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TOEFL Vocab: Common Word Errors

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. Listen and pay attention






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






3. To select






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


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






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






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






8. Past tense of choose






9. In a satisfactory or adequate manner






10. An opinion about what should be done






11. Past tense of throw






12. Give advice to






13. Thing you carry water in






14. That time






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






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






17. To leave out






18. With little or no color






19. When you don't win






20. Possessive - something that belongs to you






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






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






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






24. Having finished or arrived at completion






25. Painstakingly careful and accurate






26. Obtain by purchase






27. Permitted






28. Out loud






29. Word that refers to something that belongs to someone






30. Possessive - something that belongs to you






31. The present location






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






33. Become loose or looser or less tight






34. Contraction of 'who is'


35. A basic truth or law or assumption;






36. To bring about; the result of something






37. Contraction of 'you are' - if you can say 'you are' - you're right!


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






39. Is it raining? sunny?






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


41. Receive willingly something given or offered






42. Receive willingly something given or offered






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