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Some common words containing 'ces' include Daces, Faces, Facesaving. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Daces Noun Faces Noun (plural of face) / Verb (third person singular of face) Facesaving Adjective (also noun: the act of preserving dignity) Ibices Noun (Plural) Paces Noun / Verb Pacesetter Noun Pacesetters Noun (Plural) Pacesetting Adjective Success Noun

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1. What does 'ibices' mean?

A single ibex More than one ibex A goat's horn A mountain path

2. Which of the following is a common collocation with 'success'?

Success weather Recipe for success Success metal Success speed

3. What is the adjective form of 'success'?

Succeed Successful Successfully Successive

4. In a distance race, a pacesetter's main job is to...

block rivals record splits set an early speed for others carry water bottles

5. How many syllables does 'pacesetting' have?

Two Three Four One

6. Which word is a homophone of the singular 'pace'?

Pack Pass Peace Trace

7. Where does the stress fall in 'ibices'?

On the first syllable On the middle syllable On the last syllable Equally everywhere

8. Which term is track athletes' slang for a hired pacesetter?

engine locomotive caboose rabbit

9. What is the correct plural-related noun for a person who sets the pace?

Pacesetting Pacesetters Paceset Pacing

10. Which register suits 'ibices' best?

Text messages Shopping lists Scholarly or literary prose Weather forecasts

11. Which sentence uses 'daces' correctly?

The daces is swimming. He saw a daces. Many daces darted through the shallows. A daces live in the river.

12. How many syllables does 'pacesetter' have?

One Two Three Four

13. How is 'ibices' pronounced?

EYE-beks eye-BIK-siz eye-BIH-seez ih-BID-ih-dee

14. What part of speech is the word 'success'?

Verb Adjective Noun Adverb

15. Which word is a related noun form meaning 'a designated pace-setter'?

Pacer Trotter Trendsetter Trailblazer

16. A company described as an industry pacesetter is...

failing a leader others measure themselves against brand new a government agency

17. In the sentence 'She paces the waiting room,' the word 'paces' is...

A verb showing her action A plural noun An adjective A preposition

18. Which is the correct spelling of the plural of 'face'?

Faceses Faces Facs Face's

19. In business award names, the word Pacesetter is usually...

italicized lowercase hyphenated capitalized

20. What is the difference between 'success' and 'succeed'?

They mean the same thing. Success is a noun; succeed is a verb. Success is a verb; succeed is a noun. Success is for things; succeed is for people.

21. Where does the phrase 'set the pace' come from?

Factory timekeeping Horse and foot racing Military drills Music notation

22. Which sentence uses the word correctly?

She is a pacesetting of the team. The more pacesetting firm won. A pacesetting company beat forecasts. He runs pacesettingly fast.

23. Which sentence misuses 'ibices'?

The ibices climbed at dawn. We counted two ibices. An ibices crossed the trail. The ibices' range is vast.

24. How many syllables does 'faces' have?

One Two Three Four

25. In 'Familiar faces filled the hall,' the word 'faces' is:

A plural noun A verb An adverb A conjunction

26. Pacesetter combines pace with which word?

setter setting set settle

27. What does 'pacesetting' most basically mean?

Measuring distances Walking slowly Setting the speed or standard others follow Recording lap times only

28. What is the singular form of 'daces'?

Dacies Dacis Dace Dacy

29. Which word is an antonym for 'success'?

Achievement Triumph Failure Prosperity

30. Why do editors warn against overusing 'pacesetting'?

It is too long for headlines It loses force when attached to ordinary performance It is a trademark It confuses spellcheck

31. Which word means 'stages of the moon' and is often confused with 'faces'?

Phases Fazes Fays Paces

32. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

An ibices appeared. The ibices was climbing. The ibices were grazing. One ibices watched.

33. In horse racing, the pacesetter is the horse that...

finishes last carries the most weight leads the early fractions runs only in relays

34. Which word is closest in meaning to 'pacesetter'?

Follower Pacemaker Straggler dawdler

35. How many faces does a cube have?

Four Five Six Eight

36. What part of speech is the word 'daces'?

Verb Noun Adjective Adverb

37. What does 'pacesetter' mean?

One who follows One who sets the pace One who stops a race One who wins a race

38. Pacesetter and trendsetter differ because a trendsetter shapes...

records rules prices taste and style

39. Which word is often confused with 'pacesetter'?

Trendsetter Policymaker Shoemaker Lawmaker

40. Which is a common spelling mistake for 'daces'?

Daises Dayces Dace's (with apostrophe) All of the above

41. How many syllables does 'daces' have?

One Two Three Four

42. Is 'ibices' related to the citation word 'ibid'?

Yes, directly Yes, through Latin 'ibidem' Only in meaning No, the resemblance is coincidence

43. Where do daces live?

In the ocean In freshwater rivers and streams In deserts In underground caves

44. How is the word 'success' pronounced in American English?

SUK-ses (stress first syllable) suk-SES (stress second syllable) suh-CHES soo-SES

45. In Goleman's leadership research, the pacesetting style is known for what trade-off?

Strong short-term results but possible team burnout Slow decisions but high morale Low standards but great creativity No results but happy teams

46. Which subject correctly pairs with the verb 'faces'?

They The players She The students

47. Which sentence uses 'paces' as a noun?

He paces the floor at night. The guard walks ten paces and turns. She paces herself during exams. The horse paces smoothly.

48. How do you pronounce 'daces'?

DAH-siz DAY-siz day-SEZ DASS-ez

49. Which word is closest to 'pacesetting' in business writing?

Lagging Trendsetting Industry-leading Sleeping

50. What is the singular of 'ibices'?

Ibexes Ibex Ibexi Ibi