Are you trying to make the best impression possible in your business or at school? Are you striving to sound intelligent when you submit your résumé or college essay? Are you searching for just the right words to adequately describe scenes, plots, or feelings in your novel? What's even worse - have you ever felt that uncomfortable moment of silence when someone uses a word incorrectly – do you tell him or her or just let it go?
Test your knowledge in this short word usage quiz. The first one to submit ALL correct answers to me will get one hour of editing free. =) Submit your answers to laurasproofs@gmail.com so no one is caught cheating! And more importantly, have fun!!
Choose the correct word from the choices below:
1. The students ____ pass their exam if they studied hard.
a. would
b. will
c. did
2. My neighbor ____ regretted turning down the editing job of a lifetime.
a. entirely
b. bitterly
c. absolutely
3. The man ____ the woman on her choice of novels.
a. complimented
b. complemented
4. The students were to state a preference ____ six assignments.
a. among
b. between
5. Neither she nor I ____ playing hooky.
a. is
b. are
c. were
6. ___ and ___ are always playing together.
a. She/he
b. She/him
c. Her/him
d. Him/her
7. I cannot ____ a gift worth more than $10 when that was the agreed upon budget.
a. accept
b. except
8. ____ of who said it first, it was a very good idea for editing the website.
a. Regardless
b. Irregardless
9. She doesn't know ____ he plans to come to the party tonight.
a. if
b. whether
10. The ____ she picked out was absolutely perfect for her résumé.
a. stationary
b. stationery
11. She found that when given a choice, she preferred ____ different desserts.
a. a lot
b. a lot
c. many
12. He told her that she had to make a decision ____.
a. tonite
b. tonight
c. two night
13. ____ going to the store even if the kids don't want to!
a. their
b. there
c. they're
14. ____ going to be a beautiful day today!
a. it's
b. its
15. They tend to make ____ many writing errors when they do not go ____ bed on time.
a. to/too
b. too/to
16. He ____ his doctoral degree after many years of hard work!
a. attained
b. obtained
17. Since the young man stands to gain from his boss being fired, we cannot consider him a ____ party in the investigation.
a. uninterested
b. disinterested
c. cooperative
18. He played football better ____ his best friend, but they still loved to play together.
a. than
b. then
c. over
19. He says he is in love and the she is different ____ the other girls.
a. from
b. than
20. The editing test wasn't too bad. In fact, it was ____.
a. alright
b. all right
Shouldn't be too bad…I really took it easy on you. ;) Next week we will have a punctuation quiz! So study up you comma abusers!! =)
Until next time, never stop learning. Learning keeps your mind fresh and your world full of endless opportunities! But in the meantime, leave your editing to me.
Oh, and to my wonderful kids. You are allowed to give it a try if you want to score some major brownie points...but no free editing. You get that anyway. ;)
Have a wonderful week!
Laura
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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