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

Choose the best conjunction: “The medicine tastes bad, ___ it works well.”

1. Anor
2. Bor
3. Cbut
4. Dso

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

1. Anecessary
2. Bneccesary
3. Cneccessary
4. Dnecesary

Choose the correct verb: “She ___ to the gym three times a week.”

1. Agoes
2. Bgo
3. Cgone
4. Dgoing

Choose the correct word: “The thermometer, ___ was new, broke on the first day.”

1. Awho
2. Bwhom
3. Cwhose
4. Dwhich

Which is the correct plural of “crisis”?

1. Acrisi
2. Bcrisises
3. Ccrisis’s
4. Dcrises

Which sentence clearly says that Maya was the one person who passed the test?

1. AMaya passed only the test.
2. BMaya passed the only test.
3. CMaya only passed the test.
4. DOnly Maya passed the test.

Which word best completes the formal email? “I am writing to ___ about the clinical placement schedule.”

1. Ainquire
2. Bcheck out
3. Cask around
4. Dfind out stuff

Which sentence avoids a vague pronoun reference?

1. AIt says on the hospital website that they will change visiting hours.
2. BAt the hospital, they say visiting hours will change.
3. CThey said at the hospital that visiting hours will change.
4. DThe hospital announced that visiting hours will change.