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

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1.Easy

Which is the correct plural of “key”?

  1. Akeyes
  2. Bkeies
  3. Ckeys
  4. Dkies
2.Easy

Which word in this sentence is a conjunction? “I wanted to go, but it was raining.”

  1. Abut
  2. Braining
  3. Cwanted
  4. Dit
3.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “She ___ to work in the snow.”

  1. Adrove
  2. Bdrives
  3. Cdrived
  4. Ddriven
4.Medium

Choose the correct word: “Please ___ down on the bed for a few minutes.”

  1. Alain
  2. Blaid
  3. Clay
  4. Dlie
5.Medium

Which phrase uses a hyphen correctly with a prefix?

  1. Amidd-July
  2. BmidJuly
  3. Cmid July
  4. Dmid-July
6.Medium

Choose the correct pronoun: “Who wants to go first? ___ do!”

  1. AI
  2. BMyself
  3. CMine
  4. DMe
7.Hard

Which word in this sentence is capitalised incorrectly? “Last Summer my aunt studied Spanish at a college in Texas.”

  1. ASummer
  2. BTexas
  3. CSpanish
  4. DLast
8.Hard

Which sentence uses the passive voice in the present progressive tense?

  1. AThe nurses are moving the patient to a private room.
  2. BThe patient is moving to a private room.
  3. CThe patient is being moved to a private room.
  4. DThe patient has been moved to a private room.

Answer key

  1. 1. C · keys
  2. 2. A · but
  3. 3. A · drove
  4. 4. D · lie
  5. 5. D · mid-July
  6. 6. A · I
  7. 7. A · Summer
  8. 8. C · The patient is being moved to a private room.

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