| 1. | She will (accept) (except) the Pulitzer Prize in May. |
| 2. | We have visited every state (accept) (except) Montana. |
| 3. | I desire to (affect) (effect) a change in my lifestyle. |
| 4. | Adequate sleep (affects) (effects) how I feel. |
| 5. | What would you (advice) (advise) your friend? |
| 6. | May I give you some good (advice) (advise)? |
| 7. | Are you (all ready) (already) for school? |
| 8. | The bus has (all ready) (already) come. |
| 9. | My friendship will (all ways) (always) be true. |
| 10. | In (all ways) (always) you are my friend. |
| 11. | Your encouragement does not (allay) (alley) my fear of failure. |
| 12. | Between the buildings was a narrow (allay) (alley). |
| 13. | When a speaker makes a passing comment about a subject, the speaker is (alluding) (eluding) to the subject. |
| 14. | Wanting to be alone, Beverly (alluded) (eluded) her friends. |
| 15. | Her alluding to her possessions gave the (allusion) (illusion) of wealth. |
| 16. | When a magician attempts to trick your eye or mind, the magician creates an (allusion) (illusion). |
| 17. | When we follow one another by turns, we (alternate) (alternative) our turns. |
| 18. | If I have a choice, I have an (alternate) (alternative). |
| 19. | I am popular (among) (between) my friends. |
| 20. | May I share a secret (among) (between) the two of us? |
| 21. | Grasping the full meaning of something means we (apprehend) (comprehend) the full meaning. |
| 22. | The (apprehension) (comprehension) of the criminal was reported in the newspaper. |
| 23. | The state is giving a cash (award) (reward) for information concerning the criminal case. |
| 24. | The judge (awarded) (rewarded) a large cash settlement. |
| 25. | I am feeling (bad) (badly). |
| 26. | He expressed himself (bad) (badly). |
| 27. | Mother, (may) (can) I go to the dance? |
| 28. | Since I have good balance, I (may) (can) ride a bike. |
| 29. | One of our presidents was (born) (borne) on the fourth of July. |
| 30. | Pollen was (born) (borne) on the western wind. |
| 31. | Smoking shortens one's (breath) (breathe). |
| 32. | At last, we could (breath) (breathe) deeply. |
| 33. | Please (bring) (take) this letter to Jane in the next room. |
| 34. | Please (bring) (take) me some wood for the fire. |
| 35. | The player became (angry) (mad) when the referee called a foul. |
| 36. | (Anger) (Madness) is a term describing a serious mental illness. |
| 37. | The principal acted as the school (censor) (censure) for student publications. |
| 38. | Do you think he will be (censored) (censured) for his language? |
| 39. | Those colors are (complementary) (complimentary). |
| 40. | The team had its full (complement) (compliment) of players. |
| 41. | She received a nice (complement) (compliment) for her performance. |
| 42. | Are you on the student (council) (counsel)? |
| 43. | If I were giving you legal advice, I would be giving you legal (council) (counsel). |
| 44. | The loud noise never stopped and was (continual) (continuous) through the day. |
| 45. | His (continual) (continuous) nagging was difficult to take. |
| 46. | Are we to attend on (continual) (consecutive) days? |
| 47. | Therefore, I (immigrate) (emigrate) out of a country to another. |
| 48. | In like manner, I (immigrate) (emigrate) into a new country. |
| 49. | This route is much (farther) (further) than the alternate route. |
| 50. | Will that plan (farther) (further) our national goals? |
| 51. | (Its) (It's) never easy to admit that you are wrong. |
| 52. | The company will never change (its) (it's) logo. |
| 53. | The dog (lay) (lied) down to rest. |
| 54. | The statement was an obvious lie. We were sure that we had been (lain) (lied) to. |
| 55. | (Lie) (Lay) the books on the shelf. |
| 56. | The books have (laid) (lain) there all day. |
| 57. | My book still (lies) (lays) where I left it a week ago. |
| 58. | The person was a (notorious) (notable) criminal. |
| 59. | The speaker was a (notorious) (notable) chemist. |
| 60. | Due to the ill-treatment she had received, she felt that she had been (persecuted) (prosecuted) for years. |
| 61. | I can only be (persecuted) (prosecuted) for my acts of wrong doing-not for my beliefs. |
| 62. | Who is the (principle) (principal) of your school? |
| 63. | We fully support the (principle) (principal) of non-violence. |
| 64. | Please (sit) (set) the vase on the table. |
| 65. | Where will you (sit) (set) at the table? |
| 66. | We enjoy watching the (sitting) (setting) sun each evening. |
| 67. | It was a gift of beautiful (stationary) (stationery). |
| 68. | To the earth, the sun seems like a (stationary) (stationery) object. |
| 69. | I want the chair placed (they're) (there) (their). |
| 70. | Did you find (they're) (there) (their) remarks encouraging? |
| 71. | (They're) (There) (Their) going to visit us next month. |
| 72. | Have you checked on the (whether) (weather)? |
| 73. | Do you know (whether) (weather) we are going or not? |
| 74. | Are the other players as good as (you and I) (you and me) are? |
| 75. | The final arguments will be given by (you and I) (you and me). |
| 76. | This exercise is (to) (too) (two) hard. |
| 77. | Will you be able (to) (too) (two) complete the test? |
| 78. | The small town was the (sight) (site) (cite) of her childhood. |
| 79. | The lawyer (sighted) (cited) the prior case. |
| 80. | Did you see the (capital) (capitol) building when you visited Washington D.C.? |