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QUIZ

Read the sentences below and underline the mistakes.

Example: My little brother goes to the school at 8:30 every morning.

1. See the picture and find three white mice.

2. I looked at the baseball game on TV last night.

3. The house is empty. I can’t see someone.

4. Carly is working in her office. She hasn’t finished still.

5. Don’t put this cream on your face. The skin on your face is very sensible.

W o r k s h e e tt

The Grammar and Usage boxes in the dictionary help you to use words correctly and avoid making mistakes.

A Correct the mistakes in the quiz sentences. Use the information in the Grammar or
Usage box at the entry for the boldfaced word. Write the sentences correctly.

Example: Look at the grammar box at school.

My little brother goes to school at 8.30 every morning.

1. Look at the usage box at see.

2. Look at the usage box at see.

3. Look at the grammar box at someone.

4. Look at the usage box at still.

5. Look at the usage box at sensible.

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B Use the information in the same grammar and usage boxes you used in Exercise A to
choose the correct alternatives in these sentences.

Example: If you are going hiking in the mountains, it is good to wear / sensitive / sensible / shoes.

1. Naomi went to the art gallery to / see / watch / the paintings by Picasso.

2. This is / school / the school / where / have guitar classes.

3. / Anyone / Someone / has stolen my running shoes. They aren’t in my bag.

4. Are you in college now or are you / always / still / in high school?

5. There was a good movie on TV last night, but I’d already / watched / seen / it.

C Choose the correct alternatives in these sentences. Use the hints in brackets.

Example: I switched off the TV and / slept / went to sleep /. [Usage box at sleep]

1. Philadelphia is / in the south / south / of New York. [Usage box at south]

2. I can’t find my wallet / somewhere / anywhere /. [Grammar box at somewhere]

3. Did you hear? Someone / robbed / stole / the bank on State Street! [Usage box at steal]

4. Madonna is in town! I’m / waiting / looking forward / to seeing her. [Usage box at wait]

5. Can you fix my car? I can’t / start / begin / the engine! [Usage box at start]

6. Please move! You are in my / road / way /. [Usage box at way]

7. Warning. Dogs / have to / must / be carried on the escalator! [Grammar box at have to]

8. Which / What / sweater do you want? The green one or the blue one? [Usage box at which]

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