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Desert / Dessert - Exercise 1

Choose the correct word in each sentence below.  When you have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1.   Karen said that her chocolate (desert  dessert ) was delicious.

2.  The world's largest hot ( desert   dessert ) is the Sahara. 

3.  A ( desert's  dessert's ) low humidity causes its extreme temperatures.

4.  Ryan ( deserted  desserted ) his friends at the party to give Candy a ride home. 

5.  The doctor recommended that I cut alcohol and ( desert dessert ) from my diet to help me lose weight. 

6.  Last enforced in 1945, the maximum U.S. penalty for ( desertion
   dessertion ) in wartime is death.

7.  That restaurant is expensive, but its pastry chef makes incredible ( deserts  desserts ).

8.  Some animals that have adapted to live in a ( desert   dessert ) climate are jack rabbits, kangaroo rats, and coyotes.

9.  When she needed it most, Alice's keen sense of direction (deserted
  desserted) her.

10.  Indiana Jones found the Arc of the Covenant in the Egyptian ( desert
   dessert).

11.  Mary was forced to ( desert  dessert ) some of her favorite furniture during the hurried move to New York.  
 
12.  After dinner, Tony and Rose shared a Mediterranean sunset and a homemade Greek (desert  dessert ).