Directions: Choose the best word to complete each sentence or question.

1.  Isn’t it ____________ to see a foot of snow on the ground in mid-April?

2. We got a strong ___________ of a dead skunk while driving on the highway.

3. Dave and George ____________ too much of their time playing video games.

4. It’s hard to decide ___________ college to choose when the choices are all so good.

5. Cindy became a nervous ____________ when her cat disappeared.

6. Waiting to get married until they both had good jobs was a ____________ decision.

7. When the tires on a car are badly ___________, they must be replaced.

8. Dogs ___________ their tails when they are happy or excited.

9. The woman began to ___________ uncontrollably when she learned her mother had died.

10. Jeffrey used a mop to ____________ up a jar of mayonnaise dropped by a customer.

11. Lawyers need a nice ____________ because they want to impress their clients.

12. We were told there would be a 40-minute ___________ for a table at the restaurant.

13. One of the children was disciplined for using a plastic bat to ___________ another child on the head.

14. Fifteen dollars is the hourly ____________ that some fast-food workers hope to get.

15. Do you think your old car is ____________ keeping, or do you want to sell it?

16. Working together, the girls completed their project in the ___________ of an eye.

17. Lucinda says she can feel her baby kicking around inside her ____________.

18. A little red ____________ was a popular toy to have when I was a kid.

19. The team is hoping to ____________ its next three games on the road.

20. A brassiere is a type of undergarment worn by _____________.

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Answers: 1. weird; 2. whiff; 3. waste; 4. which; 5. wreck; 6. wise; 7. worn; 8. wag; 9. weep; 10. wipe; 11. wardrobe; 12. wait; 13. whack; 14. wage; 15. worth; 16. wink; 17. womb; 18. wagon; 19. win; 20. women