Teas Practice; English and Language Arts

taking exams can be ____ because of the demands on the brain.
burdensome
burden some
burrdensome
burdensum

burdensome

Greg is a ___ professional
consume it
konsumate
consummate
consmate

consummate

which of the following is not a pronoun?
You
Theres
Him/her
their

theres

one of the most rarely mastered virtues is _____
patiets
patience
pashence
patients

patience

Billy is the student _____ grades suggest he is a genius.
whose
who is
who's
who

whose

If Tommy is a better player ___ Billy, ____ we will take Tommy.
than; than
then;than
then;then
than; then

than; then

which of the following words is correctly written?
intra-mural
interstitial
in-ternal
ab-solutely

interstitial

which of the following is the correct word for graduates of an institution?
alumnisters
alumn
alumni
aluminati

alumni

please be ___ of others and silence your cell phones.
courteous
curteeus
curteous
curtis

courteous

The cat, Billy, ran around the house, periodically chasing __ tail.
its
it's
his
her

its

__ not that I'm tired, but as the saying goes, "every cat needs __ nap.'
It's; its
its; her
its; its
it's; his

it's; its

Tony follows the same routine everyday; wake up, stretch and make coffee.
"everyday" is improperly used.
there is no error.
the colon should be a semicolon
there should be a comma before "and".

"everyday" is improperly used.

which of the following is written in correct plural form?
deers
theses
funguses
nucleuses

theses

"Its" is a ___ pronoun.
compound
possessive
questionary
complex

possessive

which of the following words is misspelled?
prefessional
fertilizer
aerodynamics
efficacy

prefessional

we wrapped the leftovers with ___ foil
aluminum
aluminem
aloominum
alumenum

aluminum

___ for school is next Thursday
Enrollment
In-rollment
Inrollment
Enrollemenet

enrollment

each team is required to bring __ registration forms to the table over __ and then wait until __called to compete.
they're; their; there
their; there; they're
there; their; they're
their; there; their

their; there; they're

Stephen was usually __ and reserved; however, tonight he was being __ rowdy.
quiet, quit
quite, quit
quite, quiet
quiet, quite

quiet, quite

Amanda looked all over the house, but she was still unable to find her __.
kees
kies
keyes
keys

keys

which of the following words is spelt correctly?
cohorrt
arogance
laryngitis
atrosity

laryngitis

the professor said that most of us needed to improve our __ skills if we wanted to do well in her class.
righting
writing
writting
writeing

writing

Diego __ the group of students from the classroom to the cafeteria because the substitute teacher did not know how to get there.
lead
leed
led
lad

led

Nurses are bounded by the __ that they must help their patients.
princepal
principle
principal
prencipel

principle

the dog, ______ the danger on the other side of the door, let out a low growl to warn the group.
percieving
perceived
perceiving
percieved

perceiving

which of the following words are spelt correctly?
eddakit
etiquette
edecate
edicate

etiquette

because Anthony is only a ___ in the sport, he was unable to participate in the advanced competition.
beginning
beginer
beginner
begginer

beginner

the ___ suspended Jodi because she started a food fight in the cafeteria.
principal
prencipal
principle
princepel

principal

Misty drove the truck over to the barn to see the newborn ___.
colfs
calfs
calfes
calves

calves

Have you ___ the email from Henry?
received
recived
resieved
recieved

received

It is not unusual for two major ___ to merge in order to save operating costs.
companionships
companees
companies
company's

companies

Claudia asked each student if they had ___ books with them.
their
there
they're
thair

their

the horses signaled their impatience by scraping their ___ against the doors of the barn.
hoove
hoofs
hooves
hoof

hooves

which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
Sarah bought eggs, bacon, and milk.
Sarah bought eggs, bacon; and milk.
Sarah bought eggs; bacon; and milk.
Sarah bought eggs bacon and milk.

Sarah bought eggs, bacon, and milk.

the judge ___ over the facts of the case before rendering a decision.
poared
poored
pored
poured

pored