
b. We don't have enough capitol to buy a new building.
c. What is the capital of North Dakota?
d. No mistakes.
909. a. The great majority of the class will attend the pep rally.
b. Be sure to clean the grate in the fireplace.
c. That music greats on my nerves.
d. No mistakes.
910. a. I prefer to eat plain, home-cooked meals.
b. Some people say it's a boring landscape, but I love the planes of Iowa and Nebraska.
c. We need to use a plane to make the top of the door level.
d. No mistakes.
911. a. There are holes in your socks.
b. I found a whole set of dishes at a garage sale.
c. He ate the hole pie.
d. No mistakes.
912. a. What is the morale of the story?
b. Have you no moral standards?
c. Employee morale was low.
d. No mistakes.break
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SET 48 (Answers begin on page 154.)
Choose the sentence that contains a misspelled word. If there are no mistakes, choose answer d.
913. a. We were disatisfied with the results of the experiment.
b. Our company has a bounteous supply of sticky notes.
c. Quit squandering your money.
d. No mistakes.
914. a. Sally plays five different musical instruments.
b. Use your dictatorial powers to get results.
c. What are you wearing to the masquerade party?
d. No mistakes.
915. a. Have you packed the antidote for snake bites?
b. The new pharmicy has twenty-eight aisles.
c. Read all of the stories in the anthology.
d. No mistakes.
916. a. Mack sliced his finger with the meat cleaver.
b. You have been more than charitable.
c. Which president is buried in this cemetary?
d. No mistakes.
917. a. He has revealed his innermost secrets.
b. The show was called "Truth or Consequences."
c. You think he's funny, but I think he's vulgar.
d. No mistakes.
918. a. Her conversation was filled with sarcasim.
b. I would like to be as poised as Susanna is.
c. You can learn self-confidence.
d. No mistakes.
919. a. After all, he is a bureaucrat.
b. This room has the fragrence of lilacs.
c. I fractured my toe on the chair leg.
d. No mistakes.
920. a. His inaugeration speech was too long.
b. There are too many people in the laundromat.
c. Yuki is a nonconformist.
d. No mistakes.
921. a. Read the labels on all the food you buy.
b. Your new dress is lovily.
c. Did you see the lightning?
d. No mistakes.
922. a. I want to make a parachute jump.
b. Carlos is a physical therapist.
c. This story has received too much publisity.
d. No mistakes.
923. a. Her contribution was significant.
b. Save all of your receipts.
c. Lena has three roommates.
d. No mistakes.
924. a. Mercury is a Poisonous substance.
b. Todd spent twenty years in the militery.
c. You are so immature!
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925. a. She did not even aknowledge my presence.
b. Do you think this is an attainable goal?
c. For the fiftieth time, the answer is no.
d. No mistakes.
926. a. There is a warrant out for his arrest.
b. Measure both the length and the width of the table.
c. How many witneses do we have?
d. No mistakes.
927. a. Harry is a sulky, pouting grouch.
b. We have a fundimental difference of opinion.
c. Your behavior can only be described as impolite.
d. No mistakes.
928. a. This virus is making me feverish.
b. Coffee is a stimulant.
c. Stop that incessant whining!
d. No mistakes.
929. a. After Zack joined the Marines, we took a picture of him in his unaform.
b. The tenants' association will hold their meeting tonight.
c. This is the best value you'll find anywhere.
d. No mistakes.
930. a. I'm taking my neice and nephew to the amusement park.
b. They made their announcement in Sunday's newspaper.
c. That is one argument that is never resolved.
d. No mistakes.
931. a. What is your assessment?
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