[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The whistle was blown over and over again but the man in the lake could only hear the splatter of the water because the

[A]: splatter is closer.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

For her friend's birthday, Janel was deciding between knitting her a sweater or buying her a nice watch. She chose the

[A]: watch because it was more expensive.

[Q]: How does the sentence end?

I'd definitely rather get poked in the bellybutton than the eye since the

[A]:
bellybutton is less sensitive.