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






2. When you don't win






3. Listen and pay attention






4. Thing you carry water in






5. To select






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






7. That time






8. Contraction of 'who is'


9. To bring about; the result of something






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


11. Out loud






12. Receive willingly something given or offered






13. Past tense of choose






14. An opinion about what should be done






15. Give advice to






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


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






18. Word that refers to something that belongs to someone






19. Receive willingly something given or offered






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






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






22. Become loose or looser or less tight






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






24. The present location






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






26. In a satisfactory or adequate manner






27. Permitted






28. Possessive - something that belongs to you






29. Is it raining? sunny?






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






31. Possessive - something that belongs to you






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






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






34. With little or no color






35. To leave out






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


37. Obtain by purchase






38. Painstakingly careful and accurate






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






40. Past tense of throw






41. Having finished or arrived at completion






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






43. A basic truth or law or assumption;