Using the Right Word 1

Using the Right Word 1

from Texas Write Source

copyright 2012

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

p. 703

accept or except?

• As my thirteenth birthday approached, my parents asked me what I'd like. "I don't want anything ___________ a dog," I replied"

accept or except?

• I knew it was pointless to say, for I'd been saying it since I was five years old and had never gotten one. Although I could ____ that I would never have a dog, I persisted in bringing it up

Multiple Choice

To receive is to ACCEPT but to exclude is to EXCEPT

• True?

• False?

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct spelling for the upper case letter, the city where the legislature meets, and money used to run a business?

• capital

• capitol

Poll

I think I can use accept and except correctly.

• all of the time

• some of the time

• when I pause and take my time

• never

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct spelling of the word for this sentence?

_________ leaving now, but I am not ready.

• There

• Their

• They're

• i'm

Multiple Choice

The spelling for the preposition and the sign of the infinitive is _____.

• two

• too

• to

• tu

Multiple Choice

After much consideration and deliberation, Mom finally gave her __________.

• ascent

• a cent

• assent

Multiple Select

Mario is the ______ player in the jazz band.

• bass

• base

Multiple Choice

My aunt's tamales are terrible, but we would never tell her so because we would feel _____ if her feelings were hurt.

• bad

• badly

Multiple Choice

You can stand __________ two friends, but not ________ two friends.

• between, among

• among, between

• besides, beside

Multiple Choice

In English, _______ means previously or formerly, but _______ means everyone is prepared.

• entirely, altogether

• already, entirely

• all ready, already

• already, all ready

Multiple Choice

A(n) __________ is a reference; a(n) __________ is a false picture.

• illusion, allusion

• allusion, illusion