The big gap fill grammar challenge

English Foundations

The big gap fill grammar challenge!

Multiple Choice

Correct pluralisation

I saw five ___ in the sky last night.

• aeroplane

• aeroplanes

• aeroplane's

• aeroplanes'

Multiple Choice

Correct use of comparative adjectives

This maths problem is ___ than the one we did yesterday.

• harder

• hardest

• more hard

• hard

Multiple Choice

Using the correct conjunction

You can have ice cream ___ cake, but you cannot have both

• or

• and

• but

• nor

Multiple Choice

Identifying the correct verb ending

All the students ___ quietly when the headmistress entered the room.

• sits

• sitting

• sat

• seat

Multiple Choice

Identifying the correct word type

She ran ___ fast to catch the bus on time.

• extreme

• extremely

• extremes

• extremist

Multiple Choice

Consistency of verb tenses

Whenever she visits Paris, she ___ sure to visit the Louvre.

• was

• is

• has been

Multiple Choice

Understanding idioms

He finally ___ the bullet and asked his neighbour to stop making so much noise.

• bits

• bit

• bitten

• bites

Multiple Choice

Using correct pronouns in compound structures

He and ___are going to the cinema tonight.

• me

• myself

• I

• mine

Multiple Choice

Correct use of infinitives

He plans ___ his grandmother this weekend.

• to visit

• visiting

• visit

• visited

Multiple Choice

Using modal verbs for permission

___ I go to the bathroom?

• can

• may

• must

• shall

Multiple Choice

Correct use of possessive pronouns

That book is ___; I left it on the table this morning.

• your

• yours

• you're

• your's

Multiple Choice

Correct use of possessive pronouns

Jenny’s new puppy loves to play with ___ toy all day long.

• its

• it's

• its'

• it's

Multiple Choice

Distinguishing between homophones

I would like to ___ all the cookies ___ the ones with nuts.

• accept/except

• except/accept

• except/except

• accept/accept

Multiple Choice

Commonly confused words

For the last question you have a triple challenge!

Choose the correct homophone out of these three

___ going to bring ___ friends to the party over ___.

• There/their/there

• They're/their/there

• They're/there/their

• There/they're/their