Directions: Read Each Sentence That Uses the Words Studied in Exercise 105. Then Use The

Exercise 6-19

Word Pairs

Directions: Read each sentence that uses the words studied in Exercise 105. Then use the Delete key to remove the incorrect word as well as the parentheses so the sentence will read correctly. Print the completed exercise containing one answer for each sentence, and submit it to your instructor.

1. The attached article provides (incite insight) into the arguments concerning cold fusion. (insight)

2. Tony's Heisman trophy award was prominently placed on his parent's (mantel mantle) (mantel)

3. If you will (mediate meditate) on your learnings before your examinations, you will do well. (meditate)

4. Several unfortunate (incidence incidents) make me distrust telephone solicitors. (incidents)

5. Nancy Kwan is an (ingenious ingenuous) young lady; she is frank but quite naive. (ingenuous)

6. Polyester (material materiel) for the costumes can be obtained from W. W. Wentworth's. (material)

7. The pep talk given by Eric Thomas before the basketball game (incited insighted) the players to a new emotional level. (incited)

8. Do you have any (loose lose loss) change in your pocket? (loose)

9. The (marital martial) ceremony will begin at noon as the father leads his daughter through the shaded grove. (marital)

10. This insurance will (indemnify indemnity) you for all losses incurred in or on your house and property. (indemnify)

11. Skip the trimmings; get to the (meat meet mete) of your story. (meat)

12. To (meat meet mete) out justice, the judge overruled the motions proposed by the defense. (mete)

13. Look at how my (ingenious ingenuous) son assembles the computer. (ingenious)

14. "(May be Maybe) you'll be there," Priscilla sang at the musical audition. (Maybe)

15. After a few frightening (instance instants), we drove over the hazardous ice-packed road and gained the dry pavement. (instants)

16. All military (material materiel) for the (marital martial) exercises must be assembled before our predawn flight Friday. (materiel) (martial)

17. In movies, vampires are easily identified by the (mantels mantles) they wear over their shoulders. (mantles)

18. If you will (meat meet mete) me after the performance, I will provide the information you seek. (meet)

19. The (incidence incidents) of influenza this winter is much greater than last winter. (incidence)

20. The monetary (loose lose loss) to our company is considerable since the market dropped. (loss)

21. Jane Vincent will (mediate meditate) the disagreement related to fringe benefits. (mediate)

22. (Indemnify Indemnity) will be paid to all who lost property in the recent hurricane. (Indemnity)

23. If you complete this task, I (may be maybe) able to give you the afternoon off. (may be)

24. In this (instance instants), we are unable to accept returned merchandise. (instance)

25. Don't (loose lose loss) this badge; it's the last one I have. (lose)