Pretest #6 --  As always, look for extra credit mistakes to find and fix.

1. Tom and Becky got lost in the ___ passageways.  a) subteranein  b) subterranean  c) subteranean  d) subterraneen  e) NOTA
2. She takes classes at the art _____.  a) instatute  b) intitute  c) instetute  d) innstitute  e) NOTA
3. A marble ___ of a lion is at the entrance.  a) statchue  b) statu  c) statchu  d) statue  e) NOTA
4. Start the ____ for the slide show.  a) prajector  b) projecter  c) projector  d) prajecter  e) NOTA
5. Whether you go to the amusement park or not is ____ on your behavior. a) dapendent  b) dependant  c) dapendant  d) dependent  e) NOTA
6. Mr. Morton is the subject of the sentence, and what the ____ says, he does. a) predacate  b) predicate  c) pradacate  d) preducate  e) NOTA
7. Getting lost is a serious ____. a) pradicement  b) predicement  c) predicament  d) pradicament  e) NOTA
8. The fallen tree was an ___ in the road.  a) obsticle  b) obstacal  c) obstical  d) obstacle  e) NOTA
9. Tom and Huck believed in many silly ____. a) superstitchions  b) superstitions  c) superstations  d) super-stitions  e) NOTA
10. Traditionally, the ___ of the senior class is the person who has the highest 4-year GPA. a) valadictorian  b) valedictorian  c) valudicterian  d) valudictorian  e) NOTA
11. The weather ___ calls for warmer weather this week. a) prediction  b) pradiction  c) prodiction  d) pridiction  e) NOTA
12. The grand jury handed down an ___ of murder in the first degree. a) inditement  b) indictment  c) indightment  d) indictement  e) NOTA
13. What ___ made you change your mind?  a) circumestances  b) circumstanses  c) circumstances  d) ciramstances  e) NOTA
14. He had memerized every _____ of the poem. a) stansa  b) stanzah  c) stansah  d) stanza  e) NOTA
15. Homer's famous "d'oh" is an example of an ______.  a) intrajection  b) interjection  c) interjectsion  d) interjeaction  e) NOTA
16. He was a very ___ man; he gave millions each year to charity. a) benavolent  b) benevelent  c) benevolent  d) benevolant  e) NOTA
17. More than one _________ can modify a noun.  a) ajective  b) adjectiv  c) adjactive  d) aidjective  e) NOTA
18. It would be _________ for you to study before the test. a) benafitial  b) benefitial  c) benaficial  d) beneficial  e) NOTA
19. What _______ will I recieve for this job?  a) compensation  b) conpensation  c) copensation  d) compensashion  e) NOTA
20. Please don't _______ me. I know what I'm talking about.  a) contredict  b) contradict  c) contradicte  d) contradicte  e) NOTA
21. Check the meaning of the word in the ________. a) dictsionary  b) dictionery  c) dictionary  d) dictionarie  e) NOTA
22. Most of the laws in this country are based on the _______.  a) Constatution  b) Constetution  c) Constitution  d) Constitition  e) NOTA
23. Is he ________ enough to take care of a dog?  a) dapendable  b) dependible  c) dapendible  d) dependable  e) NOTA
24. The ________ traveled at 300 miles per hour.  a) projectile  b) prajectile  c) projectial  d) prejectile  e) NOTA
25. At Laguna, they call ______ teachers guest teachers.  a) substatute  b) substetute  c) substitute  d) subestitute  e) NOTA