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

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1.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “The boy ___ to the door when the bell rang.”

  1. Aruns
  2. Brun
  3. Crunned
  4. Dran
2.Easy

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

  1. Abroke
  2. Bbroken
  3. Cbreaked
  4. Dbreaks
3.Easy

Choose the correct past tense: “The pond ___ overnight.”

  1. Afrozen
  2. Bfreezed
  3. Cfroze
  4. Dfreezes
4.Medium

Which sentence uses a comma correctly between adjectives?

  1. AIt was a, long tiring shift.
  2. BIt was a long tiring, shift.
  3. CIt was a long, tiring, shift.
  4. DIt was a long, tiring shift.
5.Medium

Choose the correct pronoun: “___ students need more study time.”

  1. AOurselves
  2. BUs
  3. CWe
  4. DOur’s
6.Medium

Which phrase uses a hyphen correctly in a compound adjective with a number?

  1. Aa three days-course
  2. Ba three-day course
  3. Ca three-days course
  4. Da three day-course
7.Hard

Which choice is the best transition? “The patient missed several doses. ___, the infection returned.”

  1. AFor instance
  2. BNevertheless
  3. CIn contrast
  4. DAs a result
8.Hard

Which sentence contains an error in subject–verb agreement?

  1. AEach photo in the album is poor.
  2. BThe album of photos is poor.
  3. CThe quality of the photos are poor.
  4. DThe photos in the album are poor.

Answer key

  1. 1. D · ran
  2. 2. A · broke
  3. 3. C · froze
  4. 4. D · It was a long, tiring shift.
  5. 5. C · We
  6. 6. B · a three-day course
  7. 7. D · As a result
  8. 8. C · The quality of the photos are poor.

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