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

Fill in the Blanks

The domed building itself in the city where laws are passed is called the

building

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