Werkblad Engelse grammatica en taalgebruik (toelatingsexamens) met antwoorden

Choose the correct past tense: “I ___ the doctor yesterday.”

1. Aseen
2. Bsees
3. Csaw
4. Dseed

Which word is an abstract noun?

1. Atable
2. Bdoctor
3. Chospital
4. Dcourage

Choose the correct past tense: “The baby ___ through the night.”

1. Asleeped
2. Bsleept
3. Csleeps
4. Dslept

Choose the correct word: “It was ___ a long shift that everyone was exhausted.”

1. Aso
2. Btoo
3. Cvery
4. Dsuch

Which phrase uses a hyphen correctly in a compound adjective with a number?

1. Aa three days-course
2. Ba three-days course
3. Ca three-day course
4. Da three day-course

Which sentence is the clearest and most concise?

1. AThe meeting is going to be starting at the time of noon.
2. BThe starting time of the meeting is at about noon exactly.
3. CAt noon is the time when the meeting will be starting off.
4. DThe meeting starts at noon.

Which sentence correctly describes an unreal past condition with a result in the present (a mixed conditional)?

1. AIf she had taken the medication, she would feel better now.
2. BIf she has taken the medication, she would feel better now.
3. CIf she took the medication, she would have felt better now.
4. DIf she would have taken the medication, she would feel better now.

Which revision fixes the dangling modifier? “To pass the exam, studying every day is necessary.”

1. ATo pass the exam, every day studying is necessary.
2. BStudying every day, the exam is passed.
3. CTo pass the exam, you need to study every day.
4. DTo pass the exam, studying daily is necessary.