Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
The bus is faster ______ walking.Choices: then / than
- Is the sentence comparing two things, or telling time?
- It compares the bus and walking. Than compares; then tells time.
Answer: The bus is faster than walking.
Example 2
The new schedule will ______ everyone.Choices: effect / affect
- After will comes a verb, an action.
- Affect is the action; effect is the end result.
Answer: The new schedule will affect everyone.
Where this is taught: Grammar: Start Here, Part 4: Words that are often confused
More practice: Quiz 41, Confused words · In your Kaplan book: Unit 1, Chapter 9, Lesson 4, “Homonyms”
The drill
Ten questions
How many:
In each sentence, open the drop-down and choose the words that make the sentence correct, the way the GED test asks. A few questions ask you to tap a whole sentence instead. Then press Check my answers at the bottom.In each sentence, circle the choice in the brackets that makes the sentence correct; where whole sentences are given, circle one. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.