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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.
  • 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. A basic truth or law or assumption;






2. Listen and pay attention






3. Thing you carry water in






4. Having finished or arrived at completion






5. Is it raining? sunny?






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






7. When you don't win






8. Word that refers to something that belongs to someone






9. Become loose or looser or less tight






10. Receive willingly something given or offered






11. Obtain by purchase






12. Possessive - something that belongs to you






13. In a satisfactory or adequate manner






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

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15. Receive willingly something given or offered






16. Past tense of throw






17. To select






18. Possessive - something that belongs to you






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






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






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






22. With little or no color






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

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24. An opinion about what should be done






25. That time






26. The present location






27. Past tense of choose






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






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






30. Painstakingly careful and accurate






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






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






33. To leave out






34. Give advice to






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






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

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37. Permitted






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






39. To bring about; the result of something






40. Contraction of 'who is'

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41. Out loud






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






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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