See how many of the following words you can rearrange to make words that fit the definition.

1. Horse… shore (a sandy beach)2. Tones…_ _ _ _ _ (rock)3. Slip… _ _ _ _ (a speech impediment)4. Anger…_ _ _ _ _ (stove)5. Angle…_ _ _ _ _ (a hallowed spirit)6. Elbow…_ _ _ _ _ (under)7. Large…_ _ _ _ _ (royal)8. Stake…_ _ _ _ _ (beef)9. Least…_ _ _ _ _ (rob)10.Wasp…_ _ _ _ (to trade)

Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.1. How will this test (affect, effect) my average?2. When the group is (all ready, already), we can leave?3. Each of the families had a luxurious (berth, birth) on

the cruise liner.4. We read of a large (amount, number) of fatalities.5. Melissa has a real (flair, flare) for skating.6. This team has (fewer, less) spirit than last year’s team.7. The (council, counsel) will meet this Wednesday.8. Joe has the (medal, mettle) to fact this dangerous task.9. The (seam, seem) in her dress began to split at the

dance.10.A person who is nasty is described as a (heal, heel).

Redundancy, saying the same thing over, should be avoided whenever possible. Cross out the redundant (UNNECESSARY) words or phrases in these sentences.

1. Zach left his baseball glove right here on this spot.2. The young infant is looking at you.3. Marilyn, the small, petite woman, is pretty.4. His forehead looked pale above his eyelashes.5. It was visible to our eyes that Neka was terrified.6. The man he is the best one for the job.7. The quartet of four people is now singing.8. I laugh every single time I see you.9. Never at any time will I walk that far!10. Forever and always I will be loyal to you.11. Glasses that hold liquids are in the closet.12. The author who writes will be at the bookstore today.13. A self-operating machine was installed in our dormitory.14. Alison did the job alone by herself.15. Andrew also wanted to do it too.

List 20 things that you want to do or accomplish in your life.

1. How many countries are on the continent of Australia?2. Who won the Battle of Marathon: the Persians or the Greeks?3. Spell the plural of “loaf.”4. What’s it called in bowling when it takes two balls to knock

down all the pins?5. In math, 8 x n can be written as 8n. True or false?6. Is each light-year about 600 million, 60 billion or 6 trillion

miles?7. Do avalanches occur in the ocean, on the tundra or in the

mountains?8. Who was the leader of North Vietnam at the time of the

Vietnam war?9. Which word is a noun: advice or advise?10. Was one of the first radios invented by Enrico Fermi or

Guglielmo Marconi?