Does Your English Cut the Mustard?

  1. Obsequious means:
    • Lower in importance or position
    • Readily available everywhere
    • Fawning and subservient
    • Lacking manners and tact
  2. Something / someone ponderous is also:
    • Lost in thought
    • Difficult to understand
    • Idiotic
    • Gigantic
  3. To exhort is to:
    • Punish
    • Banish
    • Blackmail
    • Urge
  4. Halcyon means:
    • Tragic
    • Peaceful
    • Vulgar
    • Satisfying
  5. Someone who is craven is:
    • Cowardly
    • Unrefined
    • Dishonest
    • Malnourished
  6. Which is correct?
    • Chocolate and strawberry, both my favorite flavors, are on the menu.
    • Chocolate and strawberry are both my favorite flavors and they are on the menu.
  7. "Karen told all of her secrets to Michael and ___"
    • Me
    • I
  8. "It's likely that _____ parking _____ Corvette over _____."
    • they're, their, there
    • they're, there, their
  9. Which is correct?
    • The group of girls is at the movies.
    • The group of girls are at the movies.
  10. Select the correct sentence.
    • Josh relented only after we showed him how wrong he was.
    • Josh only relented after we showed him how wrong he was.
  11. Which is correct?
    • I think I am in love, however, I have been wrong before.
    • I think I am in love; however, I have been wrong before.
  12. Select the correct sentence:
    • Elizabeth had to quit her night job, because she wasn't getting enough sleep.
    • Elizabeth had to quit her night job because she wasn't getting enough sleep.
  13. Which is correct?
    • I told the police officer what he wanted to hear, that I wouldn't speed again.
    • I told the police officer what he wanted to hear: that I wouldn't speed again.
  14. Select the correct sentence:
    • "Rich Girl," by Gwen Stefani, is my favorite song.
    • "Rich Girl", by Gwen Stefani, is my favorite song.
  15. Which is correct?
    • My favorite meals are a hamburger, fries, and a milkshake; tacos, burritos, and margaritas; and sushi, sake, and miso soup.
    • My favorite meals are a hamburger, fries, and a milkshake, tacos, burritos, and margaritas, and sushi, sake, and miso soup.
  16. Select the correct spelling:
    • Excede
    • Exceed
  17. Which is correctly spelled?
    • Millenium
    • Millennium
  18. Select the correct spelling:
    • Supercede
    • Supersede
  19. Which is correctly spelled?
    • Mischeivous
    • Mischievous
  20. Select the correct spelling:
    • Misspell
    • Mispell

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