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proper usage of frequently missed SAT words #psat #writing #grammar
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I would rather have salty chips than chocolate ------.
dessert
desert
2
I have a reoccurring nightmare that I am being chased by a wild -----.
bore
boar
3
Please turn your head ----- the screen and pay attention.
toward
towards
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The cab ---- to the museum was more expensive than expected.
fair
fare
5
I am a big fan of ----- chocolate cream pie.
you're
your
yore
6
The bride entered the church and walked down the center ----- toward her waiting groom.
aisle
isle
7
The poinsettias made a beautiful holiday display on the church's ------.
altar
alter
8
I ----- taken that phone message.
might of
might have
9
CNN covered the gut-wrenching attempts to save the life of a West Virginia coal--- for 3 hours.
miner
minor
10
I want to ---- how to speak Spanish. Can you help?
learn
teach
11
When you come to my birthday party, please remember to bring -------.
presents
presence
12
Walking across the stage at one's high school graduation is often considered a ---- of passage.
write
right
rite
13
The criminal was able to ----- capture by escaping across the Canadian border.
elude
allude
14
One of the sons of Prince Charles will most likely ---- over the British Empire very soon.
rain
rein
reign
15
Thomas Edison----the electric light.
invented
discovered
16
Often homeless children will decide to --- flowers or small trinkets to tourists to make money.
petal
pedal
peddle
17
The ------ created by the criminal led the police to arrest the wrong man.
allusion
illusion
18
---- people attended the festival this year.
less
fewer
19
Hector ----- believe he made the team.
can hardly
can't hardly
20
Tim ---- his baseball through the neighbors window last Tuesday.
thorough
threw
through
21
The defendant decided to ---- his right to counsel and plead guilty.
wave
waive
22
Donna and Jim are building a new home on the ---- of an old war battle.
cite
sight
site
23
There was excitement----the fans when Irisa scored a goal.
among
between
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John's ---- to the summit of Mount Pilatus was filmed by a crew for
National Geographic
.
accent
ascent
assent