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Common Usage Error Unit #3 Terms

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to be unbiased or impartial

a)

disinterested

b)

uninterested

c)

no clue

2.

not wanting to learn more

a)

disinterested

b)

uninterested

c)

no clue

3.

loose

a)

the opposite of tight

b)

to suffer the loss of

c)

unable to be defined

4.

lose

a)

the opposite of tight

b)

to suffer the loss of

c)

no clue

5.

a belief a person holds

a)

tenet

b)

tenant

c)

no clue

6.

person leasing an apartment from someone

a)

tenet

b)

tenant

c)

no clue

7.

false pride, exaggerated self-importance

a)

vain

b)

vein

c)

vane

d)

mo clue

8.

a channel or vessel, such as one that carries blood

a)

vain

b)

vein

c)

vane

d)

no clue

9.

a mechanical device that rotates freely such as a weathervane

a)

vain

b)

vein

c)

vane

d)

no clue

10.

sulk

a)

to be silent, withdrawn, or bad-tempered

b)

to sneak or move around in a sinister manner

c)

no clue

11.

skulk

a)

to be silent, withdrawn, or bad-tempered

b)

to sneak or move around in a sinister manner

c)

no clue

12.

good judgment, a feeling, wisdom

a)

sense

b)

since

c)

no clue

13.

for the reason that; in the intervening time

a)

since

b)

sense

c)

no clue

14.

altar

a)

the platform at the front of a church

b)

to change something

c)

no clue

15.

alter

a)

the platform at the front of a church

b)

to change something

c)

no clue

16.

to refer to

a)

allude

b)

ellude

c)

no clue

17.

to escape

a)

allude

b)

elude

c)

no clue

18.

coward

a)

a fearful person

b)

to crouch down (past tense)

c)

no clue

19.

cowered

a)

a fearful person

b)

to crouch down

c)

no clue

20.

condensation

a)

dew

b)

due

c)

do

d)

no clue

21.

planned for a certain time; adequate; a person's right; a payment

a)

dew

b)

due

c)

do

d)

no clue

22.

to perform or execute

a)

dew

b)

due

c)

do

d)

no clue

23.

a concise, humorous saying

a)

eipgram

b)

epigraph

c)

epitaph

d)

epithet

e)

epilogue

24.

a brief quotation to introduce a piece of writing

a)

epigram

b)

epigraph

c)

epitaph

d)

epithet

e)

epilogue

25.

an inscription on a tombstone

a)

epigram

b)

epigraph

c)

epitaph

d)

epithet

e)

epilogue

26.

a term of abuse; adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality of a person or object

a)

epigram

b)

epigraph

c)

epitaph

d)

epithet

e)

epilogue

27.

a section at the end of a written work that comments on the conclusion

a)

epigram

b)

epigraph

c)

epitaph

d)

epithet

e)

epilogue

28.

We ______ went to the new movie instead of going to prom.

a)

could

b)

could of

c)

could have

d)

no clue

29.

The car ride ______ went much smoother if we didn't drive in Michigan.

a)

should

b)

should of

c)

should have

d)

no clue

30.

You ______ passed the exam if you had studied.

a)

would

b)

would of

c)

would have

d)

no clue

31.

That ______ hurt badly!

a)

must

b)

must of

c)

must have

d)

no clue