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Goof-Proof Grammar: Rules 1-15

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When I choose ____ university to attend, my top criterion will be the U.S. ranking of their engineering program!

a)

a

b)

an

2.

Hopefully, the grammar quiz will take you less than ____ hour.

a)

a

b)

an

3.

Rule #1 A/An requires you to consider the beginning ______ of the word following the articles "a" or "an".

a)

letter

b)

sound

c)

vowel

d)

consonant

4.

Matt's science teacher _______ his late homework assignment.

a)

accepted

b)

excepted

5.

My friend, Cassie, always thinks she is an _______ to the rules! She never takes them seriously and always has excuses why she is not following them.

a)

acception

b)

exception

6.

If the entire class does an _______ job on the grammar quiz, we will get cookies!

a)

acceptional

b)

exceptional

7.

Unfortunately, the weather is going to negatively _______ our plans for this weekend.

a)

affect

b)

effect

8.

Thomas commented on the notable _______ lifting weights had on his off-season training.

a)

affects

b)

effects

9.

Greta Thunberg has actively fought to ______ change in the world's approach to climate change.

a)

affect

b)

effect

10.

Daylight _____ my mood! I don't like when it gets dark out so early in the day. It's depressing!

a)

affects

b)

effects

11.

It took a great _______ of effort to complete the house remodel.

a)

amount

b)

number

12.

After trying several times, I could not manage to count the ______ of fish in the large aquarium.

a)

amount

b)

number

13.

Sadie was overwhelmed by the ______ of support she received through her illness.

a)

amount

b)

number

14.

My friends were ______ to attend the Packers game.

a)

anxious

b)

eager

15.

After not paying attention during the lesson, Gavin should be ______ about his grade on the paper.

a)

anxious

b)

eager

16.

My dog is ______ to play fetch everyday after school!

a)

anxious

b)

eager

17.

Just _____ us, I wish the teacher would have called on me to read Shakespeare! I played Lady Capulet in a summer play.

a)

between

b)

among

18.

The note was hidden ______ two bricks by the fireplace.

a)

between

b)

among

19.

_______ all of the teams, our soccer team has the strangest haircuts.

a)

Between

b)

Among

20.

Please ______ your library books to the LMC when you go!

a)

bring

b)

take

21.

If she comes over to my house, I hope she _______ me one of her delicious apple pies!

a)

brings

b)

takes

22.

Don't forget to _______ your passport with you on the plane!

a)

bring

b)

take

23.

Please ________ the mail in to my house!

a)

bring

b)

take

24.

The students asked if they ______ use notes on the test.

a)

can

b)

may

25.

_______ you do 30 push-ups without stopping?

a)

Can

b)

May

26.

Laura's mother said she ______ go skiing this afternoon, if she finishes her homework first.

a)

can

b)

may

27.

The United States _______ is a national landmark built in 1793.

a)

capital

b)

Capital

c)

capitol

d)

Capitol

28.

Text messaging has ruined people's correct use of _____ letters when writing sentences.

a)

capital

b)

Capital

c)

capitol

d)

Capitol

29.

The Maryland State House is the oldest _______ still in use.

a)

capital

b)

Capital

c)

capitol

d)

Capitol

30.

Madison is the ______ of Wisconsin.

a)

capital

b)

Capital

c)

capitol

d)

Capitol

31.

The dress perfectly _______ her eye color!

a)

complements

b)

compliments

32.

My teacher _______ me on my proper use of grammar in my essay.

a)

complemented

b)

complimented

33.

The two angles of the triangles were _________.

a)

complementary

b)

complimentary

34.

The basketball player _______ missed freethrows throughout the entire second half!

a)

continually

b)

continuously

35.

Hearing the clock ______ tick throughout the entire test made it difficult to concentrate.

a)

continually

b)

continuously

36.

If you ______ eat right, you will begin to see positive ______ to your mood, weight, and energy levels.

a)

continually; affects

b)

continually; effects

c)

continuously; affects

d)

continuously; effects

37.

The two classmates traded papers with _________ to check for grammatical errors.

a)

each other

b)

one another

38.

When attending the high school reunion, we updated _________ on what we had been doing after graduation.

a)

each other

b)

one another

39.

Romeo and Juliet exchanged vows with _________, which may have sealed their tragic fate.

a)

each other

b)

one another

40.

The _______ Queen of England led the parade.

a)

eminent

b)

imminent

41.

With the baby's _______ arrival, the expecting parents prepared the nursery.

a)

eniment

b)

imminent

42.

The famous epidemiologist announced that the vaccine was _________.

a)

eminent

b)

imminent

43.

There will be no ______ discussion! You are grounded!

a)

farther

b)

further

44.

The destination was _______ away than we thought! It took us seven hours to get there.

a)

farther

b)

further

45.

She was ______ that she would fall _____ behind after missing school for her surgery.

a)

anxious; farther

b)

eager; farther

c)

anxious; further

d)

eager; further

46.

If you _______, you should immediately see the trainer to check for extensive injuries!

a)

feel bad

b)

feel badly

47.

Amanda didn't mean to make Sarah _________ about missing the party.

a)

feel bad

b)

feel badly

48.

After running into the bedpost, my toe _________.

a)

felt bad

b)

felt badly

49.

_________ wearing a mask, practicing social distancing, and washing his hands, Gage was most ______ about remembering to stay socially distant.

a)

Between; eager

b)

Between; anxious

c)

Among; eager

d)

Among; anxious

50.

For our trip to Washington, D.C., we visited the ________ building and a(n) _____________ of other U.S. landmarks.

a)

capitol; number

b)

Capitol; number

c)

Capital; amount

d)

Capitol; amount

51.

_______ I ________ my boyfriend with me to your graduation party?

a)

Can; take

b)

Can; bring

c)

May; take

d)

May; bring

52.

After _________ holding her breath under water, we expect Marlene to come to the surface __________.

a)

continuously; imminently

b)

continuously; eminently

c)

continually; imminently

d)

continually; eminently

53.

All of your ________ have positively _______ my mood! I was feeling down, but the praise made me feel better!

a)

complements; affected

b)

compliments; affected

c)

complements; effected

d)

compliments; effected

54.

In _____ unusual coincidence, Liz ran into her childhood best friend outside the _________ in Madison. They had not seen ______ in over 15 years!

a)

a; capitol; each other

b)

a; capital; one another

c)

an; capital; one another

d)

an; capitol; each other

55.

Hopefully, you will do ________ well on the grammar quiz after taking the time to practice!

a)

acceptionally

b)

exceptionally