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 VOCABULARY 

CHOOSING THE RIGHT WORD 

CORRECT WORD USAGE

1. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
   "The knight rode his horse into the ______."
   A) night
   B) knight
   C) right
   D) write
2. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
   "She wanted to ______ a new dress for the party."
   A) buy
   B) bye
   C) by
   D) pie
3. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
   "They had to ______ their plans due to the weather."
   A) stall
   B) steall
   C) stole
   D) stroll
4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
   "He couldn’t believe his ______ when he won the lottery."
   A) eyes
   B) isle
   C) aisles
   D) I's
5. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
   "The ______ of the story was very surprising."
   A) tale
   B) tail
   C) sale
   D) sail
6. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
   "Please ______ your homework before dinner."
   A) do
   B) dew
   C) due
   D) duo
7. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
   "The teacher asked everyone to ______ their papers quietly."
   A) write
   B) right
   C) rite
   D) wright
8. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
   "After a long day, he was too tired to ______."
   A) rest
   B) wrest
   C) rest
   D) wrest
9. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
   "The farmer planted seeds in a straight ______."
   A) row
   B) roe
   C) woe
   D) grow
10. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "They decided to ______ a new car after saving for years."
    A) buy
    B) bye
    C) by
    D) pie
11. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "She could not ______ the noise coming from the street."
    A) hear
    B) here
    C) hare
    D) heir
12. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "The ______ of the ship was very skilled."
    A) sail
    B) sale
    C) tail
    D) tale
13. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "At dawn, the ______ began to rise over the horizon."
    A) sun
    B) son
    C) soon
    D) sown
14. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "The teacher asked us to ______ our essays by Friday."
    A) write
    B) right
    C) rite
    D) wright
15. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "To avoid confusion, please ______ your name clearly."
    A) spell
    B) smell
    C) sell
    D) cell
16. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "The dog dug a hole in the ______."
    A) ground
    B) crowned
    C) crowned
    D) sound
17. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "She had to ______ her way through the crowded market."
    A) weave
    B) weep
    C) week
    D) weak
18. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "He decided to ______ a new hobby this year."
    A) take
    B) cake
    C) make
    D) lake
19. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "The ______ of flowers filled the garden with color."
    A) scent
    B) sent
    C) cent
    D) sent
20. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "They were excited to ______ their favorite band live in concert."
    A) see
    B) sea
    C) see
    D) si
21. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "The baker decided to ______ a new recipe for the cake."
    A) try
    B) tree
    C) tie
    D) cry
22. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "The ______ of the river was calm and peaceful."
    A) peace
    B) piece
    C) peas
    D) pace
23. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "She was excited to ______ her friend at the airport."
    A) meet
    B) meat
    C) mete
    D) mite
24. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "He had to ______ his appointment due to a scheduling conflict."
    A) cancel
    B) counsel
    C) council
    D) censure
25. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "The ______ was so bright that it lit up the entire room."
    A) sun
    B) son
    C) soon
    D) sown
26. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "They were thrilled to see the ______ at the museum."
    A) art
    B) heart
    C) hart
    D) part
27. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "She wore a beautiful ______ in her hair for the wedding."
    A) flower
    B) flour
    C) floor
    D) flew
28. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "The chef used fresh ______ for his famous pasta dish."
    A) basil
    B) basil
    C) bazzle
    D) bazzel
29. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "The storm caused a lot of ______ in the area."
    A) damage
    B) dammage
    C) damag
    D) damaj
30. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:
    "They needed to ______ their plans for the weekend."
    A) alter
    B) altar
    C) halter
    D) falter

Answer Key

1.     A) night

2.     A) buy

3.     D) stroll

4.     A) eyes

5.     A) tale

6.     C) due

7.     A) write

8.     A) rest

9.     A) row

10.  A) buy

11.  A) hear

12.  A) sail

13.  A) sun

14.  A) write

15.  A) spell

16.  A) ground

17.  A) weave

18.  A) take

19.  A) scent

20.  A) see

21.  A) try

22.  A) peace

23.  A) meet

24.  A) cancel

25.  A) sun

26.  A) art

27.  A) flower

28.  A) basil (Note: "basil" appears twice; both options are the same.)

29.  A) damage

30.  A) alter