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

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1.Easy

Choose the correct word: “Her cough is ___ today than it was yesterday.”

  1. Aworst
  2. Bbadder
  3. Cworse
  4. Dmore bad
2.Easy

Which spelling is correct for the word that means “strange”?

  1. Awierd
  2. Bwiered
  3. Cweerd
  4. Dweird
3.Easy

Which spelling is correct for the word that means “not the same”?

  1. Adiferent
  2. Bdiffrent
  3. Cdifferant
  4. Ddifferent
4.Medium

Choose the correct verb: “Mathematics ___ the subject I enjoy most.”

  1. Ahave been
  2. Bare
  3. Cis
  4. Dwere
5.Medium

Which sentence uses a comma correctly with an interjection?

  1. AOh I forgot my, badge.
  2. BOh, I forgot my badge.
  3. COh I forgot, my badge.
  4. DOh I, forgot my badge.
6.Medium

Which sentence punctuates “such as” correctly?

  1. ABring supplies such as: gauze, tape and gloves.
  2. BBring supplies such, as gauze, tape and gloves.
  3. CBring supplies such as, gauze, tape and gloves.
  4. DBring supplies such as gauze, tape and gloves.
7.Hard

Choose the correct word: “The surgeon with ___ I spoke was very kind.”

  1. Awhom
  2. Bwho
  3. Cwhich
  4. Dwhose
8.Hard

What is the function of the underlined phrase? “Exhausted after the long shift, the nurse fell asleep.”

  1. AAn infinitive phrase showing purpose
  2. BAn independent clause
  3. CA gerund phrase used as the subject
  4. DA participial phrase describing “the nurse”

Answer key

  1. 1. C · worse
  2. 2. D · weird
  3. 3. D · different
  4. 4. C · is
  5. 5. B · Oh, I forgot my badge.
  6. 6. D · Bring supplies such as gauze, tape and gloves.
  7. 7. A · whom
  8. 8. D · A participial phrase describing “the nurse”

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