Test your English Grammer! Each question is followed by four options, the correct answer, and a short explanation.
1. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) She don’t like apples.
B) She doesn’t likes apples.
C) She doesn’t like apples.
D) She don’t likes apple.
A) She don’t like apples.
B) She doesn’t likes apples.
C) She doesn’t like apples.
D) She don’t likes apple.
Answer: C
“She doesn’t like apples” uses the correct form of the auxiliary verb “doesn’t” and the base verb “like.”
“She doesn’t like apples” uses the correct form of the auxiliary verb “doesn’t” and the base verb “like.”
2. Choose the word that means the opposite of “expand”:
A) Contract
B) Extend
C) Enlarge
D) Increase
A) Contract
B) Extend
C) Enlarge
D) Increase
Answer: A
“Contract” is the antonym of “expand.”
“Contract” is the antonym of “expand.”
3. Which word best completes the sentence?
She _____ to the store every Saturday.
A) go
B) goes
C) going
D) gone
She _____ to the store every Saturday.
A) go
B) goes
C) going
D) gone
Answer: B
“She goes” is correct because the subject “she” takes the verb form “goes.”
“She goes” is correct because the subject “she” takes the verb form “goes.”
4. What is the plural of “child”?
A) Childs
B) Childes
C) Children
D) Childrens
A) Childs
B) Childes
C) Children
D) Childrens
Answer: C
The plural of “child” is “children.”
The plural of “child” is “children.”
5. Which sentence uses correct punctuation?
A) I bought apples oranges, and bananas.
B) I bought apples, oranges and bananas.
C) I bought, apples, oranges, and bananas.
D) I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
A) I bought apples oranges, and bananas.
B) I bought apples, oranges and bananas.
C) I bought, apples, oranges, and bananas.
D) I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
Answer: D
This sentence uses the Oxford comma for clarity.
This sentence uses the Oxford comma for clarity.
6. Choose the correct word:
The cake smells _____ than the cookies.
A) good
B) more good
C) better
D) best
The cake smells _____ than the cookies.
A) good
B) more good
C) better
D) best
Answer: C
“Better” is the comparative form of “good.”
“Better” is the comparative form of “good.”
7. Select the correct spelling:
A) Accomodate
B) Accommodate
C) Acommodate
D) Accomadate
A) Accomodate
B) Accommodate
C) Acommodate
D) Accomadate
Answer: B
“Accommodate” is the correct spelling.
“Accommodate” is the correct spelling.
8. What does the idiom “break the ice” mean?
A) To shatter something
B) To start a conversation in a social setting
C) To go skating
D) To make a cold drink
A) To shatter something
B) To start a conversation in a social setting
C) To go skating
D) To make a cold drink
Answer: B
“Break the ice” means to initiate conversation or interaction in a group.
“Break the ice” means to initiate conversation or interaction in a group.
9. Which sentence is in the passive voice?
A) The cat chased the mouse.
B) The mouse was chased by the cat.
C) The cat was chasing the mouse.
D) The mouse is chasing the cat.
A) The cat chased the mouse.
B) The mouse was chased by the cat.
C) The cat was chasing the mouse.
D) The mouse is chasing the cat.
Answer: B
“The mouse was chased by the cat” is in passive voice.
“The mouse was chased by the cat” is in passive voice.
10. Choose the correct option:
Neither of the answers _____ correct.
A) are
B) is
C) be
D) were
Neither of the answers _____ correct.
A) are
B) is
C) be
D) were
Answer: B
“Neither” is singular, so “is” is correct.
“Neither” is singular, so “is” is correct.
11. Which word is a synonym for “happy”?
A) Sad
B) Angry
C) Joyful
D) Bored
A) Sad
B) Angry
C) Joyful
D) Bored
Answer: C
“Joyful” means happy.
“Joyful” means happy.
12. What is the correct reported speech?
She said, “I am tired.”
A) She said that she is tired.
B) She said that she was tired.
C) She said she will be tired.
D) She said that she tired.
She said, “I am tired.”
A) She said that she is tired.
B) She said that she was tired.
C) She said she will be tired.
D) She said that she tired.
Answer: B
Reported speech changes the tense: “She said that she was tired.”
Reported speech changes the tense: “She said that she was tired.”
13. Fill in the blank:
If it _____ tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.
A) rain
B) rains
C) raining
D) rained
If it _____ tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.
A) rain
B) rains
C) raining
D) rained
Answer: B
The correct form is “rains” for a first conditional sentence.
The correct form is “rains” for a first conditional sentence.
