Common Vocabulary Errors: 

ARE THESE SENTENCES USING WORDS CORRECTLY?

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1. The enormity of The Ripper's crimes scandalised the nation.
   1.   ?    Correct
   2.   ?    Incorrect
2. The school had to close for a week due to inclement weather.
   1.   ?    Correct
   2.   ?    Incorrect
3. My mother has gone to lay down because she is exhausted.
   1.   ?    Correct
   2.   ?    Incorrect
4. Most of the pupils were disinterested in the science lesson.
   1.   ?    Correct
   2.   ?    Incorrect
5. When I rolled the die, I only got a one.
   1.   ?    Correct
   2.   ?    Incorrect
6. She sank into the luxuriant white sofa.
   1.   ?    Correct
   2.   ?    Incorrect
7. The maths teacher appraised me of my calculation error.
   1.   ?    Correct
   2.   ?    Incorrect
8. The most important criteria when judging a lesson is how much the learners have actually learnt
   1.   ?    Correct
   2.   ?    Incorrect
9. The three boys flaunted the school rules.
   1.   ?    Correct
   2.   ?    Incorrect
10. In those days, murderers were hanged at dawn.
    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect
11. Irregardless of what she had been taught, she continued to pronounce the end consonants of French words.
    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect
12. His new sport car was literally out of this world.
    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect
13. The northern lights are a phenomena rarely see in southern Britain.
    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect
14. I prefer simplistic food when I eat out.
    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect
15. The change in management structure had an immediate effect on the quality of the service the firm provided.
    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect
16. Suzie was allergic to fish, so she asked the waiter if he could suggest an alternate dish.
    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect
17. She was eventually prescribed morphine for her chronic pain.
    1.   ?    Correct
    2.   ?    Incorrect

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