SYNONYMS

1. ABET
a. encourage
b. protest
c. evade
d. conceive
2. ACCEDE
a. fail
b. consent
c. correct
d. mollify
3. AUXILLARY
a. prospective

b. righteous c. certain
c. assistant d. true
d. mandatory ANSWERS
4. AWRY ABCDB
a. psychological CDBBB
b. startled
c. started HAVE TO/MUST EXERCISES
d. crooked 1. Yesterday I ________ finish my geography project.
5. ATYPICAL a. must
a. clashing b. mustn't
c. had to
b. unusual
2. She will ________ wait in line like everyone else.
c. lovely a. must
d. critical b. have to
6. BOISTEROUS c. has to
a. adolescent 3. All employees ________ on time for work.
b. conflicting a. must be
c. noisy b. mustn't
c. have to
d. grateful 4. We ________ forget to take the chicken out of the
7. TAUTOLOGY freezer.
a. memory a. have to not
b. simile b. must
c. tension c. mustn't
d. repetition 5. If you are under 13 you _____ to get your parents'
permission.
8. PERSEVERANCE
a. have
a. splendor b. must
b. tenacity c. mustn't
c. tendency 6. Your daughter may ________ try on a few different
d. decimation sizes.
9. MINION a. have to
a. minority b. had to
c. must
b. dependent
7. The doctor _____ get here as soon as he can.
c. quorum a. must
d. host b. mustn't
10. STRANGE c. have to
a. error 8. Do you _____ work next weekend?
b. quaint

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a. have to
b. must
c. musn't
9. Bicyclists _____ remember to signal when they
turn.
a. mustn't
b. must
c. has to
10. Angela, you _____ leave your clothes all over the
floor like this.
a. mustn't
b. must
c. have to
ANSWERS
1. C. had to
2. B. have to
3. A. must be
4. C. mustn't
5. A. have
6. A. have to
7. A. must
8. A. have to
9. B. must
10. A. mustn't
IDENTIFYING ERROR
1. (Because) of the Internet, (working at) jobs (at
home) (have become) much more common. (No Error)
2. “Pull it out (by) (its) plug, not by the (cord),” said
(dad). (No error)
3. Symptoms of this illness (that) warrant a doctor visit
(includes) fever, (vomiting, and) diarrhea, as well as
the (loss) of appetite. (No error)
4. (Either) Lisa or Karen (will always volunteer) (their)
valuable (time) to serve on our board. (No error)
5. The conversation with her (mother) had a more
profound (affect) on her (than) (she) expected. (No
error)
ANSWERS
1. The error is “have become,” which should be “has
become.” The plural form of the auxiliary verb “have”
is incorrect because the subject of the independent
clause is “working,” which is singular and thus takes a
singular verb—i.e. “working has…”
2. “Dad” is a name or proper noun and should be
capitalized. “By” is a correct preposition to use here.
“Its” is the correct use of the
third-person singular possessive impersonal pronoun.
3. “Includes” is incorrect because it is the singular
form of the verb, but the subject, “symptoms,” is
plural. The verb should be “include. The subordinating
conjunction “that introducing the dependent clause,
and its plural verb “warrant,”
4. “Their” is incorrect because it is a plural third-
person possessive
pronoun, but the use of “either __ or ___" indicates a
singular form because the nearer subject "Karen" is
singular. It
should be “her.”
5. The correct noun for this meaning is spelled
“effect.”
“Affect” when it is a noun means mood or emotional
state.
When it is a verb, the meaning “affect” is related to the
meaning of the noun “effect."
Verbal Ability
#Repost
Identifying Errors
Instruction:
Read each sentence and replace the error with the
correct word usage.
1. His mother (reminded) (him) not to (loose) his toy
(again).
2.His teacher (advised) him to (limit) the (amount of
words) he (will use) in his essay.
3. The diplomat (who) the President (appointed)
permanent (representative of the Philippines) to the
United Nations (is the former) Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court.
4. It (is) (necessary) that he (takes) the test (again).
5. (Your) father (will buy) (a new car), (isn't he)?
6. (Tired) from the (day's work), she (laid) on her bed
and (fell) asleep.
7. The boss (wanted) to read his (e-mail messages); so,
he (asked) his secretary to (fax it) to him.
8. Many (came) to see the (three dwarves) (perform)
magic (tricks).
9. Here (lies) the soldiers (who died) in (defense) of
(their country).
10. The (professor) (gave) a (more complete)
explanation on (the theory).
11. He (lives) (on) 11 (Sunrise Drive), Cubao, (Quezon
City).
12. (John's book) (is comprised of) essays by (various
writers).
13. The judge (accepted) the (testimony) of the
(credulous) (witness).
14. The (police) (accused) him of (reckless)
imprudence (resulting to) homicide.
15. He is a (brilliant scientist), but his hypotheses
(about) the problem (is) (invalid).
Correct Answers
1. Lose - a verb that means to cease to possess or have
somrthing while loose is an adjective that means not
firmly fastened or fixed in place.
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2. Amount - words relate to quantities of things that d. she ««««
are measured in bulk, NUMBER to things that can be e. her self
counted, as in "Number of words." 2. You may _____ down on a couch now.
3. Whom should be used since it is used as a direct a. laid
object of the verb "appointed." Who is used as a
b. lay
subject of a clause or a sentence.
c. lain
4. Take, not takes, is the correct verb because it is used
subjunctively. Careful writers use the subjunctive in
d. lied
making a suggestion, a demand, or a wish. e. lie ««««««
5. The correct tag question is "won't he" because the 3. A majority of the members ______ promised to
main verb is "will buy." attend the next meeting.
6. The correct verb is "lay" not "laid." a. has
Laid is the past tense of "lay" which means to set b. have «««««
something down. Lay is the past tense of "lie" which c. have been
means to recline. d. had been
7. The antecedent, e-mail messages, is plural; so, them, e. has been
not it, must be used.
4. I want to deal with _____ has the authority.
8. The plural of dwarf is dwarfs, not dwarves.
a. whom
9. The subject, soldiers, is plural; so, the correct verb is
lie, not lies.
b. who
10. "Complete" is one one of those adjectives that does c. whoever «««««
not admit of comparative degrees. d. whichever
Others are absolute, impossible, principal, adequate, e. whomever
inevitable, stationary, chief, irrevocavle, sufficient, 5. Alex is just as good as _____.
devoid, manifest, unavoidavle, entire, minor, a. her
unbroken, fatal, paramount, unique, final, perpetual, b. hers
universal, ideas, preferable, and whole. c. herself
11. "At" is used for specific address; "on" is used to d. her self
designate names of street, avenues, etc.
e. she «««««
12. Although "comprise" is used primarily to mean "to
Answers:
include," it is also often stretched to mean "is made up
of" - a meaning that some critics object to. The most
1. D
cautious route is to avoid using "of" after any form of 2. E
"comprise" and substitute "is composed of." 3. B
13. Credible means believable or trustworthy. It is also 4. C
used in a more abstract sense, meaning like "worthy": 5. E
Dont confuse credible with credulous, a much rarer Explanations:
word which means gullible. 1&5
14. "Resulting to" is unidiomatic. The correct idiom is A pronoun used as a subject complement must be
"resulting in." in the nominative case.
15. The subject of clause, "hypotheses," is plural. So,
2 - Lie means to recline. It's past tense is lay.
the correct verb is "are," not is.
Lay means to place or put down. It's past tense is
laid.
General Grammatical Ability
3 - "Members" is plural. Fractions take plural verb
*Correct Usage*
if the object of the "of-phrase" that follows is
1. It was _____ I wanted to see, not you.
plural.
a. her
4 - A pronoun used as a subject of a dependent or
b. herself
independent clause is in the nominative case.
c. hers
SYNONYMS
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1. ADVERSITY BBCAD
a. gamble BDBCC
b. mischance
c. ordinance Vocabulary
d. goodluck *Most directly opposite in meaning*
2. CACOPHONY 1. Became a RENEGADE from civil society
a. accord
a. die-hard
b. discord
b. deserter
c. dance
c. refugee
d. music
3. CORPULENT d. outcast
a. slim e. negotiator
b. thin Ans. A. Die-hard
c. obese 2. Couldn't stand such EFFRONTERY and vile
d. hungry language
4. CONTRITE a. foolishness
a. penitent b. misbehavior
b. joyous c. courtesy
c. smart
d. security
d. quarrelsome
e. discourse
5. INVEIGH
Ans. C. Courtesy
a. oration
b. whisper 3. A FURTIVE glance at the newcomer
c. timidity a. secretive
d. speak violently b. unwanted
6. GAIETY c. loving
a. gracefulness d. noticeable
b. cheerfulness e. fleeting
c. sad Ans. D. Noticeable
d. quiet 4. A RECALCITRANT office timekeeper
7. INTEGRATE
a. helpful
a. tolerance
b. submissive
b. scatter
c. abusive
c. assume
d. unite d. malicious
8. JAUNTY e. reputable
a. careful Ans. B. Submissive
b. carefree 5. Rambled on and on in a DESPICABLE manner
c. fragile a. endlessly
d. concise b. marvelous
9. MEDIOCRE c. expressive
a. strong d. reasonable
b. excellent
e. admirable
c. average
Ans. E. Admirable
d. certain
10. MUNDANE
a. spatial VOCABULARY - similar meaning
b. futile 1. Teenagers are easily SUSCEPTIBLE to peer
c. worldy influence.
d. grandiose a. flexible
ANSWERS b. inspired
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c. dependable 10. We want the windows _____ washed before
d. inclined Friday.
2. He left the country because of the OMINOUS be
experiences he had in the past. to be
ANSWERS
a. unforgettable
1. be
b. threatining
2. were
c. ugly 3. wear
d. remarkable 4. finish
3. My mother is always ADAMANT in eating 5. take
breakfast before leaving the house. 6. be
a. resolute 7. were
b. forgetful 8. call
c. clueless 9. move
d. uncertain 10. to be
CA : DBA LEARN SUBJUNCTIVE @

SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

1. It is essential that she _____ at the meeting. 1. The dog __ the cat.
be a. chase
is b. chases ««
2. If I _____ you I would call her tonight. c. chasing
was 2. A can of lima beans ___ on the shelf.
were a. sit
3. It is necessary that every student _____ a uniform. b. sits ««
wear c. sitting
wears 3. The women who went to the meeting ___ bored.
4. I suggest that he _____ his homework on time. a. are
finish b. is
finishes c. were ««
5. The doctors recommended that d. was
she _____ a holiday. 4. Each ___ a good deal of work around the office.
take a. does ««
takes b. do
6. The boss asks that you _____ early for your first day c. doing
of work. d. done
are 5. Both ___ a good deal of work around the office.
be a. does
7. If he _____ feeling better we would go. b. do ««
were c. doing
was d. done
8. It is important that we _____ home as soon as we 6. Some of the sugar ___ on the floor.
arrive. a. is ««
call b. are
called c. has
9. The landlord requested that John _____ out of the d. have
apartment. 7. Some of the marbles ___ on the floor.
move a. is
moves b. are ««
c. has
d. have
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8. A pencil and an eraser ___ writing easier. Ans. : B
a. make «« -Descriptive Relationship
b. makes (Hot describes Desert)
c. making 2. KITTEN : CAT :: _____ : _____
9. Neither the director nor the actors ___ following the a. boy : male
lines closely. b. berry : fruit
a. is c. asp : snake
b. are «« d. egg : bird
c. has e. stalk : plant
d. have Ans. : A
10. Neither Hophni nor Phinehas ___ the truth. -Age (young & adult)
a. confess 3. DIAMOND : VALUABLE :: _____ : _____
b. confesses «« a. silver : coin
c. confuse b. gold : mine
11. Waiter, there ___ a fly in my soup. c. wedding : joyous
a. is «« d. ruby : amethyst
b. are e. leg : chair
c. were Ans. : C
d. have -Joyous describes wedding
12. How ___ the relatives taking the bad news?
a. is
b. are «« SPELLING
c. does -SubProf-
d. has In each item, find the word with
13. The jury members ___ been arguing for five days. incorrect spelling.
a. was Item 1
b. were a. idolize
c. has b. dipression
d. have «« c. figment
14. The "Grace of Wrath" ___ long time to read. d. minuend
a. take e. none of the above
b. takes «« Ans. B. Depression
c. make Item 2
15. Mumps ___ a contigious disease. a. industrialist
a. is «« b. deriliction
b. are c. legion
c. bring d. filibuster
ANSWERS e. none of the above
BBCAB Ans. B. Dereliction
ABABB Item 3
ABDBA a. chacone
b. insure
ANALOGY c. ketch
Pair-Word Approach d. foist
1. CANDY : SWEET :: ______ : ______ e. none of the above
a. apple : fruit Ans. A. Chaconne
b. desert : hot Item 4
c. bright : intelligent a. fondant
d. cake : round b. haywire
e. meat : food c. aloff

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d. descend 6. e
e. none of the above 7. d – habit
Ans. C. Aloof 8. b – gaud
Item 5. 9. e
a. intercom 10. d – alveolate
b. garble
c. wednesday SPELLING
d. champaine 1.
e. none of the above a. supersede
Ans. D. Champagne b. supercede
Item 6 c. superceed
a. irritated CA : A & B
b. gaskins 2.
c. junction a. bountious
d. divert b. bounteous
e. none of the above c. bountuous
Ans. E CA : B
Item 7 3.
a. chagrin a. immenent
b. embryo b. eminent
c. lawn c. iminent
d. habbit CA : B
e. none of the above 4.
Ans. D. Habit a. amenable
Item 8 b. aminable
a. baluster c. amineable
b. gaude CA : A
c. knot 5.
d. generic a. exeguous
e. none of the above b. exiguous
Ans. B. Gaud c. exigeous
Item 9 CA : B
a. balky 6.
b. hansom a. doccile
c. certifiable b. dosile
d. lawsuit c. docile
e. none of the above. CA : C
Ans. E 7.
Item 10 a. interpid
a. happenstance b. intrepid
b. bandit c. intrepede
c. gazette CA : B
d. alviolate 8.
e. none of the above a. sparce
Ans. D. Alveolate b. sparse
Answers. c. sparcé
1. b – depression CA : B
2. b – dereliction Sparcè is not and english word
3. a – chaconne 9.
4. c – aloof a. rescind
5. d – champagne b. resinged
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c. rescined S - shape
CA : A C - olor
O - rigin
ADJECTIVE ORDER M - aterial
1. Andrea had a ________ in her hair yesterday. P - urpose
a. nice yellow bow
b. yellow nice bow
c. bow nice yellow
2. She lost a ________ .
a. small white cat
b. cat small white
c. white small cat
3. I bought ________ oranges.
a. great some big
b. big great some
c. some great big
4. We met ________ people at the conference.
a. very smart two
b. two very smart
c. very two smart
5. The clown was wearing a ________ hat.
a. big green-yellow
b. big green and yellow
c. yellow and green big
6. The cookies that you ________ .
a. smell delicious baked
b. baked smell delicious
c. delicious smell baked
7. Is it ________ ?
a. cold getting outside
b. getting cold outside
c. getting outside cold
8. The course you are ________ .
a. taking sounds interesting
b. sounds interesting taking
c. interesting sounds taking
9. My uncle wore a ________ to the wedding.
a. silk blue tie
b. tie blue silk
c. blue silk tie
10. Have you met that _____ next door?
a. cute boy new
b. cute new boy
c. new boy cute
ANSWERS
AACBB
BBACB
N - umber
O - pinion
S -ize
A - age
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