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