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Founder / Flounder - 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. A hole in the ship's hull caused it to (founder, flounder).

2. Brett is (founder, flounder) of our school's recycling club.

3. The student made (foundering, floundering) arguments throughout the debate.

4. We ate (founder, flounder) for dinner.

5. The kite (foundered, floundered) and then fell from the sky.

6. Before our raft (foundered, floundered), everyone jumped into the lifeboat.

7. Matt (foundered, floundered) around for an explanation.

8. The engine sputtered, and we worried it would (founder, flounder).

9. Ultimately, we will succeed; we will not (founder, flounder).

10. The toddler (foundered, floundered) for a moment but finally tied his own shoelaces.

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Margaret L. Benner
Director, Writing Support Program
English Department
Towson University
benner@towson.edu 

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