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