An “E” Z Quiz for You!
Image by Jose R. Cabello from PixabayLast week’s post talked about some confusing words/word pairs/abbreviations beginning with the letter e. And here is the (fun) quiz:
1.) My grandparents (emigrated/immigrated) from Italy to the United States in 1915.
2.) (Everyone/Every one) is coming to my party tomorrow night.
3.) The (earth/Earth) revolves around the sun.
4.) I love science fiction writers, (e.g.,/i.e.,) Isaac Asimov, Arthur Clarke, and Frank Herbert.
5.) Do you exercise (everyday/every day)?
6.) His entire family is (exceedingly/excessively) tall.
7.) Many children are quite (anxious/eager) to return to school after being home for so long and will be delighted to see their friends again.
8.) Whenever I go out into the sunshine, my mood is (affected/effected) positively.
9.) The students were all very kind to (each other/eachother/one another) in the kindergarten class.
8.) My favorite class was the one where we got to cook and sew, (e.g./i.e.), home economics.
9.) Her cousin is serving a long jail sentence for (elicit/illicit) activities during his 20s.
10.) Carbs like rice, potatoes, pasta (, etc., / , etc./ etc.,) are my favorite things to eat.
11.) She tries to impress me by (alluding/eluding) to famous people she has met.
12.) The dark sky indicates to me that a storm is (eminent/imminent).
13.) (Both of them are/Each of them is) taking a separate flight from one another.
14.) I will see how things go, but I might (emigrate, immigrate) to Canada soon.
15.) I love (everyone/every one) of you.
16.) I am wearing (everyday/ every day) clothes to the luncheon.
17.) The (eminent/imminent) scientist is working on a Covid vaccine.
18.) This salsa is (exceedingly/excessively) spicy.
19.) Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, (earth/Earth), the sun, and the moon are all heavenly bodies.
20.) The criminal has (alluded/eluded/ illuded) the police for many months.
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1.) My grandparents (emigrated/immigrated) from Italy to the United States in 1915.
2.) (Everyone/Every one) is coming to my party tomorrow night.
3.) The (earth/Earth) revolves around the sun. (But it isn’t terrible if you uppercase it)
4.) I love science fiction writers, (e.g.,/i.e.,) Isaac Asimov, Arthur Clarke, and Frank Herbert. (for example)
5.) Do you exercise (everyday/every day)?
6.) His entire family is (exceedingly/excessively) tall.
7.) Many children are quite (anxious/eager) to return to school after being home for so long and will be delighted to see their friends again.
8.) Whenever I go out into the sunshine, my mood is (affected/effected) positively.
9.) The students were all very kind to (each other/eachother/one another) in the kindergarten class. (Either is OK; you might want to use one another because it generally refers to more than two.)
8.) My favorite class was the one where we got to cook and sew, (e.g./i.e.), home economics. (that is: cooking and sewing= home economics class.)
9.) Her cousin is serving a long jail sentence for (elicit/illicit) activities during his 20s.
10.) Carbs like rice, potatoes, pasta (, etc., / , etc./ etc.,) are my favorite things to eat. (Set off with two commas)
11.) She tries to impress me by (alluding/eluding) to famous people she has met.
12.) The dark sky indicates to me that a storm is (eminent/imminent).
13.) (Both of them are/Each of them is) taking a separate flight from one another. (Both would mean together.)
14.) I will see how things go, but I might (emigrate, immigrate) to Canada soon.
15.) I love (everyone/every one) of you.
16.) I am wearing (everyday/ every day) clothes to the luncheon.
17.) The (eminent/imminent) scientist is working on a Covid vaccine.
18.) This salsa is (exceedingly/excessively) spicy. (Either one, but meaning different things: very spicy or spicier than it has to be.)
19.) Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, (earth/Earth), the sun, and the moon are all heavenly bodies.
20.) The criminal has (alluded/eluded/ illuded) the police for many months.
News: I am scheduled to do a teleseminar for the National Association of Memoir Writers — talking about grammar — on Friday, September 18, at 11 a.m. Pacific time. I don’t have a link yet, but you can look up their website.
