Vitamins

vitamin 46 Capitalize all words in a title except

articles (a, an, the) the to in an infinitive (To Live or to Die) prepositions under five letters (Gone with the Wind) conjunctions (and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet)

vitamin 45 It looks (like, as if) it might rain.

as if

vitamin 45 My grandmother retorted, "Do (like, as) I say, not (like, as) I do."

as;as

vitamin 19 We will meet (at,__) the movie.

at

vitamin 40 I did not think I would have to participate in P.E. (because, being that) I forgot my gym clothes.

because

Vitamin 4 You ride a bus if you're in _______.

business

Vitamin 47 The sectional game is this weekend; I (can, can't) hardly wait to get on the field!

can

Vitamin 69 Springfield is the (capital, capitol) of Illinois.

capital

Vitamin 69 The (capital, capitol) is easy to spot because of the dome on the top.

capitol

Vitamin 4 _______ has three e's as in "EEEK!"

cemetery

vitamin 14 Use a colon between biblical ______ and _____.

chapters, verses

Vitamin 48 Kindergarten comes from the German words meaning ____ and _____.

children and garden

Vitamin 91 If Casey's were any (further/farther) away from school, many students would not make it here on time.

farther

vitamin 27 There are (less, fewer) female students than male students

fewer

Vitamin 68 On the other hand, pro- means _______; for example, if you are progressing, you are moving forward.

forward

vitamin 15 As he walked down the hall, the (freshman, freshmen) was greeted by his sophomore girlfriend.

freshman

Vitamin 7 In attitude, Sam is different (than, from) his siblings.

from

vitamin 33 While boughten is technically a word, it should be replaced with _________?

more formal words such as store-bought, ready-made, or commercial

Vitamin 66 I am just happy that I get to exempt (to, two, too) of my finals!

two

vitamin 34 I (use, used) to run track in high school.

used

vitamin 13 If a list follows immediately after a ____ or _______, do NOT use the colon.

verb, preposition

Vitamin 70 I thought I did (good, well) on the test.

well

Vitamin 79 If his story (was/were) true, then why did he lie to begin with?

were

Vitamin 79 I wish I (was/were) going somewhere fun this summer.

were

vitamin 54 (Who, Whom) does she think did my work?

who

vitamin 54 The lawyer for (who, whom) she worked had made partner in the firm.

whom

Vitamin 15 All the (woman, women) in the room were chatting.

women

Vitamin 43 Where do we use a comma with a noun of address?

Before the noun of address

Vitamin 48 Spell the word for what grade a student is in after preschool.

K-I-N-D-E-R-G-A-R-T-E-N

Vitamin 8 Underlining:

Magazine Album or CD Book Newspaper Movie TV Show Game

Vocab #9 Spurned

Shunned or Rejected

vitamin 20 Alumna

Singular, Female Graduate

vitamin 20 Alumnus

Singular, Male Graduate

vitamin 52 My brother and I live 900 miles (a part, apart)

apart

Vitamin 41 There (is, are) a few ways to write an essay.

are) because the verb is referring to the subject, ways, which is plural.

vitamin 50 How should mischievous be pronounced?

like miss chivus

vitamin 14 Use a colon before a ____ quotation.

long

Vitamin 89 A (lose/loose) leg caused the chair to be unsteady.

loose

Vitamin 89 No one wants to (lose/loose) the championship game!

lose

Vitamin 81 The apartment complex hires extra help in the (maintainance/maintenance) department for the summer.

maintenance

vitamin 35 They gave more presents to Tom than (I,me.)

me

vitamin 50 A child is said to be (mischevious, mischievous) if he plays pranks on his teachers.

mischievous

Vitamin 49 The coach gave a speech to raise (moral, morale) after the loss.

morale

vitamin 49 Kyle wanted to call off of work, but his (morals, morales) reminded him that he would be letting his boss down.

morals

Vitamin 11 He was (really, real, very) intelligent.

really

vitamin 53 Once I looked at my (reciept, reciept) I knew I had been overcharged.

receipt

vitamin 53 I (received, recieved) a package from Amazon today.

received

Vitamin 2 (Irregardless, Regardless) of the weather, we will have a parade.

regardless

vitamin 26 The child (respectfully, respectively) replied, "Yes, ma'am."

respectfully

vitamin 26 The alleged criminal was questioned by the police, his family, and his boss-- (respectfully, respectively).

respectively

Vocab #19 Derelict

rundown; Abandoned

vitamin 13 Use a colon after the _______ in a business letter.

salutation

Vitamin 94 A ________ must be able to keep a secret.

secretary

Vocab #16 Conciliatory

seeking compromise

Vocab #20 Embittered

to cause bitter or resentful feelings

Vitamin 71 Leave means "_______."

to depart

Vitamin 68 It is easy to remember precede and proceed if you that pre- means _________.

to go before

Vocab #18 Delineate

to outline or describe precisely

Vocab Winnow

to sift or separate good from bad

Vocab #11 Supplant

to supersede and replace

Vocab # 23 Exacerbate

to worsen

Vitamin 66 I'm hoping to exempt some of my finals (to, two, too).

too

Vocab #21 Encroaching

trespassing

Vitamin 85 Add the correct punctuation to the following sentence: Amy said, "You should listen to Kanye's new song, Broke and Begging for Money."

"You should listen to Kanye's new song, 'Broke and Begging for Money'." (Add single quotations around the song title, after the comma and before the period.)

vitamin 21 The Latin phrase alma mater translates to ________.

"fostering mother"

Vitamin 19 I can't remember where I left my pen (at, .)

(.)

vitamin 35 Everyone in class is taller than (I,me.)

(I) Because it would not make sense to say, "taller than me am."

Vocab #1 Gratuitous

- Uncalled for, lacking good reason - given or done free of charge

Vitamin 1 ( A lot, Alot ) of students registered early?

A lot

Vocab #2 Hackneyed

A phrase or idea that had become insignificant as a result of its overuse

Vitamin 83 Billy is always posting on Facebook about his (fiancée/fiancé) Sarah.

Answer: (fiancée)

vitamin 22 The Homecoming (attendents, attendants) rode in a convertible for the parade.

Attendants

Vitamin 59 (Congradulations, Congratulations,) Mary! We are so proud of you for graduating!

Congratulations,

Vitamin 61 The student (Council, Counsel) is in charge of Homecoming Week.

Council

Vitamin 57 The following spelling words have no tricks to go with them, but you can always make up your own!

Embarrass Accommodate Recommend Benefit Truly Conscious

Vitamin 8 Quotations:

Episode Song Poem Short Story Essay

Vitamin 44 There is no need to use and before etc. because _____________.

Et Cetera literally means "AND other things.")

Vitamin 73 Everyone went to Gatsby's parties (accept, Except) Daisy

Except

Vocab #27 Indiscernible

Impossible to see or clearly distinguish

vitamin 37 Correct or incorrect pronoun usage? "Although the motorcycle hit the building, it was not damaged."

Incorrect, "it" could refer to the building or motorcycle.

Vitamin 84 I told (mom/Mom) we would be home late.

Mom

vitamin 43 Fix the sentence: "What do you think of the new rules Maggie?"

Place a comma after rules because Maggie is the noun of address

Vitamin 20 Alumnae

Plural, Female Graduates

vitamin 20 Alumni

Plural, Male and Female Graduates

Vitamin 94 A _________ is a great place to rest a your aunt when she is tired.

Restaurant

Vocab #3 Insolence

Rude/Disrespectful behavior

vitamin 51 I had the toughest time in college during (Spring Semester, spring semester) 2011.

Spring Semester

vitamin 25 Why should commas be used both before and after the year and state when writing a full date or city and state?

The use of two commas indicates that the information can be removed without changing the sentence's meaning.

Vitamin 42 (There, Their) house is larger than ours, but (their, there) are many issues with it.

Their; there

Vocab #8 Motley

Varied, miscellaneous

vitamin 29 All of the major characters in The Great Gatsby hail from the (west, West).

West

vitamin 32 (Does this sentence need a comma?) The big fluffy dog ran quickly across the yard.

YES. And can be added between the adjectives. They are of equal weight.

vitamin 52 All Danny wanted was to be (a part, apart) of the team.

a part

Vitamin 73 Celebrities always talk forever when they(accept, Except) their awards.

accept

Vocab #23 Infusion

addition of something necessary or helpful

Vitamin 72 We are (all ready, already) for our quiz this Friday!

all ready

vitamin 28 I did not make the team, but it was (all right, alright) because then I was able to join another club.

all right

Vitamin 88 Poets make many (illusions/allusions) to mythology.

allusions

vitamin 21 The school from which a person graduates OR the school song is known by the Latin phrase ________.

alma mater

Vitamin 72 You may think that we have (all ready, already) had this vitamin, but that one was about using the words all right instead of alright.

already

vitamin 27 A larger (amount, number) of money is spent on wars each year than on education.

amount

Vitamin 5 What is the name of the sign that means and in informal writing?

ampersand

Vocab #5 Lucid

clearly explained/expressed

Vitamin 44 In a list before the end of a sentence, a _____ must be used after etc.

comma

Vitamin 64 Susie's purse (complements, compliments) her outfit.

complements

Vitamins 65 The coach (complemented, complimented) his players on their improvement from the last game.

complimented

Vitamin 65 Cora received many (complements, compliments) on her new shoes at school.

compliments

Vitamin 4 __________ is derived from the Latin word venio meaning "to come." The prefix Con- means "together.

convenience

Vitamin 47 I (could, couldn't) care less about the Bears game this Sunday.

couldn't

vitamin 17 Which punctuation mark should be used to emphasize a point, indicate an abrupt change in thought, or create a special effect?

dash

Vitamin 56 Since my family had so much fun at Disneyworld this year, we decided that we will (definitely, defiantly) return next year.

definitely

Vocab #22 Eradicate

destroy completely; put an end to

Vitamin 60 The students (drug, dragged) themselves to class when they realized they were the only school in session that cold, snowy day.

dragged

vitamin 36 The (dust covered, dust-covered) library was completely void of patrons.

dust - cover

Vocab #12 Truculent

easily annoyed or angered; confrontational

vitamin 30 During Hitler's reign over Germany, many Jewish citizens (immigrated, emigrated) from Germany for their own safety.

emigrated

vitamin 31 An (imminent, eminent) judge presided over the famous trial.

eminent

vitamin 55 The rest of the class was not (enthused,enthusiastic) about the idea of homework on a Friday.

enthused

vitamin 55 An (enthused, enthusiastic) student cheered, "Yay! English homework!"

enthusiastic

Vitamin 91 Please contact me with any (further/farther) questions.

further

Vitamin 70 Because my mother was in a (good, well) mood, I felt it was safe to ask her for money this morning.

good

Vitamin 86 The twin boys managed to compile at least eight (handsful/handfuls) of mud before they were caught by the babysitter.

handfuls

Vitamin 10 In the Old West, cattle rustlers were usually (hung,hanged.)

hanged

Vitamin 82 Aiden would (have/of) been much more pleasant if he had taken a nap.

have

vitamin 37 When a person comes to class, (his, your) homework should be ready.

his

vitamin 37 Each child must do (his or her, their) own work.

his or her

vitamin 38 Everybody must submit (his or her, their) own paper.

his or her

Vitamin 88 Make-up can create an (illusion/allusion) of youth.

illusion

vitamin 30 Donald Trump is very concerned about changing (immigration, emigration) laws.

immigration

vitamin 31 The sudden changes in temperature signaled an (eminent,imminent) storm.

imminent

Vitamin 24 ____________ sports get their name from two words meaning "within" and "wall."

intramural

vitamin 39 Jay Gatsby (is, was) a bootlegger from a poor family.

is

Vocab #4 Languid

lacking energy; Weak

Vitamin 77 The band (lead/led) the Homecoming parade.

lead

Vitamin 77 (Lead/led) is the correct spelling for the past tense of lead.

led

Vitamin 3 If dad will (lend, loan) me the money, I will repay him Saturday.

lend

Vitamin 67 Neither the Cowboys (or, nor) the Bears will make it to the Super Bowl this year.

nor

Vitamin 29 Margo's house is (north, North) of town.

north

vitamin 37 Because a pronoun takes the place of a noun, it must agree with the noun in___.

number and person

Vitamin 63 Which forms of occur do not require you to double the r?

occur & occurs

Vitamin 63 The haunted asylum was known for its strange (occurences, occurrences) around Halloween.

occurrences

Vitamin 67 We will either be reading today (or, nor) writing.

or

Vitamin 90 The woman was overjoyed that her student loans were finally (paid/payed) off.

paid

Vitamin 76 Words such as mom, dad, noon, and racecar are referred to as ________ because they are spelled the same forward and backward.

palindrome

Vitamin 76 "A man, a plan, a canal-- Panama." is an example of what type of phrase?

palindromic

Vitamin 78 Mike (passed/past) me the pen so I could sign my name.

passed

Vitamin 78 Everyone is glad to leave the middle school years in the (passed/past).

past

Vitamin 58 The mother's (patients, patience) with her screaming toddler was astounding.

patience

Vitamin 58 Doctors often recommend that their (patience, patients) drink tea.

patients

Vitamin 90 The sailor (paid/payed) out the rope as he entered the harbor.

payed

Vitamin 16 The accused man was confused as to how his (personal, personnel) life was of any concern to the jury.

personal

vitamin 16 In 2014, Google's (personnel, personal) rated the business "the best place to work".

personnel

vitamin 36 CSI always seems to be set in (poorly lighted, poorly-lighted) rooms.

poorly lighted

Vitamin 12 (Prescription, Perscription) is the correct way to spell what the doctor writes for his patients.

prescription

Vocab #15 Capricious

prone to sudden and unaccountable changes in mood or behavior

Vocab #10 Substantiated

provide evidence to support or prove the truth

Vitamin 4 _______ has a rat in it!

separate

vitamin 18 The senior class is made up of (seventy five, seventy-five) students.

seventy-five

Vitamin 94 You must always end with a sincere closing, like saying _______.

sincerely

Vocab #7 Meager

small, scanty

Vocab #17 Deferment

something which is being put off

Vitamin 23 Freshmen and (sophomores, sophmores) have Mrs. Jennings for English, but juniors and seniors have Mrs. Waller.

sophomores

Vitamin 9 Sally had to have her female cat (spayed, spaded) because her brother brought home an unneutered male cat.

spayed

Vocab #14 Alacrity

speed and eagerness

Vocab #6 Marred

spoiled, ruined, or disfigured

Vitamin 86 According to Mary Poppins, a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down, but I think most children require two (spoonfuls/spoonsful)

spoonfuls

Vitamin 87 Cycling classes, in which a person rides a (stationery/stationary) bike, are some of the best workouts a person can do.

stationary

Vitamin 87 Planning a wedding usually calls for a lot of money to be spent on (stationery/stationary).

stationery

Vitamin 51 I plan to go on vacation this (Summer, summer).

summer

vitamin 34 We were (suppose, supposed) to go to the dance together, but then it was cancelled.

supposed

Vitamin 4 Two r's & two s's/ There's no prize in this _____!

surprise

Vitamin 62 The officers (suspicioned, suspected) that the inmates were planning an escape.

suspected

Vitamin 62 My mother says that she is not throwing me a surprise party, but the random cake in the fridge triggered (suspects, suspicions).

suspicions

Vitamin 75 I would rather listen to 1,000 apologies (then/than) hear one more excuse.

than

Vitamin 6 The most common English word is (the, the); the most frequently used letters are e and t.

the

Vitamin 14 Use a colon between independent clauses when ________________.

the second one explains the first.

Vitamin 42 (Their, There) is a possessive pronoun.

their

Vitamin 75 I would like to go to the concert and (then/than) go out to eat.

then

vitamin 13 Use a colon before a list if ___________.

there is a complete thought before the list.

Vitamin 44 When using "etc." in a list, there must first be ___ items preceding it.

three

Vitamin 66 I do not have enough time left (to, two, too) study for finals!

to

Vitamin 80 I will try (to/and) get an A in English, but this semester might be a tough one.

to

Vitamin 71 The definition of let is "_______."

to allow