GED Writing Usage Practice Questions

The word “hypochondriacs” is:

A. Plural
B. Plural possessive
C. Possessive
D. Singular



Which word correctly fits the sentence: Ancient hieroglyphics in the Chauvet Caverns
exemplify ______ incredible history.

A. There
B. It’s
C. Its
D. Its’

Make the word “adament” into an adverb:

A. Adamented
B. Adamently
C. pre-adament
D. The word “adament” is already an adverb.

In the sentence, “His acute sense of sight directed us southward.” What does the word acute mean?

A. sharp
B. dull
C. listless
D. tiresome

What is the pre-fix of the word “introspectively”?

A. -y
B. -ly
C. intro-
D. -tive

The words “heir” and “air” are:

A. Antonyms
B. Verbs
C. homophones
D. Adverbial clauses