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