) to (adverse, averse) criticism if I feel it is given
in a kindly spirit.
___ 4. 1 have (all ready, already)
tried a dozen different lures, but that wily old trout (alludes, eludes)
every trap I set for it.
___ 5. You turned in a very (credible, creditable)
term paper even though you had to (loose, lose)
some sleep over it!
___ 6. Dunstan's (contemptible,
contemptuous) act of stealing from an old man had great (affect, effect)
upon the life of Silas Marner.
___ 7. The armed bands (flaunted,
flouted) their revolutionary banners and (flaunted, flouted)
the feeble authority of the collapsing government.
___ 8. With its full (complement,
compliment) of officers and men, Mr. Roberts' ship, the Reluctant, was (all ready, already) to take another cargo from Tedium to
Apathy.
___ 9. The (principal,
principle) speaker at the town hall was an (eminent,
imminent) scientist, who discussed atomic energy's peaceful uses.
___ 10. King George VI and Franklin D. Roosevelt were (eminent, imminent) men whose (avocation, vocation) was stamp collecting.
___ 11. Our class wrote a letter to the (consul,
counsel) at Madrid (respectfully,
respectively) requesting information about touring in Spain.
___ 12. Mr. Jasper (complemented, complimented)
us because we were (all ready, already) to
leave for the picnic on time.
___ 13. The storm had little (affect, effect)
on our part of the shore (accept, except) to
strew the beaches with driftwood and seaweed.
___ 14. In a very (creditable,
credulous) piece of research on Shakespeare's stage, Nancy made apt (allusions,
illusions) to Sheldon Cheney's book.
___ 15. The Nazis were (contemptible, contemptuous)
of the minority groups they (persecuted,
prosecuted).
___ 16. Edna, you should be more careful of your things; you're (continually, continuously) (loosing, losing) something.
___ 17. Edward Bok and Jacob Riis were (emigrants, immigrants) (respectfully, respectively)
from Holland and Denmark.
___ 18. 1 will (accept,
except) all your suggestions (accept, except)
one, which I’m afraid wasn’t really very good.
___ 19. Michelangelo worked on many (statues,
statures, statutes) for the Pope's tomb and on the figure of Moses (beside, besides).
___ 20. At the (consul, council,
counsel) meeting, all the officers (accept, except)
the president were present.
Perfect Score: 40.