Mixed Pairs Quiz #5+6

“(Quit, Quiet) it!” yelled the sub to the students playing hackysack in the corner, ignoring the sub and wishing it were summertime and they were on the beach.

Which two words mean the same? annual, biannual, semiannual, biennial, perennial

I watched as John (threw, through) my finch food (threw, through) the air, cackling dementedly as he did it, with no regard for the welfare of the birds.

Mr. Brossiet couldn’t (quiet, quite) believe it when his students embraced his hall pass, clutching it to their chests, talking to it on the way to their destinations, wishing they could own it.

If David and Aaron came to class on time every day, I would feel (faint, feint), knowing of the sacrifice these two young men made to show up and learn, feeling the great pain it took to get themselves out of bed and into a educational environment...it makes me tear up just thinking about it.

Which means “to happen every two years”? biannual or biennial

If it happens twice a year, it’s (biannual, biennial).

The father’s (adversion, aversion) to rock music prompted him to destroy the stereo, smashing it repeatedly with a hammer, muttering to himself the whole time.

Matt, a wise and wonderful student, had an interesting (sent, scent) when dressed as Minnie Mouse on those hot, summer days.

Courtney loves the once a year sale, the (annual, semiannual) sale at Macys, a store where she could spend all her money, laughing as she did so.

Which usually introduces a clause and is a conjunction? as or like

Which means “to have a dislike for something”: averse or adverse

Tammy, with the haircut of my dreams, looked (as, like) a princess.

Mr. Bosch can see (threw, through) feeble excuses to miss serving a seventh hour, so you might as well serve them instead of trying to wiggle your way out, only to get in deeper.

Which is a noun that means “a move or activity which is pretended or false”? faint, feign, feint

I, wishing Brady would (quit, quite) scaring me, hid behind my desk.

Which are the kind of flowers that come up year after year without replanting? annuals, perennials

Many students know how to (feign, feint) ill on a weekday morning, knowing that the day of education that awaited them would not improve their spirits nor their teacher’s spirit.

When should you use “alright”?

Sara can always be counted on to give her two (cents, scents, sents), not that she always feels the need to talk but only when it involves the need for a woman’s point of view.