Test yourself: (Correct word usage)

Direction: Choose the correct word in each of the following sentences.

Underline the word that corresponds to your answer.

1. There are many people who gave (aid, aide) to the victims of
typhoon Yolanda.
2. Is it (all right, alright) with you if we eat in tonight?
3. Youre (altogether, all together) wrong about the six friends going
(altogether, all together) to the dance; each is going separately.
4. Raquel is an (alumnae, alumnus, alumni) of Harvard University.
5. Blaise told Ryan that she was under the (allusion, illusion) he would
be her Prince Charming; Ryan didnt understand the (illusion,
allusion).
6. I felt (badly, bad) because I got a low grade.
7. In the cold of the winter, it was hard for me to (breath, breathe)
when taking a (breathe, breath) outside.
8. The dancers (discrete, discreet) movements were (discrete,
discreet) from those performed by the rest of the chorus.
9. Ten people were trying to (immigrate, emigrate) from the tyranny of
their country.
10.
There is a need to conduct an investigation to (ensure, insure)
that the findings are correct.
11.
The new product has (less, fewer) calories.
12.
It is a foregone conclusion that Faith will (forego, forgo) sweets
when shes dieting.
13.
The Mayor, who gives that order (which, that) we all must
obey, said that the environment protection law, (that, which) had
never been enforced, would result in higher costs.
14.
Terry tried to (peek, pique, peak) Demors interest in reading
by telling her that she could learn good insights from doing such.
15.
The burglar tried to go (in, into, towards) the house but failed
to do so.
16.
A store has a picture of people riding (stationary, stationery)
bicycles.
17.
The man (who, whom) I called this morning has already placed
an order.
18.
(Whom, Who) were you telephoning late at night?
19.
Jong worried about (who, whom) Roy would be teamed with in
the competition.