| Sentence | Correction | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The groom was terrified of being left at the alter. | altar | 92%
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| You cannot beg, borrow, or steel respect; it can only be earned. | steal | 75%
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| Uncle Harry, tell us the tale of how you and Ant Bea first met! | Aunt | 71%
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| The prima donna sings well but tends to miss her queues. | cues | 68%
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| I want to travel the entire length and breath of the continent. | breadth | 66%
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| The dragon guarded its treasure horde with both fang and talon. | hoard | 55%
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| If I yolk a horse to an ass, will they pull as a team? | yoke | 54%
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| The drunkard walked a meandering course with a wobbly gate. | gait | 53%
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| My puns are so bad that they do not even illicit groans. | elicit | 52%
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| The joke about senatorial candidates struck a cord with the audience. | chord | 51%
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| Because the defendant is dead, the issue before the jury is mute. | moot | 51%
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| She dozed off after laying down on a chaise longue. | lying | 49%
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| My shoe has chaffed my foot and now I have a giant callus. | chafed | 43%
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| The novel's second edition has a new forward by the author. | foreword | 43%
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| While Santa is doling out rewards, Krampus meets out punishment. | metes | 35%
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| Most imperial colonies have succession movements. | secession | 31%
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| The chainsaw massacre effected a grizzly scene. | grisly | 25%
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| As soon as I was appraised of the situation, I took decisive action. | apprised | 24%
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| Do not trust the coinage; several dice have been stolen from the Mint. | dies | 22%
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| How do you get away with so openly flaunting the rules? | flouting | 19%
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