1. Choose the correct pair to complete the sentence:
"He accepted the _____ with great _____."
(A) complement – grace
(B) complement – grate
(C) compliment – grate
(D) compliment – grace
2. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The _____ of the patient was full of pain, but the doctor could _____ the disease."
(A) tale – heal
(B) ail – heel
(C) ailment – heal
(D) illness – hill
3. Choose the correct pair.
"The _____ was too high to _____ safely."
(A) sealing – sale
(B) ceiling – sail
(C) ceiling – seal
(D) celling – sail
4. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The king's _____ was placed on his head during the ceremony in the royal _____."
(A) crown – caught
(B) clown – court
(C) crown – court
(D) clown – caught
5. Choose the correct pair.
"Please _____ the letter before putting it in the _____."
(A) male – male
(B) male – mail
(C) mail – mail
(D) mail – male
6. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The hunter saw a _____ in the forest near the _____."
(A) dear – deer
(B) deer – dare
(C) deer – dear
(D) dear – dare
7. Choose the correct pair.
"She did not _____ where the _____ had gone."
(A) no – no
(B) no – know
(C) know – know
(D) know – no
8. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The _____ blew strongly across the open _____."
(A) wind – plain
(B) wind – plane
(C) whined – plain
(D) wind – plan
9. Choose the correct pair.
"The teacher asked the students to remain _____ until the _____ rang."
(A) quiet – bell
(B) quite – bell
(C) quiet – belle
(D) quite – belle
10. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The _____ won the race by a very short _____."
(A) principal – brake
(B) principle – break
(C) principle – brake
(D) principal – break
11. Choose the correct pair.
"Please _____ your answer on this _____ of paper."
(A) right – piece
(B) right – peace
(C) write – peace
(D) write – piece
12. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The _____ of the ship was damaged in the storm, but the captain did not _____."
(A) sail – sale
(B) sale – sail
(C) sail – sale
(D) sail – sell
13. Choose the correct pair.
"The _____ was shining brightly over the calm _____."
(A) son – sea
(B) sun – sea
(C) sun – see
(D) son – see
14. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The _____ of the company explained an important _____."
(A) principle – principal
(B) principal – principle
(C) principle – prince
(D) principal – prince
15. Choose the correct pair.
"The _____ of the flower had a pleasant _____."
(A) scent – sent
(B) cent – scent
(C) sent – cent
(D) scent – cent
16. Choose the correct pair of words.
"He could not _____ the heavy _____."
(A) bare – barden
(B) bare – burden
(C) bear – barden
(D) bear – burden
17. Choose the correct pair.
"The _____ was full of people waiting for the _____ to begin."
(A) hall – sale
(B) hole – show
(C) hall – show
(D) hall – shore
18. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The _____ was too weak to _____ the heavy box."
(A) boy – lift
(B) buoy – lift
(C) boy – left
(D) buoy – left
19. Choose the correct pair.
"The judge listened carefully before giving his _____ in the _____."
(A) verdict – cote
(B) verdict – caught
(C) verdict – court
(D) verdict – coat
20. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The farmer kept his _____ in a large _____."
(A) cattle – shed
(B) kettle – shed
(C) cattle – shade
(D) kettle – shade
21. Choose the correct pair.
"She wore a beautiful _____ made of pure _____."
(A) wring – gold
(B) ring – gold
(C) ring – gole
(D) wring – gole
22. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The students formed a long _____ outside the school _____."
(A) cue – gait
(B) cue – gate
(C) queue – gait
(D) queue – gate
23. Choose the correct pair.
"The doctor advised him to take complete _____ before returning to _____."
(A) wrest – work
(B) rest – work
(C) rest – walk
(D) wrest – walk
24. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The _____ was hiding behind the dark _____."
(A) moan – clouds
(B) moon – clouds
(C) moon – clods
(D) moan – clods
25. Choose the correct pair.
"The police found no _____ to _____ the suspect."
(A) evidence – convict
(B) evidence – convince
(C) evident – convict
(D) evident – convince
26. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The _____ was flying high above the _____."
(A) kite – filled
(B) cite – field
(C) kite – field
(D) cite – filled
27. Choose the correct pair.
"The teacher asked the students to _____ their names on the _____."
(A) write – bored
(B) right – board
(C) write – board
(D) right – bored
28. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The _____ was too narrow for the _____ to pass."
(A) bridge – truck
(B) bridge – track
(C) fridge – truck
(D) fridge – track
29. Choose the correct pair.
"The _____ was served with fresh _____."
(A) bread – butter
(B) bred – butter
(C) bread – better
(D) bred – better
30. Choose the correct pair of words.
"The _____ looked after the sheep with the help of his faithful _____."
(A) shepherd – dog
(B) shipper – dog
(C) shepherd – dug
(D) shipper – dug