English Grammar and Correct Usage


Instruction: Choose the correct answer for each question.

 

1. Which sentence uses “famish” correctly?

 

1. After the straight exam, I felt too exhausted and famished to eat my

favourite foods.

2. I could eat a horse, I am famish now.

3. I famished my stomach next time you treat me to a meal out.

4. I will bring lots of pizza, that’s a famish.

 

2. Priscila _______ rather not invest her savings in the stock market.

 

1. must

2. has to

3. could

4. would

 

3. Did you have any problem ______ our house?

 

1. search

2. to search

3. searching

4. for searching

 

4. I hope you don’t mind _____ joining you.

 

1. to be

2. I had been

3. that I may

4. my

 

5. Most basketball players are 6 ____ tall or more.

 

1. foot

2. feet

3. foots

4. feets

 

6. These children _____ how to improvise more props for the play.

 

1. knew

2. knows

3. know

4. known

 

7. The company will upgrade ______ computer systems next week.

 

1. there

2. their

3. its

4. it’s

 

8. Clara ___________ three thousand words for her essay.

 

1. have wrote

2. has wrote

3. have written

4. has written

 

9. You have too many _______ but few time to prove you’re right.

 

1. hypothesis

2. hypotheses

3. hyphothesises

4. hypotheses

 

10. Neither Sarah nor Tina _______ the crime yesterday.

 

1. witness

2. witnesses

3. witnessed

4. witnessing

 

11. You do like going to the party alone. _____ you?

 

1. Does

2. Doesn’t

3. Do

4. Don’t

 

12. We had our house _______ in yellow.

 

1. painting

2. painted

3. paint

4. to paint

 

13. He has been exercising but his immune system was steadily _________.

 

1. weak

2. weaken

3. weakened

4. weakening

 

14. I was ______ that the weather would be sunny and we would be able to enjoy

our swimming.

 

1. hopeless

2. hopeful

3. hopelike

4. hopely

 

15. I think it’s not a great idea. I totally ______.

 

1. misagree

2. unagree

3. inagree

4. disagree

 

16. So many ___________ I found in the library, now I’m ready to report.

 

1. information

2. informations

3. infoes

4. infos

 

17. My grandpa always feed his flock of _______ early in the morning.

1. sheeps

2. sheep

3. ships

4. ship

 

18. Happy memories are always remembered, not ________.

 

1. forget

2. forgets

3. forgot

4. forgotten

 

19. Flight Z735 ______ yesterday. 350 passengers died in that accident.

 

1. crush

2. crushed

3. crash

4. crashed

 

20. There is a ________ message when you look closely at her painting.

 

1. hid

2. hide

3. hided

4. hidden



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