Test yourself: (Correct word usage) Direction: Choose the correct word in each of the following sentences.

Underline the word that corresponds to your choice.

1. There are many people who gave (aid, aide) to the victims of typhoon Sendong. 2. Is it (all right, alright) with you if we eat in tonight? 3. Youre (altogether, all together) wrong about the six friends going (altogether, all together) to the dance; each is going separately. 4. Raquel is an (alumnae, alumnus, alumni) of Harvard University. 5. Blaise told Ryan that she was under the (allusion, illusion) he would be her Prince Charming; Ryan didnt understand the (illusion, allusion). 6. I felt (badly, bad) because I got a low grade. 7. In the cold of the winter, it was hard for me to (breath, breathe) when taking a (breathe, breath) outside. 8. The dancers (discrete, discreet) movements were (discrete, discreet) from those performed by the rest of the chorus. 9. Ten people were trying to (immigrate, emigrate) from the tyranny of their country. 10. There is a need to conduct an investigation to (ensure, insure) that the findings are correct. 11. The new product has (less, fewer) calories. 12. It is a foregone conclusion that Faith will (forego, forgo) sweets when shes dieting. 13. The Mayor, who gives that order (which, that) we all must obey, said that the environment protection law, (that, which) had never been enforced, would result in higher costs. 14. Terry tried to (peek, pique, peak) Demors interest in reading by telling her that she could learn good insights from doing such. 15. The burglar tried to go (in, into, towards) the house but failed to do so. 16. A store has a picture of people riding (stationary, stationery) bicycles. 17. The man (who, whom) I called this morning has already placed an order. 18. (Whom, Who) were you telephoning late at night? 19. Jong worried about (who, whom) Roy would be teamed with in the competition.