Deck 5: Home

Question 1

Select the correct word(s) in each of the sentences below. Type the words into the blanks. If there are multiple correct answers on one line, separate the answers with a comma and a space (i.e., answer 1, answer 2). Remember to capitalize the first word in a sentence.
-Grandmother: When I ( was / were ) your age, life ( was / were ) very different.

Answer 1

was, was

Question 2

Select the correct word(s) in each of the sentences below. Type the words into the blanks. If there are multiple correct answers on one line, separate the answers with a comma and a space (i.e., answer 1, answer 2). Remember to capitalize the first word in a sentence.
-Jason: ( Why / What ) was life different?

Answer 2

Why

Question 3

Select the correct word(s) in each of the sentences below. Type the words into the blanks. If there are multiple correct answers on one line, separate the answers with a comma and a space (i.e., answer 1, answer 2). Remember to capitalize the first word in a sentence.
-Grandmother: We ( don't / didn't ) have as many machines.

Answer 3

didn't

Question 4

Select the correct word(s) in each of the sentences below. Type the words into the blanks. If there are multiple correct answers on one line, separate the answers with a comma and a space (i.e., answer 1, answer 2). Remember to capitalize the first word in a sentence.
-Grandmother: We ( use / used ) to listen only to the radio ( so / because ) there ( wasn't no / weren't any ) televisions.

Question 5

Select the correct word(s) in each of the sentences below. Type the words into the blanks. If there are multiple correct answers on one line, separate the answers with a comma and a space (i.e., answer 1, answer 2). Remember to capitalize the first word in a sentence.
-Jason: ( What / Who ) did you ( do / did ) for fun?

Question 6

Select the correct word(s) in each of the sentences below. Type the words into the blanks. If there are multiple correct answers on one line, separate the answers with a comma and a space (i.e., answer 1, answer 2). Remember to capitalize the first word in a sentence.
-Grandmother: We ( make / made ) our own fun.

Question 7

The sentences below tell a story. Type the correct forms of the verbs in parenthesis into the blanks to complete the story. If there are multiple correct answers on one line, separate the answers with a comma and a space (i.e., answer 1, answer 2).
-When I (move) to Canada a few years ago, I (not have) a place to stay.

Question 8

The sentences below tell a story. Type the correct forms of the verbs in parenthesis into the blanks to complete the story. If there are multiple correct answers on one line, separate the answers with a comma and a space (i.e., answer 1, answer 2).
-I (not be) rich.

Question 9

The sentences below tell a story. Type the correct forms of the verbs in parenthesis into the blanks to complete the story. If there are multiple correct answers on one line, separate the answers with a comma and a space (i.e., answer 1, answer 2).
-I (buy) a newspaper, and (study) the ads for rooms to rent.

Question 10

The sentences below tell a story. Type the correct forms of the verbs in parenthesis into the blanks to complete the story. If there are multiple correct answers on one line, separate the answers with a comma and a space (i.e., answer 1, answer 2).
-I (go) to look at several rooms, and I found a room with a wonderful family.

Question 11

Each underlined phrase contains an error. Type corrected phrases into the blanks. Remember to capitalize the first word in a sentence
-Which did you talk to on the phone?

Question 12

Each underlined phrase contains an error. Type corrected phrases into the blanks. Remember to capitalize the first word in a sentence
-When started you school?

Question 13

Each underlined phrase contains an error. Type corrected phrases into the blanks. Remember to capitalize the first word in a sentence
-My grandfather not lived a very long life.

Question 14

Each underlined phrase contains an error. Type corrected phrases into the blanks. Remember to capitalize the first word in a sentence
-We missed the train. We got to the station two minutes as soon as the train left.

Question 15

In each sentence below, find the word containing an error and type the word into the blank.
-We weren't ready because the taxi came to pick us up.

Question 16

In each sentence below, find the word containing an error and type the word into the blank.
-I was frightened so I heard a strange noise in the kitchen.

Question 17

In each sentence below, find the word containing an error and type the word into the blank.
-Who didn't they use to like about Lorenz?

Question 18

In each sentence below, find the word containing an error and type the word into the blank.
-Why don't you rent that new video yesterday?

Question 19

In each sentence below, find the word containing an error and type the word into the blank.
-He was so bored that he sleeped through most of the movie.