The jaw was retracted and the skin of the upper ___ was cut at the midline. (palette or palate)

Cereal or Serial - "Here's what we do. We leave the car here, we take the plates off, we scratch the _____ number off the engine block, and we walk away." (Kramer in Seinfeld)

The school is based on the fundamental ___ that each child should develop its full potential. (principle or principal)

Fair or Fare - The driver teased the poor child who had forgotten her bus _____.

Our ___ and coastal waterways are the busiest in the world particularly with oil tankers. (straits or straights)

Collaborate or Corroborate - The prosecutor closed the case, admitting that he was unable to find witnesses to _____ the allegations made against Mr. Soprano.

Forth or Fourth - "A reformer is one who sets _____ cheerfully toward sure defeat." (Lydia M. Child)

Affect or Effect - "Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will _____ us." (Stephen R. Covey)

Hardy or Hearty - "_____ laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors." (Norman Cousins)

Climactic or Climatic - The new music director favors full-bodied, robust sound, which can build to daring decibel levels in _____ moments.

Chord or Cord - The governor touched a responsive _____ with voters of both parties, especially with her promise to veto any budget plan that included an increase in taxes.

She sat down and ___ to tell me about her skiing holiday. (precede, proceed)