English Test Help

1 Answer: A change in habitat will _____ the population of a species. a. affect b. effect 2 Answer: It is difficult for some people to _____ praise. a. accept b. except 3 Answer: Our class rode _____ on the school bus. a. all together b. altogether 4 Answer: I _____ finished my homework. a. all ready b. already 5 Answer: A large _____ of issues will be discussed at the meeting today. a. amount b. number 6 Answer: The cookies are all delicious, and it is difficult to choose _____ all the different kinds. a. between b. among 7 Answer: Please _____ this trash outside when you go. a. bring b. take 8 Answer: I _____ given you a ride if I had known you needed one. a. would of b. would have 9 Answer: The book was much _____ what I expected. a. different from b. different than 10 Answer: Put the tea _____ the microwave oven to reheat it. a. in b. into 11 Answer: There were _____ people at the concert tonight than last night. a. less b. fewer 12 Answer: _____ of book does not appeal to me. a. This kind b. These kinds 13 Answer: _____ the flowers in the middle of the table. a. Lay b. Lie 14 Answer: Your car _____ us on the freeway this morning. a. past b. passed 15 Answer: _____ your jacket remain on the chair by the door. a. Leave b. Let 16 Answer: The clowns will _____ the floats in the parade. a. proceed b. precede 17 Answer: The children spoke _____ to the visitors in their house. a. respectfully b. respectively 18 Answer: There are _____ of books at the library. a. a lot b. alot 19 Answer: The decision is final, _____ of your opinion on the matter. a. regardless b. irregardless 20 Answer: The child had just _____ down when the doorbell rang and woke him. a. laid b. lain 21 Answer: The principal does not think _____ the teachers do on the matter. a. as b. like 22 Answer: Do not _____ your gloves. a. loose b. lose 23 Answer: The reason Ed is home _____ his office closed early today. a. is because b. is that 24 Answer: Please _____ the mustard and ketchup on the table. a. set b. sit 25 Answer: Select the letter of the sentence in which the word or expression in parentheses is used correctly: a. (Whom) came to the door? b. (Who) came to the door? 26 Answer: Select the letter of the sentence in which the word or expression in parentheses is used correctly: a. The coach told us (where to meet) before the game. b. The coach told us (where to meet at) before the game. 27 Answer: Select the letter of the sentence in which the word or expression in parentheses is used correctly: a. Bruce can stay only for (awhile) before he needs to leave. b. Bruce can stay only for (a while) before he needs to leave. 28 Answer: Select the letter of the sentence in which the word or expression in parentheses is used correctly: a. I hope you found your way (all right) in the dark. b. I hope you found your way (alright) in the dark. 29 Answer: Select the letter of the sentence in which the word or expression in parentheses is used correctly: a. Linda (might of) gone downtown on the bus. b. Linda (might have) gone downtown on the bus. 30 Answer: Select the letter of the sentence in which the word or expression in parentheses is used correctly: a. Alicia performed (well) at the concert. b. Alicia performed (good) at the concert. 31 Answer: Select the letter of the sentence in which the word or expression in parentheses is used correctly: a. The dog (would not leave) the squirrel cross the yard. b. The dog (would not let) the squirrel cross the yard.