Practice Word Usage Questions and Answers

• MALICE
• Ambivalent
• DUMP
• MAKE
• SHADY
• CLUTCH
• END
• Prevent a person from having or using something.
• POISONOUS (i) An island in Brazil is full of poisonous snakes. (ii) Many farmers are not aware that fertilizers are poisonous to humans too. (iii) A poison...
• CATAPULTS (i) The publicity  catapulted  her CD to the top of the charts.  (ii) Several States have laws against the use of such plastics but they are...
• Combat (i) They both reached for their combat suits and weapons. (ii) Young children have to combat the constant desire to eat chocolate. (iii) It is usual...
• Sink (i) She moved to the sink and turned on the water. (ii) I bet you could really sink your teeth into that pork roast. (iii) He also had a sink of respo...
• Directions: In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence...
• Directions: In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence...
• Directions: In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence...
• Directions: In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence...
• Directions: In each of the following questions, a word has been used in sentences in THREE different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence...
• Cater (i) The umpteen four-wheelers and six-wheelers maintained by the institutions cater to the needs of students. (ii) Corrianders Restaurant are able to...
• Abominable (i) Inside, the noise level really wasn't any worse than at the Bronze, though the music selection was abominable. (ii) The company should not b...
• Scrumptious (i) As science strode scrumptious into one arena of knowledge after another, it discredited claims to the infallibility of revelation. (ii) But...
• Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. A group of three novels or plays, each complete in itself
• Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. India is formally moving ahead to ______ 21 MIG-29 and 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighters from Russia along...
• Hamper A. The extra ammo stored in the pockets would weigh him down and it would only hamper his fighting abilities. B. We don't own a picnic hamper . C...
• Oust A. The rebels finally managed to oust the government from power. B. The door ousts open and the children rushed in. C. Don't oust your bridges b...
• Implore A. She gave him an imploring look. B. The implore for a cure goes on. C. Please implore someone else's help in a crisis. ...
• Inculcate A. All of us will inculcate in the profits. B. We have tried to inculcate a feeling of citizenship in youngsters. C. Colleges inculcate ...
• Hover A. Seagulls hover over the surging waves. B. I saw some spies hovering my house. C. Hard work never did anyone any hover ....
• Scandalous A. The allegations of a scandalous incident have been circulating inside media offices for weeks now. B. It is scandalous that we still allo...
• Diligence A. His success was largely due to his diligence . B. A fire breaks out suddenly in the house of the Empress, due to diligence of one of her ma...
• Entail A. Child obesity has become an increasingly serious problem inevitably entailing serious health hazards. B. Jackson's versions of happy endings ...
• Intrusion A. The intrusion of early recordings on the CD is a bonus. B. He felt slight intrusion at being kept waiting. C. The doctor's intrusion ...
• Yield A. Increasingly, farm land is yielding to property development. B. Our research has only recently begun to yield important results. C. All you...
• Helm A. Please helm me with the right choice. B. He has been at the helm of Lonrho for 31 years. C. Isaac resembled a captain at the helm in high sea...
• Alliance A. States seek to become stronger through alliance. B. An employer should alliance the ability of his employees. C. Tell him not to allian...
• very eager for something, especially a lot of food
• (i) eager (ii) avid (iii) protect (iv) rage
• (i) obtain (ii) lament (iii) rejoice (iv) flaunt
• (i) lucrative (ii) indulge (iii) benevolent (iv) malicious
• (i) prohibit (ii) reveal (iii) forbid (iv) transfer
• (a) The press release was written by a professional. (b) It lacked the rigid formal style and naturalness. (i) still (ii) yet (iii) but