PRE-TEST

Unit# PART A: WORDS OUT OF CONTEXT (See post test)

1

dab   data date Atlanta  
2 whip   valid   vanilla vannil
3 lob   jonquil   lollipop lope
4 dub   public   impulsive implussive
5 when   seldom   expensive  
6 split spelt clinic clense plentiful  
7 gram grame dandruff   electronics elecshus
8 throb throbe static struck skeleton  
9 strict   fragment flagment comprehend  
10 strength   mustang   flamingo flango
11 graph goof attach (wrong accent) mackintosh  

12

chore   northern   assortment  

13

perk pick squirming   suburban subband

14

starch   marksman   carnival  

15

gumption   profession profection benediction pennition

16

boil bowl pointless   tenderloin tenderline

17

Greek   freezer   referee refreeze

18

breath   pleasant   threatening thriting

19

copy cappy dignity dignit directory direction

20

axle   durable durab expendable  

21

gauze guzz naughty natty audible double

22

grain   plaintiff plantift betrayal  

23

scour score dowdy dooday bountiful bontiful

24

moose nose igloo ingloo foolproof  

25

hoax hox poaching punching cockroaches cockroach

26

gem (hard g) logic logs tendency tendennis

27

trapeze
basic
trappiz
passic
pantomime
cider
pantom
kender
imitation
explosive
intrells

28

glare gler garret garnet comparison comparson

29

cease sense greasy   increasing increasant

30

niece
seize
nice
size
diesel
leisure
dissel
lesser
fiendish
deceitful
french
desentful

31

crook crock hoodwink hodwink woolen  

32

racial rakkel unconscious unconsent appreciate apperkent

33

crowbar cowbar landowner lawnouern stowaway  

34

gesture   premature prem’ater expenditure expenditer

35

sheriff   sterilize starlize territory er, as in per

36

pompous pommus obvious obviss spontaneous sponnatanus

37

ache atch echo etcho technical teeksinnal

PRE-TEST

Unit #PART B: WORDS IN CONTEXT (See post test)

1

Did the vandal zap the panda and dab jam on the yak? (as written)

 

Did the vandal zip the banda and dab jam on the yak? (as read by the student)

 

 

2

That thin timid kid is a whiz.

   

That thin tend kid is a whiz.

 

 

3

Can you dissolve fossils in liquid?

 

Can you dissolve frozle in liquid?

 

 

4

The rustic cannibal will summon the goblins to his hut.

 

The rust cannonball was summon the goldem to his hut.

 

 

5

Elvis is an athletic Mexican. (no errors)

 

 

6-8

Clinton went to Congress from Nebraska.

 

Clenton went to Congress from Nenbricks. (wrong accent for Congress)

 

 

9

The unkempt addict is a tenant in the tenement.

 

The unkimpt addict is a tendant in the tenment.

 

 

10

Miss Strong clung to Mr. Whittington as they did the tango.

 

Mrs. Strong clug to Mr. White-ington as they did the tango

 

 

11

Philip and Mack sell radishes and spinach in Phelps.

 

Phellip and Mack sell radishes and speech in Phelps.

 

 

12

Nora is a forlorn orphan.

 

Nara is a forling orphan.

 

 

13

Irving’s current pet went beserk.

 

Irvin’s currents pit went brish.

 

 

14

Arvin bartered garments for parsnips.

 

Arvin barted gunment for persnaps.

 

 

15

There was a collision at the intersection.

 

They was a counsen at the interesting.

 

 

16

Floyd broils sirloin in Detroit.

 

Flord broils sirline in Detro

 

 

17

Peetweets do not wheeze.

 

Beewits do not whiz.

 

 

18

The deaf man was threading the leather straps into his headdress.

 

The deaf man was thirdand the leether sprap into his handdress.

 

 

19

I envy Beverly’s salary.

  

I every Believe’s sallar.

 

 

20

Those durable shingles will not crumble.

 

Whose durable shine-gless will not crumble.

 

 

21

Claude saw a gaunt pauper on a Nassau trawler.

  

Cloud saw the garnt powper on the Nasso trowler.

 

 

22

The painter stained the decayed railing.

 

The panter standed the desalled raining.

 

 

23

The grouchy scout is a scoundrel.

 

The grouch scout is a scoundel.

 

 

24

If Scooter can’t snooze, he gets gloomy and moody.

 

If Scouter can’t snoo, he give gloany and noady.

 

 

25

Would you rather pet a foal or a roach?

 

Would you rather pet a fool or a roach?

 

 

26

Cinnamon and ginger are pungent.

 

Chinnamonna and genner (hard g) are punnen.

 

 

27

That agency will not hesitate to accept your application.

 

That agony will not hesant to accept your appresition.

 

  

 

The obedient athlete kept the secret from the media.

 

The obbedents athlit kept the surret from the madda.

 

 
  Do you like the aroma of clover, cocoa, and artichokes?

 

Do you like the orno of gravel, coke, and artishes?

 

 

 

The flute was ruined by the truant pupil.

 

The flut was runned by the troond prooble.

 

 

28

The missionary sent a parrot to the parish seminary.

 

The missorly sent a paret’ to the presh seminee.

 

 

29

Do not maltreat that diseased, leashed beagle.

 

Do not mawltrel that drestic, leashed beagle.

 

 

30

The priest shrieked as he sized the thief.

 

The prest shook as his sivved and thief.

 

 

31

The backwoodsman dropped his fish-hook in the brook.

 

The backwoodmans dropped his fish-hook in the block.

 

 

32

I have a suspicion your pet is vicious rather than just social.

 

I have a suspection your pet is vection rather than just social.

 

 

 

The patient with the partial plate is superstitious.

 

The patent with the partal plant is supertendence.

 

 

33

The widow owes me for the tow truck.

 

The window other me for a tow truck.

 

 

34

What is the texture of the signature on the sculpture?

 

That is a texture of the center of the crumption?

 

 

35

The heron made an error. It flew onto the terrace where it drank some sherry.

 

The hearun made an errorn. It flew into the terrace there it drank some sherry. (terrace, with a long a sound)

 

 

36

The enormous actor was hilarious and boisterous.

 

The normal actor was heelus the hosterous.

 

37

The mechanics worked on the machinery.

 

The matches makes on the matchin.
  

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