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WorksheetsCommon Usage Error Unit #3 Terms
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
to be unbiased or impartial
disinterested
uninterested
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not wanting to learn more
disinterested
uninterested
no clue
loose
the opposite of tight
to suffer the loss of
unable to be defined
lose
the opposite of tight
to suffer the loss of
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a belief a person holds
tenet
tenant
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person leasing an apartment from someone
tenet
tenant
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false pride, exaggerated self-importance
vain
vein
vane
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a channel or vessel, such as one that carries blood
vain
vein
vane
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a mechanical device that rotates freely such as a weathervane
vain
vein
vane
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sulk
to be silent, withdrawn, or bad-tempered
to sneak or move around in a sinister manner
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skulk
to be silent, withdrawn, or bad-tempered
to sneak or move around in a sinister manner
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good judgment, a feeling, wisdom
sense
since
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for the reason that; in the intervening time
since
sense
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altar
the platform at the front of a church
to change something
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alter
the platform at the front of a church
to change something
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to refer to
allude
ellude
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to escape
allude
elude
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coward
a fearful person
to crouch down (past tense)
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cowered
a fearful person
to crouch down
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condensation
dew
due
do
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planned for a certain time; adequate; a person's right; a payment
dew
due
do
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to perform or execute
dew
due
do
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a concise, humorous saying
eipgram
epigraph
epitaph
epithet
epilogue
a brief quotation to introduce a piece of writing
epigram
epigraph
epitaph
epithet
epilogue
an inscription on a tombstone
epigram
epigraph
epitaph
epithet
epilogue
a term of abuse; adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality of a person or object
epigram
epigraph
epitaph
epithet
epilogue
a section at the end of a written work that comments on the conclusion
epigram
epigraph
epitaph
epithet
epilogue
We ______ went to the new movie instead of going to prom.
could
could of
could have
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The car ride ______ went much smoother if we didn't drive in Michigan.
should
should of
should have
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You ______ passed the exam if you had studied.
would
would of
would have
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That ______ hurt badly!
must
must of
must have
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