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