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Total questions: 98
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
Everyone is going to the convention _______ Bob, who has to work.
accept
except
access
excess
The teacher had no _______ to the student's files, which were locked in the principal's office.
accept
except
access
excess
We paid a surcharge on our ______ baggage.
accept
except
access
excess
The demand for funds was in______ of the actual need.
accept
except
access
excess
The Congress _______ the president against signing the treaty at the time.
advice
advise
To ______ a change in city government we must vote on Tuesday.
affect
effect
The athletic director was ______ our dancing in the new gym.
again
against
The boy standing ______ the piano is my cousin Bill.
again
against
We are ______ to go boating.
already
all ready
______ writing her book and teaching, Mary Ellen had little time for anything else.
among
between
I have five history books here _____ the four that I can left home.
beside
besides
aside
Harry sets money ______ everyday payday for his daughter's education.
beside
besides
aside
In her composition, Marta chose to ______ life in a big city with that of a small town.
compare
contrast
The United States won gold medals in two _______ Olympic Games.
consecutive
successive
It was very ______ of Harry to send his hostess a bouquet of flowers.
considerable
considerate
His explanation of the rescue at sea seemed ______.
credible
creditable
credulous
The fireman's daring rescue of those trap in the burning building was a ______ deed.
credible
creditable
credulous
Rita is so ______ she will accept any excuse you offer.
credible
creditable
credulous
Please don't ______ your father while he is balancing the checkbook.
detract
distract
The general ______ a plan for attacking the enemy camp at night while soldiers were celebrating.
device
devise
The politician's ______ dealings with organized crime causes him to lose his government position.
elicit
illicit
The United States is a country composed of ______.
emigrant
immigrant
My niece loves to go to the supermarket because the dairy lady always gives her ______ of cheese.
example
sample
At the resort we were requpied to dress ______ for dinner everynight.
formerly
formally
She has ______ requested a name change.
formerly
formally
He has so much work to do after the vacation that he ______ knew where to begin.
hard
hardly
Because I could not speak their language, I felt ______ trying to understand the tourists' plight.
helpless
useless
An umbrela is ______ in a hurricane
helpless
useless
______ is where the heart is.
house
home
Star Wars was created by a highly ______ writer.
imaginary
imaginative
Their ______ behavior in front of the students cost the teachers their jobs.
immortal
immoral
The professor gave______ instruction for carrying out the research project.
implicit
explicit
Mark was such an ______ student that he received a four-year scholarship to the university.
industrial
industrious
During the Middle Ages, millions of people were ______ by the plague.
inflict
afflict
Gail's lifelong ______ has been that of becoming a doctor.
inspiration
aspiration
To pronounce certain words, proper ______ is necessary.
inspiration
aspiration
The science teacher's explanations were so ______ that student had no problems doing their assignments.
intelligent
intelligible
intellectual
Because Fabian is an ______, he finds it difficult to associate with his classmates who are less intelligent.
intelligent
intelligible
intellectual
John was involved in an ______ conversation with his old professor.
intelligent
intelligible
intellectual
Before going to Mexico, Phil took an______ course in Spanish.
intense
intensive
I haven't seen Burt ______. He must be extremely busy with his research.
late
lately
The instructor is ______ us how to program computers.
learn
teach
I ______ Jill's red dress to wear to the dance.
lent
borrowed
loaned
The foreign agents tried to ______ the traitor before he passed the information to his contacts.
liquefy
liquidate
After losing in the Olympic tryouts, Phil asked to be left ______.
lonely
alone
We were ______ hit by the speeding car on the turnpike.
near
nearly
The ancient Egyptians' ______ of the heavenly bodies helped them know when to plant and harvest.
observation
observance
There will be numerous parades and display of fireworks in ______ of Independence Day.
observation
observance
Shoplifters will be ______ to the fullest extent of the law.
persecute
prosecute
After fire drill, the teacher ______ to explain the experiment to the physic class.
precede
proceed
A ______ of artifacts were found at the excavation site.
quantity
number
Henry ______ me of my uncle.
remember
remind
Stephen cannot be out in the sun very long because he has very ______ skin and burns easily.
sensible
sensitive
Meyer's Department Store will have a ______ sale for their charge costumers.
special
especially
Rita is ______ talened in the fine arts.
special
especially
Norm Crossby's ______ of English vocabulary in his comedy routine is hilarious.
use
usage
The children suffered no ill __________ from their long plane ride.
affect
effect
