Word choice 01 answers

1. She has ___________ books than he does.

• fewer
  Use fewer with countable items; use less with amounts or things not countable.
  

2. Mary works _________ with John.

• well
  'Good' is an adjective and 'well' is an adverb except when referring to health.
  

3. Jason named his pet __________ Mary Ann.

• peahen
  Peacocks are male; peahens are female and peafowl are both.
  

4. Greg doesn't practice _______ he should.

• as
  'As' is used to introduce clauses; like is a preposition and requires an object.
  

5. General Hartley ordered his men to fire the ______ .

• cannon
  A 'cannon' is a weapon; a canon is a law or rule.
  

6. The boy was able to ________ the kidnapper.

• elude
  Elude, which means to escape from, is the correct choice. Allude means to refer to or mention.
  
  

7. "_________ there?" the child asked.

• Who's
  Who's is the contraction of who is, therefore it is the correct choice. Whose is the possessive form of who.
  

8. The ___________ goal is to establish open lines of communication.

• principal
  A basic rule or guiding truth is a principle. The dominant or primary thing is principal, as in the above example. Principle is a noun, while principal may be an adjective or a noun.
  

9. "___________ the thought that counts," she said.

• It's
  It's is the contraction of it is and is the correct choice in this example. Its is the possessive form of the word it.
  

10, The politician distributed _______ to shoppers.

• fliers
  Flier is the preferred term for both an aviator and a handbill.
  

11. Julia Child, noted __________, will be airing a new show in April.

• gourmet
  Gourmet - judge of fine food
  Gourmand - a glutton
  

12. The rain showers will continue to ____ through the weekend.

• pour
  pour - to flow in a continuous stream
  pore - to gaze intently
  

13. The FCC is currently deciding whether a record industry _______ is needed.

• censor
  censor-to prohibit, restrict; (N) prohibitor
  censer-an incense burner container
  

14. The committee is debating whether to spend the money ________ putting it in another fund.

• versus
  Versus means to go against or abberate; verses are lines of poetry.
  

15. The inspector promised to keep him ______________ of the situation.

• apprised
  Apprise means to inform; appraise means to give place a value on something.