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

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1.Easy

Which is the correct plural of “tooth”?

  1. Atoothes
  2. Bteeth
  3. Cteeths
  4. Dtooths
2.Easy

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

  1. Awanted
  2. Bbut
  3. Cit
  4. Draining
3.Easy

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

  1. Asleeped
  2. Bslept
  3. Csleept
  4. Dsleeps
4.Medium

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

  1. ACompound
  2. BRun-on
  3. CComplex
  4. DSimple
5.Medium

Which sentence punctuates the contrasting phrase correctly?

  1. AThe meeting is on Tuesday, not Wednesday.
  2. BThe meeting is, on Tuesday not Wednesday.
  3. CThe meeting, is on Tuesday not Wednesday.
  4. DThe meeting is on Tuesday not, Wednesday.
6.Medium

Choose the correct word: “The patient was ___ hungry that she ate two meals.”

  1. Atoo
  2. Bvery
  3. Cso
  4. Dsuch
7.Hard

In a quotation, what are square brackets [ ] used for?

  1. ATo show words the writer added or changed in the quote
  2. BTo mark the name of the speaker
  3. CTo show that the quote is a question
  4. DTo show words that were left out of the quote
8.Hard

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

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

Answer key

  1. 1. B · teeth
  2. 2. B · but
  3. 3. B · slept
  4. 4. C · Complex
  5. 5. A · The meeting is on Tuesday, not Wednesday.
  6. 6. C · so
  7. 7. A · To show words the writer added or changed in the quote
  8. 8. B · It was she who called the ambulance.

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