Correct English Usage 3

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.
1. He (avenged, revenged) his wife's murder by running
to the ground her murderers.
2. She feels she has a religious (avocation, vocation).
3. Weekends you will find her busy with her (avocation,
vocation): tending her orchids.
4. Please let me use your phone (awhile, a while).
5. Please let me use your phone for (awhile, a while).
6. The students' (behavior, behaviors) while on tour in
Europe brought the school much embarrassment.
7. Thoroughly (amused, bemused) the crowd of spectators
started to disperse, impressed with the performance
of the stand-up street comedians.
8. Thoroughly (amused, bemused) the crowd of
started to disperse, unsure whether the elephant
that materialized in the New York subway was for real
or not.
9. (Beside, besides) owning half a dozen karaoke sets,
he also has nine billiards tables- all in Cogon market.
10. He sat (beside, besiders) Ai-Ai, but all Ai-Ai seemed
to be interested in was Troy.
11. You guys (better, had better) get this roadshow on
the road, or the owners will be very angry.
12. There were between fifteen (and, to) twenty guests
at the restaurant when her party came.
13. He remembers having stayed with his uncle between
1997 (and, to) 1999.
14. I hope the pageant judges will not have a hard time
choosing between you and (I, me).
15. As soon as you (bring, take) the payment to me, I will
(bring, take) the goods to you.
16. The security people discovered a (breach, breech)
in the perimeter wall.
17. The BIR sent a refund check to my wife and (I, me).
18. Caller: "Who's calling please?" Called: "It's (I, me)."
19. Jim and (I, me) will go with you.
20. (I am, Me is) going with you.
21. The contract has to be signed by both Joe and (I, me).
22 The suspects fired at PO1 Bala and (me, myself).
23. I was (born, borne) on an airplane en route to Jordan.
24. Our pet cat has (born, borne) another litter of kittens.
25. His club features a (jacuzzi, Jacuzzi).

Correct English Usage 3

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.
1. He (avenged, revenged) his wife's murder by running
to the ground her murderers.
2. She feels she has a religious (avocation, vocation).
3. Weekends you will find her busy with her (avocation,
vocation): tending her orchids.
4. Please let me use your phone (awhile, a while).
5. Please let me use your phone for (awhile, a while).
6. The students' (behavior, behaviors) while on tour in
Europe brought the school much embarrassment.
7. Thoroughly (amused, bemused) the crowd of spectators
started to disperse, impressed with the performance
of the stand-up street comedians.
8. Thoroughly (amused, bemused) the crowd of
started to disperse, unsure whether the elephant
that materialized in the New York subway was for real
or not.
9. (Beside, besides) owning half a dozen karaoke sets,
he also has nine billiards tables- all in Cogon market.
10. He sat (beside, besiders) Ai-Ai, but all Ai-Ai seemed
to be interested in was Troy.
11. You guys (better, had better) get this roadshow on
the road, or the owners will be very angry.
12. There were between fifteen (and, to) twenty guests
at the restaurant when her party came.
13. He remembers having stayed with his uncle between
1997 (and, to) 1999.
14. I hope the pageant judges will not have a hard time
choosing between you and (I, me).
15. As soon as you (bring, take) the payment to me, I will
(bring, take) the goods to you.
16. The security people discovered a (breach, breech)
in the perimeter wall.
17. The BIR sent a refund check to my wife and (I, me).
18. Caller: "Who's calling please?" Called: "It's (I, me)."
19. Jim and (I, me) will go with you.
20. (I am, Me is) going with you.
21. The contract has to be signed by both Joe and (I, me).
22 The suspects fired at PO1 Bala and (me, myself).
23. I was (born, borne) on an airplane en route to Jordan.
24. Our pet cat has (born, borne) another litter of kittens.
25. His club features a (jacuzzi, Jacuzzi).

Correct English Usage 2

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.
1. The congressmen insisted that the millions of pesos
in dole-out from the palace did not (affect, effect) their
vote on the impeachment issue.
2. In a bid to (affect, effect) a change in the procurement
procedures of their plant, the Purchasing Manager
made some powerful enemies.
3. With the arrogance typical of the (affluent, effluent), the
movie star insisted to have her hotel suite with its own
sauna and Jacuzzi.
4. An (agnostic, atheist) is one who insists that the
existence of God cannot be known.
5. An (agnostic, atheist) is one who does not believe in
God.
6. He proposed to his girlfrined on the Pacific (aisle, isle)
they were vacationing; the following month, they
walked down the aisle of the St. Patrick Cathedral.
7. It rained cats and dogs, and the roof of the restaurant
leaked, but (all and all, all in all) the party was a success.
8. She felt she's the one (alluded, eluded) to by the blind
article.
9. In a bid to (allude, elude) the cops, the bank robbers
sought refuge in, of all places, a police station.
10. Which sentence says that the foundation almost got
a million dollars from Belinda Gates?
a) Belinda Galtes almost gave the foundation US1 million.
b) Belinda Gates gave almost US$ 1 million to the
foundation.
11. She likes him (a lot, a lot).
12. Wait a few more minutes; she is just about (already,
all ready).
13. She was (already, all ready) gone when we arrived.
14. Don't bother to call 911; the kids are (alright, all right.
15. Is it (alright, all right) to bring home some cake?
16. The police were (altogether, all together) at a loss as
to how the detainee was able to get out of his cell.
17. Let's give a hearty "hooray" for the couple; (altogether,
all together) now, one, two, three, hooray!
18. Before he died, the wealthy bachelor left (ambiguous,
ambivalent) instructions as to how his billions would
divided among his relatives.
19. Paris Hilton remains (ambiguous, ambivalent) on
whether or not to marry his current boyfriend.
20. He doesn't care at all about his career; his indifference
has miffed his manager.

Correct English Usage

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.
1. Bestsellers (adapted, adopted) for TV normally lose
its impact.
2. The childless couple decided to (adopt, adapt) the baby
boy left at their door by some unidentified person.
3. If ever the country should (adapt, adopt) the parliamen-
tary form of government, it must be by the express
approval of the people.
4. If the people decide to change the form of government,
they will have to decide whether to (adapt, adopt) the
British or the French model.
5. Having been raised in the wild, Tarzan began to (adapt,
adopt) the ways of the wolves.
6. Despots can (adapt, adopt) any title they want; Idi Amin
Dada of Uganda used to call himself Field Marshal.
7. It is not a question of whether or not our congressmen
will decide to (adapt, adopt) cha-cha; it's a question of
how soon.
8. Parents who decide to adopt a child have an (adopted,
adoptive) child, and the child has (adopted, adoptive)
parents.
9. Human beings have the remarkable ability to (adapt,
adopt) to changes in the environment.
10. He has been commissioned to (adapt, adopt) Fyodor
Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov for TV.
11. The police found the body of the missing teenager in
an (advance, advanced) state of decomposition.
12. The CIA's prime directive, if there's any, is to let the
the president of the United States have (advance,
advanced) information ahead of everyone else.
13. He plans to have an (advance, advanced) course
in English for grade schoolers.
14. SDA members are (adverse, averse) to eating pork.
15. The (adverse, averse) publicity notwithstanding, the
band proceeded to turn out a platinum.
16. Don't heed his (advice, advise).
17. The Thais have their king to (advice, advise) them on
crucial issues.
18. His father was retained as (adviser, advisor) to the
president on Muslim affairs.
19. I (advocate, advocate for) higher pay for teachers.
20. What (affect, effect) the defeat of the immigration bill
in the US Senate will have on Filipino OFWs remains
to be seen.

Correct English Usage

Quiz on correct usage. Put a circle around the
corect answer.
1. Bestsellers (adapted, adopted) for TV normally lose
its impact.
2. The childless couple decided to (adopt, adapt) the baby
boy left at their door by some unidentified person.
3. If ever the country should (adapt, adopt) the parliamen-
tary form of government, it must be by the express
approval of the people.
4. If the people decide to change the form of government,
they will have to decide whether to (adapt, adopt) the
British or the French model.
5. Having been raised in the wild, Tarzan began to (adapt,
adopt) the ways of the wolves.
6. Despots can (adapt, adopt) any title they want; Idi Amin
Dada of Uganda used to call himself Field Marshal.
7. It is not a question of whether or not our congressmen
will decide to (adapt, adopt) cha-cha; it's a question of
how soon.
8. Parents who decide to adopt a child have an (adopted,
adoptive) child, and the child has (adopted, adoptive)
parents.
9. Human beings have the remarkable ability to (adapt,
adopt) to changes in the environment.
10. He has been commissioned to (adapt, adopt) Fyodor
Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov for TV.
11. The police found the body of the missing teenager in
an (advance, advanced) state of decomposition.
12. The CIA's prime directive, if there's any, is to let the
the president of the United States have (advance,
advanced) information ahead of everyone else.
13. He plans to have an (advance, advanced) course
in English for grade schoolers.
14. SDA members are (adverse, averse) to eating pork.
15. The (adverse, averse) publicity notwithstanding, the
band proceeded to turn out a platinum.
16. Don't heed his (advice, advise).
17. The Thais have their king to (advice, advise) them on
crucial issues.
18. His father was retained as (adviser, advisor) to the
president on Muslim affairs.
19. I (advocate, advocate for) higher pay for teachers.
20. What (affect, effect) the defeat of the immigration bill
in the US Senate will have on Filipino OFWs remains
to be seen.