Troublesome Words Quiz

Match the following:

• to receive

• already

• before or by this time

• all together

• completely prepared

• except

• other than

• all ready

• in a group

• accept

Match the following

• next to

• beside

• to give away a portion of

• besides

• completely

• allot

• in addition to

• altogether

• large number

• a lot

Match the following

• carry from neaby place to distant one

• between

• for groups of 3 or more

• bring

• for two people or things

• among

• carry from distant place to closer one

• can

• indicates ability

• take

Match the following

• to select

• may

• already selected

• choose

• nouns that CAN be counted

• fewer

• asks for permission

• chose

• nouns the CANNOT be counted

• less

Match the following

• to move from outside to point within

• formerly

• dressed up

• in

• possessive of it

• into

• before now; in times past

• its

• inside

• formally

Match the following

• to put or place

• lay

• contraction of it is

• lie

• to recline

• it's

• to receive knowledge

• learn

• to give knowledge

• teach

Match the following

• fail to win or misplace

• lose

• nouns that CAN be counted

• loose

• not tight

• leave

• to go away

• let

• to allow

• many

Match the following

• silent; not loud

• precede

• entirely

• quite

• before now

• much

• nouns that cannot be counted

• quiet

• to continue

• proceed

Match the following

• to place oneself in seated position

• rise

• to move upward

• sit

• in direction of

• set

• to place

• to

• to cause to move upward

• raise

Match the following

• compares two things

• then

• contraction of they are

• their

• possessive of they

• they're

• at that time

• than

• place

• there