English Grammar Demystified - A Self Teaching Guide

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268 PART FOUR TEST



  1. This memo superseeds all others.
    (a) superseeds
    (b) supersedes
    (c) supraseeds
    (d) suppersedes

  2. Whatever you do, don’t mispell this word.
    (a) misspell
    (b) mispel
    (c) misspel
    (d) mespell

  3. She signed the letter, Very truely yours.
    (a) trooley
    (b) trulley
    (c) trully
    (d) truly

  4. I was refering to the weather changes we’ve experienced.
    (a) refuring
    (b) reffering
    (c) reffering
    (d) referring


Choose the correct word or transliteration to complete each sentence correctly.



  1. The teenagers managed to move a (stationary/stationery) stop sign to a
    different corner.

  2. Many small children want fruit skins (paired/pared) away.

  3. (There/Their) preference is not unusual.

  4. Your joining the company was the (principal/principle) reason for my
    applying for the opening.

  5. Without the (counsel/council) of an attorney, I wouldn’t make the decision.

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