Practice with Misspelled/Misused Words #1

Practice with Misspelled/

Misused Words #1

Communications 1

​One of our spelling words is tried. Tried is the past tense of the verb "try."

​​This is the rule: When you need to add -ed to a word that ends in "y," check the letter before the "y."

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​If the letter is a vowel, just add -ed after the "y".

• stay > stayed

​​If the letter is a consonant, change the "y" to an "i" before adding -ed.

• ​​try > tried

• ​cry > cried

• ​fry > fried

Multiple Choice

Add -ed to the verb "rely"

• relied

• reled

• relyed

Multiple Choice

Add -ed to the verb "dry "

• dryed

• drid

• dried

Multiple Choice

Add -ed to the verb "deny"

• denyed

• denied

• dened

Multiple Choice

Add -ed to the verb "obey"

• obeied

• obeed

• obeyed

Multiple Choice

Add -ed to the verb "pry"

• pried

• pryed

• pred

Multiple Choice

Add -ed to the verb "pray"

• Praid

• pried

• prayed

Multiple Choice

Add -ed to the verb "bury"

• buryed

• bured

• buried

Multiple Choice

Add -ed to the verb "play"

• plaied

• played

• plaid

Multiple Choice

Add -ed to the verb "carry"

• carried

• caried

• carryed

​Why can't I use "cause" instead of "because"?

​The reason is that the word "cause" has a different meaning than "because" and is pronounced differently. ​​Cause can be used as both a noun and a verb.

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​Cause - noun - the reason something happened

​           Ex. The cause of the flood was a hurricane.

Another definition of cause is something you want to support or help

​           Ex. ​I gave money to the charity because it was a good cause.

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​​Cause - verb- to make something happen

​            Ex.  The hurricane caused the flood.

Multiple Choice

Choose cause or because to complete the sentence.

I didn't like the cake ______ it was too sweet.

• cause

• because

Multiple Choice

Choose cause or because to complete the sentence.

The ______ of the accident was speeding.

• cause

• because

Multiple Choice

Choose cause or because to complete the sentence.

The heat _____ the ice cream to melt.

• caused

• because

Multiple Choice

Choose cause or because to complete the sentence

The doctors are trying to figure out the _____ of her illness.

• cause

• because

Multiple Choice

Choose cause or because to complete the sentence.

The soccer player scored a goal _____ the goalie fell down.

• cause

• because

Multiple Choice

Choose cause or because to complete the sentence.

_____ her clock didn't ring, she was late for school.

• Cause

• Because

Multiple Choice

Choose cause or because to complete the sentence.

No one knew what _____ the accident _____ no one saw what happened.

• caused, cause

• because, cause

• caused, because

• cause, caused

Multiple Choice

Choose cause or because to complete the sentence.

Maria volunteered to help clean the park _____ it was a good _____.

• cause, cause

• because, because

• cause, because

• because, cause