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