Practice Exercises, grammar / vocabulary / similar forms /
words, 1 - 20
Read the question. Look at the four choices. Select the INCORRECT part of the sentence. Then, look at the answer box. This version is low
tech. Please use a pencil and paper to record your right and wrong answers.
1) Most soap recipes list _____ by weight for accuracy.
2) The dentist took one look at the x-ray and said he had no choice but
to _____ the tooth.
3) The employee came out and _____ that he was willing to take the
overseas assignment.
4) Use short, choppy strokes so you can hold the steel close to the
_____ without hitting it with the flint.
5) Pick the parking place that's right for you; the cheapest, the one
that's attended 24 hours, or the one that _____ for your favorite
restaurant, store or theater.
6) Due to the extremely severe stomach pain, the young woman was rushed to the local hospital, where an emergency operation was performed to remove
her _____.
7) The mother gave the child some laxative because he was _____.
8) The _____ of a circle is its diameter times pi.
9) The new employee had a _____ the boss just couldn't refuse.
10) The meeting was _____ due to everyone being out of town.
11) The flasher was arrested by the police for _____ exposure.
12) Due to the extremely _____ nature of the solvent, the walls and
supporting structures were badly damaged.
13) Some of the artists of the Renaissance period painted _____
paintings, unlike much of the junk that is slapped together today.
14) She found the joke so funny that she couldn't stop _____.
15) _____ to a wedding should be printed on fine stock, and mailed to
family and friends well in advance of the wedding.
16) The school was so poor they did not have any educational _____ for
the students.
17) Try as they might, the procurement department was unable to _____
the gigantic price increase.
18) Because the disease was highly contagious, and there was no cure,
the military moved in and had orders to shoot to kill anyone trying to _____
the premises.
19) Even though he was shot and in much pain, the soldier continued to
do his duty, _____ ignoring his wounds.
20) The _____ businessman did not allow his employees enough to even
survive.
Score:
Number right: ____ Letter grade: _____ Class: _____
