1. ______ never use an apostrophe.  a) possessive nouns  b) possessive pronouns  c) contractions  d) All of the above sometimes use an apostrophe.
2. _____ surface is smooth.  a) It's  b) Its
3. _____ book is this?   a) Whose  b) Who's  c) Who'se
4. Joe's low-rider is lower than ___.  a) he  b) my  c) hers  d) it's  e) your's
5. The maple tree lost __ leaves. a) their  b) they're  c) there  d) it's  e) its
6. Our cheese is stinkier than _______.  a) their's  b) they'res  c) their  d) there's  e) none of the above.

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1. The new kid made a great effort to _____ himself into the group at school.  a) cavort  b) acclaim  c) clamor  d) sublime  e) assimilate
2. The _____ that Les Goodman's car started made everyone afraid of him. a) sublime  b) revelation  c) whim  d) acclaim  e) fervent
3. The little league player had a _______ desire to play in the majors. He dreamed about it every night.   a) fervent  b) whim  c) oblivious  d) clamor  e) sublime
4. Her _____ hand made the old lady's handwriting very difficult to read.  a) cavort  b) fervent  c) sublime  d) oblivious  e) tremulous
5. The musician's performance was _____... a) revelation  b) acclaim  c) clamor  d) sublime  e) assimilate
6. ...It gave me chills it was so good, and it earned him great _____. a) fervent  b) acclaim  c) clamor  d) sublime  e) tremulous
7. Often, fourth period is ___ when I am giving directions, so they miss out on a lot of clues that would help them. a) cavort  b) fervent  c) sublime  d) oblivious  e) tremulous
8. When Mr. Coward, on a _____, said there would be no homework this week... a) cavort  b) revelation  c) whim  d) fervent  e) clamor
9. ...there was a great _____ from the class... a) cavort  b) revelation  c) oblivious  d) fervent  e) clamor
10. ...and they started _____(ing) and dancing in the aisles. a) cavort  b) assimilate  c) whim  d) acclaim  e) clamor
11. secret : revelation :: steady : ____ a) acclaim  b) fervent  c) sublime  d) oblivious  e) tremulous
12. blow up : explode : play : ____  a) fervent  b) acclaim  c) clamor  d) cavort  e) tremulous