Resources for Teachers and Students
Click on the correct answer in the quiz below.
Then see if you can find the word in your newspaper -- the print edition, the website or the digital edition and copy the sentence for context. NOTE: High School words are much harder to find!
1. The art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.
2. Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth:
3. The predominant influence, as of a state, region, or group, over another or others.
4. To separate or get rid of (an undesirable part); eliminate.
5. To bring under control; conquer.
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