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. Possessive - something that belongs to you






2. To bring about; the result of something






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


4. With little or no color






5. Is it raining? sunny?






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






7. To leave out






8. Receive willingly something given or offered






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






10. To select






11. Past tense of throw






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






13. Possessive - something that belongs to you






14. Receive willingly something given or offered






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






16. Painstakingly careful and accurate






17. That time






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






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


20. Permitted






21. Listen and pay attention






22. A basic truth or law or assumption;






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






24. Past tense of choose






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






26. When you don't win






27. Contraction of 'who is'


28. Word that refers to something that belongs to someone






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






30. Give advice to






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






32. Obtain by purchase






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






34. Thing you carry water in






35. Become loose or looser or less tight






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






37. An opinion about what should be done






38. Having finished or arrived at completion






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


40. In a satisfactory or adequate manner






41. The present location






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






43. Out loud