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Misused and Confusing Words

Industrial: Related to industry

Industrious: Hard - Working

Gate: An entrance

Gait: A particular way of walking

Graceful: Handsome or attractive

Gracious: Merciful

Childish: Foolish

Childlike: Innocent

Apposite: Proper

Opposite: Contrary

Adept: Proficient

Adapt: To change accordingly

Apprise: Inform

Appraise: Assess of quality

Compose: Made up the whole

Comprise: Consist of

Continuous: Without break

Continual: Happening repeatedly

  Affect: To influence

  Effect:  Result

 Your:   

 You're:

   

            

  Hear: To receive sound

  Listen: To hear carefully

  

  Accept: To receive 

  Except: Leaving apart 

  Their:  

  There:

  They're:

  

             

Loose: Not tight

Loss: Having less of something

Lose: Be defeated

Famous: Well - known

Eminent: Well-known and respected 

Site:

Sight:

Cite:

Shear: To cut off - hair, wool etc.

Sheer: Utter, Complete

Practice: Regular activity

Practise: To do something regularly 

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Test Your Level of English Grammar and Vocabulary | English Grammar MCQ Online Mini Test with Answers

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Mixed Grammar Mini Test with Answers

Part 1 Error Spotting:

Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error:

The shopkeeper said / that he has received / all the items of stationary/ ordered last week.

1. The shopkeeper said
2. that he has received
3. all the items of stationary
4. ordered last week.

Ans: (2) that he has received

The shopkeeper said that he had received all the items of stationary ordered last week.

The manager/ as well as his team members/ have come to /attend the meeting.

1. The manager
2. as well as his team members
3. have come to 
4. attend the meeting.

Ans: (3) have come to 

The manager, as well as his team members, has come to attend the meeting.

Part 2 Fill in the blanks:

Choose the most appropriate option to complete the sentence:

Either complete your work.... go away from here.

1. otherwise 
2. or
3. nor
4. else 

Ans: (2) or

He went door-to-door to advertise his product.

In this sentence, door-to-door is a/an ............

1. Adjective phrase
2. Noun phrase
3. Prepositional phrase
4. Adverbial phrase

Ans: (4) Adverbial phrase

As soon as the leader delivered the ...... ......, the spectators applauded with great zeal.

Mesmerized speech

Direct speech

Indirect speech

Extempore speech

Ans: Extempore speech

Part 3 Vocabulary section:

Choose the correct option:

Synonym of Flout:

1. To respect the rule
2. To help others
3. To irritate
4. To disobey rules 

Ans: (4) To disobey rules

Synonym of Loquacious:

Quiet

Laughter

Nervous

Talkative

Ans: Talkative

Antonym of Gregarious:

1. Rustic
2. Social
3. Recluse
4. create

Ans: Recluse

Give one word of a number of ships:

1. Constellation 
2. Universe 
3. Fleet
4. Group

Ans: (3) Fleet

A cure of all diseases:

1. Laxative 
2. Antiseptic 
3. Alum
4. Panacea 

Ans: (4) Panacea 

Meaning of the idiom, " Loin's share".

1. Large part
2. Half part
3. Share of loin 
4. Small part 

Ans: Large part

Meaning of the idiom, "Past Master".

1. A retired master
2. A Post master 
3. A weak person
4. An expert 

Ans: An expert