Deck 35: Look-Alikes-Sound-Alikes

Question 1

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
We had (to, two, too) buy two pounds of hamburger for the cookout.

A) to
B) two
C) too

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
We decided to (meet, meat) in the parking lot in front of the restaurant.

A) meet
B) meat

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
I want ice cream (to, two, too).

A) to
B) two
C) too

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Reno is the (capitol, capital) of Nevada.

A) capitol
B) capital

Question 5

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
The burglar was able to (allude, elude) the police for three months before his capture.

A) allude
B) elude

Question 6

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
The (seen, scene) from the mountaintop was breathtaking.

A) seen
B) scene

Question 7

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Pablo tried to (elicit, illicit) information from the suspect.

A) elicit
B) illicit

Question 8

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Last night, I (herd, heard) noises coming from the backyard.

A) herd
B) heard

Question 9

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Kim was very (weak, week) during her two-month bout with the flu.

A) weak
B) week

Question 10

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Sam had to (write, right) a term paper on the dangers of binge drinking.

A) write
B) right

Question 11

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Out of all the runway models, Allison had the smallest (waste, waist).

A) waste
B) waist

Question 12

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
The manager had to decide (weather, whether) to press charges against the shoplifter.

A) weather
B) whether

Question 13

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Mario asked for a (piece, peace) of pie after dinner.

A) piece
B) peace

Question 14

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
The army monitored the (gorilla, guerrilla) warfare in that region.

A) gorilla
B) guerrilla

Question 15

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Barbara rode the (stationary, stationery) bike in the gym three miles every morning.

A) stationary
B) stationery

Question 16

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
(It's, Its) so nice to live in a quiet neighborhood.

A) It's
B) Its

Question 17

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Holly stood out in the cold with (bear, bare) feet.

A) bear
B) bare

Question 18

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Colin did not have the correct (fair, fare) to ride the bus.

A) fair
B) fare

Question 19

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Mary decided to (die, dye) her hair after it started turning gray.

A) die
B) dye

Question 20

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Dorothy was the (forth, fourth) child in the family to attend Harvard University.

A) forth
B) fourth

Question 21

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Bob (rode, road) his horse every day.

A) rode
B) road

Question 22

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
I know that he is (suppose, supposed) to be here soon.

A) suppose
B) supposed

Question 23

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
We had (quiet, quit, quite) a time at Tara's graduation party.

A) quiet
B) quit
C) quite

Question 24

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Emma couldn't decide (which, witch) elective to take.

A) which
B) witch

Question 25

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
The movie was much better (than, then) the book.

A) than
B) then

Question 26

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
I don't know (whose, who's) video games these are.

A) whose
B) who's

Question 27

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
An artist carved the (alter, altar) in this church.

A) alter
B) altar

Question 28

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Anna is not sure (weather, whether) Jeff is going with us.

A) weather
B) whether

Question 29

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Yesterday Colleen wanted to (use, used) my library card.

A) use
B) used

Question 30

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
I like riding in (there, their, they're) new convertible.

A) there
B) their
C) they're

Question 31

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
I will be available for (a, an, and) hour tomorrow afternoon.

A) a
B) an
C) and

Question 32

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
The speaker's voice was (horse, hoarse) after the lecture.

A) horse
B) hoarse

Question 33

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
I wonder what happened at (there, their) college's job fair.

A) there
B) their

Question 34

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
The children were very (quite, quiet) during the movie.

A) quite
B) quiet

Question 35

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
I ran out of (patients, patience) when the phone operator put me on hold for thirty minutes.

A) patients
B) patience

Question 36

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Kim (threw, through) the javelin a record distance.

A) threw
B) through

Question 37

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Fred tries to work (to, too, two) many hours each week.

A) to
B) too
C) two

Question 38

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Your dog is (sitting, setting) on the coffee table.

A) sitting
B) setting

Question 39

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
The committee decided to take a (break, brake) for lunch.

A) break
B) brake

Question 40

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Connie can't wait to be (thought, taught) desktop publishing.

A) thought
B) taught

Question 41

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
There is (know, no) way to pick that lock.

A) know
B) no

Question 42

Select the letter of the correctly spelled word in each pair.
_____

A) restraunt
B) restaurant

Question 43

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
(Its, It's) never too late to enroll in college.

A) Its
B) It's

Question 44

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
(Who's, Whose) house overlooks the valley?

A) Who's
B) Whose

Question 45

Select the letter of the correctly spelled word in each pair.
______

A) received
B) recieved

Question 46

Select the letter of the correctly spelled word in each pair.
______

A) definately
B) definitely

Question 47

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Let me know when (your, you're) ready for a game of Scrabble.

A) your
B) you're

Question 48

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
You need to (raise, rise) the shades on the north side of the house.

A) raise
B) rise

Question 49

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Lisa (quit, quiet) her job and moved out of town.

A) quit
B) quiet

Question 50

Select the letter of the correctly spelled word in each pair.
_____

A) therefore
B) therefour

Question 51

Select the letter of the correctly spelled word in each pair.
_____

A) apparently
B) aparently

Question 52

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Our team will (lose, loose) unless it learns to pass the ball.

A) lose
B) loose

Question 53

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Jud said that he could (fine, find) the beach without a map.

A) fine
B) find

Question 54

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Leland will sand all of the floors (accept, except) this one.

A) accept
B) except

Question 55

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
People should (by, buy) insurance from a reputable agency.

A) by
B) buy

Question 56

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
HNC

Question 57

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
After dinner, we all (set, sat) around the table.

A) set
B) sat

Question 58

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
BVGCF

Question 59

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Does Peter often talk about the (passed, past)?

A) passed
B) past

Question 60

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
The well-written resume achieves (its, it's) goal in three ways.

A) its
B) it's

Question 61

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
The stolen jewels (were, where) hidden in the freezer.

A) were
B) where

Question 62

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Joe (passed, past) the supermarket but forgot to pick up the groceries.

A) passed
B) past

Question 63

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Everyone (except, accept) Doris wanted to start a book group.

A) except
B) accept

Question 64

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
It has (been, being) six years since I graduated from college.

A) been
B) being

Question 65

Select the letter of the correctly spelled word in each pair.
_____

A) noticeable
B) noticable

Question 66

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
At this point, I would probly lose my mind without them, but let me explain.

A) probly
B) lose
C) mind

Question 67

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
I started out small, jotting down a few key reminders an entries for the week.

A) jotting
B) an
C) entries

Question 68

Select the letter of the correctly spelled word in each pair.
_____

A) separate
B) seperate

Question 69

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Until a (new, knew) manager is hired, Sheila will be in charge of the department.

A) new
B) knew

Question 70

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Katie didn't (now, know) the answer to the riddle.

A) now
B) know

Question 71

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Gradually, I became worse and worse, until I had to accept the fact that my cheif problem was disorganization.

A) until
B) accept
C) chief

Question 72

Select the letter of the correctly spelled word in each pair.
_____

A) occurence
B) occurrence

Question 73

Select the letter of the correctly spelled word in each pair.
_____

A) businesses
B) busineses

Question 74

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
A few years ago, I was always running around aimlessly, forgetting importent appointments and misplacing necessary items.

A) running
B) importent
C) necessary

Question 75

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
However, after my neice gave me a blank pad, I discovered the benefit of writing lists.

A) neice
B) benefit
C) writing

Question 76

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Susan likes to wear (lose, loose) clothing when she goes to the gym.

A) lose
B) loose

Question 77

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Emile asked everyone to be (quite, quiet) while the baby was sleeping.

A) quite
B) quiet

Question 78

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
(Where, Were) are you going?

A) Where
B) Were

Question 79

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
My sister wanted to (throw, through) a party for our parents' twenty-fifth anniversary.

A) throw
B) through

Question 80

Select the letter of the correct word for each sentence.
Do they know (who's, whose) responsible for the vandalism at the school?

A) who's
B) whose