“C” This Quiz!

Last week’s post included some confusing  “c” words.  Here is a quiz on those words with a few surprises snuck in:

1. Several people (collaborated, corroborated) her story that she was at her friend’s house last Saturday night.
2. I thought the end of the movie was (anticlimactic, anticlimatic) compared to the excitement at the beginning.
3. We thought red roses would (complement, compliment) the white tablecloths at the wedding reception.
4. I love this new purse, which is made of (canvas, canvass).
5. We read this book in class last year, although some school districts (censored, censured, sensored) it.
6. There are three (consecutive, successive) workshops on Monday — 2, 3, and 4 p.m.
7. The class is (composed, comprised) of music theory, music history, and music practice.
8. My brother and I have several (common, mutual) friends.
9. Try this sandpaper; it is (coarser, courser) than the kind you are using.
10. Names of cities and states begin with a (capital, capitol) letter.
11. The nonstop banging has gone on (continually, continuously) for four hours.
12. The (contingent, contingency) included all three school bands.
13. Here are the three (criteria, criterion) necessary to qualify for the job.
14. Is this the (currant, current) edition of the magazine?
15. If only I (could have, could of) taken the exam over again!
16. I have (continually continuously) failed the Constitution Exam, which I have taken four times!
17. The only (criteria, criterion) is that you show up at 9 a.m. sharp.
18. Forty-five students (compose, comprise) the senior jazz band.
19. Boston is the (capital, capitol) of Massachusetts.
20. The Board of Directors (censored, censured) the member for plagiarizing her speech.

 

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1. Several people (collaborated, corroborated) her story that she was at her friend’s house last Saturday night.
2. I thought the end of the movie was (anticlimactic, anticlimatic) compared to the excitement at the beginning.
3. We thought red roses would (complement, compliment) the white tablecloths at the wedding reception.
4. I love this new purse, which is made of (canvas, canvass).
5. We read this book in class last year, although some school districts (censored, censured, sensored) it.
6. There are three (consecutive, successive) workshops on Monday — 2, 3, and 4 p.m. (Either is correct; the words are interchangeable.)
7. The class is (composed, comprised) of music theory, music history, and music practice.
8. My brother and I have several (common, mutual) friends.
9. Try this sandpaper; it is (coarser, courser) than the kind you are using.
10. Names of cities and states begin with a (capital, capitol) letter.
11. The nonstop banging has gone on (continually, continuously) for four hours.
12. The (contingent, contingency) included all three school bands.
13. Here are the three (criteria, criterion) necessary to qualify for the job.
14. Is this the (currant, current) edition of the magazine?
15. If only I (could have, could of) taken the exam over again!
16. I have (continually, continuously) failed the Constitution Exam, which I have taken four times!
17. The only (criteria, criterion) is that you show up at 9 a.m. sharp.
18. Forty-five students (compose, comprise) the senior jazz band.
19. Boston is the (capital, capitol) of Massachusetts.
20. The Board of Directors (censored, censured) the member for plagiarizing her speech.

Questions? Refer back to last week’s post for most of the words.