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