Frequently Confused Words

I had just __ down to sleep, when I heard a sinister noise.

There sat the cat, looking guilty, __ the empty package of sausages.

(7) We looked the house over __ but found no serious defect.

Horace __ on the couch all afternoon, reading three sports magazines.

We have everything we need __ the mustard.

Our cat like to __ on the windowsill and watch the birds outside.

Sally __ Jim on his poem.

The dessert __ the meal perfectly.

Lenny refused to __ the award.

Joanne __ the award for her sister.

A rumor spread __ the team members that the coach was quitting.

You'll be pleased to learn that you did __ on the test.

Before I could unlock the door, I had to __ down the groceries.

The champion __ his arms above his head in a signal of victory.

Sheila is majoring __ computer science.

The Sunday School class made paper __ for the tree.

Marcia __ her homework on top of the radiator.

Harv threw every leftover he had __ the stew he was making.

One chair was obviously different __ the other.

He __ himself up from his sleeping bad and stared into the blackness.

The movie had great special __.

The old wagon had __ in the field for years.

The path went off at an __ through the woods.

The phone rang and Sonia __ down her book.

Does the restaurant serve any main course __ fish?

How is Canadian French different __ Parisian French?

I think we packed everything __ the kitchen sink.

You don't look well at all; perhaps you'd better __ down.

Will the government be sending any more rockets __ space?