Let there be ____________ on Earth and let it begin with me.
Answer: A
It is peace.
Peace is the absence of war. A piece is a portion, and the two are pronounced identically.
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The rope was ______, not slack.
Answer: B
It is taut.
Taut means stretched tight, the opposite of slack. Taught is the past tense of teach, and the two sound the same.
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Knit one, ______________ two.
Answer: B
It is purl.
Purl is the knitting stitch, the reverse of plain. A pearl is the gem, and the two are pronounced identically.
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You must _____________ in a wild horse.
Answer: C
Rain is the water droplets from the sky and reign means royal and Rein is a long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse's bit, typically used in pairs to guide or check a horse in riding or driving. option C is correct.
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The fisherman ___ to shore as soon as the storm clouds appeared on the horizon.
Answer: C
It is rowed.
Rowed is the past tense of row, to propel a boat with oars. Rode is the past tense of ride and a road is a way; all three are pronounced identically.
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Clothes will dry faster if you ______________ them out well.
Answer: B
Ring is a small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones and Wring is to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid. option B is correct.
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The director was dissatisfied with the stage set so he made the crew _____________ it to the ground and rebuild.
Answer: C
It is raze.
To raze is to demolish to the ground. To raise is to lift up - the two are pronounced identically and mean opposite things, which is why the pair is worth knowing.
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You have to tell me ______ to blame for this mess.
Answer: A
It is who's.
Who's is the contraction of who is, which is what the sentence needs. Whose is the possessive - the same reversal of the apostrophe rule as its and it's.
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Most breakfast _______________ is made from oats, wheat, rice or corn.
Answer: A
A cereal is any grass cultivated for the edible components of its grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran and Serial means consisting of, forming part of, or taking place one by one. Option A is correct.
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Do not ______ in the affairs of others.
Answer: B
It is meddle.
To meddle is to interfere. A medal is an award, and the two are pronounced identically.
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