Test yourself on these homophones

1. Katie will be coming .......... tomorrow.

• here
• hear

2. Sorry, I didn't .......... you shouting.

• here
• hear

3. The weather has been terrible during the .......... few weeks.

• past
• passed

4. Our team had .......... luck in the final match of the season.

• no
• know

5. Kate is .......... to invite a friend for a sleepover on Saturday night.

• allowed
• aloud

6. The Grimm brothers were famous for writing fairy .......... .

• tails
• tales

7. I .......... that was the right answer.

• knew
• new

8. The new school is being built on the .......... of an old steelworks.

• sight
• site

9. I'm not sure .......... to choose the large or the medium size.

• weather
• whether

10. They placed the injured man on a wooden .......... to carry him indoors.

• bored
• board

Homonyms Test

1. You gave ___ much money to ___ cause.
too, there
too, their
to, their
to, there

2. Do you want __ know why you used ___ much grease?
to, too
to, to
too, too
to, two

3. The car will not run. ___ engine blew up.
Its'
Its
It is
It's

4. ___ I'm telling you that Anthony is smart, but he doesn't ___ everything.
No, know
Know, know
Know, no
No, no

5. Look over ___ if you want __ see Danielle's new boat.
there, to
there, too
they're, to
their, too

Test your Phrasal Verbs

Choose the correct phrasal verb to suit the definition

1. behave or function improperly
A - take up
B - ask up
C - act up

2. make sense
A - add up to
B - ask up
C - add up

3. invite to one's home
A - ask out
B - ask over
C - ask around

4. not keep a promise
A - back up
B - back over
C - back out of

5. move backards, go in reverse
A - back out
B - back out of
C - back up

6. Make someone relax
A - care for
B - cheer up
C - calm down

7. relieve someone of a job
A - lay out
B - lay off
C - leave out

8. not sleep because you are waiting for someone
A - wait on
B - wait up for
C - wait for

9. have a good relationship
A - get along
B - go along
C - get by

10. not take advantage of an opportunity
A - pass up
B - pass by
C - pass on

Try it out

Select the sentence that is free of error.

1. My father asked, “What you are planning to study?

2. My father asked, “What are you planning to study?”

3. My father asked, “What study you are planning?”

4. My father asked, “What you planning to study?”

Grammar question

I was unable to take your call yesterday because I _______ to a client

1. was speaking
2. am speaking
3. had spoken
4. spoke

Analogy Test

Which pair is closest in relationship to the given pair?

1. CAPTIOUS : TOLERANT : :
punctilious : scrupulous
notorious : renowned
fastidious : squeamish
copious : plentiful
homogeneous : similar

2. SAND : DESERTS : :
fish : ponds
snow : mountains
salt : seas
grass : lawns
corn : fields

3. APPLES : CIDER : :
grapes : wine
fruits : cocktail
raisins : bran
mangoes : mangrove
prunes : champagne

4. ALCOHOL : INTOXICATION : :
food : hunger
ointment : infection
narcotic : drowsiness
drug : addiction
water : thirst

5. PRACTICAL : IDEALISTIC : :
whimsical : factual
possible : quixotic
unreal : fantastic
human : angel
academic : theoretical

6. EMPLOYEE : WAGES : :
negotiator : conflict
entrepreneur : profits
scholar : books
worker : jobs
composer : symphony

7. PHILANTHROPIST : BENEVOLENCE : :
pessimist : providence
misogynist : blasphemy
optimist : quintessence
philatelist : benediction
altruist : generosity

8. SOLO : MUSIC : :
soliloquy : parade
monologue : drama
sonnet : poem
monopoly : trade
sonata : opera

9. CORROSION : METALS : :
erosion : rocks
mining : ores
diffusion : molecules
oxidation : rust
biodegradation : plastics

10. THESAURUS : SYNONYMS : :
tangents : parallels
encyclopedia : facts
opposites : antonyms
book : chapters
terminus : transport

Idioms Test - II

Choose the word that suitables most:

1) Hania and Joanna are as different as ……… and cheese?

• a) biscuits
• b) chalk
• c) ham
• d) jam

2) My father wants me to study law, but I have made up my ……… to become an archaeologist, instead.

• a) heart
• b) head
• c) brain
• d) mind

3) If something frightens you it gives you the ……… .

• a) wood
• b) bulls
• c) willies
• d) hots

4) You haven't been studying much recently and you'd better ……… if you want to pass the Cambridge CPE exam.

• a) thread your way through
• b) meet your Waterloo
• c) pull your socks up
• d) change your spots

5) Magda was ……… after she heard that she had won a televison in a competition.

• a) over the hill
• b) on cloud nine
• c) on the hop
• d) over the peg

6) Donna ……… after her husband left her for a younger woman.

• a) read between the lines
• b) lead the field
• c) took to the bottle
• d) spared the rod

7) Don't throw that old FCE testbook away. It will ……… in handy when your sister is studying for the college entry examination.

• a) turn
• b) find
• c) come
• d) give

8) Simon was given the cold ……… by the other teachers after informing the newspapers about widespread corruption at the college.

• a) chin
• b) shoulder
• c) neck
• d) back

9) Wild boar haven't been seen in this ……… of the woods for about ten years because of overhunting in the past.

• a) walk
• b) ward
• c) neck
• d) leg

10) Charles has been in Kamila's ……… since he called her a fat slag.

• a) bad letters
• b) bad books
• c) bad records
• d) bad papers