Write C if the italicized word is used correctly. Write I if the word is used incorrectly.
1.
The little girl loves her cat. She
tolerates it when they are together.
2.
Going away to college is scary, but I have
optimism that I’ll have a good time.
3.
This
migraine is killing me. My head hurts so badly that I can’t think straight.
4.
My bike’s tire is flat again. I guess I’ll have to
impair it.
5.
Her child is
peculiar. He likes to wear his shoes on the wrong feet.
6.
The tree is getting too big for our yard! Ask Jim to cut off some of the
limbs.
7.
I fell off my bike, but I didn’t break any bones.
I just got a slight fracture on my toe.
8.
This bush in my yard comes from another country. It’s
indigenous to my yard.
9.
From the mountain
ridge, you can see the entire city below.
10.
Mike is a very
proficient reader. He finished the entire novel in just an hour.
11.
We were in awe of the professor’s
expertise on the subject.
12.
You should
thrustthe baby when putting him in bed, so he doesn’t wake up.
13.
I will get married to my
spouse one year from today.
14.
Australia has a very long
coastline.
15.
She is on a
quest to find her long lost brother.
16.
If you don’t like your job, you should
devise it.
17.
She will have to get more
altitude if she wants to swim faster.
18.
The workers
implemented a new strategy to be more efficient.
19.
Nothing will
deter me in my hunt for the perfect flower.
20.
Her
insight into our problem really helped us out.