Question 1

Which word means "to be without clothes or covering"?

Accepted Answer

bare

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bear

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adopt

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adapt

Question 2

Which sentence uses "lay" correctly?

Accepted Answer

Please lay the book on the table.

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The cat has lay in the sun all day.

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She lay awake all night.

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I will lay down for a nap.

Question 3

What's the difference between "lose" and "loose"?

Accepted Answer

Lose means to misplace, loose means not tight

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Loose means to misplace, lose means not tight

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They mean the same thing

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They are different spellings of the same word

Question 4

Choose the sentence that uses "desert" correctly:

Accepted Answer

The Sahara Desert is very hot.

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I love eating desert.

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The soldier will dessert his post.

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I want chocolate desert after dinner.

Question 5

Which word means "to receive or take something offered"?

Accepted Answer

accept

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except

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effect

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affect

Question 6

Choose the correct sentence:

Accepted Answer

The capital of California is Sacramento.

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The capital building is beautiful.

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The capitol of the state is beautiful.

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The capitol of California is Sacramento.

Question 7

Which sentence uses "lie" correctly?

Accepted Answer

I need to lie down for a while.

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She has lay there all day.

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Please lie the book on the table.

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The papers are laying on the desk.

Question 8

What's the difference between "farther" and "further"?

Accepted Answer

Farther is for physical distance, further is for figurative distance

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They mean exactly the same thing

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Further is for physical distance, farther is for figurative distance

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They are different spellings of the same word

Question 9

Which word means "to change or modify"?

Accepted Answer

adapt

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accept

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adopt

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affect

Question 10

Choose the correct sentence:

Accepted Answer

I love eating dessert after dinner.

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We walked through the dessert.

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The Sahara Dessert is very hot.

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The soldier will desert his post.

Question 11

Which sentence uses "bear" correctly?

Accepted Answer

I can't bear this heat anymore.

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The tree is bare of leaves.

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The walls are bear.

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Please bare with me.

Question 12

What's the difference between "lone" and "loan"?

Accepted Answer

Lone means alone, loan means to borrow

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They are different spellings of the same word

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They mean the same thing

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Loan means alone, lone means to borrow

Question 13

Choose the sentence that uses "affect" correctly:

Accepted Answer

The weather will affect our plans.

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It had a positive affect on me.

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The rain will effect our plans.

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The effect of the medicine was immediate.

Question 14

Which word means "to take in as one's own"?

Accepted Answer

adopt

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adapt

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accept

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except

Question 15

Choose the correct sentence:

Accepted Answer

She went to the Capitol to see the government building.

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Austin is the Capital of Texas.

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Washington D.C. is our nation's capitol.

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The Capital building needs repairs.

Question 16

Which sentence uses "except" correctly?

Accepted Answer

Everyone went to the party except Tom.

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I will accept your offer.

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Please except my apology.

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I except this gift.

Question 17

Choose the sentence that uses "effect" correctly:

Accepted Answer

The effect was immediate.

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The medicine will affect you soon.

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The affect was surprising.

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It will effect you tomorrow.

Question 18

What's the difference between "capitol" and "capital"?

Accepted Answer

Capitol is a building, capital is a city or money

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They are different spellings of the same word

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They mean the same thing

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Capital is a building, capitol is a city

Question 19

Which sentence uses "loan" correctly?

Accepted Answer

Can you loan me your pencil?

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He felt very loan.

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The lone wolf howled at the moon.

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The loan wolf hunted alone.

Question 20

Choose the correct usage:

Accepted Answer

The walls are bare.

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Please bare with me while I fix this.

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I can't bare this noise.

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The trees are bear of leaves.

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