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1. Grammar Rules Quiz
1. The first letter of the first word in a sentence should be ______.

(a large letter / a capital letter)
2. The order of a basic positive sentence is ____.

(Subject-Verb-Object / Verb-Object-Subject)
3. Every sentence must have a subject and ____.

(a verb / an object)
4. A plural subject needs ____.

(a singular verb / a plural verb)
5. When two singular subjects are connected by or, use ____.

(a singular verb / a plural verb)
6. Adjectives usually come ____.

(before a noun / after a noun)
7. If an opinion-adjective and a fact-adjective are used before a noun, which comes

first?
(a fact-adjective / an opinion-adjective)
8. In British English, a collective noun is usually treated as ____.

(singular / plural)
9. The terms "its" and "it's" have ____.

(the same meaning / different meanings)
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10. Which is correct?

(You're looking good / Your looking good)
Answers:
1. a capital letter 2. Subject-Verb-Object
3. a verb 4. a plural verb
5. a singular verb 6. before a noun
7. an opinion-adjective 8. plural
9. different meanings 10. You're looking good
2. Grammar Vocabulary Quiz
1. Which sentence is in the active voice?

(John wrote the song. / The song was written by John.)
2. In the active voice, the action is done by

(the subject before the verb / the object after the verb)
3. Adjectives are words that describe

(verbs or adverbs / nouns or pronouns)
4. In which sentence is "fast" an adjective?

(He’s a fast runner. / He can run fast.)
5. An adverb is a word that can modify

(nouns / verbs)
6. In which sentence is "fast" an adverb?

(He’s got a fast car. / He drives fast.)
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7. Which of these articles is an indefinite article?

(a / the)
8. Which sentence contains a definite article?

(We saw a movie. / The movie was great.)
9. An auxiliary verb is used with

(a proper noun / a main verb)
10. In the question "Did you win?", which is the auxiliary verb?
Answers:
1. John wrote the song. 2. the subject before the verb
3. nouns or pronouns 4. He’s a fast runner.
5. verbs 6. He drives fast.
7. a 8. The movie was great.
9. a main verb 10. Did
3. Sentence Structure Quiz
1. A simple sentence consists of

(one independent thought / one independent clause)
2. An independent clause contains

(a subject and a verb / a subject and an object)
3. A compound sentence consists of

(one or more independent clauses / two or more independent clauses)
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4. Independent clauses can be joined by using

(a coordinating conjunction / a subordinating conjunction)
5. Which is a compound sentence?

(I like walking on the beach with my dog. / I like walking but my dog likes running.)
6. A complex sentence consists of an independent clause plus

(a subordinating conjunction / a dependent clause)
7. A dependent clause can begin with a relative pronoun or a

(a subordinating conjunction / a coordinating conjunction)
8. "I like him because he’s funny." Which is the dependent clause?
(I like him / because he’s funny)
9. Which is a complex sentence?

(I was late because I missed my train. / We got up late so I missed my train.)
10. A compound-complex sentence consists of two or more independent clauses and

(one or more dependent clauses / two or more dependent clauses)
Answers:
1. one independent clause 2. a subject and a verb
3. two or more independent clauses 4. a coordinating conjunction
5. I like walking but my dog likes running. 6. a dependent clause
7. a subordinating conjunction 8. because he’s funny
9. I was late because I missed my train. 10. one or more dependent clauses
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4. Verb Classification Quiz
Classify the verb highlighted in the following questions:
1. The grocery clerk will carry your bags out for you.
(helping verb / main verb)
2. The mail arrived after I left.

(transitive verb / intransitive verb)
3. I have already done my homework.

(regular verb / irregular verb)
4. That book you recommended sounds interesting.

(linking verb / non-linking verb)
5. I prefer cream rather than milk.

(dynamic verb / stative verb)
6. Jerry studies for three hours every day.

7. We looked at all of the art in the museum.

(regular verb / irregular verb)
8. Would you take a picture for us?

(transitive verb / intransitive verb)
9. I don't want to fight about who gets the car.

(dynamic verb / stative verb)
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10. I have had this phone for two years.

Answers:
1. helping verb 2. intransitive verb
3. irregular verb 4. linking verb
5. stative verb 6. main verb
7. regular verb 8. transitive verb
9. dynamic verb 10. helping verb
5. Verb Forms Quiz
Choose the correct verb form:
1. A bird sang to me this morning.
a) third person singular present

b) past simple
c) base
2. They have been playing tennis all day.
a) base
b) present participle
c) present simple
3. I don't think he will guess the answer.
a) past simple
b) third person singular present
c) base
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4. Have you baked the cookies yet?
a) base
b) past participle
c) present participle
5. Had they finished before you arrived?
a) past simple
b) base
c) past participle
6. I asked your brother to drive us there.
a) base
b) past simple
c) present participle
7. It is a sunny day today.
a) past simple
c) past participle
8. We are in the kitchen doing the dishes.
a) present simple
b) present participle
c) base
9. He was feeding the dogs.

a) base
b) past simple
c) past participle
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10. He walks to my car with me at night.
a) present participle
c) base
Answers:
1. past simple 2. present participle
3. base 4. base
5. past participle 6. base
7. third person singular present 8. present participle
9. past simple 10. third person singular present
6. Linking, Intransitive and Transitive Verbs Quiz
1. What do all verbs have?

(a subject / an object)
2. A linking verb connects a subject with a noun or adjective that tells you about
(the object / the subject)
3. In which sentence does a linking verb connect the subject to a noun?

(My daughter is a teacher. / My daughter teaches English.)
4. "Daniel looks tired." The linking verb connects the subject to

(an objective / an adjective)
5. Intransitive verbs don’t have

(an object / a subject)
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6. "Katy runs every morning." In this sentence "run" is

(an intransitive verb / a transitive verb)
7. In which sentence is "run" used as a transitive verb?

(She runs slowly. / She runs a business.)
8. "They bought a new car." The verb is

(mono transitive / ditransitive)
9. "They bought their son a new car." The verb is

(mono transitive / ditransitive)
10. Which is a list of ditransitive verbs?

(give, show, tell, lend / want, like, eat, kill)
Answers:
1. a subject 2. the subject
3. My daughter is a teacher. 4. an adjective
5. an object 6. an intransitive verb
7. She runs a business. 8. Mono transitive
9. ditransitive 10. give, show, tell, lend
7. Indefinite Pronouns Quiz
1. An indefinite pronoun takes the place of a _______ person, thing or amount.
a) specific
b) non-specific
c) particular
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2. Which is a list of indefinite pronouns?
a) who, what, which

b) some, neither, everyone
c) those, theirs, whose
3. Which indefinite pronoun can complete this sentence? "I thought we'd run out of
sugar, but I found _______ ."
a) little
b) some
c) any
4. Which indefinite pronoun can replace the one in this sentence without changing
the meaning? "I knocked but nobody answered."
a) no-one
b) somebody
c) nothing
5. In which sentence is "one" an indefinite pronoun?
a) "I'll have one glass of beer, please."

b) "Can I buy you one?"
c) "Sure. But just the one."
6. Which contains a plural indefinite pronoun?
a) One's big and one's small.

b) One's big and the other's small.
c) One's big and the others are small.
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7. Complete with the correct indefinite pronoun: "They all got tired and _______ fell
asleep."
a) much
b) anyone
c) many
8. Complete with the correct indefinite pronoun: "She tried both, but she didn't like
_______ ."
a) either
b) neither
c) any
9. Which is correct? "There are ten teams, and _______ has its own team colours."
a) each
b) every
c) some
10. Which common phrase only contains one indefinite pronoun?
a) Less is more
b) Enough is enough
c) Better than nothing
11. ________ was surprised when he confessed his love. We didn't expect it.
a) Someone
b) Nobody
c) Everyone
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12. _____ wanted to talk to you when you were in the supermarket. He left his
number.
a) Nobody
b) Anybody
c) Somebody
13. I can't see Kate ____ Do you know where she is?
a) anywhere
b) nowhere
c) somewhere
14. We had known all the facts ha said. We found out ____ new.
a) anything
b) something
c) nothing
15. I didn't feel good at the concert, because there was _____ I knew.
a) anybody
b) no one
c) someone
Answers:
1. non-specific 2. some, neither, everyone
3. some 4. no-one
5. Can I buy you one? 6. One's big and the others are small
7. many 8. either
9. each 10. Better than nothing
11. Everyone 12. Somebody
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13. anywhere 14. nothing

15. no one
8. Direct Object Quiz
1. The order of an English sentence is normally

(Subject-Verb-Object / Subject-Object-Verb)
2. Which performs the verb's action?

(the subject / the object)
3. Which receives the verb's action?

(the subject / the object)
4. If the object receives the action directly from the subject, it’s called
(an indirect object / a direct object)
5. "David writes the best songs." The direct object is

(the best songs / David)
6. If a verb's action is directed at a direct object, it must be

(an intransitive verb / a transitive verb)
7. Which sentence has a transitive verb and a direct object?

(Maria came in and sat down. / Then we watched a movie.)
8. Which cannot be used with direct objects?

(linking verbs / phrasal verbs)
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9. Pronouns that are direct objects must be in the objective case, as in

(Do you like I? / Do you like me?)
10. A direct object can be

(a word, phrase or clause / a phrase or a clause)
Answers:
1. Subject Verb Object 2. the subject
3. the object 4. a direct object
5. the best songs 6. a transitive verb
7. Then we watched a movie. 8. linking verbs
9. Do you like me? 10. a word, phrase or clause
9. Phrasal verbs
1. We arranged to meet at ten o'clock last Sunday but John didn't _____ on time.
(put out / turn up)
2. I had better leave, I don't want to _____ my welcome.

(give up / wear out)
3. It was a mistake that I didn't _____ the contract before signing it.
(look through / called out)
4. John is a rich man because he _____ a lot of money last year.

(checked in / came into)
5. Liz decided to _____ jogging as she needed to lose weight urgently.

(take up / run into)
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6. I will buy this bag since it is exactly what I have been _____.
(calling off / looking for)
7. As we have been informed that the weather will get worse soon, we have decided
to _____ the tennis match.
(put off / go by)
8. Before _____ for Los Angeles, it is urgent that I get my car serviced today.
(holding on / setting off)
9. I am trying to _____ from my roommate since I don't want him to be infected as I

am.
(keep away / clear up)
10. A lot of plant and animal species are in danger of ____ at the moment.
(dying out / setting out)
11. "I'll drop all of the kids off at school." This phasal verb's first word is "drop".
Which is the second?
(of / off / at)
12. Which is correct? "If the TV's too loud, _______ ."
(turn down / turn it down)
13. "Do you believe in ghosts?" The second word in this phrasal verb is
(a preposition / an adverb)
14. Phrasal verbs with a preposition always have a direct object that comes directly
_______ the preposition.
(before / after)
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15. Which sentence has a three-word phrasal verb with the structure verb + adverb +
preposition?
(We're running out of milk. / I'll run out to get some.)
Answers:
1. turn up 2. wear out
3. look through 4. came into
5. take up 6. looking for
7. put off 8. setting off
9. keep away 10. dying out
11. off 12. turn it down
13. a preposition 14. after
15. We're running out of milk
10. Prepositions of Movement Quiz
1. Prepositions of movement are usually used with verbs of motion. Which is a verb
of motion?
(to be / to go / to do)
2. Choose the correct preposition: The Earth goes _______ the sun once a year.
(across / past / around)
3. My dog was lying on the sofa, so I yelled, "Get ______ !"

(out of / from / off)
4. Which is NOT correct? "The bridge went ______ the river."

(on / over / across)
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5. Which is correct? "How far is it _______ the station from here?"

(from / to / away from)
6. They drove _______ the French border.

(in / towards / into)
7. To score in soccer, you must get the ball _______ the goalkeeper and into the net.
(through / across / past)
8. We usually feel the most exhausted after running _______ a steep hill.
(up / down / around)
9. Which are the correct prepositions? Donald fell _______ the boat and _______ the
water.
(down, in / off, into / out of, onto)
10. The prisoners escaped _______ a tunnel they'd dug _______ the prison wall.
(under, through / out of, over / through, under)
11. Be careful when you walk ____________ the street.

(through / above / across)
12. The shoes are ___________ the sofa.

(under / above / down)
13. Please, go ___________ the stairs carefully.

(below / down / through)
14. The train is going _____________ the tunnel.

(around / below / through)
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15. Our school is ______________ the park.

(near / next / between)
Answers:
1. to go 2. around
3. off 4. on
5. to 6. towards
7. past 8. up
9. off, into 10. through, under
11. across 12. under
13. down 14. through
15. is near
11. Adverbs of Time Quiz
1. An adverb of time tells us when or ____ the action occurs.

(how come / how often)
2. Which is correct? Jenny isn't here _____. Can I take a message?

(soon / now)
3. It'll stop raining soon, so let's wait until _____.

(now / then)
4. Christmas is celebrated _____ on December 25.

(daily / annually)
5. Harry's never used a gun _____, so he couldn't be the killer.

(before / earlier)
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6. The bus arrived _____ than usual, so we had to wait.

(late / later)
7. The drought lasted many months, but the rains _____ came.
(ever / eventually)
8. Which can mean the same as "rarely"?

(unusually / infrequently)
9. Which can mean the same as "previously"?

(formerly / finally)
10. Our town's so boring! Nothing interesting _____ happens here.

(always / ever)
11. I saw him _____

(yesterday / tomorrow)
12. I ____. your father tomorrow.

(see / am seeing)
13. My plane ____ tomorrow.

(leaves / left)
14. I haven’t seen her _____ Monday.

(since / for)
15. I ____ it as first thing at tomorrow morning.

(did / will do / have done)
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Answers:
1. how often 2. now
3. then 4. annually
5. before 6. later
7. eventually 8. infrequently
9. formerly 10. ever
11. yesterday 12. am seeing
13. leaves 14. since
15. will do
12. Adjective Quiz
1. I am _____ happy to see you.

(virtually / a little / very)
2. The cat was _____ dead when the vet arrived.

(extremely / fairly / completely)
3. To make tea, the water should be _____ boiling.

(slightly / - / very)
4. Well done! Your homework is _____ excellent.

(very / - / almost)
5. Don't see that film! It's _____ awful!

(absolutely / nearly / extremely)
6. Hundreds of _____ terrified people ran for their lives.

(completely / extremely / fairly)
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7. I am reading a _____ good book.

(nearly / completely / -)
8. Are you sure? / Yes, I'm _____ certain.

(nearly / quite / intensely)
9. It's _____ cold outside. In fact, it's nearly freezing.

(quite / really / fairly)
10. The country is in a _____ ridiculous situation. I laugh so much!

(- / very / reasonably)
Answers:
1. very 2. completely
3. - 4. -
5. absolutely 6. completely
7. - 8. quite
9. really 10. -
13. Adjective Order Quiz - 1
1. Andrea had a ________ in her hair yesterday.
a) nice yellow bow

b) yellow nice bow
c) bow nice yellow
2. She lost a ________ .
a) small white cat

b) cat small white
c) white small cat
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3. I bought ________ oranges.
a) great some big

b) big great some
c) some great big
4. We met ________ people at the conference.
a) very smart two

b) two very smart
c) very two smart
5. The clown was wearing a ________ hat.
a) big green-yellow
b) big green and yellow
c) yellow and green big
6. The cookies that you ________ .
a) smell delicious baked

b) baked smell delicious
c) delicious smell baked
7. Is it ________ ?
a) cold getting outside

b) getting cold outside
c) getting outside cold
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8. The course you are ________ .
a) taking sounds interesting

b) sounds interesting taking
c) interesting sounds taking
9. My uncle wore a ________ to the wedding.
a) silk blue tie

b) tie blue silk
c) blue silk tie
10. Have you met that _____ next door?
a) cute boy new

b) cute new boy
c) new boy cute
Answers:
1. nice yellow bow 2. small white cat
3. some great big 4. two very smart
5. big green and yellow 6. baked smell delicious
7. getting cold outside 8. taking sounds interesting
9. blue silk tie 10. cute new boy
14. Comparative Adjectives Quiz
1. Comparative adjectives are used when comparing _______ things, people or

groups.
a) two
b) two or more
c) three or more
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2. Which is the comparative form? "I'm strong, but my brother is _______ ."
a) strongest
b) stronger
c) as strong
3. Many adjectives are changed into the comparative form by adding
a) -er
b) -est
c) -ies
4. Which is the correct comparative form? "My phone's expensive, but Joe's is
_______ ."
a) expensiver
b) most expensive
c) more expensive
5. A long adjective of 3 or more syllables is changed into a comparative adjective by
a) adding -er to it
b) adding -est to it
c) putting "more" before it
6. Which is correct? "Do you think Maria is _______ than Selena?"
a) prettier
b) more pretty
c) more prettier
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7. Which is not a comparative form of the adjective "clever"?
a) cleverer
b) cleverrer
c) more clever
8. Which is correct? "English is _______ Japanese."
a) easier
b) more easy
c) easier than
9. Which is correct? "This year the weather is ______ than last year."
a) badder
b) worse
c) worser
10. Which is comparative? "Whose English is _______? Mine or his?"
a) good
b) better
c) best
Answers:
1. two 2. stronger
3. -er 4. more expensive
5. putting more before it 6. prettier
7. cleverer 8. easier than
9. worse 10. better
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15. Interjections Quiz
1. An interjection is a part-of-speech that directly expresses
a) an opinion or idea
b) a feeling or emotion
2. Most interjections are short words or short
a) phrases
b) statements
3. Which list contains one-word interjections?
a) Hey! Oh! Mmm, Ouch!

b) When? Now! Really? Sure
4. Which list contains two-word interjections?
a) Stop it! Let's go! Come here!

b) My God! On, no! Bloody hell!
5. Interjections often stand alone. They are often
a) part of a sentence
b) not part of a sentence
6. Which interjection would you use if you felt a sudden pain?
a) Ouch!
b) Umm...
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7. True or false? "Interjections are often used by novelists when writing spoken
language."
a) True
b) False
8. Which interjections can mean the speaker is thinking of what to say next?
a) Aha, O.K., Hey!

b) Well, Umm, Er...
9. If someone shouts "Wow!", they're probably feeling
a) shock or anger
b) surprise or excitement
10. In written English, which is used more often after an interjection?
a) an exclamation mark
b) a question mark
11. "_____! You're stepping on my foot."(expressing pain)
a) Ah
b) Oh
c) Ouch
12. "_____, that seems good."(expressing pleasure)
a) Ah
b) Hmmm
c) O
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13. "_____! What a good idea!" (expressing surprise, joy, etc.)
a) Hey
b) Yow
c) Hi
14. _____. I don't think that's a great idea."(expressing hesitation, doubt or

disagreement)
a) Hmm
b) Hey
c) Ahmm
15. "Shall we go?" "_____." (expressing agreement)
a) Uh-huh
b) Yow
c) Er
Answers:
1. a feeling or emotion 2. phrases
3. Hey! Oh! Umm, Ouch! 4. My God! On, no! Bloody hell!
5. not part of a sentence 6. Ouch!
7. True 8. Well, Umm, Er...
9. surprise or excitement 10. an exclamation mark
11. Ah 12. Ah
13. Hey 14. Hmm
15. Uh-huh
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16. Conjunctions Quiz
1. The main job of a conjunction is to _____ two parts of a sentence.
a) invert
b) compare
c) join
2. Which of the following is a "compound" conjunction?
a) so big that
b) as long as
c) although
3. Which type of conjunction joins two parts of a sentence that are grammatically
equal?
a) balancing
b) subordinating
c) coordinating
4. The word "although" can be used to join a dependent clause to a
a) dependent clause
b) conjunction
c) main clause
5. Coordinating conjunctions always come _____ the words or clauses that they join.
a) after
b) between
c) before
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6. The words "and", "but" and "so" are often classified as _____ conjunctions.
a) coordinating
b) subordinating
c) dependent
7. A subordinating conjunction comes ________ of a dependent clause.
a) at the start
b) in the middle
c) at the end
8. The words "although", "since" and "unless" are examples of common _____
conjunctions.
a) subordinating
b) coordinating
c) dependent
9. Another word for an independent clause is a
a) unique clause
b) main clause
c) singular or plural
10. When "and" is used with the last word of a list, a comma is
a) optional
b) never used
c) required
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11. I was ill ____________. I didn't go to work.
a) so
b) because
c) as
12. You should get your license renewed at once ________ pay a fine.
a) or
b) nor
c) but
13. ____________. there is no demand for this type of book, I cannot place an order.
a) Since
b) As
c) Either could be used here
14. I am very tired ____________I have been working all day.
a) so
b) because
c) therefore
15. Cold ____________ it was, we went out.
a) though
b) although
c) even though
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Answers:
1. join 2. as long as
3. coordinating 4. main clause
5. between 6. coordinating
7. at the start 8. subordinating
9. main clause 10. optional
11. so 12. or
13. Either could be used here 14. because
15. though
17. Spelling quiz
1. Are you ______________ to the party tonight?

(coming / comming)
2. I lived in Paris __________ 2012.

(untill / until)
3. Be careful when you walk ______ the road.

(across / accross)
4. Do you know __________ answer is correct?

(wich / which)
5. Kim's new boyfriend is __________ handsome.

(realy / really)
6. They've been married for __________ years.

(Forty / fourty)
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7. The meeting is __________ in ten minutes.

(Beginning / begining)
8. It's cold in winter, but in spring the __________ is beautiful.

(wether / weather)
9. Why are you crying? What ______ ?

(happened / happend)
10. Who's your best __________ ?

(freind / friend)
11. Do you __________ in ghosts?

(beleive / believe)
12. It's Kim's birthday __________ .

(tomorrow / tommorrow)
13. Would you like a __________ of cake?

(piece / peice)
14. When you get the ball, kick it __________ .

(foward / forward)
15. After a few minutes, the rainbow __________ .

(dissapeared / disappeared)
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Answers:
1. coming 2. until
3. across 4. which
5. really 6. forty
7. beginning 8. weather
9. happened 10. friend
11. believe 12. tomorrow
13. piece 14. forward
15. disappeared
18. British American Spelling
Find out whether the bold word is in British or American spelling.
1. Have you ever been to the Kennedy Space Centre?

2. Can I have a litre of milk, please?
3. If you want to lose weight, stop eating so many donuts.
4. He was wearing black jeans and a grey shirt.
5. She went from acting in the theatre to working in films.
6. Jamaican runners usually win the 100-meter finals.
7. You know how to change a tyre, don't you?
8. Don't forget all the favors he's done for you in the past.
9. All the houses in the estate are the same color.
10. She said they sent us a bank cheque last week.
11. They've travelled all over the world since retiring.
12. You'd need a hunting license to shoot deer.
13. We have a special English program for foreign students.
14. We had a neighbourhood street party on New Year's Day.
15. The police found her hair fibers on his clothing.
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Answers:
1. American 2. British
5. British 6. American
15. American
19. American spelling quiz
1. Is the movie in _____ or black and white?

(colour / color)
2. My hair turned ______ when I got older.

(gray / grey)
3. Have you got a spare _____?

(tire / tyre)
4. She lives in the ______ of the city.

(centre / center)
5. Our pool's twenty-five ______ long.

(metres / meters)
6. How often do you go to the _____?

(theater / theatre)
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7. Let's have coffee and ______ .

(donuts / doughnuts)
8. Can you do me a ______ ?

(favour / favor)
9. Can I pay by _____ ?

(check / cheque)
10. Try to drink at least a ______ of water a day.

(litre / liter)
11. I didn't _______ it was so late.

(realize / realise)
12. The team's _______ needs to be stronger.

(defense / defence)
13. There was an interesting ______ on the radio last night.

(programme / program)
14. We'd pay less for ______ in a factory overseas.

(labor / labour)
15. She spent a year ______ around Europe.

(travelling / traveling)
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Answers:
1. color 2. gray
3. tire 4. center
5. meters 6. theater
7. donuts 8. favor
9. check 10. liter
11. realize 12. defense
13. program 14. labor
15. traveling
20. Word Forms Quiz
1. You must not ___ the animals in the zoo.
a) feeding
b) feeds
c) feed
d) fed
2. James looks a lot ___ than you.
a) old
b) oldest
c) older
d) elder
3. They all value their ___.
a) free
b) freedom
c) freeing
d) freed
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4. We all played cards and I was the ____.
a) won
b) win
c) winner
d) winning
5. Are you a good ___?
a) cooker
b) cooking
c) cooks
d) cook
6. ____ for charity is rewarding.
a) Volunteered
b) Volunteering
c) Volunteer
d) Volunteers
7. Napoleon was ___ in Italy.
a) win
b) victory
c) victorious
d) victor
8. Do you know who you will ___ for in the election?
a) voter
b) vote
c) voted
d) voting
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9. She's ___ of staying at home.
a) bored
b) bore
c) boredom
d) boring
10. I'm a banker. What do you do for a ___?
a) live
b) living
c) life
d) lived
11. If you ___________ the dog, it may bite you.
a) provoke
b) provocative
c) provocation
12. The old woman looked at the crowds and the traffic in ______
a) bewilder
b) bewildered
c) bewilderment
13. The actor _______ aimed at becoming a great singer.
a) wistful
b) wistfully
c) wistfulness
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14. His _______ with the sage changed his outlook.
a) associate
b) associative
c) association
15. My mother is my biggest __________
a) inspire
b) inspirational
c) inspiration
Answers:
1. feed 2. older
3. freedom 4. winner
5. cook 6. Volunteering
7. victorious 8. vote
9. bored 10. living
11. provoke 12. bewilderment
13. wistfully 14. association
15. inspiration
21. WOULD QUIZ
1. I knew he would _____ famous one day.
a) to be
b) be
c) will
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2. He said that ________ help me.
a) he'd
b) he would to
c) he woulded
3. I asked him to walk faster but he ________ at first.
a) would
b) wouldn't
c) 'd
4. As children we would _____ together every day.
a) playing
b) to play
c) play
5. Nobody knew that one day he _____ be rich.
a) will
b) would
c) would to
6. If you asked me _____ say you were crazy.
a) would I
b) I'd would
c) I'd
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7. Would you _____ to go?
a) like
b) liked
c) to like
8. Do you think he'd help? | I'm sure _____ if you asked.
a) he help
b) he'd
c) he would
9. He would _____ to be improving.
a) seem
b) seems
c) seem'd
10. We want to play tennis. I wish _____ stop raining.
a) it would
b) it had
c) it will
11. I ____ accept that job if they offer a good salary.
a) will
b) would
12. _____ you like to join us?
a) Would
b) Will
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13. I promise, I ____________ not lie again.
a) will
b) would
14. 'There is someone at the door.' 'I ____________ go.'
a) will
b) would
15. I didn't expect that she ___________ do this to me.
a) will
b) would
Answers:
1. be 2. he'd
3. wouldn't 4. play
5. would 6. I'd
7. like 8. he would
9. seem 10. it would
11. will 12. Would
13. will 14.will
15.would
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22. Can, Could, Be Able to Quiz
1. _____ he understands what you were talking about?

(Could / Cans / Coulded)
2. My sister _____ play tennis now.

(can to / can / will can)
3. I _____ walk when I was less than a year old.

(can / could / have can)
4. Polite _____ you tell me what time it is, please?

(Could / Can / Will)
5. My grandfather ________ walk without any help last night.

(can / could / was able to)
6. I would like to ________ play the piano.

(can / could / be able to)
7. How long have you ________ drive?

(can / coulded / been able to)
8. I'll ________ help you later.

(can / could / be able to)
9. Can you help me? I ________ never understand this.

(can / cannot / am able to)
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10. Will people ________ live forever one day?

(could be / be able to / could be able to)
11 . Do you think you ___ write that report by Tuesday? I know you’re very busy.
(couldn't / will be able to / have been able to )
12. __ touch my toes. See!

(will be able to / could / can)
13. ___ you play an instrument?

(Couldn't / Able to / Can)
14. ___ you hear the fireworks from your house last night?
(Could / Can / Can't )
15. __ you have brought it to me at work?

(Couldn't / Cannot / Will be able to)
Answers:
1. Could 2. can
3. could 4. Could
5. was able to 6. be able to
7. been able to 8. be able to
9. can 10. be able to
11.will be able to 12. can
13. Can 14. Could
15. Couldn't
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23. Have To, Must Quiz
1. Yesterday I ________ finish my geography project.

(must / mustn't / had to)
2. She will ________ wait in line like everyone else.

(must / have to / has to)
3. All employees ________ on time for work.

(must be / mustn't / have to)
4. We ________ forget to take the chicken out of the freezer.

(have to not / must / mustn't)
5. If you are under 13 you _____ to get your parents' permission.

(have / must / musn't)
6. Your daughter may ________ try on a few different sizes.

(have to / had to / must)
7. The doctor _____ get here as soon as he can.

(must / mustn't / have to)
8. Do you _____ work next weekend?

(have to / must / musn't)
9. Bicyclists _____ remember to signal when they turn.

(mustn't / must / has to)
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10. Angela, you _____ leave your clothes all over the floor like this.
(mustn't / must / have to)
11. It's raining outside. Tim _____ take his umbrella.

12. I can give you my car, so you ______ buy a new one.
(must / don't have to / have to)
13. You _____ stop at the red light.

(must / don't have to / have to)
14. Tomorrow is Sunday. You _____ get up very early.

(don't have to / must / have to)
15. Snow has blocked the roads. We ______ stay here until it's cleared.
Answers:
1. had to 2. have to
3. must be 4. mustn't
5. have 6. have to
7. must 8. have to
9. must 10. mustn't
11. must 12. don't have to
13. must 14. don't have to
15. have to
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24. Active and Passive Voice Quiz - 1
1. Dentists are assisted by dental hygienists.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
2. My spouse arrived by plane at 6:55.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
3. By pure coincidence, she came into the store when I happened to be there.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
4. We were bitten by mosquitoes at the cottage!
a) active voice
b) passive voice
5. My wallet was found on the street.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
6. The argument was rejected.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
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7. The director studied the file and gave her comments.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
8. The committee assured me that no follow-up was necessary at the moment.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
9. The child was bitten by his friend at the daycare.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
10. Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
11. I washed my car three weeks ago.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
12. His hair was cut by a professional.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
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13. I will introduce you to my boss this week.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
14. It would have been fixed at the weekend.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
15. The national anthem is being sung by Jason this time.
a) active voice
b) passive voice
Answers:
1. passive voice 2. active voice
3. active voice 4. passive voice
5. passive voice 6. passive voice
7. active voice 8. active voice
9. passive voice 10. active voice
11.active voice 12. passive voice
13. active voice 14. passive voice
15. passive voice
25. For/Since quiz
Fill in the blanks with SINCE or FOR that suits the given sentence below:
1. My grandparents walk _____ twenty minutes a day.

2. How long is it _____ you visited your grandparents?
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3. We have been dating _____ a long time.

4. That lady has been waiting for the bus _____ noon.
5. I studied for this test _____ three days straight.
6. My family has lived here _____ last March.
7. She has worked there _____ she finished college.
8. I have been calling you _____ half-an-hour.
9. Lisa and Jill have been at the library _____ a long time.
10. My teacher has been sick _____ last Monday.
11. I've had my computer for more than five years.
12. She has spoken 3 languages since she was a child.
13. It's ok. I've only been waiting for a few minutes.
14.I haven't played tennis since I came to Germany.
15.Our family has lived in this house since just after the war.
Answers:
1. for 2. since
3. for 4. since
5. for 6. since
7. since 8. for
9. for 10. since
11. for 12. since
13. since 14. since
15. for
26. Infinitive or -ing Quiz – Part 1
1. We like ________ our grandmother on Sundays.

a) to visit
b) visiting
c) to visit/visiting
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2. I might want ________ some money soon.
a) to borrow
b) borrowing
c) to borrow/borrowing
3. My father hates ________ a tie to work.
a) to wear
b) wearing
c) to wear/wearing
4. We can't afford ________ a vacation this summer.
a) to take
b) taking
c) to take/taking
5. The company was pleased ________ your thank-you letter.
a) to receive
b) receiving
c) to receive/receiving
6. Would you mind ________ a window?
a) to open
b) opening
c) to open/opening
7. My suitcase is light enough ________ this time.

a) to carry
b) carrying
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c) to carry/carrying
8. She cannot leave the table without ________ her dinner.
a) to finish
b) finishing
c) to finish/finishing
9. The music will continue ________ until you turn it off.
a) to play
b) playing
c) to play/playing
10. My little brother dislikes ________ his hair brushed.
a) to have
b) having
c) to have/having
11. I dislike ________ to the movies by myself.
a) going
b) to go
c) going/to go
12. We started ________ dinner without you.
a) eating
b) to eat
c) eating/to eat
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13. I can't imagine ________ my own house.
a) buying
b) to buy
c) buying/to buy
14. I used ________ that television show all the time.
a) watching
b) to watch
c) watching/to watch
15.When do you practise ________ the piano?
a) playing
b) to play
c) playing/to play
Answers:
1. to visit/visiting 2. to borrow
3. to wear/wearing 4. to take
5. to receive 6. opening
7. to carry 8. finishing
9. to play/playing 10. having
11. going 12. eating/to eat
13. buying 14. to watch
15. playing
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27. Infinitive or -ing Quiz – Part 2
1. I dislike ________ to the movies by myself.

a) going
b) to go
c) going/to go
2. We started ________ dinner without you.

a) eating
b) to eat
c) eating/to eat
3. I can't imagine ________ my own house.

a) buying
b) to buy
c) buying/to buy
4. I used ________ that television show all the time.

a) watching
b) to watch
c) watching/to watch
5. I always eat breakfast before ________ to school.

a) going
b) to go
c) going/to go
6. When do you practise ________ the piano?

a) playing
b) to play
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c) playing/to play
7. My grandmother prefers ________ science fiction books.

a) reading
b) to read
c) reading/to read
8. My teacher said my essay needs ________ by tomorrow.

a) correcting
b) to correct
c) corrected
9. I am used ________ her in a bad mood.

a) to seeing
b) to see
c) seeing
10. Our neighbour used _____ a pipe.

a) smoking
b) to smoking
c) to smoke
11. I remember _____ the Queen in London.

a. meet
b. to meet
c. meeting
12. Did you remember _____ the letter?

a. post
b. to post
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c. posting
13. I'm not used _____ up this early.

a. get
b. to get
d. to getting
14. Mrs Jones, I regret _____ you that your credit limit has been exceeded.
a. inform
b. to inform
c. informing
15. Look, it's starting _____ .

a. rain
b. to rain
c. raining
Answers:
1. going 2. eating/to eat
3. buying 4. to watch
5. going 6. playing
7. reading/to read 8. correcting
9. to seeing 10. to smoke
11. meeting 12. to post
13. to getting 14. to inform
15. to rain
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28. Subjunctive Quiz
1. It is essential that she _____ at the meeting.

(be / is)
2. If I _____ you I would call her tonight.

(was / were)
3. It is necessary that every student _____ a uniform.

(wear / wears)
4. I hope that he _____ his homework on time.

(finish / finishes)
5. The doctors recommended that she _____ a holiday.

(take / takes)
6. The boss asks that you _____ early for your first day of work.
(are / be)
7. If he _____ feeling better we would go.

(were / was)
8. It is important that we _____ home as soon as we arrive.

(call / called)
9. The landlord requested that John _____ out of the apartment.

(move / moves)
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10. We want the windows _____ washed before Friday.

(be / to be)
11. It is essential that you _______ at the meeting tomorrow.

(are /be)
12. It is absolutely essential that he ________ the job by midday.

(Finishes / finish)
13. The urgency of the job necessitates that we _______ late for work.
(Are not /not be)
14. His landlady has requested that my friend _______ the flat by Sunday.
(Vacates /vacate)
15. It is necessary that each and every employee ______ a uniform.

(Wear / wears)
Answers:
1. be 2. were
3. wear 4. finishes
5. take 6. be
7. were 8. call
9. move 10. to be
11. be 12.finish
13. not be 14. vacate
15. wear
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29. Irregular Verbs Quiz- 1
1. I ___ a new song on the radio. (hear / heard)

2. I ___ three books last week. (read / reads )
3. They ____ French to the waitress. (speak/spoke )
4. He during the class, but now he doesn't understand. (understand / understood )
5. I ___ to buy some milk. (forget /forgot)
6. She ___a baby in June. (have / had)
7. They ____ 500m. (swim / swam)
8. I ___ my mother a CD for Christmas. (give / gave)
9. At the age of 23, she ___ a doctor. (become/ became)
10. I ____ the answer yesterday. (know /knew)
11. He ___ me that he lived in Toronto. (tell/ told)
12. We ___ John £200. (lend/ lent)
13. She ___ too much coffee yesterday.(drink /drank)
14. The children ____ in the car. (sleep / slept)
15. He ___ his promise. (keep / kept)
Answers:
1. heard 2. read
3. spoke 4. understood
5. forgot 6. had
7. swam 8. gave
9. became 10. knew
11. told 12. lent
13. drank 14. slept
15. kept
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30. Irregular Verbs Quiz - 2
1. Have you __________your lost dog yet?

(find / found)
2. She spoke too softly. I couldn't ________her.

(hear / heard)
3. But we heard everything she ________.

(say / said)
4. We went shopping and I ________ a new pair of jeans.

(buy / bought)
5. Did you _________ well last night?

(sleep / slept)
6. I used to _________ a lot of money, but I don't make much now.

(make / made)
7. We were really surprised when we __________ the game.

(win / won)
8. We thought we would _________ for sure.

(lose / lost)
9. Have you ever __________a movie star?

(meet / met)
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10. Mum taught our sisters how to cook, but she didn't _________ us.
(teach / taught)
11. I _____ an interesting program about artificial intelligence on PBS last week.
(seen / saw)
12. Several students _____ laptops to class yesterday.

(brings / brought)
13. My father _____ to Los Angeles last weekend.

(drove / drive)
14. Who _____ for President in the last election?

(run / ran)
15. John Steinbeck _____ about the problems of migrant workers during the
Depression.
(written / wrote)
Answers:
1. found 2. hear
3. said 4. bought
5. sleep 6. make
7. won 8. lose
9. met 10. teach
11. saw 12. brought
13.drove 14. ran
15. wrote
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31. Let, Lets, Make, Made Usage Quiz
1. John's mother used to _______him clean up his room.(let /make)

2. The teacher doesn't _____her students use their mobile phones in class.(let
/make)
3. Julie's father doesn't ___her use his car.(let /make)
4. The professor often ___the students do a lot of homework.(let /make)
5. My mother never ___me stay out late when I was young.(let /make)
6. Lucy might ___you borrow her laptop if you ask her nicely.(let /make)
7. When people are late, it ___me really annoyed.(let /makes)
8. Doing a lot of exercise ___me eat as many cakes as I like! (lets /makes)
9. This card ___you travel on any bus in the city.(lets /makes)
10. Your photos ___me want to visit Columbia - it looks very beautiful.(lets /make)
11. Speaking English ___you communicate with lots of different people.(lets /makes)
12. Robert doesn't ___his children watch TV.(let /make)
13. The professor ____us hand in our essays a day late last term.(let /make)
14. The boss often ___us work late.(lets /makes)
15. The policeman ___the teenagers pick up the litter they had dropped. (lets/made)
Answers:
1. make 2. let
3. let 4.makes
5. let 6. let
7.makes 8.lets
9.lets 10.make
11.lets 12.let
13.let 14.makes
15.made
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32. Modal verbs
1. It is very late. You __________ both really go now.

a) are
b) should
c) need
d) should be
2. ________ you go already? You only arrived an hour ago!

a) must
b) should
c) can
3. When he was young, he ________ swim very well. He won medals and
championships!
a) had to
b) can
c) could
4. The company ________ go bankrupt if they don't find a lot of money quickly!
a) should
b) shouldn't
c) might
5. You look very confused by the homework, Clive. ________ I help you?
a) will
b) can
c) must
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6. I left my purse at home. Lily, ________ you lend me ten dollars?

a) may
b) could
c) shouldn't
7. It's wet and windy outside today. You ________ go out without an umbrella.
a) shouldn't
b) won't
c) don't have to
8. I think that sign means we ________ enter the building. Look, there's a security
guard too.
a) won't
b) have to
c) mustn't
d)
9. Lindsay watched the movie in French and ________ understand very much of it.
a) didn't have to
b) can't
c) couldn't
10. The Mike's room is terribly untidy. He __________ tidy up his room.Otherwise he
can't go out.
a) can't
b) is
c) can
d) should
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11. They should __________ their umbrellas with them. It is raining outside.
a) not take
b) taking
c) took
d) take
12. If you borrow her car, you should __________ it back before she goes to work.
a) giving
b) gave
c) give
d) given
13. You really __________ waste your money like that. It worries your parents.
a) should
b) must
c) can
d) shouldn't
14. You __________ eat some chocolate if you want to enjoy your tea.
a) should
b) are
c) must
d) have to
15. Jack: Get me a drink. Jill: ________ I? Get your own!

a) How should
b) Why should
c) Shouldn't
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Answers:
1. Should 2. Must
3. Could 4. Might
5. Can 6. Could
7. Shouldn't 8. Mustn't
9. Couldn't 10. Should
11. Take 12. Give
13. Shouldn't 14. Should
15. Why Should
33. Parts of Speech Quiz - 1
1. I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

a) preposition
b) adjective
c) noun
2. What did she ask you to do?

a) conjunction
b) preposition
c) pronoun
3. I left my shoes under the kitchen table.

a) adjective
b) preposition
c) pronoun
4. If we finish our work quickly, we can go to the movies.

a) adverb
b) conjunction
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c) verb
5. On Saturdays I work from nine to five.

a) verb
b) preposition
c) adverb
6. I want to go to a university in the United States.

a) adjective
b) preposition
c) noun
7. I'm sure I've met your girlfriend before.

a) verb
b) preposition
c) interjection
8. Well, I don't think I'll be home before 6.

a) interjection
b) preposition
c) pronoun
9. Andy knocked on the door but nobody answered.

a) adverb
b) adjective
c) conjunction
10. After lunch let's go out for a coffee.

a) pronoun
b) preposition
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c) verb
11. The usher closed the door.

a) noun
b) pronoun
c) verb
d) adverb
12. Farmers had very poor crops this year.

a) adjective
b) pronoun
c) verb
d) adverb
13. Everyone met at the field house.

a) noun
b) pronoun
c) adjective
d) adverb
14. Have you heard the Good news?

a) pronoun
b) verb
c) adverb
d) adjective
15. The cat knocked a vase Off the shelf.

a) pronoun
b) verb
c) adverb
d) preposition
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Answers:
1. adjective 2. pronoun
3. preposition 4. adverb
5. verb 6. noun
7. verb 8. interjection
9. conjunction 10. preposition
11. verb 12. adverb
13. pronoun 14. adjective
15. preposition
34. ‘Used To’ Quiz
1. My mother _________ cook on Sundays.

(used to / is used to)
2. The teacher ____speak English in the classroom.

(used to / be used to)
3. I didn't use to _____ this much TV.

(watch / watching)
4. You will ________ noisy children soon.

5. Allison used to _____ my best friend.

(be / being)
6. I _____work in the Twin Towers.

(used to / is used to)
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7. I was used to _____ sunshine in Hawaii.

(seeing / see)
8. Are you used to _____ spicy food?

(eat / eating)
9. My brother is used to ________ early for school.

(get up / getting up)
10. Did you _____ to eat meat?

(use / used)
11. I used to _____ a glass of red wine every day.

(drinking / drink)
12. She _____ spend time in the supermarket.

13. I ______ forgive him.

14. He ____ beat me.

15. Didn't you use to _____ ?

(swim / swimming)
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Answers:
1. used to 2. used to
3. watch 4. be used to
5. be 6. used to
7. seeing 8. eating
9. getting up 10. use
11. drink 12. used to
13. used to 14. used to
15. swim
35. Tense Quiz - 1
1. It has been raining heavily.

A. simple past
B. simple present
C. present perfect continuous
D. past perfect continuous
2. I will have finished this work by the end of this month.

A. future perfect
B. present perfect
C. simple past
D. simple present
3. The man has a gruff voice.

A. past perfect
B. present perfect
C. simple perfect
D. present continuous
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4. I studied French at the college.

A. simple past
B. past perfect
C. present continuous
D. present perfect
5. Have you seen the recent Hollywood films?

A. past perfect
B. present perfect
C. simple past
D. simple present
6. She always goes to bed early.

A. simple past
B. simple present
C. perfect continuous
D. present perfect
7. They ran fast.

A. simple present
B. simple past
C. present perfect
D. past perfect
8. She could not marry the person of her choice.

A. simple past
B. simple future
C. past continuous
D. past perfect
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9. When are you going to Mumbai.

A. past perfect
B. simple future
C. present perfect
D. present continuous
10. Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar.

A. simple past
B. simple present
C. simple future
D. past continuous
11. Shakespeare has written dramas appealing to all people of all ages.
A. simple present
B. present continuous
C. past perfect
D. present perfect
12. Prasanna would have reached Bangalore by this time.

A. present perfect
B. past perfect
C. future perfect
D. simple past
13. I shall visit the book fair tomorrow.

A. simple past
B. simple present
C. simple future
D. future continuous
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14. He goes to office by train daily.

A. simple present
B. simple past
C. past perfect
D. past continuous
15. When are you going to Delhi?

A. present perfect
B. present continuous
C. past perfect
D. simple future
Answers:
1. present perfect continuous 2. future perfect
3. simple perfect 4. simple past
5. present perfect 6. simple present
7. simple past 8. simple past
9. present continuous 10. simple past
11. present perfect 12. future perfect
13. simple future 14. simple past
15. present continuous
36. Tense Quiz - 2
1. Do you _____ chocolate milk?

a) like
b) likes
c) be like
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2. He _____ not want to go to the movies.

a) do
b) does
c) is
3. He _________now.
a) plays tennis
b) wants breakfast
c) walks home
4. It _____ a beautiful day today.

a) is
b) are
c) am
5. Sorry, Lisa _____ not here at the moment.

a) am
b) is
c) be
6. They're not here. They ____________ right now.

a) go to school
b) swim at the beach
c) are on holiday
7. Robert _____ not go to my school.

a) is
b) does
c) are
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8. My parents _____ in a two-bedroom apartment.

a) live
b) lives
c) are live
9. We _____ European.
a) do be
b) are
c) do are
10. You _____ so happy today!

a) looks
b) seem
c) be
11. They often ____ sports meetings in spring.

a) have
b) has
c) be like
12. He ______ not want to play drums.

a) do
b) does
c) is
13. ____ we too late to see the movie?

a) is
b) are
c) am
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14. It ______ a beautiful day today.

a) is
b) are
c) am
15. Jack always _______ his lessons in the evening.

a) Study
b) studed
c) studies
Answers:
1. like 2. does
3. wants breakfast 4. is
5. is 6. are on holiday
7. does 8. live
9. are 10. seem
11. like 12. does
13. are 14. is
15. studies
37. Tense Quiz (Verb) - 3
1. ____ English for two years.

a) I have been studying
b) I was study
c) I have studying
2. His car ___ from outside his office.

a) was stole
b) was stolen
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c) has stolen
3. I ____ people who are not polite.

a) hating
b) am hating
c) hate
4. Tomorrow, ____ to the dentist.

a) I am going
b) I is go
c) I will to go
d) I going
5. She ___ it last week.

a) has bought
b) buying
c) bought
d) is buying
6. Do you want to ____ with me?

a) go skiing
b) do ski
c) play skiing
d)
7. They ___ the party before he arrived.
a) has finished
b) finish
c) had finished
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8. By this time next year he ___ university.

a) going to graduate
b) will graduated
c) will have graduated
9. I ___ to the party, but I was too busy.

a) would have had gone
b) would had gone
c) would have gone
10. ____ time to learn English is important.

a) Have make
b) To making
c) Making
Answers:
1. I have been studying 2. was stolen
3. hate 4. I am going
5. bought 6. go skiing
7. had finished 8. will have graduated
9. would have gone 10. Making
38. Preposition Quiz
1. What floor do you live _____? (at / on / in )

2. I am ____ the office. (at / in / both )
3. Are you ____ your room? (on / in / at )
4. Meet me ____ the bus stop. (in / at / on )
5. I am _____ the city. (in / at / on )
6. I sit _____ the bed. (at / on / in )
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7. I sleep ____ the bed. (in / on / at)

8. Put the paper _____ the table. (on / at / in )
9. When we flew _______ the clouds, we could see the earth's surface. (over / in /
below)
10. Can I sit _______ you at the movie theatre? (around / beside / inside)
11. The kids are playing _______ the backyard. (at / on / in)
12. Your glasses are right _______ you. (in front of / on top of / in behind)
13. You can pick up your keys _______ the front desk. (in / at / over)
14. Let's meet _______ the front door. (in / at / below)
15. There's a helicopter hovering _______ our house. (above / on / under)
Answers:
1. on 2. both
3. in 4. at
5. in 6. on
7. in 8. on
9. below 10. beside
11. in 12. in front of
13. at 14. at
15. above
39. Conditionals Quiz
1. What would you do if it ________ on your wedding day?

a) rained
b) will rain
c) would rain
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2. If she comes, I _____ call you.

a) will
b) would
c) would have
3. If I eat peanut butter, I ________ sick.

a) would have gotten
b) would get
c) get
4. What will you do if you ________ the history exam?

a) would fail
b) will fail
c) fail
5. If they had not _____ the car, I would have driven you.
a) take
b) taken
c) would take
6. If it snows, ________ still drive to the coast?

a) will you
b) would you
c) would you have
7. "He would have gone with you if you had asked him." Which conditional is this?
a) first
b) second
c) third
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8. "If I won a million dollars, I would buy my own airplane." Which conditional is this?
a) zero
b) first
c) second
9. "If I forget her birthday, Andrea gets upset." Which conditional is this?
a) zero
b) first
c) second
10. "What will she do if she misses the bus?" Which conditional is this?
a) first
b) second
c) third
11. My brother is only five feet tall. If he ______ a foot taller, he would be a great
basketball player.
a) was
b) is
c) were
12. If I _______ enough money, I would get my brother's guitar out of the pawnshop
for him.
a) have
b) had
c) will have
13. If you had invited her, she _____ with us.

a) could go
b) can go
c) could have gone
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14. If I _____ her number, I would call her.

a) know
b) knew
c) had known
15. If you behaved more politely, they _____ help you.

a) may help
b) might help
c) might have helped
Answers:
1. rained 2. will
3. get 4. fail
5. taken 6. will you
7. third 8. second
9. zero 10. first
11.were 12.had
13.could have gone 14.knew
15.might help
40. There Is / There Are Quiz
1. There ______ a red car parked in our driveway. (is / are)

2. There ______ six eggs in the fridge. (is / are)
3. There ______ many options to pick from. (is / are)
4. There ______ a euro and ten cents on the counter. (is / are)
5. There ______ a lot of errors on this page. (is / are)
6. There ______ a load of laundry to do. (is / are)
7. There ______ any wine left. (is / are)
8. I'm hungry. _____ there any apples in your backpack? (is / are)
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9. Sorry, Dad. _____ nothing left. ( There's / There isn't)

10. Help yourself. _____ coffee, tea and juice to drink. (There's / There are)
11. ____ many people standing outside the movie theater. (There are / There)
12. _____four chairs and one table in the dining room. ( Are there / There are)
13. Why ___ so many cars parked near the library? (are there / there)
14. _____any English exams that we have to study for next week. (There isn't / There
aren't)
15. Please wait here for a moment, _____ something I have to get in my car. ( are
there / there is / there are)
Answers:
1. is 2. are
3. are 4. is
5. are 6. is
7. isn't 8. Are
9. There's 10. There's
11.There are 12. There are
13. are there 14. There aren't
15. there is
41. Tense Quiz (Past Perfect ) - 4
1. We ________ finished eating dinner.

a) had not
b) not had
c) 'd had not
2. Had they _____ to her before?

a) spoke
b) spoken
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c) spoked
3. You _____ not left yet.

a) would
b) 'd
c) would had
4. I had never _____ her before.

a) see
b) saw
c) seen
5. We arrived at 8:05, but the train _____ already left.

a) has
b) have
c) had
6. Sarah thought she ________ to that zoo before.

a) has been
b) had be
c) had been
7. Nobody explained why the project had ________ on time.

a) n't been completed
b) not completed
c) n't complete
8. He _____ us the item had been shipped.

a) told
b) say
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c) asked
9. Dad explained ________ his job due to stress.

a) why he quitted
b) that he had quit
c) that he'd quite
10. Where _____ the security guard gone?

a) had
b) have
c) did
11. I was sure that I ___________ her before.

a) had saw
b) seen
c) had seen
12. I needed to know what ______________ to my dog.

a) has happened
b) had happened
c) happened
13. The film ________________ by the time we got to the cinema.

a) had start
b) had started
c) has started
14. Julia left the restaurant after she _________ eating.

a) had finished
b) has finished
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c) finished
15. I went to bed after I ___________ off the television.

a) switched
b) has switched
c) had switched
Answers:
1. had not 2. spoken
3. 'd 4. seen
5. had 6. had been
7. n't been completed 8. told
9. that he had quit 10. had
11. had seen 12. had happened
13. had started 14. had finished
15. had switched
42. Adjective Order Quiz- 2
1. He was wearing a ________ shirt.

a) dirty old flannel
b) flannel old dirty
c) old dirty flannel
2. Pass me the ________ cups.

a) plastic big blue
b) big blue plastic
c) big plastic blue
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3. He sat behind a ________ desk.

a) big wooden brown
b) big brown wooden
c) wooden big brown
4. I used to drive ________ car.

a) a blue old German
b) an old German blue
c) an old blue German
5. It's in the ________ container.

a) large blue metal
b) blue large metal
c) blue metal large
6. We saw ____________________ boats.

a) four awesome blue sailing
b) four blue awesome sailing
c) blue four sailing awesome
7. Can you turn on the ________________ lamp?

a) reading round small
b) round small reading
c) small round reading
8. We ate a _________________ pizza.

a) large Italian pepperoni
b) large pepperoni Italian
c) pepperoni large Italian
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9. I have a __________________ box.

a) shiny new red lunch
b) shiny lunch red new
c) new red lunch shiny
10. Put the words in the correct order: wooden / a / beautiful / table / old
a) a wooden old beautiful table
b) a beautiful old wooden table
c) a old beautiful wooden table
Answers:
1. dirty old flannel 2. big blue plastic
3. big brown wooden 4. beautiful slim Brazilian
5. an old blue German 6. four awesome blue sailing
7. small round reading 8. large pepperoni Italian
9. shiny new red lunch 10. a beautiful old wooden table
43. Superlative adjective
1. Superlative adjectives can be used when talking about _______ things, people or
groups.
a) two
b) two or more
c) three or more
2. Which is correct? "None of our players is taller than James. He's our _______
player."
a) most tall
b) tallest
c) most tallest
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3. Many adjectives with one syllable can be changed into the superlative form by
adding
a) -er
b) -est
c) -er or -est
4. Which is correct? "That was _______ movie I've ever seen!"

a) the most scary
b) the scaryest
c) the scariest
5. Which is correct? "Do you really think Japanese is the world's _______ language?"
a) most difficult
b) difficultest
c) the most difficult
6. All adjectives of 3 or more syllables are made superlative by using

a) -est
b) most
c) -est or most
7. Which is the superlative form of the adjective "clever"?

a) cleverest
b) most clever
c) cleverest OR most clever
8. Ariana sang her latest songs and _______ of her old songs.
a) the best
b) her best
c) best
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9. In 2019 NASA stated that the previous five years were _______ ever recorded.
a) the most hottest
b) the hottest
c) the most hot
10. Choose the superlative form: "It looks like our _______ fears are coming true."
a) bad
b) worse
c) worst
11. My sister is ____ person in her class.

a) more smart than
b) smarter than
c) the smartest
12. We bought ____ house in the city.

a) more expensive than
b) the expensivest
c) the most expensive
13. My brother is very smart. He has ____ marks in the school.

a) better than
b) more good than
c) the best
14. My mother cooks ____ my dad.

a) better than
b) more good than
c) the best
15. A lion is ____ animal in the jungle.

a) dangerouser than
b) the dangerousest
c) the most dangerous
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Answers:
1. three or more 2. tallest
3. -est 4. the scariest
5. most difficult 6. most
7. cleverest OR most clever 8. the best
9. the hottest 10. worst
11. the smartest 12. the most expensive
13. the best 14. better than
15. the most dangerous
44. Future Time Quiz
1. May be _____ out for dinner tonight.

(we're going / we'll go)
2. I think _____ the dog for a walk now.

(I'll take / I'm taking)
3. I have three days off next week. _____ visit my mother.

(I'm going to / I will)
4. The clouds are very black. I think _____ snow.

(it's going to / it will)
5. We ______ the laundry tomorrow.

(will doing / are doing)
6. Alexander _____ taking his driving test next week.

(will / is)
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7. The bus _____ at 7:30 sharp.

(arrives / is arriving)
8. Tomorrow _____ a public holiday.

(is / is going to be)
9. Don't get up. _____ the door.

(I'm answering / I'll answer)
10. My plane _____ at 3:00 pm on Sunday.

(leaves / is going to leave)
11. I —— you one of these days.

(will have seen / will be seeing)
12. The next term ——— on 16th September.

(begin / begins)
13. Perhaps we ——— our grand parents this week.

(will visit / visit)
14. Look at the sky. It ——– rain.

(is going to / will rain)
15. The plane ——— at 4.30 pm.

(arrive / arrives)
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Answers:
1. we'll go 2. I'll take
3. I'm going to 4. it's going to
5. are doing 6. is
7. arrives 8. is
9. I'll answer 10. leaves
11. will be seeing 12. begins
13. will visit 14. is going to
15. arrives
45. Tense Quiz (Future Continuous) - 5
1. I ________ during rush hour.

a) will be driving
b) will have drive
c) will be drive
2. He will not be _____ the bus today.

a) take
b) taken
c) taking
3. They ________ the cottage that weekend.

a) using
b) 'll be using
c) 're be using
4. Nigel _____ be coming to the picnic.

a) won't
b) won't not
c) willn't
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5. Where ________ sleeping?

a) you be
b) will you
c) will you be
6. We'll be ________ the news at 10pm.

a) watch
b) watching
c) to watch
7. I'll try my best to spot you. What ________ wearing?

a) will you
b) will
c) will you be
8. Don't forget your snow pants. It ________ by the time you get to school.
a) will snowing
b) is snowing
c) will be snowing
9. At noon tomorrow, I ________ on a beach somewhere.

a) 'll be relaxing
b) relax
c) will being relax
10. Sorry, I can't. I ________ my daughter to work at that time.

a) will be taking
b) 'll take
c) won't be take
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11. When we arrive in Los Angeles we'll need to rest, because we _______ about 800
miles.
a. will be driving
b. will have driven
c. will drive
12. When you get off the train, we _______ for you on the platform.
a. 'll wait
b. 'll be waiting
c. 'll have waited
13. We _______ on the first train next Monday.

a. 'll be leaving
b. 'll have left
c. 'll leave
14. I'm cleaning the kitchen. By the time you arrive, it _______ spotless.
a. will be
b. will being
c. will have been
15. When I travel to England next year I ________ English for over four years, so I
think I'll be ready.
a. will study
b. will be studying
c. will have studied
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Answers:
1. will be driving 2. taking
3. 'll be using 4. won't
5. will you be 6. watching
7. will you be 8. will be snowing
9. 'll be relaxing 10. will be taking
46. Tense Quiz (Present Continuous) - 6
1. _____ they coming over for dinner?

a) Is
b) Are
c) Am
2. Maxwell _____ not sleeping on our sofa.

a) is
b) are
c) am
3. My mother-in-law is _____ at our house this week.

a) stay
b) staying
c) be staying
4. I _____ my dinner right now.

a) eat
b) eating
c) am eating
5. My sister _____ Spanish.

a) learn
b) is learning
c) learning
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6. I _____ at the hair salon until September.

a) work
b) be working
c) am working
7. We _____ at a fancy restaurant tonight. Jason decided this yesterday.

a) eat
b) are eating
c) eats
8. Why ________ playing football tomorrow?

a) he not is
b) he isn't
c) isn't he
9. They are _____ a new shopping mall downtown.

a) opening
b) openning
c) oppening
10. Melissa is _____ down on her bed.

a) lieing
b) liying
c) lying
11. I _____ football.

a) am playing
b) is playing
c) are playing
12. How often__________ to the cinema?

a) are you go
b) do you go
c) do you going
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13. Bill__________ really hard at the moment because his company has just received
a big order from China.
a) works
b) is working
c) is work
14. It__________ a lot in La Spezia in winter.

a) rains
b) is raining
c) rain
15. Why__________ sunglasses?

a) do you wear
b) are you wearing
c) are you wear
Answers:
1. Are 2. is
3. staying 4. am eating
5. is learning 6. am working
7. are eating 8. isn't he
9. opening 10. lying
11. am playing 12. do you go
13. is working 14. rains
15. are you wearing
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47. Tense Quiz (Past Perfect Continuous) - 7
1. My dad ________ smoking in the garage.

a) has
b) had
c) had been
2. The printer ________ working well.

a) had not been
b) hadn't
c) had not
3. Had the players _____ playing by the rules?

a) been
b) have
c) be
4. She ________ expecting the worst.

a) had
b) 'd been
c) had being
5. Had the teachers ________ before the strike?

a) been work
b) working
c) been working
6. Our pool pump ________ running properly before the storm.

a) had not have
b) hadn't been
c) hadn't being
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7. My sister’s roommate was upset. She _____ been waiting for an hour.
a) had
b) has
c) have
8. I just heard about the accident. ________ been working all night?
a) Had the driver
b) Had the driving
c) Have the driver
9. We were shocked to see her. ________ been expecting her.

a) We are
b) We have
c) We'd not
10. I finally reached my mom. ________ her all day.

a) I'd been calling
b) I have called
c) I called
11. He __________ in Oxford University since 2016.

a) was studying
b) had been studying
c) had studied
12. Ryan __________ in this house for two years.

a) has been living
b) had been living
c) will have been living
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13. Had he __________ poor for two years?

a) been helping
b) helped
c) was helping
14. Tom __________ tea when I entered the room.

a) has been drinking
b) drinking
c) had been drinking
15. Shaila __________ as lawyer since 2015.

a) has been practicing
b) practicing
c) had been practicing
Answers:
1. had been 2. had not been
3. been 4. 'd been
5. been working 6. hadn't been
7. had 8. Had the driver
9. We'd not 10. I'd been calling
11. had been studying 12. had been living
13. been helping 14. had been drinking
15. had been practicing
48. Tense Quiz (Past Continuous) - 8
1. My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.

a) are
b) was
c) were
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2. _____ you still working at 7pm last night?

a) Were
b) Are
c) Was
3. At 8.30am today I _____ driving to work.

a) was
b) am
c) were
4. We _____ sleeping when the police came.

a) was
b) weren't
c) won't
5. Why _____ he having lunch at 4pm?

a) was
b) does
c) were
6. Was he not _____ his homework?

a) doing
b) do
c) done
7. Snow _____ lightly. Suddenly a reindeer appeared.

a) fell
b) was falling
c) is falling
8. Somebody threw a shoe at him _____ he was speaking.

a) after
b) when
c) while
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9. They ________ TV when I arrived.

a) were watching
b) were watched
c) watched
10. I was reading a detective story _____ I heard a noise.

a) during
b) while
c) when
11. The children ________ outside.

a) were playing
b) was playing
12. The dog ________ at us.

a) were barking
b) was barking
13. The cook ________ a tasty meal.

a) were preparing
b) was preparing
14. I ________ to fix my computer.

a) were trying
b) was trying
15. My sister and my brother ________.

a) was singing
b) were singing
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Answers:
1. were 2. Were
3. was 4. weren't
5. was 6. doing
7. was falling 8. while
9. were watching 10. when
11. were playing 12. was barking
13. was preparing 14. was trying
15. were singing
49. Countable and Uncountable Nouns Quiz
1. Countable nouns are always things that you can ____.

(touch / count / see)
2. We use "the" with plural countable nouns ____.

(always / never / sometimes)
3. The nouns hair, noise and time are ____.

(countable / uncountable / both)
4. "I've got _______ money." Which term does not fit?

(some / a little / a)
5. Another term for "uncountable noun" is ____.

(plural noun / mass noun / countless noun)
6. The words tip, book and job are all ____.

(countable / uncountable / both)
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7. "There's too much noise in here." In this sentence, "noise" is ____.

(countable / uncountable / plural)
8. Where are you most likely to notice the noun "drink" in its countable form?
(in a restaurant / in a supermarket / in an article)
9. When used with uncountable nouns, the words slice, cup and drop are ____.
(partial words / measure words / quality words)
10. A single unit of rice is known as a ____.

(gram / grain / drop)
11. The only pieces of “furniture” in the room were a table and a chair.
(countable / uncountable)
12. Many advances in medical “technology” were made in the late twentieth century.
13. I heard a strange “noise” coming from the attic last night.
14. The local animal shelter is offering free “rabies” vaccines today. (
countable / uncountable)
15. Would you like a “chocolate” with or without filling?

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Answers:
1. count 2. sometimes
3. both 4. a
5. mass noun 6. countable
7. uncountable 8. in a restaurant
9. measure words 10. grain
11. uncountable 12. uncountable
13. countable 14. uncountable
15.countable
50. Phrases Quiz
1. Phrases are grammatical units that consist of

a) one or more words
b) more than one word
2. A noun phrase with more than one word can consist of a noun and words that
a) replace the noun
b) qualify the noun
3. "The tour includes three Asian countries." Which is a noun phrase?

a) The tour includes
b) three Asian countries
4. A verb phrase consists of a main verb and its

a) auxiliary verbs
b) phrasal verbs
5. "She has been studying all day." Which is a verb phrase?

a) studying all day
b) has been studying
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6. An adjective phrase can be a single adjective or a group of words built around

a) an adjective
b) a single noun
7. "Cats are playful pets, but dogs are very loyal as well." This sentence has
a) one adjective phrase
b) two adjective phrases
8. Which sentence has an adverb phrase?

a) She sings very nicely.
b) She sings very nice songs.
9. A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition and its

a) object
b) subject
10. "We always play football after work." Which is a prepositional phrase?
a) always play football
b) after work
11. Samuel hid her present behind the dresser.

a. infinitive phrase
b. appositive
c. prepositional phrase
12. The sun rising gloriously in the sky inspired the visitors to the ancient temple.
a. prepositional phrase
b. clause
c. participial phrase
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13. The Rock, Nick’s favorite wrestler, will certainly win tonight’s match.
b. appositive
c. gerund phrase
14. Clyde plans to meet his family on the other side of the mall.
b. appositive
c. gerund phrase
15. Does Rick plan on attending every game that the Ducks play next year?
b. appositive
c. gerund phrase
Answers:
1. one or more words 2. qualify the noun
3. three Asian countries 4. auxiliary verbs
5. has been studying 6. an adjective
7. two adjective phrases 8. She sings very nicely.
9. object 10. after work
11. prepositional phrase 12. participial phrase
13. appositive 14. infinitive phrase
15. gerund phrase
51. WH Question Words Quiz
1. Which question word is used for asking about time?

a) where
b) when
c) how
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2. Choose the correct question word: "I can't find my glasses. _______ are they?"
a) What
b) How
c) Where
3. "I wasn't listening. _______ did she say?"

a) How
b) What
c) Why
4. "Why did they go there?" means the same as "What did they go there _______?"
a) for
b) with
c) to
5. I pointed at the phone I wanted to buy and said, "_______ is that one?"
a) How many
b) How much
c) What cost
6. After they'd checked the cinema listings, Mario said, " _______ one do you want to
see?"
a) How
b) What
c) Which
7. To find out the reason for something, we usually ask a question that begins with
a) How
b) What
c) Why
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8. Jenny made a suggestion. She said, "_______ we go for a walk?"

a) Why didn't
b) Why don't
c) Why do
9. There was a phone on the floor, so I picked it up and said, "_______ phone is this?"
a) Whose
b) Whom
c) Who
10. "How come?" is a more informal way of saying

a) Why?
b) What?
c) Which?
11. ___ many students are in the class?

a) How
b) Who
c) What
12. ___ has stolen my chocolate?

a) Whose
b) Who
c) Which
13. ___ is the train station?

a) When
b) Where
c) Which
14. ___ is the news coming on TV?

a) Where
b) Who
c) When
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15. ___ time does class start?

a) How
b) When
c) What
Answers:
1. when 2. Where
3. What 4. for
5. How much 6. Which
7. Why 8. Why don't
9. Whose 10. Why
11. How 12. Who
13. Where 14. When
15.What
52. Tense Quiz (Past Simple) - 9
1. I _____ to the mall after school.

a) goed
b) gone
c) went
2. My brother _____ a bear an hour ago.

a) seen
b) saw
c) sees
3. _____ Mike visit his grandmother last night?

a) Did
b) Are
c) Does
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4. Alex did not _____ last weekend.

a) working
b) worked
c) work
5. _____ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting?

a) Was
b) Were
c) Are
6. We _____ not happy after the sad ending.

a) were
b) was
c) did
7. _____ you see Jody's new dog yesterday?

a) Are
b) Did
c) Do
8. Sorry, I ________ hear you at the door.

a) wasn't
b) didn't
c) am not
9. I _____ English for two years.

a) studying
b) study
c) studied
10. What _____ you eat for lunch yesterday?

a) do
b) did
c) were
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11. I _____ to the bar last night.

a) went
b) go
c) goed
12. My sister ______ a fox last year.

a) sees
b) saw
c) seen
13. _____ Darren visit his friend yesterday?

a) Did
b) Are
c) Does
14. Tim did not ______ last Friday.

a) work
b) worked
c) working
15. ______ Julia and Betty at last month's meeting?

a) Was
b) Is
c) Are
Answers:
1. went 2. saw
3. Did 4. work
5. Were 6. were
7. Did 8. didn't
9. studied 10. did
11. went 12. saw
13. Did 14. Work
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15. Was
53. Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz
Choose the option which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct
speech.
1. June said, "It is my car."

a) June said that it is my car.
b) June said that it is her car.
c) June said that it was my car.
d) June said that it was her car.
2. He said, “The man was coming.”

a) He said that the man had been coming.
b) He said that the man has been coming.
c) He said that the man was coming.
d) He said that the man would have been coming.
3. Jim said, "I work here every day."

a) Jim said that he worked here yesterday."
b) Jim said that he worked there everyday."
c) Jim said that he worked here everyday."
d) Jim said that he worked everyday."
4. Nelvin said that humans have evolved from apes.

a) Darwin said, “Humans had evolved from apes.”
b) Darwin said, “Humans have evolved from apes.”
c) Darwin stated that humans could have evolved from apes.
d) Darwin mention human evolution to be from apes.
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5. She said to me, "I can sleep alone."

a) She said to me that she can sleep alone."
b) She told me that she can sleep alone."
c) She said to me that she could sleep alone."
d) She told me that she could sleep alone."
6. Ron said, “They came at six.”

a) Ron informed us that they came at six.
b) Ron said they came at six.
c) Ron said that they had come at six.
d) Ron told us that they came at six.
7. He said, “Smoking is injurious to health.”

a) He said that smoking was injurious to health.
b) He said that smoking is injurious to health.
c) He said that smoking had been injurious to health.
d) He told that smoking is injurious to health.
8. He said, "I am a man."

a) He said that he was a man.
b) He said that I am a man.
c) He said that he is a man.
d) He said that I was a man.
9. She tells me that I am, indeed, very clever.

a) She tells me, “You are very clever indeed.”
b) She tells me, “I am, indeed, very clever.”
c) She says to me, “You are, indeed, very clever.”
d) She says to me, “You are very clever indeed.”
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10. We said, “ We are quite happy now”.

a) We told that we were quite happy now.
b) We said that we are quite happy now.
c) We said that we are quite happy then.
d) We said that we were quite happy then.
Answers:
1. d) June said that it was her car.
2. a) He said that the man had been coming.
3. b) Jim said that he worked there everyday."
4. b) Nelvin said, “Humans have evolved from apes.”
5. d) She told me that she could sleep alone."
6. c) Ron said that they had come at six.
7. b) He said that smoking is injurious to health.
8. c) He said that he is a man.
9. c) She says to me, “You are, indeed, very clever.”
10. d) We said that we were quite happy then.
54. Active Voice & Passive Voice Quiz – 2
Choose the option which best expresses the same sentence in active voice &
passive voice speech.
1. "The child will finish the homework by 8 PM."

a) The homework is being finished by the child by 8 PM.
b) The homework will be finished by the child by 8 PM.
c) The homework is to be finished by the child by 8 PM.
d) The homework is being finish by the child by 8 PM.
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2. They drew a circle.

a) A circle was being drawn by them.
b) A circle was drawn by them.
c) A circle have been drawn by them.
d) A circle has been drawing since morning.
3. "The farmer harvests the crop."

a) The crop is harvested by the farmer.
b) The crop harvested by the farmer.
c) The crop is harvest by the farmer.
d) The crop harvest by the farmer.
4. Rahul will contact the police.

a) The police will contacted by Rahul.
b) The police would be contacted by Rahul.
c) The police will contacted by Rahul.
d) The police will be contacted by Rahul.
5. You must help him.

a) He must helped by you.
b) He must helped you.
c) He must get help from you.
d) He must be helped by you.
6. We ought to have helped Sam.

a) Sam ought to had been saved.
b) Sam ought to have been save.
c) Sam ought to have been saved.
d) Sam ought to have saved.
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7. The grocer displayed the prices.

a) The prices displayed by the grocer.
b) The prices were displayed by the grocer.
c) The prices was displayed by the grocer.
d) The grocer got down the prices.
8. "The technician damaged the TV."

a) The TV is being damaged by the technician.
b) The TV was being damaged by the technician.
c) The TV is damaged by the technician.
d) The TV was damaged by the technician.
9. He took that watch.

a) That watch was taken by him.
b) That watch taken by him.
c) That watch took by him.
d) That watch had taken by him.
10. Coffee is sold by Marie.

a) Marie sold coffee.
b) Marie is selling coffee.
c) Marie sells coffee.
d) Marie to sell coffee.
Answers:
1. b) The homework will be finished by the child by 8 PM.
2. b) A circle was drawn by them.
3. a) The crop is harvested by the farmer.
4. d) The police will be contacted by Rahul.
5. d) He must be helped by you.
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6. c) Sam ought to have been saved.

7. b) The prices were displayed by the grocer.
8. d) The TV was damaged by the technician.
9. a) That watch was taken by him.
10. d) Marie sells coffee.
55. Parenthetical Expression Quiz
1. A parenthetical expression is a word or words that

a) add details to a sentence
b) are essential to a sentence
2. A parenthetical expression doesn’t change a sentence’s basic

a) punctuation or length
b) structure or meaning
3. If a parenthetical expression is cut from a sentence, the sentence

a) won’t make sense
b) will still make sense
4. "Global temperatures, as expected, are rising." The parenthetical expression is

a) as expected
b) are rising
5. In Question 4 above, which shows where the parenthetic begins and ends?
a) a set of quotation marks
b) a pair of commas
6. Which can separate a mid-sentence parenthetic from the rest of a sentence?

a) commas, round brackets or long dashes
b) commas, semi-colons or quotation marks
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7. Which sentence includes a parenthetical expression?

a) The traffic’s terrible, as usual.
b) It isn’t always this bad, is it?
8. "She likes him very much – or so it seems." Which is the parenthetical expression?
a) very much
b) or so it seems
9. Which includes a correctly-punctuated parenthetical expression?

a) Rock music (or rock-n-roll) began in America.
b) Rock music, or rock-n-roll – began in America.
10. "Trump – as we all now know – won the election." Without the parenthetic, the
sentence is
a) as we all now know
b) Trump won the election
Answers:
1. add details to a sentence 2. structure or meaning
3. will still make sense 4. as expected
5. a pair of commas 6. commas, round brackets or long
dashes
7. The traffic’s terrible, as usual. 8. or so it seems
9. Rock music (or rock-n-roll) began in 10. Trump won the election
America.
56. Questions tag - 1
1. He's still sleeping, ________

a) is not he?
b) isn't he?
c) wasn't he?
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2. You do go to school, ________

a) do you?
b) aren't you?
c) don't you?
3. Let's go for a walk, ________

a) shall we?
b) shan't we?
c) will we?
4. We won't be late, ________

a) won't we?
b) will we?
c) are we?
5. Nobody called, ________

a) do they?
b) didn't they?
c) did they?
6. They will wash the car, ________

a) will it?
b) won't they?
c) wouldn't they?
7. We must lock the doors, ________

a) mustn't they?
b) shouldn't we?
c) mustn't we?
8. I'm right, ________

a) amn't I?
b) am not I?
c) aren't I?
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9. So you bought a car, ________

a) did you?
b) haven't you?
c) weren't you?
10. You wouldn't like to invite my Dad, ________

a) did you?
b) would you?
c) won't you?
Answers:
1. isn't he? 2. don't you?
3. shall we? 4. will we?
5. did they? 6. won't they?
7. mustn't we? 8. aren't I?
9. did you? 10. would you?
57. Questions Quiz
1. Can you swim?

a) In a pool
b) Yes, I can
c) Very good
2. Did he go to work or to school?

a) To work
b) No, he doesn't
c) At 3:00 PM
3. Has your class finished?

a) Yes, it has
b) In five minutes
c) It's English
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4. Where is my pen?
a) Because it's lost
b) On the table
c) No, you didn't
5. Who did you visit?

a) I visit my mother
b) Yes, I did
c) I visited Judy
6. Shall we go to your place or mine?

a) My place
b) It is yours
c) Yes, we shall
7. When will Lucy arrive?

a) At 7 PM
b) No, she won't
c) From France
8. Who called here so late?

a) It's midnight
b) It was Ryan
c) Yes, I called
9. Do you want to watch a movie?

a) At the cinema
b) Yes, I watched it
c) No, I don't
10. Have you done the laundry?

a) Yes, I do
b) On Wednesdays
c) No, I haven't
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Answers:
1. Yes, I can 2. To work
3. Yes, it has 4. On the table
5. I visited Judy 6. My place
7. At 7 PM 8. It was Ryan
9. No, I don't 10. No, I haven't
58. Proper Nouns Quiz
1. We met at McDonalds at noon. The word "McDonalds" is a ______ noun.

a) proper
b) common
2. There are 12 months in a year. The word "months" is a _____ noun.

a) proper
b) common
3. My favourite movie is Grease with John Travolta. The word "Grease" is a _____
noun.
a) proper
b) common
4. Lisa works as a programmer at Microsoft. The word "Microsoft" is a _____ noun.

a) proper
b) common
5. I live in a small town in England. The word "town" is a _____ noun.

a) proper
b) common
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6. My cousin lives in _____ .

a) the USA
b) USA
7. I want to visit _____ when I finish school.

a) the Asia
b) Asia
8. Call me when you arrive at _____ .

a) hotel
b) the hotel
9. I have a check-up with _____ on Friday.

a) the Dr. Smith
b) Dr. Smith
10. We saw whales in _____ Ocean.

a) Pacific
b) the Pacific
Answers:
1. proper 2. common
3. proper 4. proper
5. common 6. the USA
7. Asia 8. the hotel
9. Dr. Smith 10. the Pacific
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59. Determiners Quiz – 1
1. Determiners are one of the nine

a) parts of speech
b) parts of grammar
2. Determiners are words that limit or "determine"

a) a list of nouns
b) a noun or noun phrase
3. Which words are determiners?

a) in, over, before
b) this, your, an
4. In noun phrases, a determiner is often

a) the first word
b) the last word
5. "Is this pen yours?" Which is the determiner?

a) this
b) yours
6. Can a noun phrase have more than one determiner?

a) No
b) Yes
7. "I'll have these two donuts, please." How many determiners are there?
a) one
b) two
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8. "I'll have a coffee without milk, please." How many determiners are there?
a) one
b) two
9. "Would you like both cakes, or just this one?" Which are the determiners?
a) both, one
b) both, this
10. "All my friends were there." How many determiners are there?
a) two
b) none
Answers:
1. parts of speech 2. a noun or noun phrase
3. this, your, an 4. the first word
5. this 6. Yes
7. two 8. one
9. both, this 10. two
60. Tense Quiz (Present Perfect) – Part 10
1. Donald _____ not been to France. (has / is / have)

2. _____ you finished your homework? (Have / Has / Is)
3. They___ gone to a rock concert. ('s / 'es / 've)
4. _____ you been to Japan? (Is / Have / Has)
5. We _____ never eaten Mexican food. (/ have / has / are)
6. Andrea has _____ her umbrella. (forget / forgetting / forgotten)
7. _____ the sun come up? (Was / Have / Has)
8. The children ________ the lost puppy. (have find / is finding / have found)
9. Wiwi's been a vegetarian _____ three years. (since / for / after)
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10. I haven't worked _____ last December. (since / for / by)
Answers:
1. has 2. Have
3. 've 4. Have
5. have 6. forgotten
7. Has 8. have found
9. for 10. since
61. Compound Nouns Quiz
Choose the correct form of compound noun:

a) a room for stores
b) a store room
c) a stores room
2. a tape for measuring up to 300 cms

a) a 300-cm tape measure
b) a 300-cm measure tape
3. the assistant manager of the restaurant

a) the assistant manager restaurant
b) the assistant restaurant manager
4. a station for express trains

a) an express-train station
b) a train-station express
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5. size of cables
a) cables size
b) cable size
6. reduction in cost
a) reduction cost
b) cost reduction
7. two periods of three months

a) two three-month periods
b) three two-month periods
8. plugs with 3 pins

a) 3-pin plugs
b) 3-plug pins
9. two steel boxes for tools

a) two steel-tool boxes
b) two steel toolboxes
10. the husband of my daughter

a) my husband-in-law
b) my son-in-law
Answers:
1. a storeroom 2. a 300-cm tape measure
3. the assistant restaurant manager 4. an express-train station
5. cable size 6. cost reduction
7. two three-month periods 8. 3-pin plugs
9. two steel toolboxes 10. my son-in-law
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62. Tense Quiz (Continuous Tenses) - 11
1. I told my teacher that I _________ what she said.

a) did not believe
b) was not believing
2. I ________ the number 12 bus just down the road.

a) could see
b) was seeing
3. At the moment Maria ________ her homework, as she does every day.
a) does
b) is doing
4. The baby ________ 21 inches long.

a) measures
b) is measuring
5. Please be quiet. I ________ to the radio.

a) listen
b) am listening
6. Everything on the menu ________ delicious.

a) tastes
b) is tasting
7. Why ________ so selfish about this?

a) are you
b) are you being
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8. Was he on time or was he ________ ?

a) late
b) being late
9. He told the police he'd only had a small drink and was ________ not to drive too
fast.
a) careful
b) being careful
10. Is she always ________ with children and animals?

a) so patient
b) being so patient
Answers:
1. did not believe 2. could see
3. is doing 4. measures
5. am listening 6. tastes
7. are you being 8. late
9. being careful 10. so patient
63. Reported Speech Quiz
1. Which is a reporting verb?

a) tell
b) go
c) be
2. He said that it was cold outside. Which word is optional?

a) said
b) that
c) was
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3. "I bought a car last week." Last week he said he had bought a car
a) a week ago
b) next week
c) the week before
4. "Where is it?" said Mary. She

a) said where it is
b) asked where it was
c) asked if it was there
5. Which of these is usually required with reported YES/NO questions?

a) if
b) do
c) why
6. Ram asked me where I worked. His original words were

a) "Do you work there?"
b) "Where do I work?"
c) "Where do you work?"
7. "Don't yell!" is a
a) direct request
b) direct order
c) reported order
8. "Please wipe your feet." I asked them to wipe

a) your feet nicely
b) their feet nicely
c) their feet
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9. She always asks me not to burn the cookies. She always says
a) "Not to burn the cookies!"
b) "Please don't burn the cookies."
c) "Do not burn the cookies."
10. Which structure is not used for reported orders?

a) order somebody to
b) tell somebody to
c) ask somebody to
Answers:
1. tell 2. that
3. the week before 4. asked where it was
5. if 6. Where do you work?
7. direct order 8. their feet
9. Please don't burn the cookies. 10. ask somebody to
64. Grammatical Category Quiz
1. Grammatical category is related to

a) word indexation
b) word agreement
c) calligraphic form
2. Only _____ can be affected by the grammatical category known as "number".

a) nouns
b) adverbs
c) adjectives
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3. Possessive is a value of the grammatical category called

a) number
b) case
c) gender
4. Modern English uses _____ gender.

a) grammatical
b) political
c) natural
5. The grammatical category "person" is a property of pronouns and has _____

values.
a) one
b) two
c) three
6. "Tense" is a grammatical category that applies to

a) verbs
b) adverbs
c) adjectives
7. Continuous and perfect are examples of the grammatical category known as

a) tense
b) mood
c) aspect
8. The subjunctive "mood" expresses __________ .

a) a statement of fact
b) unreality
c) something desired
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9. "Voice" is a grammatical category affecting

a) transitive verbs
b) intransitive verbs
c) all verbs
10. _________ can be affected by the grammatical category known as "degree".

a) gradable adverbs
b) non-gradable adverbs
c) all adjectives
Answers:
1. word agreement 2. nouns
3. case 4. natural
5. three 6. verbs
7. aspect 8. something desired
9. transitive verbs 10. gradable adverbs
65. Phrasal Verbs Quiz
1. Phrasal verbs consist of _______ plus one or two other words.

a) a phrase
b) an adverb
c) a verb
2. The other words can be

a) adverbs or verbs
b) adverbs or prepositions
c) prepositions or verbs
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3. "I'll go home and get changed before we go out for dinner." Which is a phrasal
verb?
a) go home
b) get changed
c) go out
4. Intransitive phrasal verbs (come back, get up, go out, etc) consist of a verb +
adverb that _______ be separated.
a) can
b) can never
c) can sometimes
5. "Turn the lights off before you go to bed." This phrasal verb is
a) separable
b) inseparable
c) unseparated
6. "I'll drop all of the kids off at school." This phasal verb's first word is "drop". Which
is the second?
a) of
b) off
c) at
7. Which is correct? "If the TV's too loud, _______ ."

a) turn down
b) turn down it
c) turn it down
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8. "Do you believe in ghosts?" The second word in this phrasal verb is
a) a preposition
b) an adverb
c) a verb
9. Phrasal verbs with a preposition always have a direct object that comes directly
_______ the preposition.
a) before
b) between
c) after
10. Which sentence has a three-word phrasal verb with the structure verb + adverb +
preposition?
a) We're running out of milk.
b) The milk has run out.
c) I'll run out to get some.
Answers:
1. a verb 2. adverbs or prepositions
3. go out 4. can never
5. separable 6. off
7. turn it down 8. a preposition
9. after 10. We're running out of milk
66. Determiners Quiz - 2
1. Lisa saw _____ shooting star yesterday. (a / an / the)

2. Don't look directly at _____ sun. (a / an / the)
3. Is there any milk left in _____ fridge? (a / an / the)
4. I need to pack _____ apple for my lunch. (a / an / the)
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5. The dogs were _____ given a bone. (each / any / every)

6. The police spoke separately to _____ suspect. (every / each / some)
7. She was wearing a bracelet on __________ wrist. (each / any / every)
8. She got her license without _____ problems. (some / any / every)
9. He went with __________ younger sisters. (his both / both his / two his)
10. I always keep _____ money in my wallet for emergencies. (any / every / some)
Answers:
1. a 2. the
3. the 4. an
5. each 6. each
7. each 8. any
9. both his 10. some
67. Contractions Pronunciation Quiz
1. If a contraction rhymes with another word, it means they

a) end with the same sounds
b) sound exactly the same
2. If a contraction is a homophone of another word, it means they

a) have similar vowel sounds
b) sound exactly the same
3. Which word rhymes with we'd?

a) fed
b) feed
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4. Which is a homophone of he'll?

a) heal
b) she'll
5. Which word rhymes with she's?

a) seas
b) says
6. Which is a homophone of I'd?

a) id
b) eyed
7. Which word rhymes with you've?

a) groove
b) grove
8. Which two contractions form a rhyming pair?

a) you're, you've
b) don't, won't
9. Which is a homophone of I'll?

a) ill
b) isle
10. Which word more closely rhymes with it'd?

a) knitted
b) knighted
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Answers:
1. end with the same sounds 2. sound exactly the same
3. feed 4. heal
5. seas 6. eyed
7. groove 8. don't, won't
9. isle 10. knitted
68. Pronunciation Terms Quiz
1. Which has vocal chords that vibrate to create the voice (also called the "voice
box")?
a) the lungs
b) the larynx
c) the vocal tract
2. Sounds made without using the vocal chords, such as the sound /p/, are
a) unvoiced
b) unspoken
c) unstressed
3. What do we call the joining of words to make a sentence sound like one long
sound instead of many short sounds?
a) linking
b) connecting
c) lengthening
4. The roof of the mouth, or the upper surface inside the mouth, is called
a) the ridge
b) the tract
c) the palate
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5. The tone of spoken language conveys the speaker's

a) accent
b) emotion
c) dialect
6. The pitch of a sound or word is a measure of how _______ it sounds.

a) high or low
b) loud or soft
c) rough or smooth
7. The placement of emphasis within a word that has more than one syllable is called
a) syllable stress
b) word stress
c) sentence stress
8. A diphthong is a sound made by combining two different _______ sounds.

a) lateral
b) consonant
c) vowel
9. Two words that differ in one sound only, as in "top and cop" or "make and take",
are called
a) a bilabial coupling
b) a minor cluster
c) a minimal pair
10. What do we call an alphabet that represents all the speech sounds in a language?
a) a phonemic alphabet
b) a tonal alphabet
c) a pronunciation alphabet
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Answers:
1. the larynx 2. unvoiced
3. linking 4. the palate
5. emotion 6. high or low
7. word stress 8. vowel
9. a minimal pair 10. a phonemic alphabet
69. Word Stress Quiz
1. Can you pass me a plastic knife?

a) PLAS-tic
b) plas-TIC
2. I want to be a photographer.
a) PHO-to-graph-er
b) pho-TO-graph-er
3. Which photograph do you like best?

a) PHO-to-graph
b) pho-TO-graph
4. He was born in China.

a) CHI-na
b) Chi-NA
5. Whose computer is this?

a) com-PU-ter
b) com-pu-TER
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6. I can't decide which book to borrow.

a) DE-cide
b) de-CIDE
7. Couldn't you understand what she was saying?

a) un-DER-stand
b) un-der-STAND
8. Voting in elections is your most important duty.

a) im-POR-tant
b) im-por-TANT
9. We had a really interesting conversation.

a) con-VER-sa-tion
b) con-ver-SA-tion
10. How do you pronounce this word?

a) PRO-nounce
b) pro-NOUNCE
Answers:
1. PLAS-tic 2. pho-TO-graph-er
3. PHO-to-graph 4. CHI-na
5. com-PU-ter 6. de-CIDE
7. un-der-STAND 8. im-POR-tant
9. con-ver-SA-tion 10. pro-NOUNCE
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70. Homophones Quiz
1. I can see my house from ______ (here / hear)

2. When I was younger, I ______ all of the Harry Potter books. (red / read)
3. Let's go shopping! There's a big ______ at my favourite shoe shop. (sail / sale)
4. Look ______ the window - there's a rainbow! (threw / through)
5. I saw your notebook over ______. (their / there)
6. I have ______ dogs and one bird at home. (for / four)
7. Our teacher said we should ______ every day to improve our skills. (right / write)
8. Who ______ this ball at the window? (threw / through)
9. The ship set ______ from the port in Valletta, Malta. (sal / sail)
10. That's the Mona Lisa - it was painted ______ Leonardo Da Vinci! (bye / by)
Answers:
1. here 2. read
3. sale 4. through
5. there 6. four
7. write 8. threw
9. sail 10. by
71. Figures of Speech Quiz
1. The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree.

a) simile
b) metaphor
c) personification
2. Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
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a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
3. The camel is the ship of the desert.

a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Oxymoron
4. Variety is the spice of life.

a) Simile
b) Personification
c) Metaphor
5. Pride goeth forth on horseback, grand and gay.

a) Oxymoron
b) Apostrophe
c) Personification
6. O Solitude! Where are the charms that sages have seen in thy face?
a) Personification
b) Hyperbole
c) Apostrophe
7. Death lays his icy hands on kings.

a) Epigram
b) Apostrophe
c) Personification
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8. Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears.
a) Apostrophe
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
9. O Hamlet! Thou hast cleft my heart in twain.

a) Metaphor
b) Oxymoron
c) Hyperbole
10. Man proposes, God disposes.

a) Antithesis
b) Hyperbole
c) Oxymoron
Answers:
1. simile 2. Simile
3. Metaphor 4. Metaphor
5. Personification 6. Apostrophe
7. Personification 8. Hyperbole
9. Hyperbole 10. Antithesis
72. Grammar Terms Quiz
1. A word opposite in meaning to another:

a) synonym
b) antonym
c) contranym
2. A pair or group of words that usually go together (eg fish and chips):
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a) collocation
b) idiom
c) conjunction
3. A group of words that includes a subject and a finite verb:

a) clause
b) phrasal verb
c) noun phrase
4. A word that connects two parts of a compound sentence:

a) connector
b) collocation
c) conjunction
5. A combination of two vowels:

a) syllable
b) consonant
c) diphthong
6. A fixed expression that is not intended to be understood word for word:

a) idiom
b) cliche
c) proverb
7. A verb that has a subject but no object:

a) transitive verb
b) intransitive verb
c) reflexive verb
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8. A verb whose subject (the doer) and object (the receiver) are the same person or
thing (Ex: Ram hurt himself):
a) transitive verb
b) intransitive verb
c) reflexive verb
9. Verb form in which the action is done to the subject rather than the object:
a) active voice
b) passive voice
c) reflective voice
10. A short phrase added to a statement to make it a question:

a) question tag
b) question phrase
c) question mark
Answers:
1. antonym 2. collocation
3. clause 4. conjunction
5. diphthong 6. idiom
7. intransitive verb 8. reflexive verb
9. passive voice 10. question tag
73. Infinitive with Or Without ‘To’ Quiz
1. She didn't allow me _____

a) go
b) to go
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2. Please let him _____________

a) go
b) to go
3. You ought __________ to your attorney.

a) talk
b) to talk
4. They made me ______________ the whole story.

a) repeat
b) to repeat
5. I was made _____________

a) wait
b) to wait
6. I was unable ______________. a solution to the problem.

a) find
b) to find
7. I can't ______________ any longer.

a) wait
b) to wait
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8. I forgot ________ the letter.

a) post
b) to post
9. You don't need _____________ for me.

a) to wait
b) wait
10. You need not ____________ for me.

a) wait
b) to wait
Answers:
1. to go 2. go
3. to talk 4. repeat
5. to wait 6. to find
7. wait 8. to post
9. to wait 10. wait
74. Relative Pronouns quiz
1. He stole the bike _____ belonged to his neighbor.

a) which
b) that
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2. I have no money _____ I can lend you.

a) which
b) that
3. The dog ______ I adopted from a shelter is my best friend now.

a) which
b) that
4. He lives in the same house _____ he was born.

a) where
b) which
c) that
5. Those _____ are content do not need any wealth.

a) who
b) whom
c) which
6. We met a girl ______ was carrying a flower basket on her head.

a) who
b) which
c) whom
7. The horse______ I bought the other day is lame.

a) which
b) that
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8. I don’t trust people ______ go back on their promises.

a) who
b) which
c) whom
9. I talked to the young girl ______ looked worried.

a) who
b) she
c) whom
10. I lost the watch ______ I bought last week.

a) that
b) which
Answers:
1. Either could be used here 2. that
3. Either could be used here 4. where
5. who 6. who
7. Either could be used here 8. which
9. who 10. Either could be used here
Parts of Speech Quiz -2
1. "Olivia's place of birth is England, but she lives here now." Which word is a
pronoun?
a) Olivia
b) she
c) here
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2. A pronoun can _______ a noun that's already been mentioned or inferred.

a) replace
b) join
c) shorten
3. "The last train to London has just departed." Which is a preposition?

a) last
b) to
c) just
4. Prepositions link a _______ to another word or sentence part.

a) Verb
b) adjective
c) noun
5. "Can you remember the first time you kissed someone?" Which is a determiner?
a) can
b) the
c) someone
6. Determiners always come _____ a noun or noun phrase.

a) before
b) after
c) before or after
7. "Justin likes rap music much more than dance music or pop." Which is a
conjunction?
a) much
b) than
c) or
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8. Conjunctions are used to _______ words, phrases, clauses or sentences.

a) join
b) replace
c) separate
9. "Ow! That hurts! Stop it!" Which word is an interjection?

a) ow
b) hurts
c) stop
10. An interjection is a word or phrase we use to _______ a strong feeling or

emotion.
a) hide
b) Cause
Answers:
1. she 2. replace
3. to 4. noun
5. the 6. before
7. or 8. join
9. ow 10. Express
76. Tense Quiz - 12
1. Why do you live in France?

a) present perfect
b) present continuous
c) present simple
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2. You are visiting EnglishClub.

a) present perfect
c) present simple
3. I haven't had breakfast yet.

a) present perfect
c) present simple
4. Would you like a coffee?

a) conditional
b) present simple
c) future simple
5. Were you working at 9 o'clock?

a) past simple
b) past continuous
c) past perfect
6. Did Tara phone you yesterday?

a) past simple
b) past continuous
c) past perfect
7. The train had already left.

a) past simple
b) past continuous
c) past perfect
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8. We'll have finished by 6pm.

a) future perfect
b) future continuous
c) future simple
9. Will he still be travelling this evening?

a) future perfect
c) future simple
10. Will you be in Bangkok tomorrow?

a) future perfect
c) future simple
Answers:
1. present simple 2. present continuous
3. present perfect 4. conditional
5. past continuous 6. past simple
7. past perfect 8. future perfect
9. future continuous 10. future simple
77. Abbreviations Quiz
1. The verb abbreviate means to

a) provide an example
b) make shorter
c) reduce in quality
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2. Which type of abbreviation is BBC?

a) an initialism
b) a contraction
c) a shortening
3. When an abbreviation is a shortening, the front and/or end of the word is

a) cut up
b) cut off
c) cut in
4. The modern approach to punctuating acronyms is to use

a) no full stops
b) one full stop
c) two full stops
5. When you cut out part of the inside of a word, you form
a) a contraction
b) an acronym
c) an initialism
6. In contractions of more than one word, missing letters are replaced by

a) a full stop
b) a comma
c) an apostrophe
7. Contractions may be used to save space in writing or

a) ink in printing
b) time in speaking
c) choice in punctuation
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8. Initialisms are usually pronounced as

a) letters
b) contractions
c) Words
9. An acronym is usually pronounced as

a) letters
b) a word
c) a phrase
10. Shortenings like app, zoo and bike are usually spoken in the
a) original form
b) informal form
c) initial form
Answers:
1. make shorter 2. an initialism
3. cut off 4. no full stops
5. a contraction 6. an apostrophe
7. time in speaking 8. letters
9. a word 10. informal form
78. mono- and poly- Quiz
1. Most things that start with mono- have _______ of whatever the remainder of the
word signifies.
a) just one
b) one or more
c) more than one
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2. Most things that start with poly- have _______ of whatever the remainder of the
word signifies.
a) just one
b) one or more
c) more than one
3. Which would you expect to have just one wheel, like a unicycle?
a) a polycycle
b) a bicycle
c) a monocycle
4. A polyglot is a person who speaks

a) one or more languages
b) several languages
c) a Polynesian language
5. The cultural norm of being married to no more than one person at a time is called
a) polygamy
b) monogamy
c) monotony
6. The control of a particular market or trade by one company or group is called

a) a monolith
b) a polygon
c) a monopoly
7. Which of these words is monosyllabic?

a) plane
b) biplane
c) Monoplane
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8. The word monoplane includes the prefix mono- because the plane has just one
a) seat
b) engine
c) pair of wings
9. A performance of music in which sounds come from several directions is

a) monophonic
b) stereophonic
c) Polyphonic
10. What do we call a long speech by a sole actor, often alone, in a play or movie?
a) a monotreme
b) a monologue
c) a monodrama
Answers:
1. just one 2. more than one
3. a monocycle 4. several languages
5. monogamy 6. a monopoly
7. plane 8. pair of wings
9. polyphonic 10. a monologue
79. ALMOST or MOST Quiz
1. It's raining. I think _____ people will be late. (most / Almost)
2. They were so rude that I _____ walked out. (most / Almost)
3. ______ nobody came to the party. (most / Almost)
4. We took _____ the food to Grandma's. (most of / Almost)
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5. I've been to _____ all the countries in Asia. (most / Almost)
6. What he said was so stupid. I _____ laughed. (most / Almost)
7. We've invited ______ all our friends to the wedding. (almost / almost all)
8. I'm afraid _____ the eggs got broken.(almost / almost all)
9. ______ of my friends passed the exam. (almost / most)
10. She's still in hospital. She _____ died in the accident. (almost / almost all)
Answers:
1. Most 2. almost
3. Almost 4. most of
5. Almost 6. almost
7. Almost 8. almost all
9. Most 10. almost
80. BRING or TAKE Quiz
1. It's going to rain. Don't forget to _____ an umbrella if you go out. (bring / take)
2. Our party's at 6pm. Don't forget to _____ some wine if you come. (bring / take)
3. I'm starving. I hope you remembered to _____ some food. (bring / take)
4. Have you _____ the dog to the vet yet? (brought / taken)
5. Come here and _____ this newspaper to your father. (bring / take)
6. We can drive there. I _____ the car with me. (brought / took)
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7. Number 7 always _____ good luck. (brings / takes)
8. It's really cold here, so _____ an extra coat was a good idea.(bringing / taking)
9. I'm leaving now, so I'll see you in 15 minutes. Shall I _____ some snacks? (bring /
take)
10. She's not here. They must've _____ her to another hospital. (brought / taken)
taken
Answers:
1. take 2. bring
3. bring 4. taken
5. take 6. brought
7. brings 8. bringing
9. bring 10. taken
81. Comparative & Superlative Quiz
1. The blue car is ______ than the red car.

a) more faster
b) faster
c) fast
2. A tiger is _________ than a cat.

a) more strong
b) more stronger
c) stronger
3. Mt. Everest is _____ than Mt Fuji.

a) highest
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b) higher
c) more higher
4. This is the ______ shirt in the store.

a) expensivest
b) most expensive
c) most expensiver
5. The Mona Lisa is one of the ______ paintings in this museum.

a) most beautiful
b) beautiful
c) most beauty
6. The Lut Desert in Iran is the ______ place in the world as of 2005.
a) hottest
b) hotter
c) more hottest
7. A cow is ______ than a puppy.

a) hungrier
b) more hungrier
c) more hungry
8. Bob is ______ than Mike.

a) most knowledgeable
b) more knowledgeable
c) more knowledgeabler
9. Michael Jordan is the _______ basketball player.

a) most best
b) best
c) most better
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10. A kitten is _______ than a puppy.

a) cuter
b) more cuter
c) cute
11. This is the ______ book in the store.

a) most bad
b) baddest
c) worst
12. Some governments are ________ than others.

a) more worse
b) more bad
c) worse
13. Water is _______ than tequila.

a) healthier
b) more healthier
c) most healthy
14. This is the ________ meal on the menu.

a) most nutritiousest
b) more nutritious
c) most nutritious
15. Some children are __________ than others.

a) more louder
b) most loud
c) louder
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Answers:
1. faster 2. stronger
3. higher 4. most expensive
5. most beautiful 6. hottest
7. hungrier 8. more knowledgeable
9. best 10. cuter
11. worst 12. worse
13. healthier 14. most nutritious
15. louder
Punctuation Quiz - 1
1. Which sentence is written correctly?

a) I want to go to, Orlando, Florida.
b) I want to go to Orlando, Florida.
2.Fix this sentence: Let's eat grandma!

a) Let's eat, grandma!
b) Let's, eat grandma!
3. Jill who is my sister shut the door.

a) Jill, who is my sister shut the door.
b) Jill, who is my sister, shut the door.
4. Which sentence uses commas correctly?

a) You may have hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.
b) You may have hot chocolate or hot tea or coffee, to drink
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5. Insert the comma at the right place: It's been raining outside but I still want to go
the zoo.
a) Still,
b) outside,
6. When writing a city and state, the comma comes _________ the two.
a) Between
b) before
c) after
7. Which of these sentences has the comma in the right place?

a) Please get me, some eggs milk and some butter.
b) Please get me some eggs, milk and some butter.
8. Which of these sentences has BOTH commas in the right places?

a) Secretaries, or other workers can often, get free eye tests.
b) Secretaries or, other workers can often, get free eye tests.
c) Secretaries, or other workers, can often get free eye tests.
9.Which of these sentences has the comma in the right place?

a) Lola Anders, the famous author has written a new book.
b) Lola Anders, the famous author, has written a new book.
c) Lola Anders the famous author, has written a new book.
10. Which of these sentences has the comma in the right place?
a) Lee went to Honolulu, Hawai for his vacation.
b) Lee went to Honolulu Hawai, for his vacation.
c) Lee went to Honolulu, Hawai, for his vacation.
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Answers:
1. I want to go to Orlando, Florida.
2. Let's eat, grandma!
3. Jill, who is my sister, shut the door.
4. You may have hot chocolate, hot tea, or coffee to drink.
5. outside,
6. Between
7. Please get me some eggs, milk and some butter.
8. Secretaries, or other workers, can often get free eye tests.
9. Lola Anders, the famous author, has written a new book.
10. Lee went to Honolulu, Hawai, for his vacation.
Punctuation Quiz - 2
Use appropriate punctuation marks in the following sentences.
1. The woman who went swimming at the beach was eaten by a shark.
2. Some people work best in the mornings others do better in the evenings
3. The girls father sat in a corner
4. Mother had to go into hospital she had heart problems
5. The police officer spoke to the suspect but did not arrest him.
6. It is a fine idea let us hope that it is going to work
7. We will be arriving on Monday morning at least I think so
8. A textbook can be a wall between teacher and class
9. Terry sent the story to the instructor after he reviewed it carefully.
10. In the words of Murphys Law Anything that can go wrong will go wrong
Answers:
1. No need of punctuation
2. Some people work best in the mornings; others do better in the evenings.
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3. The girl’s father sat in a corner.

4. Mother had to go into hospital: she had heart problems.
6. It is a fine idea; let us hope that it is going to work.
7. We will be arriving on Monday morning – at least, I think so.
8. A textbook can be a ‘wall’ between teacher and class.
10. In the words of Murphy’s Law: ‘Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.’
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1. Grammar Rules Quiz

1. The first letter of the first word in a sentence should be ______.

2. The order of a basic positive sentence is ____.

3. Every sentence must have a subject and ____.

4. A plural subject needs ____.

5. When two singular subjects are connected by or, use ____.

6. Adjectives usually come ____.

7. If an opinion-adjective and a fact-adjective are used before a noun, which comes

8. In British English, a collective noun is usually treated as ____.

9. The terms "its" and "it's" have ____.

10. Which is correct?

2. Grammar Vocabulary Quiz

1. Which sentence is in the active voice?

2. In the active voice, the action is done by

3. Adjectives are words that describe

4. In which sentence is "fast" an adjective?

5. An adverb is a word that can modify

6. In which sentence is "fast" an adverb?

7. Which of these articles is an indefinite article?

8. Which sentence contains a definite article?

9. An auxiliary verb is used with

3. Sentence Structure Quiz

1. A simple sentence consists of

2. An independent clause contains

3. A compound sentence consists of

4. Independent clauses can be joined by using

5. Which is a compound sentence?

6. A complex sentence consists of an independent clause plus

7. A dependent clause can begin with a relative pronoun or a

9. Which is a complex sentence?

10. A compound-complex sentence consists of two or more independent clauses and

4. Verb Classification Quiz

Classify the verb highlighted in the following questions:

2. The mail arrived after I left.

3. I have already done my homework.

4. That book you recommended sounds interesting.

5. I prefer cream rather than milk.

6. Jerry studies for three hours every day.

7. We looked at all of the art in the museum.

8. Would you take a picture for us?

9. I don't want to fight about who gets the car.

10. I have had this phone for two years.

5. Verb Forms Quiz

Choose the correct verb form:

1. A bird sang to me this morning.

a) third person singular present

2. They have been playing tennis all day.

3. I don't think he will guess the answer.

4. Have you baked the cookies yet?

5. Had they finished before you arrived?

6. I asked your brother to drive us there.

7. It is a sunny day today.

8. We are in the kitchen doing the dishes.

9. He was feeding the dogs.

10. He walks to my car with me at night.

6. Linking, Intransitive and Transitive Verbs Quiz

1. What do all verbs have?

3. In which sentence does a linking verb connect the subject to a noun?

4. "Daniel looks tired." The linking verb connects the subject to

5. Intransitive verbs don’t have

6. "Katy runs every morning." In this sentence "run" is