UseofEnglish_OBJ_Questions.txt

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[QUESTIONS]

<1>We will need to ….....… our time if we hope to catch him in the act.

<2>Question: When last did you see your dad?
Answer: Ah, I haven’t seen him for ….....

<3>My husband objected to buying a jeep because he thought it’s a bit too …...…

<4>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<5>Which of the following spellings is most preferred in British English?

<6>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<7>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<8>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<9>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<10>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<11>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<12>Which of the following spellings is correct for a page at the beginning of a book?

<13>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<14>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<15>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<16>Which of the following spellings is preferred in British English?

<17>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<18>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<19>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<20>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<21>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<22>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<23>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<24>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<25>Which of the following spellings is preferred in British English?

<26>Which of the following spellings is preferred?

<27>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<28>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<29>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<30>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<31>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<32>Which of the following spellings is correct?

<33>Son, the dupe is the person ……

<34>…..…, I feel like abandoning my family and running to Chad at times

<35>…….. last week, the President confirmed the man’s appointment.

<36>My dear husband, I blame the housemaid; let’s shake hands and let …..…

<37>That new Manager was a beauty queen in her ……

<38>I can’t visit him again when she is with him; you know what they say, ……

<39>This letter will not arrive. You haven’t written the address properly, and _______, there is no stamp on the envelop.

<40>________ Liz is superstitious

<41>_______ she does not believe in Chinese horoscope

<42>Elisa won’t be able to sell flowers in a shop _____ she can speak proper English

<43>Winston learnt his French grammar, __________ he did not understand it very well

<44>In 1869, the first transcontinental railway was built across the United States. _________ It took only a week to travel from the East Coast to the West Coast

<45>Prince Albert was interested in social developments in London, _________ he died before he could finish his

<46>The great Exhibition of 1861 was full of original exhibits. ______ it was a great success

<47>I am going to school ________ I don't feel well.

<48>Pollution is very high in Japan _______ it is much lower in Europe.

<49>There is no point in doing that ______ nobody cares.

<50>________ we are very careful, we can no longer save that river.

<51>Leave at once _________ you are not interested.

<52>__________ what you say, no one will believe you now.

<53>They would try, _________ repeated warnings.

<54>_________ they were English, their accent sounded very strange indeed.

<55>_________ hard you may try, you'll convince nobody.

<56>Phone them at once _________ they won't fret unnecessarily.

<57>______ bad weather conditions, the game was cancelled.

<58>We keep our bread in the fridge, ________ it doesn't go bad.

<59>The five-cent coin looks very Canadian, ________ it has a picture of a beaver on it.

<60>________ Volkswagen cars are cheap, they last a long time.

<61>You should give the iron time to heat up ________ you iron your clothes.

<62>You need proper shoes to go hiking in the mountains, ________ the ground is rough and hard.

<63>Hockey players wear lots of protective clothing ________ they don't get hurt.

<64>Hockey players wear lots of protective clothing ________ they don't get hurt.

<65>You shouldn't drive ________ drinking alcohol.

<66>________ the dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish - it's a mammal.

<67>You may get malaria ________ you are bitten by a mosquito.

<68>The Chief Caterer didn’t want the cook to mess up the dinner, so he took a bite of the cake to see ..........

<69>We all saw the thief .......... out of the house .......... a box containing money.

<70>Go for a walk in the park? I don’t want to do that. If I do, ..........

<71>My wife ..........

<72>The steward told us that when he got up in the middle of the night to look round the house, ..........

<73>My wife .......... to open a new office on the block, but the building collapsed overnight!

<74>A return trip to Siberia? Now, that’s a request ..........

<75>Dad, I’m sorry I make you sad by calling that good-for-nothing hooligan your son-in-law. I promise ..........

<76>Funny, what your mother did when she took a sip of Bailey’s Irish Cream. She spat for several hours. It was the first time ..........

<77>The lecturer is very careless. He .......... everything on his table. For instance, he .......... even mark sheets on his table and students have the opportunity to falsify marks.

<78>All the vouchers have been .......... on the Vice Chancellor’s table for fifteen weeks. Most of the time, a letter .......... there until the writer comes to ask for a reply.

<79>Secretaries should know that if papers are important, they .......... on table tops. This is because a notable secretary in a past era .......... some vital documents on her table gone to lunch, inadvertently allowing a rival company to steal information on a patented invention.

<80>The engineers knew that the river would not .......... unless the rains continued. They also knew that they needed to design the elevator to .......... quickly to the 40th floor – just in case.

<81>Two days before the execution, the robber was taken to the place where he would be .......... With doleful eyes, he looked at the spot where his execution ..........

<82>We really do not know why Mum’s saying we should shoot down birds that fly over our house. For years, birds .......... over the house and no one .......... to kill them.

<83>The woman was not angry because the man had asked her to leave, but that he did so after she .......... him six adorable children. She said that was why she .......... in the most painful part of the body.

<84>A lot of problems have .......... this company since we started business in 1990. In fact, a lot of people have .......... for shares, but we have refused to sell any because all that these people want to do is .......... the company further.

<85>Many students have not .......... their theses. In a manner of speaking, such students have simply .......... their priorities because no student can graduate without a thesis.

<86>Have you ever .......... your hair? I have always .......... it as an alternative to beautifying one’s hair. I prefer to .......... it.

<87>As soon as the rain started, all the passengers .......... up the glasses. But no sooner had the glasses been .......... up than the rain stopped. The passengers then .......... them down again. The moral of the story is “Don’t .......... up until you’re soaked.”

<88>You need to give this dress to someone younger or smaller than you. You must know that it has .......... a good deal over the years. By the way, have you .......... something else to wear if you give this away?

<89>The Commissioner of Police .......... the headquarters to inquire if anyone could babysit for his wife for a few days. All of the policemen there said they had never .......... all their lives, and that nobody .......... for them either.

<90>The choir had .......... the second hymn before the pastor arrived to preach on using one’s voice for God. However, a lot of people who stood close to the pastor said that his mouth .......... badly of alcohol. Well, a number of them .......... into the congregation to avoid the pastor’s bad breath.

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[OPTIONS]

<1>bid
bide
bead
beed

<2>donkey years
donkey’s years
donkey year’s
donkeys’ years

<3>bogus
showy
much
irresponsible

<4>acomodate
accomodate
acommodate
accommodate

<5>acknowledgment
acknowledgement
acknowlegment
acknowlegement

<6>arguement
argument
arguemant
arguemint

<7>comitment
comitmment
commitment
comitmant

<8>consensus
concensus
consencus
consenssus

<9>deductible
deductable
deductuble
deductabel

<10>embarras
embaras
embarass
embarrass

<11>existance
existence
existanse
existanc

<12>foreward
forword
forward
foreword

<13>harass
haras
harrass
herrass

<14>inadvertant
inadvartant
inadvartent
inadvertent

<15>indispensabel
indispensible
indispensable
indespensible

<16>judgement
judgment
judgemant
judgmant

<17>liason
liasson
liasone
liaison

<18>license
lisense
lacense
lisence

<19>occassion
ocassion
occasion
ocasion

<20>occurrence
ocurrance
occurrance
occurance

<21>perserverance
persaverence
perserverence
perseverance

<22>prerogative
perogative
perogitive
preragitive

<23>privelege
privilege
privlege
privelige

<24>procede
proceede
proced
proceed

<25>acknowledgment
acknowledgement
acknowlegment
acknowlegement

<26>supersede
supercede
superceed
suparseed

<27>withhold
withhuld
withold
withhald

<28>millennium
milennium
millenium
milenium

<29>mischievious
mischievous
mischivous
mischevious

<30>medeval
medeaval
medieval
medeival

<31>herarchy
hirarchy
hierachy
hierarchy

<32>drunkenness
drunknness
drunkeness
drunkinness

<33>who defrauded you
who was defrauded
who got you defrauded
who you defrauded

<34>Atimes
At times
A times
Attimes

<35>Sometimes
Sometime
Some times
somettimes

<36>bygone be bygone
bygones be bygones
byegone be byegone
byegones be byegones

<37>heyday
hay days
hey days
hayday

<38>once bitten, twice shy
once beaten, twice shy
one beaten, two shy
one bitten, two shy

<39>on the other hand
however
although
on top of that

<40>on the other hand
however
although
on the one hand

<41>on top of that
on the other hand
although
however

<42>on the other hand
unless
despite
on top of that

<43>although
consequently
on the other hand
on top of that

<44>on the contrary
on the other hand
consequently
unfortunately

<45>on the other hand
however
consequently
resultantly

<46>as a result
on the other hand
however
although

<47>although
whereas
otherwise
since

<48>since
unless
whereas
provided

<49>since
unless
whereas
provided

<50>in spite of
although
unless
whereas

<51>unless
owing to
although
since

<52>unless
however
no matter
in spite of

<53>unless
owing to
no matter
in spite of

<54>whereas
however
although
unless

<55>whereas
however
although
unless

<56>so that
owing to
whereas
unless

<57>owing to
in spite of
no matter
despite

<58>since
so that
although
after

<59>since
so that
though
before

<60>because
in order that
although
after

<61>because
so that
before
until

<62>because
so that
even though
before

<63>because
in order that
though
after

<64>because
in order that
though
after

<65>if
in order that
even though
after

<66>whether
so that
although
after

<67>if
so that
though
before

<68>how it was tasting
if it was tasting fine
how delicious it was tasting
how it tasted

<69>ran / carried
run / carrying
run / carry
ran / carrying

<70>I’m going to miss the football match on TV
I should possibly miss the football match on TV
I will miss the football match on TV
I’m going to probably miss the football match on TV

<71>will have a baby in May
could have a baby in May
is going to have a baby in May
must have a baby in May

<72>the DJ was playing some fine music
the DJ had been playing some fine music
the DJ played some fine music
the DJ had to play some fine music

<73>had been looking forward
was of the hope
had been nursing the hope
had hoped

<74>I was not going to expect
I hadn’t expected
I’m not expecting
I won’t have expected

<75>I would not see him any more
I would stop seeing him
I won’t see him any more
I’d stop to see him

<76>she will be drinking it
she might have drunk it
she has drank it
she had drunk it

<77>laids / laids
lies / lies
lay / lay
lays / lays

<78>laying / lays
lying / lies
laid / lays
laying / lies

<79>cannot be lain / had laid
should not be laid /had laid
must not be laid / had laid
ought not be lain / had lain

<80>be raised / be raised
raise / rise
rise / rise
raise / raise

<81>hunged / was to be taking place
hanging / shall take place
hung / would take place
hanged / was to take place

<82>have flied / chose
flew / had choosed
have flew / has chosen
have flown / has chosen

<83>has born / bit him
had borne / had bitten him
has born / bit him
bore / bit him

<84>besetted / bidded / to bleed
besetted / bid / to bleed
beset / bid / to bleed
beset / bid / bleed

<85>binded / mislay
binded / mislaid
bounded / mislain
bound / mislaid

<86>died / forgoed / barb
dyed / foregone / barb
died / forgone / cut
dyed / forgone / cut

<87>winded /winded / winded / wind
wounded / wounded / wounded / wind
winded / wounded / wounded / wind
wound / wound / wound / wind

<88>shrinked / gotten
shrank / got
shrinken / gotten
shrunk / got

<89>radio / babysitted / babysit
radioed / babysat / babysat
radioed / babysitted / babysat
radioed / babysitted / babysitted

<90>sang / stinked / slided
sang / stank / slidded
sung / stank / slid
sung / stunk / slided

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[ANSWERS]

<1>bide

<2>donkey’s years

<3>showy

<4>accommodate

<5>acknowledgement

<6>argument

<7>commitment

<8>consensus

<9>deductible

<10>embarrass

<11>existence

<12>foreword

<13>harass

<14>inadvertent

<15>indispensable

<16>judgment

<17>liaison

<18>license

<19>occasion

<20>occurrence

<21>perseverance

<22>prerogative

<23>privilege

<24>proceed

<25>acknowledgement

<26>supersede

<27>withhold

<28>millennium

<29>mischievous

<30>medieval

<31>hierarchy

<32>drunkenness

<33>who was defrauded

<34>At times

<35>Sometimes

<36>bygones be bygones

<37>heyday

<38>once bitten, twice shy

<39>on top of that

<40>on the one hand

<41>on the other hand

<42>unless

<43>although

<44>consequently

<45>however

<46>as a result

<47>although

<48>whereas

<49>since

<50>although

<51>since

<52>no matter

<53>in spite of

<54>although

<55>however

<56>so that

<57>owing to

<58>so that

<59>though

<60>although

<61>before

<62>because

<63>in order that

<64>in order that

<65>after

<66>although

<67>if

<68>how it tasted

<69>run / carrying

<70>I will miss the football match on TV

<71>is going to have a baby in May

<72>the DJ was playing some fine music

<73>had hoped

<74>I hadn’t expected

<75>I won’t see him any more

<76>she had drunk it

<77>lays / lays

<78>lying / lies

<79>must not be laid / had laid

<80>rise / rise

<81>hanged / was to take place

<82>have flown / has chosen

<83>has born / bit him

<84>beset / bid / bleed

<85>bound / mislaid

<86>dyed / forgone / cut

<87>wound / wound / wound / wind

<88>shrunk / got

<89>radioed / babysat / babysat

<90>sung / stank / slid

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