Use the Correct Frequently Confused Word

You have three minutes to draw a Monster's Inc. character that would win the Scarer of the Month!

Flight data recorders, also known as black boxes, are required on all commercial flights. ______ main purpose is to record important flight information that can be used to investigate crashes.

• Their

• They're

• There

Extremophiles are organisms that can survive in environments that are _________ extreme for other organisms. Thermophiles, for instance, are extremophiles that thrive in extreme heat.

• to

• too

• two

They can't find ________ keys even though I know I set them on top of _________ luggage.

• their; their

• their; there

• their; they're

In 2012, more than one million people decided to _______ to the United States and become lawful permannat residents.

• immigrate

• emigrate

• emmigrate

A 2014 study found that _______ is far more variability in human facial structure than in other parts of the body, perhaps so that people can more easily recognize each other.

• their

• there

• they're

In clinical trials, subjects receiving the new medication exhibited only a few ______ reactions, including headaches and slight dizziness.

• adverse

• averse

• inverse

Does your auto policy _____ you against property damage and bodily injury in addition to providing collision coverage?

• ensure

• insure

• assure

People ____ statistics all the time, yet numbers can be deceiving: they can be miscalculated, misinterpreted, or even manipulated to support a particular viewpoint.

• sight

• site

• cite

The pet store owner was _______ by the state district attorney's office for possessing and transporting illegal reptiles.

• persecuted

• prosecuted

• perstutited