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

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1.Easy

Which word in this sentence is a coordinating conjunction? “She was tired, yet she finished the report.”

  1. Ashe
  2. Bfinished
  3. Ctired
  4. Dyet
2.Easy

Which is the correct plural of “photo”?

  1. Aphotos
  2. Bphotose
  3. Cphotoe
  4. Dphotoes
3.Easy

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

  1. Anecesary
  2. Bnecessary
  3. Cneccessary
  4. Dneccesary
4.Medium

Choose the correct verb: “The list of required vaccines ___ posted on the wall.”

  1. Ais
  2. Bwere
  3. Care
  4. Dhave been
5.Medium

Choose the correct word: “After the fall, the patient was ___ but confused.”

  1. Aconscientious
  2. Bconscious
  3. Cconsensus
  4. Dconscience
6.Medium

Choose the correct pronoun: “The test was harder for my brother than for ___.”

  1. Ame
  2. Bmyself
  3. Cmine
  4. DI
7.Hard

What is the function of the underlined phrase? “The nurse with the blue badge is my cousin.”

  1. AIt is an adverb phrase describing “is”.
  2. BIt is the subject of the sentence.
  3. CIt is the main verb phrase.
  4. DIt is an adjective phrase describing “nurse”.
8.Hard

Which phrase correctly shows that Maria and Juan own one car together?

  1. AMaria’s and Juan’s car
  2. BMaria and Juans’ car
  3. CMaria’s and Juan car
  4. DMaria and Juan’s car

Answer key

  1. 1. D · yet
  2. 2. A · photos
  3. 3. B · necessary
  4. 4. A · is
  5. 5. B · conscious
  6. 6. A · me
  7. 7. D · It is an adjective phrase describing “nurse”.
  8. 8. D · Maria and Juan’s car

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