English Spelling and Grammar Quiz # 5

Which of the following sentences is an example of simile?

Bill is as powerful as an ox.

Don is the smartest person in the history of the world.

Erin is a tiger on the tennis court.

Penny is a pretty powerful ping-pong player.

Which of the following is the plural of CD?

CDS

CDs

CD

CD's

Choose the sentence with correct spelling:

He led the group through the house.

He ledd the group through the house.

None of these sentences is correctly spelled.

He lead the group through the house.

If only I _____ richer.

am

were

would be

will be

A hen _______. (sounds)

swarms

quacks

clucks

shouts

Jenny, Tommy and ___ are in the car.

I

me

myself

Which of these sentences is correct?

In the neighborhood its quite a lovely day.

In the neighborhood its a beautiful day.

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Its a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

It's quiet lovely in the neighborhood today.

Identify the misspelled word in the list below

Enegma

Elicit

Enhancement

Ecstasy

Which of the following is INCORRECT?

Your car needs a tune-up.

Their best bet was to escape.

You're mother knows best.

They're going to be very angry when they find out.

Your only hope is to study harder.

By this time next year, I ______ all my exams.

will have taken

take

will take

have taken

She ___ an award for her performance last year.

deserved to be given

deserve

was deserved

was deserving

The king was attacked by an ______.

assasin

asassin

assassin

asasin

There was no taxi available, so we had to come ____ .

by walking

on foot

with feet

walking

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word. Mrs. Baker took her ______________ class on a field trip to the zoo.

kindegarten

kindergarden

kindegarden

kindergarten

You cannot drive a car ____ you turn eighteen.

untill

since

till

unless

until

Choose the correct spelling: He bought the chair at a church _____.

bazar

bizarre

bizzarre

bazaar

Complete the following sentence by choosing the correct spelling of the missing word. The clown’s performance was _______________, to say the least.

disappointing

dissapointing

disapointing

dissappointing

Choose a correct answer.

The soldier decided to rise the flag when he heard the bugle blow.

The soldier rose the flag when he heard the bugle blow.

The soldier rose the flag when he heard the bugle was blowing.

The soldier raised the flag when he heard the bugle blow.

Which sentence has a spelling error?

The show was reprehensible.

I will see you next Wednesday.

I will try to be accommodating.

The preformance was scintilating.

If you ___ that, then you must have an upset stomach.

eight

eat

ate

Which word below spelled incorrectly?

facia

athlette

atheist

bellwether

amateur

You _____ the cleaning; I would have done it later.

couldn't have done

can't have done

wouldn't do

needn't have done

Which of the following phrases is correct?

own its on right

in its own right

on it's own right

_______ your house repainted every year?

Have you been

Do you have

Have you got

Have you

We arrived ____ Paris late last night.

to

on

at

in

"Running" and "swimming" are what?

Gerunds

Prepositions

Nominals

Interlocutors

Is it correct to say," I'm 26 years of age"

no

yes

Choose the correct spelling: He was _____ that he get a fair interview.

adamint

adamant

ademant

adament

What is the subject of the following sentence: Go to the park!

you (implied)

to

go

park

You could ____ swimming.

take up

start off

start up

get up