1)I
couldn't tell _______________ she was serious or not. Whether
weather
2)
____________ are too many possible answers to this question. They're There Their
3) _________ going to help me with this? Whose
Who's
4)
Reading that book had a peculiar _______________ on Evelyn. Effect affect
5)I
am completely _________________ in this course. Uninterested disinterested
6)I'm
afraid she's going to _____________ her grandmother's wedding band. Loose lose
7)My
mother has been _______________ in bed all morning. Lieing
laying lying
8)She
has apparently found it difficult to ___________ the circumstances. Accept except
9)She
apparently doesn't care about ___________ origins in antiquity. it's
its
10)It's
usually hotter __________ this in July.
than then
11)The
politicians can't seem to find an appropriate ___________ for the new community
college. cite sight
site
12)I've
never known the library to be _____________ this quiet. quite quiet
quit
HEAD HEAL TEAL TELL TALL TAIL
1)Change
BREAD into TOAST in seven moves.
BREAD-BREAK-BLEAK-BLEAT-BLEST-BLAST-BOAST-TOAST.
2)Change
SICK into WELL in four moves.
SICK-SILK-SILL-WILL-WELL.
3)Change
RICH into POOR in six moves.
RICH-RICK-ROCK-ROOK-BOOK-BOOR-POOR.
4)Change
GRASS into GREEN in seven moves.
GRASS-CRASS-CRESS-TRESS-TREES-TREED-GREED-GREEN.
5)Change
TREE into WOOD in eight moves.
TREE-FREE-FLEE-FLED-FEED-WEED-WELD-WOLD-WOOD
or
TREE-FREE-FLEE-FLED-FEED-FEND-FOND-FOOD-WOOD.
6)Change
HATE into LOVE in three moves.
HATE-HAVE-LAVE-LOVE
or HATE-HAVE-HOVE-LOVE.
7)Change
BLACK into WHITE in seven moves.
BLACK-BLANK-BLINK-CLINK-CHINK-CHINE-WHINE-WHITE
Homophones
1)One
word means kind; the other means searched for: sort/sought.
2)One
means excluded; the other is a poet: barred/bard.
3)One
word is a day; the other is a sweet: Sunday/sundae.
4)One
word means pursued; the other means pure: chased/chaste.
5)One
word means a woolly South American animal; the other means a Buddhist monk in
Tibet or Mongolia: llama/lama.
6)These
are the names of two particular people; one is a macho man; the other is a
poet: Rambo/Rimbaud.
The Universal
Concept of Life
We all know that life is transitory. It is a
bubble. It is full of happenings. If you
were asked to choose an option from the choices given below, Which option suits
your opinion best and why ?
Life is like a Marathon Life is like a Garden
Life is like a Box of Chocolates Life is like Fishing
Life is like Sky Diving Life is like a Balloon
Life is like Flowing Water Life is like a Dream
Life is a Nightmare Life is a Mixed Fruit Juice
Life is
like Honey
orthodox
(adjective): holding conventional beliefs - I don't know if my interpretation
of that book is orthodox or not.
dogma (noun):
an established opinion - Some people find the dogma associated with that
organization disturbing.
paradox
(noun): a statement that seems to contradict itself but contains some truth -
The paradox of the matter is that I want to see the opera but I also want to
stay home.
decorate
(verb): to make something look attractive or suitable - Linda decorated her
apartment with paintings and plants.
decent
(adjective): conforming to standards, good, kind - This magazine contains a
decent article on home improvement.
dignity
(noun): quality of being worthy, noble, honored - I haven't yet had the dignity
and honor of being grand marshall of the parade.
conduct
(verb, noun): v. to lead or guide, n. a person's behavior –
Jared was
conducted into the doctor's office by the nurse.
Arnelle's
conduct was inexcusable and she should apologize to the class.
educate
(verb): to train, to provide schooling for - The school tries to educate its
students to be productive members of society.
induct
(verb): to install in office or to enroll in military service - Mindy was
inducted into the army last month.
deduct
(verb): to subtract - The salesperson deducted five dollars off the purchase
price of the radio.
deduce
(verb): to make a decision or draw a conclusion by reasoning - I deduced from
the trail of crumbs and the empty milk carton that the children were home.
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