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

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Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

1.Easy

Choose the correct word: “Please ___ your name on the form.”

  1. Awright
  2. Bwrite
  3. Cright
  4. Drite
2.Easy

Which spelling is correct for the day after today?

  1. Atommorow
  2. Btomorrow
  3. Ctomorow
  4. Dtommorrow
3.Easy

Choose the correct word: “This gift is ___ you.”

  1. Afor
  2. Bfore
  3. Cfour
  4. Dfur
4.Medium

Choose the correct word: “Of all the students, Kim studies the ___.”

  1. Amost hard
  2. Bhardestly
  3. Chardest
  4. Dharder
5.Medium

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

  1. AAlthough it was late; we kept studying.
  2. BAlthough it was late we, kept studying.
  3. CAlthough it was late, we kept studying.
  4. DAlthough, it was late we kept studying.
6.Medium

Which phrase uses the possessive form of “everyone” correctly?

  1. Aeveryone’s opinion
  2. Bevery one’s’ opinion
  3. Ceveryones opinion
  4. Deveryones’ opinion
7.Hard

What type of clause is underlined? “I will call you when I finish my shift.”

  1. AA prepositional phrase
  2. BA complete sentence on its own
  3. CA dependent (subordinate) clause
  4. DAn independent clause
8.Hard

Choose the correct word for formal writing: “Does the manager object to ___ leaving early?”

  1. Amy
  2. BI
  3. Cmine
  4. Dmyself

Answer key

  1. 1. B · write
  2. 2. B · tomorrow
  3. 3. A · for
  4. 4. C · hardest
  5. 5. C · Although it was late, we kept studying.
  6. 6. A · everyone’s opinion
  7. 7. C · A dependent (subordinate) clause
  8. 8. A · my

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