Troublesome Words Quiz

Match the following:

• completely prepared

• except

• in a group

• already

• to receive

• accept

• before or by this time

• all ready

• other than

• all together

Match the following

• next to

• allot

• in addition to

• a lot

• large number

• altogether

• completely

• besides

• to give away a portion of

• beside

Match the following

• indicates ability

• bring

• carry from distant place to closer one

• among

• for groups of 3 or more

• can

• for two people or things

• take

• carry from neaby place to distant one

• between

Match the following

• asks for permission

• fewer

• nouns that CAN be counted

• choose

• to select

• chose

• already selected

• may

• nouns the CANNOT be counted

• less

Match the following

• inside

• its

• possessive of it

• formerly

• before now; in times past

• formally

• to move from outside to point within

• into

• dressed up

• in

Match the following

• to put or place

• lie

• to recline

• lay

• contraction of it is

• it's

• to receive knowledge

• teach

• to give knowledge

• learn

Match the following

• nouns that CAN be counted

• many

• not tight

• leave

• to allow

• loose

• to go away

• let

• fail to win or misplace

• lose

Match the following

• before now

• proceed

• silent; not loud

• much

• entirely

• precede

• nouns that cannot be counted

• quiet

• to continue

• quite

Match the following

• to place oneself in seated position

• raise

• in direction of

• rise

• to move upward

• to

• to place

• set

• to cause to move upward

• sit

Match the following

• possessive of they

• they're

• contraction of they are

• than

• at that time

• there

• place

• their

• compares two things

• then