Grammer And Speling Quizz Fur Wood-Bee Poets Poem by Kim Barney

Would you believe that some of our top poets on Poem Hunter consistently make mistakes in word usage?
Take this quiz and see how good your choices are!
Choose the correct word in parentheses to complete each sentence.

1. That mother cat really loves (it's, its) kittens.
2. She (lay, laid) the book on the table.
3-5. Melinda really wanted (to, too, two) go (to, too, two) the circus, (to, too, two) .
6-7. None of the girls (want, wants) (to, too, two) go home.
8. Are you going to just (lie, lay) in bed all day?
9. Welcome! (Set, Sit) right down in that chair and make yourself at home!
10. (It's, Its) a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
11. Fill that bucket up (till, ‘til) it is about half full.
12. Can't you (set, sit) still while we take your picture?
13. Please (bare, bear) with us during our remodeling.
14-15. Cutting of (trees, tree's) is not (aloud, allowed) .
16. Nothing under $5.00. If you don't like the price, (to, too, two) bad.
17. (Quite, Quiet) , Please! Examinations in progress.
18. Shoplifters will be (persecuted, prosecuted, prostituted) .
19. Haircuts and shaving inside. (Your, You're) nuts not to come in.
20. Help us reduce crime. Lock your car or (lose, loose) it.
21-22. Thank you, veterans, for (severing, serving) (our, are) country.
23. Honor your parents. (There, Their, They're) doing the best they can.
24. What is that animal over (there, their, they're) ?
25. Johnny (lay, laid) down in the shade of the big tree.

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