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

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1.Easy

Which word is a synonym of “begin”?

  1. Astart
  2. Bpause
  3. Cfinish
  4. Ddelay
2.Easy

Which word in this sentence needs a capital letter? “My friend and i passed the exam.”

  1. Aexam
  2. Bpassed
  3. Cfriend
  4. Di
3.Easy

Which word in this sentence should be capitalised? “My family moved here from canada.”

  1. Ahere
  2. Bcanada
  3. Cmoved
  4. Dfamily
4.Medium

Which sentence formats the book title correctly?

  1. AShe read “To Kill a Mockingbird” last summer.
  2. BShe read (To Kill a Mockingbird) last summer.
  3. CShe read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.
  4. DShe read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.
5.Medium

Which sentence refers correctly to the whole Jones family?

  1. AThe Joneses are coming to dinner.
  2. BThe Jones’s are coming to dinner.
  3. CThe Joneses’ are coming to dinner.
  4. DThe Jone’s are coming to dinner.
6.Medium

Which sentence punctuates the city and state correctly?

  1. AShe moved to Dallas, Texas last year.
  2. BShe moved to, Dallas Texas last year.
  3. CShe moved to Dallas, Texas, last year.
  4. DShe moved to Dallas Texas, last year.
7.Hard

Which choice correctly completes the sentence? “The results, along with the report, ___ ready.”

  1. Awas
  2. Bare
  3. Cis
  4. Dhas been
8.Hard

What is the function of the underlined word? “Her mother is a surgeon.”

  1. AAppositive
  2. BIndirect object
  3. CDirect object
  4. DPredicate noun (subject complement)

Answer key

  1. 1. A · start
  2. 2. D · i
  3. 3. B · canada
  4. 4. C · She read To Kill a Mockingbird last summer.
  5. 5. A · The Joneses are coming to dinner.
  6. 6. C · She moved to Dallas, Texas, last year.
  7. 7. B · are
  8. 8. D · Predicate noun (subject complement)

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