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Common Vocabulary Errors: 

ARE THESE SENTENCES USING WORDS CORRECTLY?

ARE THESE SENTENCES USING WORDS CORRECTLY?

Quiz

  

 
  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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