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TOEFL Vocab: Common Word Errors
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Subjects
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toefl
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 43 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An opinion about what should be done
loose
pale
advice
than
2. Listen and pay attention
effect
its
hear
lose
3. That time
choose
your
through
then
4. NOUN; the actual AIR that is inhaled and exhaled when you BREATHE
breath
aloud
their
to
5. Preposition; usually 1 of 3 - not the number or the excessive one!
aloud
who's
to
alot
6. Possessive - something that belongs to you
loose
advise
pale
its
7. Something personal; think of the word 'heir' which refers to a person
pale
your
by
their
8. Become loose or looser or less tight
alot
loose
pail
here
9. Used to talk about a choice between two or more possibilities
than
lose
whether
choose
10. A basic truth or law or assumption;
too
principle
they're
to
11. Contraction of 'who is'
12. Past tense of choose
advice
you're
weather
chose
13. When you don't win
lose
then
you're
they're
14. Thing you carry water in
principal
its
pail
choose
15. Word that refers to something that belongs to someone
breathe
whose
through
thorough
16. The present location
principal
allowed
here
than
17. Is it raining? sunny?
alot
weather
allowed
advise
18. To select
principle
your
to
choose
19. To bring about; the result of something
lose
pale
then
effect
20. Obtain by purchase
your
buy
effect
whose
21. With little or no color
whether
accept
your
pale
22. Refers to a place - just as the word 'here' refers to a place. remember from 'here to there'.
they're
there
whether
you're
23. NOT A WORD - DOES NOT EXIST IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE!
here
alot
accept
your
24. Past tense of throw
through
threw
buy
who's
25. Painstakingly careful and accurate
thorough
pail
too
by
26. VERB! the act of drawing air into out of the lungs
by
breath
breathe
effect
27. Receive willingly something given or offered
weather
accept
pale
pail
28. Having finished or arrived at completion
choose
too
through
except
29. Permitted
pail
too
accept
allowed
30. Contraction of 'it is' - if you can say 'it is' - it's right!
31. Receive willingly something given or offered
accept
principle
buy
principal
32. Comparison; 'I'd rather go to the beach than school'
breath
than
alot
accept
33. Give advice to
choose
there
pail
advise
34. Contraction of 'they are' - if your friends can say 'they are' - they're right!
35. Out loud
your
aloud
it's
you're
36. So as to pass a given point; 'She went by me'
advise
by
too
hear
37. More of something - like the letter 'o'...too many 'O's'!
too
you're
except
principal
38. Head of a school - remember - the princiPAL is your PAL!
effect
principal
breath
your
39. To leave out
weather
threw
except
its
40. In a satisfactory or adequate manner
advice
alright
loose
accept
41. When something leaves a mark or has an impression on you
affect
their
principal
except
42. Possessive - something that belongs to you
accept
your
principal
by
43. Contraction of 'you are' - if you can say 'you are' - you're right!