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Grammar and Correct Usage

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The _____ blank of the book was beautiful and vivid.

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Plot

d)

Description

2.

In the exigency of the service, Lowell was designated as the officer-in-charge of the planning division. The synonym of the word EXIGENCY is:

a)

excellence

b)

demand

c)

difficulty

d)

excessive

3.

Julianna is keen on the reportage style of photographs. The antonym of the word KEEN is:

a)

indifferent

b)

cool

c)

perceptive

d)

dull

4.

Throughout Steven's life as a single guy, he was profligate and a spendthrift. PROFLIGATE means:

a)

lazy

b)

thift

c)

wasteful

d)

arrogant

5.

To pay legally, the housemaid is considered an employee and will need to disburse social security and income taxes. The synonym of the word DISBURSE is:

a)

collect

b)

discard

c)

payout

d)

hoard

6.

Mary Joy _____ a cake for her friend's birthday party.

a)

cooked

b)

baked

c)

fried

d)

boiled

7.

Two disheveled members of Amy's guard were with her in a dark, blurry cage. The antonym of the word DISHEVELLED is

a)

tidy

b)

noisy

c)

tired

d)

tangled

8.

I ______ my favorite bag to my friend.

a)

lend

b)

borrow

c)

rent

d)

buy

9.

I am ______ forward to the weekend.

a)

look

b)

looking

c)

looked

d)

looks

10.

I _____ my keys at home this morning

a)

forgetting

b)

forgets

c)

forgot

d)

forgets

11.

The new restaurant in town _____ great reviews.

a)

has received

b)

receives

c)

received

d)

will receive

12.

The _____ of the storm cased damage to several buildings.

a)

affect

b)

effect

c)

affection

d)

effection

13.

I need to _____ this report to my boss by the end of the day.

a)

submit

b)

surrender

c)

transmit

d)

admit

14.

She _____ her coffee with sugar and cream earlier.

a)

drinks

b)

drank

c)

has drunk

d)

is drinking

15.

The ____ of the book was exciting and kept me engaged until the end.

a)

beginning

b)

commencement

c)

inception

d)

start

16.

They ____ TV while I was washing the dishes.

a)

are watching

b)

was watching

c)

were watching

d)

had watched

17.

I love _____ to classical movies.

a)

watch

b)

watch to

c)

watching to

d)

to watching to

18.

I _____ a new mobile phone yesterday.

a)

bought

b)

buyed

c)

had bought

d)

did bought

19.

I went _____ the market yesterday.

a)

to

b)

at

c)

in

d)

on

20.

I liked it. That ____ interesting movie.

a)

was a

b)

was an

c)

is

d)

is an

21.

James _____ in Makati for the past 10 months.

a)

stayed

b)

has stayed

c)

stays

d)

is staying

22.

Glory and Mae _____ the street.

a)

they are at

b)

they are in

c)

are in

d)

are at

23.

__________ the room!

a)

Don't go in

b)

Not to go in

c)

Don't going go

d)

Not go into

24.

It must be at least a year since __________.

a)

you are here

b)

you will be here

c)

you were here

d)

you had been here

25.

We _____ see Peter last night.

a)

dont

b)

did not

c)

does not

d)

is not

26.

Choose the letter that represents the CORRECTLY WRITTEN sentence.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

27.

Choose the letter that represents the CORRECTLY WRITTEN sentence.

a)

Since, we have a game today we have to leave campus early.

b)

Since we have a game today we have to leave campus early.

c)

Since we, have a game today we have to leave campus early.

d)

Since we have a game today, we have to leave campus early.

28.

Choose the letter that represents the CORRECTLY WRITTEN sentence.

a)

We had a campout and ate a lot of food burgers, fries, pizza, chicken, and spaghetti.

b)

We had a campout and ate a lot of food burgers, fries, pizza chicken, and spaghetti.

c)

We had a campout and ate a lot of food, burgers, fries, pizza, chicken, and spaghetti.

d)

We had a campout and ate a lot of food burgers fries pizza chicken, and spaghetti.

29.

Choose the letter that represents the CORRECTLY WRITTEN sentence.

a)

The park had many attractions, it has a rollercoaster; a Ferris wheel, a merry-go-round, and a wild river ride.

b)

The park had many attractions, it has a rollercoaster, a Ferris wheel, a merry-go-round, and a wild river ride.

c)

The park had many attractions; it has a rollercoaster a Ferris wheel, a merry-go-round, and a wild river ride.

d)

The park had many attractions; it has a rollercoaster, a Ferris wheel, a merry-go-round, and a wild river ride.

30.

Choose the letter that represents the CORRECTLY WRITTEN sentence.

a)

Miss Consunji had gone to the United Kingdom to try to find a high-paying job.

b)

Miss Consunji went to the United Kingdom to try to find a high-paying job.

c)

Miss Consunji had gone to the United Kingdom and tries to find a high-paying job.

d)

Miss Consunji, went to the United Kingdom to try to find a high-paying job.

31.

The voracious _____ of lions _____ the herd of deer in their relentless search for a stray fawn.

a)

group - harassed

b)

band - follow

c)

pair - guided

d)

pride - stalked

32.

The ______ of the rare _____ made the winner jump for joy.

a)

price - prize

b)

prix - prize

c)

prize - price

d)

price - price

33.

To solve the worsening pandemic, the IATF _____ the local government units to seek the ____ adept medical specialists.

a)

adviced - advice

b)

advice - advise

c)

advised - advice

d)

advise - adviced

34.

It is undesirable to prove your _____ by making other people feel less _____ than you.

a)

worthiness - worth

b)

worth - worthiness

c)

worthy - worthless

d)

worth - worthy

35.

The world _____ bearing the brunt of the pandemic. Nevertheless, health experts _____ to have found some reason to cheer.

a)

is starting - seem

b)

has started - seem

c)

has started - seems

d)

had started - seemed

36.

Facebook Messenger is one

A

communications tools made to

B

people who demand more

C

flexible communications services

D

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

Here comes the handsome candidates

A

for the most popular bodybuilding contest

B

in their very elegant

C

prim and proper evening suits.

No error.

D

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.

With little patience, we will be able to get through these trying and challenging times. No error

a)

with little patience

b)

we will be able to

c)

trying and challenging times

d)

No error

39.

A store manager should pay more attention to the crews' welfare than to their performance.

a)

more attention

b)

to the crews welfare

c)

than to their performance

d)

No error

40.

Chloe would rather live alone on a desert island than be a head chef on this old and rusty ship.

a)

Chloe would rather

b)

live alone on a desert island

c)

than be a head chef

d)

No error

41.

Even though Karen has an average-paying job, she's living like a maggot in bacon. LIVING LIKE A MAGGOT means:

a)

always eating meat

b)

being thrifty

c)

living luxuriously

d)

a vegetarian

42.

Cedric said he manhandled all three thieves out of the store but Remy thinks he's just inflating the cow. INFLATING THE COW means:

a)

exaggerating

b)

no telling the truth

c)

boasting

d)

telling a different story

43.

Banning trucks and busses in the city can be cut both ways. CUT BOTH WAYS means:

a)

will cut the traffic congestion

b)

will have positive and negative effects

c)

will have wider roads

d)

will get more traffic congestion

44.

When Grace discovered that Hannah had cheated, she was determined to even the score' EVEN THE SCORE means:

a)

will also cheated

b)

report the wrong doing

c)

tell the person that's its wrong

d)

get revenge

45.

The authority is examining the scene of the crime and they are doing it with a fine-tooth comb. DOING SOMETHING WITH A FINE-TOOTH COMB.

a)

being blunt

b)

do the job with insufficient tools insufficient

c)

examine something thoroughly

d)

doing the lazy very fast

46.

Rejielyn is on a diet but the luscious dinner made her eat more than usual. The antonym of the word LUSCIOUS is:

a)

delicious

b)

tasty

c)

fresh

d)

unpalatable

47.

Everybody thought that Camille was a shy person when in reality, she's vociferous. All the words below are synonyms of the word VOCIFEROUS except

a)

direct

b)

outspoken

c)

forthright

d)

soft

48.

In first-world countries, a traditional bourgeois family consists of two parents, two children, and a family pet. BOURGEOIS mean:

a)

big

b)

middle-class

c)

poor

d)

rich

49.

It takes a copious amount of food to suppress Jazztine's appetite. All words below are antonyms of the word COPIOUS except:

a)

abundant

b)

lacking

c)

rare

d)

scarce

50.

The outgoing congresswoman made an extemporaneous speech that turned out to be more heartfelt than the prepared statement she had lost. EXTEMPORANEOUS means

a)

prepared

b)

deliberate

c)

unplanned

d)

rehearsed