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More Fun with Irregular Verbs
“In the past, they have not went if it was out of the country.” So spoke a poised, informed young woman last week on a political talk show. And
this was no anomaly. Abuse of irregular verbs is sweeping the nation—so much so that some readers will see nothing wrong with the sentence quoted
above.
So take a moment to take today’s irregular-verb quiz. The answers are directly below the test.
Irregular-Verb Pop Quiz
1. The child took the portrait and ___ it on the wall.
A) hung
B) hanged
C) A and B are both correct
2. You have clearly ___ me for someone else.
A) mistook
B) mistaking
C) mistaken
D) mistooken
3. I have ___ relatives who offer criticism but no support.
A) outgrew
B) outgrown
C) outgrowed
D) outgrowing
4. I would have probably ___ the sweetest dessert.
A) chose
B) chosen
C) A and B are both correct
5. The last time we were together, we ___ all our favorite songs around the fire.
A) sing
B) sung
C) sang
6. He felt that his life had been cruelly ___ apart.
A) torn
B) tore
C) toren
D) turn
7. This game has, despite its success, ___ a complete makeover.
A) underwent
B) undergone
C) under went
D) under gone
8. Fred has ___ the lawn every Saturday.
A) mowed
B) mown
C) A and B are both correct
9. A bee ___ her as soon as she opened the door.
A) stang
B) stung
C) sting
10. The public is ___ to leave the trail.
A) forbid
B) forbad
C) forbade
D) forbidden
ANSWERS
1: A) hung
2: C) mistaken
3: B) outgrown
4: B) chosen
5: C) sang
6: A) torn
7: B) undergone
8: C) A and B are both correct
9: B) stung
10: D) forbidden
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