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

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Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

1.Easy

Choose the correct preposition: “She was born ___ 1998.”

  1. Aon
  2. Bto
  3. Cat
  4. Din
2.Easy

Which word is a synonym of “begin”?

  1. Afinish
  2. Bpause
  3. Cstart
  4. Ddelay
3.Easy

Which word in this sentence tells how often something happens? “He always takes the bus.”

  1. AHe
  2. Btakes
  3. Calways
  4. Dbus
4.Medium

Choose the correct word: “Last night he ___ awake for hours.”

  1. Alayed
  2. Blied
  3. Clay
  4. Dlaid
5.Medium

Choose the correct word: “We ___ in the front row yesterday.”

  1. Asit
  2. Bset
  3. Csat
  4. Dsitted
6.Medium

Choose the correct word: “She is both smart ___ kind.”

  1. Abut
  2. Bnor
  3. Cand
  4. Dor
7.Hard

Which revision corrects the dangling modifier? “After finishing the exam, the room was quiet.”

  1. AAfter the students finished the exam, the room was quiet.
  2. BAfter finishing the exam, the room became quiet.
  3. CAfter finishing, the exam was quiet in the room.
  4. DThe room was quiet, after finishing the exam.
8.Hard

Which sentence uses “whose” correctly?

  1. AThe student whose going to help is here.
  2. BThe student whose book was lost asked for help.
  3. CWhose the student who lost the book?
  4. DThe student who’s book was lost asked for help.

Answer key

  1. 1. D · in
  2. 2. C · start
  3. 3. C · always
  4. 4. C · lay
  5. 5. C · sat
  6. 6. C · and
  7. 7. A · After the students finished the exam, the room was quiet.
  8. 8. B · The student whose book was lost asked for help.

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