The Final Exam!

We have been through the entire alphabet A through Y of confused words, so you are ready for the final exam! Here we go…

1. The (principal, principle) idea of this game is to get all the red tiles to your side.
2. Albany is the (capital, capitol) of New York.
3. I think I am taller (than, then) my sister.
4. The Senate (censored, censured) Senator Brock for his racist language. 
5. When I found him, he was lying (prostate, prostrate) on the floor, fast asleep.
6. (Any one, Anyone) of you can probably take my place at the benefit.
7. We were not (appraised, apprised) about the meeting tomorrow morning.
8. The (venal, venial) judge could be persuaded by offers of money.
9. The United States is (composed, comprised) of fifty states.
10. I hope you own the (copyright, copy write) for this information you wrote.
11. This is the (last, latest) in her series of books; I can’t wait to read the next one, due out next month.
12. The humid weather has quite an (affect, effect) on my hair!
13. The (amount, number) of people at the concert was surprisingly large.
14. This pizza is (all together, altogether) too spicy for my taste.
15. Why don’t you (lay, lie) down and rest for a while.
16. Do you have (some time, sometime) to help me with this math problem?
17.  I was so proud to see my son as he (lead, led) the parade.
18. The reason I am late is (because, that) there was a huge traffic accident on the highway.
19. I was happy to find out that our raise is retroactive (from, to) the beginning of the year.
20. I am not sure (who’s, whose) coming to the party.
21. At Christmas we always hang our stockings on the (mantel, mantle).
22. It is (meet, mete) that she is introduced first, since she is the club president. 
23. Did you suffer from any (adverse, averse) symptoms after your vaccine?
24. The water you sometimes see up ahead on the road is just an (allusion, elusion, illusion). 
25. That magazine is (bimonthly, semimonthly) and comes out on the first and third Thursdays of each month.

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Answers

1. The (principal, principle) idea of this game is to get all the red tiles to your side. (the main one)
2. Albany is the (capital, capitol) of New York. (only the actual buildings have the “o”)
3. I think I am taller (than, then) my sister. (comparison)
4. The Senate (censored, censured) Senator Brock for his racist language. (reprimanded; people don’t generally get censored)
5. When I found him, he was lying (prostate, prostrate) on the floor, fast asleep. (prostate is the gland)
6. (Any one, Anyone) of you can probably take my place at the benefit. (you could put a word between any and one, and it would make sense)
7. We were not (appraised, apprised) about the meeting tomorrow morning. (notified)
8. The (venal, venial) judge could be persuaded by offers of money. (can be bought off)
9. The United States is (composed, comprised) of fifty states. (or comprises fifty states)
10. I hope you own the (copyright, copy write) for this information you wrote. (copy write is to write copy)
11. This is the (last, latest) in her series of books; I can’t wait to read the next one, due out next month. (there are more to come)
12. The humid weather has quite an (affect, effect) on my hair! (the noun)
13. The (amount, number) of people at the concert was surprisingly large. (use with things you can count or plurals)
14. This pizza is (all together, altogether) too spicy for my taste. (we are all together today)
15. Why don’t you (lay, lie) down and rest for a while. (you must lay something down. Lay my book on the table)
16. Do you have (some time, sometime) to help me with this math problem? (come see me sometime.)
17.  I was so proud to see my son as he (lead, led) the parade. (lead pronounced the same way is in your pencil)
18. The reason I am late is (because, that) there was a huge traffic accident on the highway. (don’t use “is because”)
19. I was happy to find out that our raise is retroactive (from, to) the beginning of the year. (don’t use retroactive from)
20. I am not sure (who’s, whose) coming to the party. (who is)
21. At Christmas we always hang our stockings on the (mantel, mantle).( that is the fireplace one)
22. It is (meet, mete) that she is introduced first, since she is the club president.  (appropriate)
23. Did you suffer from any (adverse, averse) symptoms after your vaccine? (averse means being against something)
24. The water you sometimes see up ahead on the road is just an (allusion, elusion, illusion). (elusion isn’t a word. allusion is a reference to something)
25. That magazine is (bimonthly, semimonthly) and comes out on the first and third Thursdays of each month. (twice a month)

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I will probably take the month of May off from the blog. However there will be a couple of posts from the wonderful  Jags Arthurson, and then a couple of Best Of posts. Then I will see you again!

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