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Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Professor Perez will _______ the chairmanship of the humanities department.
a)
accept
b)
except
c)
access
d)
excess
2.

Everyone is going to the convention _______ Bob, who has to work.

a)

accept

b)

except

c)

access

d)

excess

3.

The teacher had no _______ to the student's files, which were locked in the principal's office.

a)

accept

b)

except

c)

access

d)

excess

4.

We paid a surcharge on our ______ baggage.

a)

accept

b)

except

c)

access

d)

excess

5.

The demand for funds was in______ of the actual need.

a)

accept

b)

except

c)

access

d)

excess

6.
If you heed teacher's _______ , you will do well in your studies.
a)
advice
b)
advise
7.

The Congress _______ the president against signing the treaty at the time.

a)

advice

b)

advise

8.
The doctor wanted to see how the medication would _______ the patient.
a)
affect
b)
effect
9.

To ______ a change in city government we must vote on Tuesday.

a)

affect

b)

effect

10.
Mike wrote to the publishers ______, inquiring about his manuscript.
a)
again
b)
against
11.

The athletic director was ______ our dancing in the new gym.

a)

again

b)

against

12.

The boy standing ______ the piano is my cousin Bill.

a)

again

b)

against

13.
Jan's plane had ______ landed before we got to the airport.
a)
already
b)
all ready
14.

We are ______ to go boating.

a)

already

b)

all ready

15.
It was difficult to select a winner from ______ so many contestants.
a)
among
b)
between
16.

______ writing her book and teaching, Mary Ellen had little time for anything else.

a)

among

b)

between

17.
There is a small table ______ the bed.
a)
beside
b)
besides
c)
aside
18.

I have five history books here _____ the four that I can left home.

a)

beside

b)

besides

c)

aside

19.

Harry sets money ______ everyday payday for his daughter's education.

a)

beside

b)

besides

c)

aside

20.
Sue ______ her new school with the last one she had attended.
a)
compare
b)
contrast
21.

In her composition, Marta chose to ______ life in a big city with that of a small town.

a)

compare

b)

contrast

22.
Today is the tenth ______ day of this unbearable heat wave.
a)
consecutive
b)
successive
23.

The United States won gold medals in two _______ Olympic Games.

a)

consecutive

b)

successive

24.
Even though Marge had ______ experience.
a)
considerable
b)
considerate
25.

It was very ______ of Harry to send his hostess a bouquet of flowers.

a)

considerable

b)

considerate

26.

His explanation of the rescue at sea seemed ______.

a)

credible

b)

creditable

c)

credulous

27.

The fireman's daring rescue of those trap in the burning building was a ______ deed.

a)

credible

b)

creditable

c)

credulous

28.

Rita is so ______ she will accept any excuse you offer.

a)

credible

b)

creditable

c)

credulous

29.
Molly's nervouness ______ from her singing.
a)
detract
b)
distract
30.

Please don't ______ your father while he is balancing the checkbook.

a)

detract

b)

distract

31.
This is a clever ______ for cleaning fish without getting pinched by the scales.
a)
device
b)
devise
32.

The general ______ a plan for attacking the enemy camp at night while soldiers were celebrating.

a)

device

b)

devise

33.
The prosecutor's barrage of question finally ______ the truth from witness.
a)
elicit
b)
illicit
34.

The politician's ______ dealings with organized crime causes him to lose his government position.

a)

elicit

b)

illicit

35.
After World War II, many ______ left the Europe to go to the United States.
a)
emigrant
b)
immigrant
36.

The United States is a country composed of ______.

a)

emigrant

b)

immigrant

37.
Picasso's Guernica is an exellent ______ of expressionism in art.
a)
example
b)
sample
38.

My niece loves to go to the supermarket because the dairy lady always gives her ______ of cheese.

a)

example

b)

sample

39.
He ______ worked as a professor, but now he is a physicist.
a)
formerly
b)
formally
40.

At the resort we were requpied to dress ______ for dinner everynight.

a)

formerly

b)

formally

41.

She has ______ requested a name change.

a)

formerly

b)

formally

42.
The test was so ______ that nobody passed.
a)
hard
b)
hardly
43.
The stadium seats were ______, so we retend a cushion.
a)
hard
b)
hardly
44.
They worked ______ on project.
a)
hard
b)
hardly
45.

He has so much work to do after the vacation that he ______ knew where to begin.

a)

hard

b)

hardly

46.

Because I could not speak their language, I felt ______ trying to understand the tourists' plight.

a)

helpless

b)

useless

47.

An umbrela is ______ in a hurricane

a)

helpless

b)

useless

48.
The Chapmans are building a new ______ in Buckingham Estates.
a)
house
b)
home
49.

______ is where the heart is.

a)

house

b)

home

50.
Sign Ralph has no brothers or sisters, he has created an ______ playmate.
a)
imaginary
b)
imaginative
51.

Star Wars was created by a highly ______ writer.

a)

imaginary

b)

imaginative

52.
The ______ works of Shakespeare are still being read and enjoyed three centuries after their writing.
a)
immortal
b)
immoral
53.

Their ______ behavior in front of the students cost the teachers their jobs.

a)

immortal

b)

immoral

54.
Our supervisor has______ faith in our ability to finish this project on time.
a)
implicit
b)
explicit
55.

The professor gave______ instruction for carrying out the research project.

a)

implicit

b)

explicit

56.
Paul has an ______ accident and was in the hospotal for three months.
a)
industrial
b)
industrious
57.

Mark was such an ______ student that he received a four-year scholarship to the university.

a)

industrial

b)

industrious

58.
Because the prisoners had created a riot and had assaulted several guards, the warden ______ severe punishments on all the participants.
a)
inflict
b)
afflict
59.

During the Middle Ages, millions of people were ______ by the plague.

a)

inflict

b)

afflict

60.
Thomas A. Edison, inventor of the photograph, said that an idea was ninety-nine percent perspiration and one percent ______.
a)
inspiration
b)
aspiration
61.

Gail's lifelong ______ has been that of becoming a doctor.

a)

inspiration

b)

aspiration

62.

To pronounce certain words, proper ______ is necessary.

a)

inspiration

b)

aspiration

63.
Dan was so ______ that he received good grades without ever having to study.
a)
intelligent
b)
intelligible
c)
intellectual
64.

The science teacher's explanations were so ______ that student had no problems doing their assignments.

a)

intelligent

b)

intelligible

c)

intellectual

65.

Because Fabian is an ______, he finds it difficult to associate with his classmates who are less intelligent.

a)

intelligent

b)

intelligible

c)

intellectual

66.

John was involved in an ______ conversation with his old professor.

a)

intelligent

b)

intelligible

c)

intellectual

67.
Last winter's ______ cold almost depleted the natural gas supply.
a)
intense
b)
intensive
68.

Before going to Mexico, Phil took an______ course in Spanish.

a)

intense

b)

intensive

69.
Professor Carmichael hates to see his student arrive ______.
a)
late
b)
lately
70.
Her ______ husband was the author of the book.
a)
late
b)
lately
71.

I haven't seen Burt ______. He must be extremely busy with his research.

a)

late

b)

lately

72.
The new cashier had to ______ how to operate the computerized cash register.
a)
learn
b)
teach
73.

The instructor is ______ us how to program computers.

a)

learn

b)

teach

74.
Jill ______ me her red dress to wear to the dance.
a)
lent
b)
borrowed
c)
loaned
75.

I ______ Jill's red dress to wear to the dance.

a)

lent

b)

borrowed

c)

loaned

76.
The ice cream began to ______ in the intense heat.
a)
liquefy
b)
liquidate
77.

The foreign agents tried to ______ the traitor before he passed the information to his contacts.

a)

liquefy

b)

liquidate

78.
After her husband's death Debie was very ______ and withdrawn.
a)
lonely
b)
alone
79.

After losing in the Olympic tryouts, Phil asked to be left ______.

a)

lonely

b)

alone

80.
My biology class meets ______ the Student Union.
a)
near
b)
nearly
81.

We were ______ hit by the speeding car on the turnpike.

a)

near

b)

nearly

82.

The ancient Egyptians' ______ of the heavenly bodies helped them know when to plant and harvest.

a)

observation

b)

observance

83.

There will be numerous parades and display of fireworks in ______ of Independence Day.

a)

observation

b)

observance

84.
Thoughout history many people have been ______ for their religious beliefs.
a)
persecute
b)
prosecute
85.

Shoplifters will be ______ to the fullest extent of the law.

a)

persecute

b)

prosecute

86.
Weather Service warning ______ about the huricane.
a)
precede
b)
proceed
87.

After fire drill, the teacher ______ to explain the experiment to the physic class.

a)

precede

b)

proceed

88.
A large ______ of sand was removed before the archeologists found the prehistoric animal bones.
a)
quantity
b)
number
89.

A ______ of artifacts were found at the excavation site.

a)

quantity

b)

number

90.
You don't ______ me, don't you ?
a)
remember
b)
remind
91.

Henry ______ me of my uncle.

a)

remember

b)

remind

92.
When it is raining hard, ______ people stay indoor.
a)
sensible
b)
sensitive
93.

Stephen cannot be out in the sun very long because he has very ______ skin and burns easily.

a)

sensible

b)

sensitive

94.

Meyer's Department Store will have a ______ sale for their charge costumers.

a)

special

b)

especially

95.

Rita is ______ talened in the fine arts.

a)

special

b)

especially

96.
The saleman said that regular ______ of fertilizer would ensure a greener, healthier lawn.
a)
use
b)
usage
97.

Norm Crossby's ______ of English vocabulary in his comedy routine is hilarious.

a)

use

b)

usage

98.

The children suffered no ill __________ from their long plane ride.

a)

affect

b)

effect