Gerry's seasoning

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.

1. He (avenged, revenged) his wife's murder by running
to the ground her murderers.
2. She feels she has a religious (avocation, vocation).
3. Weekends you will find her busy with her (avocation,
vocation): tending her orchids.
4. Please let me use your phone (awhile, a while).
5. Please let me use your phone for (awhile, a while).
6. The students' (behavior, behaviors) while on tour in
Europe brought the school much embarrassment.
7. Thoroughly (amused, bemused) the crowd of spectators
started to disperse, impressed with the performance
of the stand-up street comedians.
8. Thoroughly (amused, bemused) the crowd of
started to disperse, unsure whether the elephant
that materialized in the New York subway was for real
or not.
9. (Beside, besides) owning half a dozen karaoke sets,
he also has nine billiards tables- all in Cogon market.
10. He sat (beside, besides) Ai-Ai, but all Ai-Ai seemed
to be interested in was Troy.
11. You guys (better, had better) get this roadshow on
the road, or the owners will be very angry.
12. There were between fifteen (and, to) twenty guests
at the restaurant when her party came.
13. He remembers having stayed with his uncle between
1997 (and, to) 1999.
14. I hope the pageant judges will not have a hard time
choosing between you and (I, me).
15. As soon as you (bring, take) the payment to me, I will
(bring, take) the goods to you.
16. The security people discovered a (breach, breech)
in the perimeter wall.
17. The BIR sent a refund check to my wife and (I, me).
18. Caller: "Who's calling please?" Called: "It's (I, me)."
19. Jim and (I, me) will go with you.
20. (I am, Me is) going with you.
21. The contract has to be signed by both Joe and (I, me).
22 The suspects fired at PO1 Bala and (me, myself).
23. I was (born, borne) on an airplane en route to Jordan.
24. Our pet cat has (born, borne) another litter of kittens.
25. His club features a (jacuzzi, Jacuzzi).

Paella Valenciana

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.

1. If you want to lose weight, eat (fewer, less) cookies
and drink (fewer, less) milk.
2. He had one glass of beer too (many, much).
3. If you eat too (many, much) cookies, people will
probably say you have had too (many, much) dessert.
4. One must not have too (many, much) wine; neither
must one have too (many, much) glasses of milk.
5. The company does not manufacture battle tanks
(anymore, any more).
6. Do you have (anymore, any more) pancakes?
7. Don't make the same mistake (anymore, any more).
8. Tell me when you're ready; I will meet you (anytime,
any time).
9. (Apart, a part) from a few bruises, she's all right.
10. Midnight has become such (apart, a part) of the
family that losing her was too much for Midge, six.
(Midnight was the family's cat.)
11. Next to them live the (Browns, Brown's).
12. Which is the correct sign?
a) For customer's use only.
b) For customers' use only.
13. They called in a professional outfit to (appraise,
apprise) the property.
14. Keep the president (appraised, apprised) of any
development.
15. There are ongoing discussions (about, around) the
proposed merger.
16. My drop-off points are (as follow, as follows).
17. Enclosed is a box of three pieces of AK-47 rifles
(as per, per) your order of June 12.
18. Which is the better sentence?
a) Maria Reesa used to be with CNN, and as such is
eminently qualified to head ABS-CBN News.
b) Maria Reesa used to be with CNN, and therefore is
eminently qualified to head ABS-CBN News.
19. The dictator found her popularity slipping (as time
passed, as time progressed.)
20. Please (assure, ensure, insure) your father that I
will make good my promise to him.
21. Please (assure, ensure, insure) that the shipment will
arrive per schedule.
22. Please (assure, ensure, insure) your property with
my insurance firm.

Pasta Mornay Seafoods

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.

1. The congressmen insisted that the millions of pesos
in dole-out from the palace did not (affect, effect) their
vote on the impeachment issue.
2. In a bid to (affect, effect) a change in the procurement
procedures of their plant, the Purchasing Manager
made some powerful enemies.
3. With the arrogance typical of the (affluent, effluent), the
movie star insisted to have her hotel suite with its own
sauna and Jacuzzi.
4. An (agnostic, atheist) is one who insists that the
existence of God cannot be known.
5. An (agnostic, atheist) is one who does not believe in
God.
6. He proposed to his girlfrined on the Pacific (aisle, isle)
they were vacationing; the following month, they
walked down the aisle of the St. Patrick Cathedral.
7. It rained cats and dogs, and the roof of the restaurant
leaked, but (all and all, all in all) the party was a success.
8. She felt she's the one (alluded, eluded) to by the blind
article.
9. In a bid to (allude, elude) the cops, the bank robbers
sought refuge in, of all places, a police station.
10. Which sentence says that the foundation almost got
a million dollars from Belinda Gates?
a) Belinda Galtes almost gave the foundation US1 million.
b) Belinda Gates gave almost US$ 1 million to the
foundation.
11. She likes him (alot, a lot).
12. Wait a few more minutes; she is just about (already,
all ready).
13. She was (already, all ready) gone when we arrived.
14. Don't bother to call 911; the kids are (alright, all right.
15. Is it (alright, all right) to bring home some cake?
16. The police were (altogether, all together) at a loss as
to how the detainee was able to get out of his cell.
17. Let's give a hearty "hooray" for the couple; (altogether,
all together) now, one, two, three, hooray!
18. Before he died, the wealthy bachelor left (ambiguous,
ambivalent) instructions as to how his billions would
divided among his relatives.
19. Paris Hilton remains (ambiguous, ambivalent) on
whether or not to marry his current boyfriend.
20. He doesn't care at all about his career; his (indifference,
disinterest) has miffed his manager.

Cloves

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.

1. The police investigators tried to (elicit, illicit) a
confession from the suspect.
2. She received an (email, e-mail) from her college
e-group.
3. Her family (emigrated, immigrated) to the United States
when she was five.
4. In many states in the US can be found Filipino
(emigrants, immigrants).
5. (Eminently, imminently) talented, Miss India easily won
the judges' nod.
6. Martial law can be declared only in the the face of
(imminent, immanent) danger.
7. There is no recourse if the government wants to have
one's land in the exercie of its power of (eminent,
imminent) domain.
8. When you feel sorry for another, you (empathize,
sympathize) with him.
9. If you feel what another feels, you (empathize,
sympathize) with him.
10. The coach (emphasized, emphasized on) the need
to play with honor.
11. The coach (placed stress on, stressed on) the need
to play with honor.
12. Don't (emulate, imitate) your father's despicable
despicable habit of slurping on his food.
13. This recommendation is the (end rsult, result) of many
years of study on the migration techniques of birds.
14. Please make discreet (enquiries, inquiries) on her
preferences.
15. Please (assure, ensure) the president of our
continued support.
16. Please (ensure, insure) complete attendance tomorrow.
17. Please (ensure, insure) your car with us.
18. She is very interested in the (entomology, etymology)
of words.
19. The lady passed him an (envelop, envelope)
containing an old letter.
20. Fog soon began to (envelop, envelope) the harbor
making navigation difficult.

Brutus' et tu

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.
1. To resolve the conflict to the satisfaction of both parties,
it is important that the mediator be (disinterested,
uninterested).
2. Post of list of (dos and don'ts, do's and don't's) to
guide everybody.
3. Mechanics use a (dolly, hand truck) to get under a car
quickly and easily.
4. The (dominate, dominant) baboon tends to (dominate,
dominate) all other baboons.
5. I doubt (that, whether ) Tim has really locked the door
as he has claimed.
6. I doubt (that, whether) Larios will last the whole twelve
rounds against Pacquiao.
7. You have (doubtless, doubtlessly) seen the speed,
power, and stamina of Pacquiao.
8. As soon as they got to the resort, the shrieking kids
(dived, dove) into the swimming pool.
9. The patient showed a (dramatic, drastic) improvement
in his vital signs.
10. Put the laundry in the (drier, dryer), will you?
11. Don't (dribble, drivel) the ball too much. Pass it.
12. I won't put up with your (dribble, drivel); shut up or
I'll make you shut up.
13. Instead of the largesse that the politician promised,
all that the people got was aid in (dribs and drabs,
drips and drabs).
14. At the height of the SARS scare, (duck, duct) tapes
sold like hotcake.
15. Each of the students (has, have) to memorize a
passage from the book.
16. May peace reign on (earth, Earth). (non-fiction)
17. Improperly discarded refrigerators harm the (ecology,
environment).
18. The students proposed to their teacher an (economical,
economic) plan to see the world.
19. The (economic, economical) effect on the world of
recent banking lending malpractices in China is yet to
be known.
20. Which sentence is correct?
a) His father either wanted to climb Mt. Everest or K2.
b) His father wanted to climb either Mt. Everest or K2.

Thyme

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.
1. (The continual, contunuous) static on the radio made
contacting the Mt. Everest team impossible.
2. The continual, continuous) ringing of the telephone
could be heard at the garden.
3. The (cut-and-dried, cut and dry) plan was received by
the crew with much trepidation.
4. The news that not all of the American B-17s have been
accounted for (damped, dampened) the initial euphoria
over the success of the operation.
5. Which is the better sentence?
a) Roasting over a slow fire, Tim smelled the Twin Rivers
salmon.
b) Tim smelled the Twin Rivers salmon roasting over a
slow fire.
6. In a feat reminiscent of the (daring-do, derring-do) of
their WWII predecessors, a team of 101st Airborne
Screaming Eagles overran an Iraqi missile emplacement
in the opening phase of Desert Storm.
7. The attack (annihilated, decimated) the Huns; not one
of them was alive when the smoke of battle cleared.
8. Her Tommy Hilfiger perfume (defused, diffused)
throughout the room, causing everyone to turn around
to see who wears the perfume.
9. Police negotiators are skilled at (defusing, diffusing)
tense situations especially ones involving hostages.
10. (Denied, denied of) sleep and sensation, the suspect
caved in and told the polce everything he knows.
11. (Deprived, deprived of) sleep and sensation, the suspect
caved in and toldf the police everything he knows.
12. It (depends, depends on) who has the stronger card.
13. The con man got his just (deserts, desserts).
14. Once in a while we read in the papers about a social
(deviant, deviate) whose behavior upsets people.
15. The fugitive (deviced, devised) a plan to lose his
pursuers.
16. Management will (dialogue, have a dialogue) with
the employees on the matter of vacation leaves.
17. The family found itself in (dire straights, dire straits)
after the head of the family died.
18. The hostess (discreetly, discretely) seated the two
warring patriarchs far from each other.
19. The camp director divided the group into two (discrete,
discreet) groups: smokers and non-smokers.

Appaloosa

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.
1. Stay with suspect car black Mustang NJB 920
(heading northbound, northbound) to Bicutan exit.
2. The incumbent candidate is (heavily, heartily) admired
in his city. There is no way you can beat him.
3. A lot of people would like to (help the problem of,
help solve the problem of) poverty; only, they don't
know how.
4. The main female character in a narrative is the
(heroin, heroine).
5. The leading character in modern literature and film is
the (hero, protagonist).
6. (Her and me, She and I) are working together on a
song composition.
7. (He and she, Him and her) won the lottery and PCSO
mailed the check to (he and she, him and her).
8. Followers of Hinduism are called (Hindus, Hindi).
9. (Hindu, Hindi) is a language.
10. Her father used to be a ( hippie, hippy) in the sixties.
11. Her mother is (hippie, hippy), measuring fifty inches
around the hips.
12. The June 12 declaration of independence by
Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite is a (historic, historical)
event in the history of the country.
13. The Huluga caves in Cagayan de Oro has a (historic,
historical) value of interest to anthropologists and
historians.
14. The whereabouts of the pirates' (hoard, horde)
remains unknown.
15. The war games revolve around the scenario of a
(hoard, horde) of Chinese soldiers barrelling down the
38th Parallel.barrel
16. It's amazing how the speaker has managed to (hold
her peace, hold her piece) in the face of the heckling
of the audience.
17. The committee told me you have something to say;
(say our peace, say your piece) and leave.
18. I wonder (if, whether) you would be willing to play
the role of Judas in the Lenten activity.
19. If I (was, were) the owner of Rustan's, I will give you
everything you can put into your cart in one minute.
20. That's one (ignorant, stupid) suggestion.

Toto Arlene's fly-by

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
correct answer.
1. The nightly raids are intended to (flash, flush) out
criminal elements among the rsidents of Isla Putting Bato.
2. He needs more time to (flash out, flesh out) the ideas
originally expounded by Michaelangelo.
3. Her (flier, flyer) husband runs a flying school.
4. The little boat started to fill with water and (flounder,
founder).
5. (Floundering, Foundering) Nissan received a
timely shot in the arm when cost-cutter Ghosn became
CEO.
6. Which is correct?
a) In a fluke win, Italy edged Germany to win the World
Cup.
b) In a fluke loss, Germany bowed to Italy.
7. The applicant had to make countless (follow up,
follow-up) visits before finally getting his apllication
approved.
8. Applicants can (followup, follow up) with our office
only during (follow up, follow-up) hours.
9. My car's (for sale, on sale); after I've sold it, I'm going
to buy a new one.
10. Certain items have been marked down and are
(for sale, on sale).
11. Across the (forbidding, foreboding) desert the party
walked, until they reached a bedouin camp.
12. The erstwhile clar skies turned a (foreboding,
forbiding) gray, causing Control to postpone launch
the next day.
13. Evidence of (forceful, forcible) entry was everywhere:
a bent barrel bolt, and broken window glass.
14. Hitler was a (forceful, forcible) speaker who knew
how to whip up his audience into a frenzy.
15. Nicole decided to (forgo, forego) her teramisu in favor
of a chocolate mousse.
16. It's now a (foregone, forgone) conclusion; regardless
of whether he fights or declines, he is USD5 million
richer.
17.She went to see him knowing (full well, fully well) that
this is forbidden.
18. (With regard, With regards) to the tail, I don't know if
the FAA investigators will still be interested in
examining it.

Fetuccine Al Cartoccio

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correct answer.
1. He is (envious, jealous) of his girlfriend's fondness
for their gym instructorl.
2. He is (envious, jealous) of his girlfriend's charisma
and popularity.
3. Amy Vanderbilt is the (epitome, epitomy) of good
etiquette.
4. Trading on the floor reached its (epitome, peak) just
before closing time.
5. In an executive order that looks like it was penned
by Siopaoman, Lastik Man, Juan Tamad, (et al., et. al. )
than by the Justice secretary, the president ordered
the warrantless arrest and indefinite detention of
protesters.
6. (Ever so often, Every so often) the guard would check
the perimeter fence for breaches.
7. (Ever since, Every since) the couple won the British
lotto, they have stopped their weekly visits to the
church to pray.
8. I take shower (every day, everyday).
9. He noticed that people would start melting away
(every time, everytime) he approaches.
10. Running the red light twice is evidence (of, to) Tom's
inability to follow simple rules.
11. She vowed to (exact, extract) revenge from the
people who murdered her entire family.
12. She (farther, further) stated that one of the two men
who abducted her diplomat father speaks Swahili.
13. (Farther, Further) down the road is a fork; take the
one to your left.
14. The RAF delivered the (fatal, fateful) blow to the
German war-making capacity, delivering bombs
right at the heart of industrial Germany.
15. On that (fatal, fateful) day, the entire nation village
up to thank their American liberators.
16. (Fearful, Fearsome) that the sentries would hear him,
the escapee decided for the sentries to fall asleep
before making his escape.
17. With a (fearful, fearsome) banshee scream- its
signature sound when executing a dive- the Stuka
started its strafing run, both machine guns firing.
18. Her (fiance, fiancee) is her former masseur.
19. James Bond fits every one's idea of a spy, and
Pierce Brosnan (fills, fits) the bill well.