Test your basic knowledge |

TOEFL Vocab: Common Word Errors

Subjects : toefl, english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 43 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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 'you are' - if you can say 'you are' - you're right!


2. An opinion about what should be done






3. Receive willingly something given or offered






4. Past tense of throw






5. Listen and pay attention






6. VERB! the act of drawing air into out of the lungs






7. Refers to a place - just as the word 'here' refers to a place. remember from 'here to there'.






8. Thing you carry water in






9. The present location






10. To leave out






11. In a satisfactory or adequate manner






12. Receive willingly something given or offered






13. NOT A WORD - DOES NOT EXIST IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE!






14. Comparison; 'I'd rather go to the beach than school'






15. Word that refers to something that belongs to someone






16. Used to talk about a choice between two or more possibilities






17. To select






18. Contraction of 'it is' - if you can say 'it is' - it's right!


19. Something personal; think of the word 'heir' which refers to a person






20. NOUN; the actual AIR that is inhaled and exhaled when you BREATHE






21. Become loose or looser or less tight






22. More of something - like the letter 'o'...too many 'O's'!






23. Head of a school - remember - the princiPAL is your PAL!






24. Possessive - something that belongs to you






25. A basic truth or law or assumption;






26. When you don't win






27. Preposition; usually 1 of 3 - not the number or the excessive one!






28. Contraction of 'who is'


29. That time






30. Obtain by purchase






31. With little or no color






32. Past tense of choose






33. So as to pass a given point; 'She went by me'






34. To bring about; the result of something






35. Give advice to






36. When something leaves a mark or has an impression on you






37. Having finished or arrived at completion






38. Painstakingly careful and accurate






39. Contraction of 'they are' - if your friends can say 'they are' - they're right!


40. Possessive - something that belongs to you






41. Permitted






42. Is it raining? sunny?






43. Out loud