Common Errors in Usage Quiz 3 - Camilla's English Page

Choose the appropriate word or expression to fill in each blank in the sentences below.

1. She couldn’t help (1) _____ that the raise she had received was not (2) _____ with the scale of her contributions to the company.

(1) but feel

(1) feeling

(2) commensurate

(2) commiserate

2. The (1) _____ of the problem is that I (2) _____ listened to my friend’s wise (3) _____ and to my own (4) _____, but I foolishly chose to ignore them.

(1) crutch

(1) crux

(2) should of

(2) should’ve

(3) council

(3) counsel

(4) conscience

(4) conscious

3. Jessica had (1) _____ to do that she didn’t believe she was (2) _____ everything in one night.

(1) so many homeworks

(1) so much homework

(2) capable of finishing

(2) capable to finish

4. (1) _____ their homogeneous team, our more diverse team (2) _____ people with (3) _____ skills that will enable them to deal with every possible challenge.

(1) Contrasting with

(1) In contrast with

(2) comprises

(2) is comprised of

(3) complementary

(3) complimentary

5. This year’s student (1) _____ has (2) _____ members than last year’s.

(1) council

(1) counsel

(2) fewer

(2) less

6. Mrs. Baratheon was deeply (1) _____ Joffrey’s refusal to (2) _____ the rules; his behavior was not (3) _____ the behavior expected of a class president.

(1) concerned about

(1) concerned with

(2) comply to

(2) comply with

(3) consistent to

(3) consistent with

7. It made me extremely (1) _____ when the teacher compared my handwriting (2) _____ the scratchings of an angry baby.

(1) self-conscience

(1) self-conscious

(2) to

(2) with

8. After the little boy ate the entire plate of (1) _____ cookies in the waiting room, he confided his gluttony (2) _____ his mother.

(1) complementary

(1) complimentary

(2) in

(2) to