Passage - 1
Azar, Erast, and I ate at a new place last week. I had quite a few servings of the delicious soup, and my friends ate burgers and salads. It was a culinary feast, and I gorged myself in the celebration! Since then, we have recommended the restarant to everyone we know.
Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 5
Try yourself:Which underlined word in the passage is spelled incorrectly?
Explanation
The word "restarant" is misspelled in this passage; the correct spelling is "restaurant." The other underlined words are spelled correctly.
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Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 5
Try yourself:Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct spelling?
Explanation
This question addresses several common spelling errors. The first word in the sentence should be spelled "who's." This is a contraction of "who is." "Whose" should be used to show possession. "Definitely" should never contain the letter a. Finally, "tonight" should always be spelled with the –ight ending.
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Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 5
Try yourself:Which sentence contains a spelling error?
Explanation
The word "promanent" is misspelled in this sentence. The correct spelling is "prominent." The sentence should read "Tina's mother is a prominent member of the Volunteers Association of America."
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Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 5
Try yourself:Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct spelling?
Explanation
This question addresses two commonly misspelled words: "academic" and "interrupted." The correct answer is "My academic career was interrupted when I had to go back to work."
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Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 5
Try yourself:Which sentence demonstrates correct spelling?
Explanation
This question addresses two commonly misspelled words: "acquaintance" and "exuberance." The correctly spelled sentence should read " 'It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance,' Chelsea told Keith with uncharacteristic exuberance."
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Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 5
Try yourself:Which sentence contains a spelling error?
Explanation
The misspelled word in this sentence is "quarentined." The correct spelling is "quarantined." The sentence should read "The astronauts must be quarantined after they return from the space station."
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Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 5
Try yourself:Which sentence demonstrates correct spelling?
Explanation
Only one sentence correctly spells the word "fluorescent." This is a commonly misspelled word, and it may be helpful to break the word down into three parts for memorization: flu–ore–scent.
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Passage - 2
Daphne and Frasier intended to visit the driver's license office as soon as they had eaten lunch. However, they were distracted by the irresistable lure of watching Martin eat an entire box of marshmallow peeps in one sitting, and they missed the deadline. All three of them will be regretting their decisions for days.
Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 5
Try yourself:Which underlined word in the passage is spelled incorrectly?
Explanation
The word "irresistable" is misspelled in this passage. The correct spelling is "irresistible." It may be helpful to remember that this word contains three i's.
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Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 5
Try yourself:Which sentence below demonstrates correct spelling?
Explanation
The correct spelling of the word "embarrass" has a double r and a double s, and then "-ed" was added at the end to make the correct spelling for this sentence—"embarrassed."
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Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 5
Try yourself:Which sentence demonstrates correct spelling?
Explanation
This question addresses two commonly misspelled words: "homesteaders" and "pilgrimage." The correctly spelled sentence is "During the 1800s, many homesteaders made the pilgrimage out west to find better lives."
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