After a week of listening to us arguing, my grandmother * all mention of politics at the dinner table.!@#$@!
"Banned" is the past tense of "ban," while a "band" is a music group.
!@#$@!banned!@#$@!band$%^%$I didn't know * my sister was meeting us at the restaurant, or at the store.!@#$@!
"Whether" is used when speaking about alternate possibilities, while "weather" refers to rain, wind, and the like.
!@#$@!whether!@#$@!weather$%^%$After surveying the scene at the theater, the director concluded that the mess was not the group of * fault.!@#$@!
Since the context is referring to a group of people, the word "actor" must be made plural and possessive, and so the apostrophe after the "s" is the correct form.
!@#$@!actors'!@#$@!actor's$%^%$Albert found that the discomfort in his * had been caused by a small rock that was stuck inside his hiking boot.!@#$@!
A "heel" is the hind part of a foot, while "heal" means to cure of a disease.
!@#$@!heel!@#$@!heal$%^%$Judy browsed in the store for more than half an hour, but decided not to * anything.!@#$@!
To "buy" is to purchase, but "by" is a preposition meaning "close to."
!@#$@!buy!@#$@!by$%^%$The batter swung and connected, but the ball veered off to the right and was called *.!@#$@!
A "fowl" is a bird, but "foul" means out of bounds in an athletic context.
!@#$@!foul!@#$@!fowl$%^%$After recovering from knee surgery, I could go up the * twice as quickly as I could before.!@#$@!
"Stairs" are steps, while "stares" are intent and focused looks.
!@#$@!stairs!@#$@!stares$%^%$No matter how much sanding and smoothing James did, the edge was still more * than he wanted it to be.!@#$@!
"Coarse" is the opposite of smooth, while a "course" is a pathway.
!@#$@!coarse!@#$@!course$%^%$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!@#$@!need$%^%$Judy keeps a cryptic note in her purse to remind her * she has filed important travel documents.!@#$@!
"Where" is a location, and "were" is the past tense of "are."
!@#$@!where!@#$@!were
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
Proof It!, but is quicker and easier to play, since it does not involve any typing.
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