Deck 36: Look-Alikessound-Alikes

Question 1

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

A) herd
B) heard

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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

A) bear
B) bare

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Select 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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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

A) stationary
B) stationery

Question 5

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

A) elicit
B) illicit

Question 6

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

A) piece
B) peace

Question 7

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

A) weather
B) whether

Question 8

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

A) waste
B) waist

Question 9

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

A) forth
B) fourth

Question 10

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

A) weak
B) week

Question 11

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

A) It's
B) Its

Question 12

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

A) die
B) dye

Question 13

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

A) fair
B) fare

Question 14

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

A) gorilla
B) guerrilla

Question 15

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

A) meet
B) meat

Question 16

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

A) write
B) right

Question 17

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

A) capitol
B) capital

Question 18

Select 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

Question 19

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

A) to
B) two
C) too

Question 20

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

A) seen
B) scene

Question 21

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

A) sitting
B) setting

Question 22

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

A) a
B) an
C) and

Question 23

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

A) there
B) their
C) they're

Question 25

Select 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 26

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

A) its
B) it's

Question 27

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

A) use
B) used

Question 28

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

A) passed
B) past

Question 29

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

A) threw
B) through

Question 30

Select 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 31

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

A) weather
B) whether

Question 32

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

A) whose
B) who's

Question 33

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

A) by
B) buy

Question 34

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

A) than
B) then

Question 35

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

A) suppose
B) supposed

Question 36

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

A) lose
B) loose

Question 37

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

A) thought
B) taught

Question 38

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

A) to
B) too
C) two

Question 39

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

A) passed
B) past

Question 40

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

A) there
B) their