Exercises

Directions: Copy and paste the exercise into the text box. Answers are at the bottom.

1. All of my sisters (accept except) Penny will come to visit.

2. Harvard University has said that no more applications can be (accepted excepted) after January 1st.

3. One (affect effect) of No Child Left Behind is greater teacher accountability.

4. The addition of the pine beetle (affects effects) the health of the forest.

5. My teacher made a/an (allusion illusion delusion) to Paradise Lost in his lecture.

6. How much longer is this (allusion illusion delusion) regarding the grade you think you deserve going to last?

7. The candidate's interest in working class people has been a/an (allusion illusion delusion) in order to get their votes.

8. Dank (connotes denotes) that a place that is cold and wet but it also (denotes connotes) a positive attribute when used by teenagers

9. The term liberal has taken on many negative (denotations connotations) in this time of threats to our national security.

10. Her performance on the test was (good well).

11. Whenever the president wears that blazer, he looks (good well).

12. Whenever the president wears that tie, he speaks (good well).

13. Should I (imply infer) from your hesitation that you are lying?

14. Your condescending tone (implies infers) that I am immature.

15. The dead moose was (lying laying) in the middle of the road.

16. My father ( lay laid) his hand on my shoulder after I lost the game.

17. When I (lose loose) my temper, I get violent.

18. The man wore (lose loose) fitting clothing to hide his obesity.

19. In the ( passed past), wars have brought more freedom to more people.

20. I haven't gotten ( passed past) the first year of Writing Lab.

21. (Who Whom) will you ask to the spring dance?

22. Anyone (who whom) wants to learn about how the spearation of powers works in our democratic republic should study the Supreme Court.

23. Alice knows more about poetry (then than) Alex does.

24. Your beliefs were naive (then than), but you and your philosophy have matured.

Answers:

1. All of my sisters except Penny will come to visit.

2. Harvard University has said that no more applications can be accepted after January 1st.

3. One effect of No Child Left Behind is greater teacher accountability.

4. The addition of the pine beetle affects the health of the forest.

5. My teacher made an allusion to Paradise Lost in his lecture.

6. How much longer is this delusion regarding the grade you think you deserve going to last?

7. The candidate's interest in working class people has been an allusion illusion delusion) in order to get their votes.

8. Dank denotes that a place that is cold and wet but it also connotes a positive attribute when used by teenagers

9. The term liberal has taken on many negative (denotations connotations) in this time of threats to our national security.

10. Her performance on the test was (good well).

11. Whenever the president wears that blazer, he looks (good well).

12. Whenever the president wears that tie, he speaks (good well).

13. Should I (imply infer) from your hesitation that you are lying?

14. Your condescending tone (implies infers) that I am immature.

15. The dead moose was (lying laying) in the middle of the road.

16. My father ( lay laid) his hand on my shoulder after I lost the game.

17. When I (lose loose) my temper, I get violent.

18. The man wore (lose loose) fitting clothing to hide his obesity.

19. In the ( passed past), wars have brought more freedom to more people.

20. I haven't gotten ( passed past) the first year of Writing Lab.

21. (Who Whom) will you ask to the spring dance?

22. Anyone (who whom) wants to learn about how the spearation of powers works in our democratic republic should study the Supreme Court.

23. Alice knows more about poetry (then than) Alex does.

24. Your beliefs were naive (then than), but you and your philosophy have matured.