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

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1.Easy

Which is the correct contraction of “I am”?

  1. AI’am
  2. BIm’
  3. CI’m
  4. DIam
2.Easy

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

  1. Aslept
  2. Bsleept
  3. Csleeped
  4. Dsleeps
3.Easy

Choose the correct word: “The new medicine had a strong ___ on her symptoms.”

  1. Aaffects
  2. Beffects
  3. Caffect
  4. Deffect
4.Medium

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

  1. Asuppose
  2. Bsupposes
  3. Csupposing
  4. Dsupposed
5.Medium

Choose the correct word: “In your paper, you must ___ your sources.”

  1. Asight
  2. Bsite
  3. Csighted
  4. Dcite
6.Medium

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

  1. Aevery one’s’ opinion
  2. Beveryones opinion
  3. Ceveryones’ opinion
  4. Deveryone’s opinion
7.Hard

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

  1. ANeither of the reports are complete.
  2. BNeither of the report is complete.
  3. CNeither of the reports is complete.
  4. DNeither of the reports were complete.
8.Hard

Choose the correct verb for formal writing: “He talks as if he ___ the boss.”

  1. Abeen
  2. Bbe
  3. Cbeing
  4. Dwere

Answer key

  1. 1. C · I’m
  2. 2. A · slept
  3. 3. D · effect
  4. 4. D · supposed
  5. 5. D · cite
  6. 6. D · everyone’s opinion
  7. 7. C · Neither of the reports is complete.
  8. 8. D · were

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