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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 04:47 PM
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Spelling test

1. The knot she tied was very __________.

  •   loose
  •   lose


    2. Take a deep __________.

  •   breath
  •   breathe


    3. She has a __________ appetite.

  •   hardy
  •   hearty


    4. I wish you would study for __________ test.

  •   you are
  •   you're
  •   your


    5. He __________ to the banquet with Naomi and __________.

  •   gone / I
  •   gone / me
  •   went / I
  •   went / me


    6. __________ and __________ left at seven o'clock.

  •   Her / I
  •   Her / me
  •   She / I
  •   She / me


    7. __________ impolite to stare.

  •   It's
  •   Its


    8. __________ were 50 questions on __________ tests.

  •   Their / there
  •   Their / they're
  •   There / their
  •   There / they're


    9. They finished before __________ time limit expired.

  •   his or her
  •   their
  •   there
  •   they're

    10. However, __________ smarter __________ you think.

  •   their / than
  •   their / then
  •   they're / than
  •   they're / then
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    petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 04:51 PM
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    1. Fuk of!
    Wi al spill goode hear - dont be a grammer-nasty...

    :)
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    ReliantJ Donating Member (680 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 05:00 PM
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    5. Wen are we going to kneed spelling?
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    petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 05:04 PM
    Response to Reply #5
    7. Beets me...
    :shrog:

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    Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 04:53 PM
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    2. Not a spelling test~ It's a grammar and proper word usage test.
    Edited on Sun Mar-08-09 04:53 PM by Whoa_Nelly
    And way too easy.

    1. loose
    2. breath
    3. hearty
    4. your
    5. went / me
    6. She / I
    7. It's
    8. There / their
    9. their
    10. they're / than
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    Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 04:57 PM
    Response to Reply #2
    3. You leave my grammar out of this!
    And my grampar, too!
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    CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 04:58 PM
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    4. My dear Bucky!
    1. The knot she tied was very _loose_________.

    2. Take a deep _breath_________.

    # 3. She has a __hearty________ appetite.

    # hardy
    # hearty


    4. I wish you would study for your__________ test.

    # you are
    # you're
    # your


    5. He _went_________ to the banquet with Naomi and ___me_______.

    # gone / I
    # gone / me
    # went / I
    # went / me


    6. She__________ and ___I_______ left at seven o'clock.

    # Her / I
    # Her / me
    # She / I
    # She / me


    7. __It's________ impolite to stare.

    # It's
    # Its


    8. __There________ were 50 questions on ___their_______ tests.

    # Their / there
    # Their / they're
    # There / their
    # There / they're


    9. They finished before __their________ time limit expired.

    # his or her
    # their
    # there
    # they're

    10. However, _they're_________ smarter _than_________ you think.

    # their / than
    # their / then
    # they're / than
    # they're / then

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    MorningGlow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 05:02 PM
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    6. #11
    11. The _______________ flashed, ____________ the sky.

    • lightning / lightening
    • lightening / lightning
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    CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 05:05 PM
    Response to Reply #6
    9. My dear MorningGlow!
    Now, that's a good one!

    11. The lightning_______________ flashed, ____lightening________ the sky.


    :hi:
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    Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 05:05 PM
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    8. hmm
    I thought #5 was

    # 5. He __________ to the banquet with Naomi and __________.

    # went / I


    However, I have lived in Texas a long time. It's difficult to speak properly when everyone else doesn't!

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    CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 05:07 PM
    Response to Reply #8
    10. My dear Haole Girl!
    Try saying the sentence without the "Naomi" part...

    He went to the banquet with me...

    I had to do it that way to be sure...:dunce:
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    Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 05:24 PM
    Response to Reply #8
    13. It's called "over-correcting"
    It only bothers people who like to be bothered. I'm in Texas too, and to me "I" just sounds more polite than "me".
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    Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 05:08 PM
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    11. Those are NOTHING compared to the Foundation courses I took when enrolling at college recently...
    Maybe corporate CEOs are browsing forums every day and using people's piss-poor grammar as reasons why Americans are dumb... :shrug:
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    RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-08-09 05:13 PM
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    12. For me,
    Edited on Sun Mar-08-09 05:19 PM by RandomThoughts
    I try to see my inaccurate spelling, and not perfect grammar, as the rumpled overcoat of my Columbo personification.




    oh wait
    One more thing...


    :) :) :) :) :) :) :)


    Edit: For misspeling Columbo :)
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