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

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1.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “Yesterday he ___ his arm playing football.”

  1. Abroken
  2. Bbreaks
  3. Cbroke
  4. Dbreaked
2.Easy

Which word in this sentence is an adjective? “The busy clinic hired new nurses.”

  1. Ahired
  2. Bbusy
  3. Cclinic
  4. Dnurses
3.Easy

Choose the correct word: “The shoes are too ___; they keep falling off.”

  1. Aloss
  2. Blost
  3. Cloose
  4. Dlose
4.Medium

Choose the correct word: “The patient’s temperature ___ overnight.”

  1. Araised
  2. Brised
  3. Crose
  4. Drisen
5.Medium

Choose the correct verb in American English: “The committee ___ once a month.”

  1. Ameet
  2. Bmeets
  3. Chave met
  4. Dare meeting
6.Medium

Choose the correct form: “You are ___ to wear gloves in this area.”

  1. Asupposes
  2. Bsupposed
  3. Csupposing
  4. Dsuppose
7.Hard

Which choice is the best transition? “The treatment was effective. ___, it had several side effects.”

  1. ATherefore
  2. BHowever
  3. CSimilarly
  4. DFor example
8.Hard

Which sentence avoids an unnecessary shift in person?

  1. AWhen students study early, you remember more.
  2. BWhen one studies early, they remembers more.
  3. CWhen students study early, they remember more.
  4. DWhen a student studies early, you remember more.

Answer key

  1. 1. C · broke
  2. 2. B · busy
  3. 3. C · loose
  4. 4. C · rose
  5. 5. B · meets
  6. 6. B · supposed
  7. 7. B · However
  8. 8. C · When students study early, they remember more.

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