My grandfather explained to us that the string had to be * in order for our tin can telephones to work.!@#$@!
"Taut" means "stretched tightly," while "taught" is the past tense of "teach."
!@#$@!taut!@#$@!taught$%^%$Melissa preferred to * food herself, but would buy bags of shredded cheese when she had a large party to plan for.!@#$@!
To "grate" is to use a grater to slice something into small pieces, while "great" means "very good."
!@#$@!grate!@#$@!great$%^%$Sharon always wore an apron when it came time to * the bread dough.!@#$@!
In the context of dough, "knead" is the correct term. To "need" is to require.
!@#$@!knead!@#$@!need$%^%$My mother has always enjoyed writing letters, and keeps a collection of beautiful * for that purpose.!@#$@!
"Stationery" is writing paper. "Stationary" means "not moving."
!@#$@!stationery!@#$@!stationary$%^%$The school was very proud of its new * director after seeing such an improvement in the choir's performance that year.!@#$@!
"Choral" refers to a musical chorus, while "coral" is an underwater polyp skeleton.
!@#$@!choral!@#$@!coral$%^%$We watched the bald eagle * in the sky until it was out of sight.!@#$@!
To "soar" is to maintain position in flight, while to be "sore" is to be hurting.
!@#$@!soar!@#$@!sore$%^%$I have fewer problems * my older sister.!@#$@!
"Then" is a word denoting time or time relationships. "Than" is a conjunction used to make comparisons.
!@#$@!than!@#$@!then$%^%$Cynthia found that the holiday season was an especially difficult time to be * her grandfather's death.!@#$@!
"Morning" is the first part of the day, but "mourning" is grieving a loss.
!@#$@!mourning!@#$@!morning$%^%$Randall was afraid that his friends would turn him * the police if they found out about his involvement in the insurance fraud.!@#$@!
These are separate words because the sentence combines the phrase "turn him in" with the object of "the police." Using the word "into" would imply that Randall was being transformed into a police officer himself.
!@#$@!in to!@#$@!into$%^%$No matter how many times I pull up those weeds by the *, more weeds seem to take their places very quickly.!@#$@!
"Roots" are the underground portion of a plant, while a "route" is a path of travel.
!@#$@!roots!@#$@!routes
Which Word?
Each game consists of ten sentences with a word missing (represented by a blank line in the sentence). After the sentence appears, two words will appear on the screen. Your job will be to select the word which best fits the context of the sentence. Click the correct word to complete the sentence.
Work quickly but accurately; your score is based on how many questions you answer correctly, and how much time it took to complete each question.
This game is similar to
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