Correct Usage

1. Czarmaine ________ remarkable poems even at her young age.
   rites
   rights
   writes
   write

2. Being too ________ will undoubtedly make other men hate you.
   vane
   vain
   vein
   vanity

3. Due to bad weather, the airline company decided ________ postpone the flight.
   two
   to
   too
   then

4. Drunk driving was the reason for ________ accident.
   their
   they’re
   there
   there are

5. May I________ your Titanic compact disc?
   borrow
   lend
   loan
   credit

6. ________ the three girls, the eldest is the most diligent.
   Between
   Among
   In
   By

7. Exposure to air pollution will ________ your asthma.
   cure
   deteriorate
   aggravate
   annoy

8. His ________ to Mount Apo was carefully documented.
   assent
   ascent
   descent
   decrease

9. The children ________ the ill effects of war.
   have borne
   have born
   has borne
   had born

10. The teachers distributed different ________ outlines for the students to follow.
    coarse
    corps
    course
    corpse

11. Carl juggles oranges, ________ you?
    why
    may
    should
    can

12. The refugees decided to ________ their homes because of the war.
    desert
    dessert
    deserve
    reserve

13. My sister ________ to Zamboanga seven years ago.
    migrated
    migrating
    immigrated
    immigrating

14. We used ________ sauce for the spaghetti last Sunday.
    less
    few
    a number of
    pieces of

15. If we work together, we could finish this ________ in a short time.
    piece
    peace
    please
    peas

16. When the Apartheid Policy was still in effect, the Blacks were ________ by the Whites.
    praised
    hailed
    persecuted
    prosecuted

17. When we ________ the flag, we should all stand up.
    rice
    rise
    risen
    raise

18. The DPWH crew worked ________ the night to repair the damaged bridge.
    threw
    through
    trough
    true

19. ________ the leader of your group?
    Who’s
    Whose
    Which
    Whom’s

20. The village elder told many interesting ________.
    tale
    tail
    tails
    tales

21. Marty ________ Evelyn ________ to dinner.
    asked – out
    asked – after
    called –out
    called – up

22. The celebrant ________ the candles after we sang.
    blew off
    blew up
    blew out
    blew over

23. The secretary ________ due to stress.
    broke even
    broke out
    broke in
    broke down

24. The EDSA People’s Revolution ________ the Marcos regime.
    brought in
    brought on
    brought forth
    brought down

25. The unexpected ________ of vehicles along the Marcos Highway cause heavy traffic.
    build up
    build on
    build in
    build over

26. After cleaning the entire house, I felt ________.
    burned in
    burned out
    burned up
    burned over

27. The drug pushers tried to ________ the arresting cops.
    buy in
    buy off
    buy out
    buy up

28. The cabinet meeting was ________ on account of the President’s ill health.
    called in
    called up
    called out
    called off

29. The tele-novela viewers cried helplessly when they got ________ by the tragedy that befell the main character.
    carried out
    carried away
    carried over
    carried on

30. We should ________ on expenditures and spend only on our needs.
    cut short
    cut up
    cut back
    cut out

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