English grammar & language usage (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which spelling is correct for the word that means “the start”?

  1. Abeginning
  2. Bbeginnig
  3. Cbeggining
  4. Dbegining
2.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “She ___ a list of questions for the doctor.”

  1. Amakes
  2. Bmaked
  3. Cmade
  4. Dmaded
3.Easy

Choose the correct verb: “Each of the students ___ a locker.”

  1. Ahas
  2. Bwere having
  3. Chave
  4. Dare having
4.Medium

Which is the correct plural of “mother-in-law”?

  1. Amother-in-laws
  2. Bmother’s-in-law
  3. Cmothers-in-law
  4. Dmothers-in-laws
5.Medium

Choose the correct word: “The results were ___ than we hoped.”

  1. Amore good
  2. Bbetter
  3. Cgooder
  4. Dbest
6.Medium

What kind of sentence is this? “When the alarm rang, everyone left the building.”

  1. ARun-on
  2. BSimple
  3. CComplex
  4. DCompound
7.Hard

In very formal writing, which sentence uses the correct pronoun after the verb “be”?

  1. AIt was herself who called the ambulance.
  2. BIt was her who called the ambulance.
  3. CIt was hers who called the ambulance.
  4. DIt was she who called the ambulance.
8.Hard

Choose the correct verb: “Had I known about the delay, I ___ earlier.”

  1. Awill leave
  2. Bhad left
  3. Cwould leave
  4. Dwould have left

Answer key

  1. 1. A · beginning
  2. 2. C · made
  3. 3. A · has
  4. 4. C · mothers-in-law
  5. 5. B · better
  6. 6. C · Complex
  7. 7. D · It was she who called the ambulance.
  8. 8. D · would have left

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