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WorksheetsBasic Grammar Test 8,9,10
Total questions: 174
Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins
Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
1. I need (a few/a little) rice for my baby.
a few
a little
Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
2. You need (many/much) money to buy a car.
many
much
Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
3. My brother sold (that/those) bikes yesterday morning.
that
those
Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
4. There are (less/fewer) cars in this parking lot than in that parking lot.
less
fewer
Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
5. We need (many/much) information before making decision.
many
much
Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
6. Recently we always see (many/much) bad news on television.
many
much
Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
7. There were (a large number of/a large amount of) people in the room.
a large number of
a large amount of
Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
8. We need (a great number of/a large amount of) ice for the fish.
a great number of
a large amount of
Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
9. You can get (a few/a little) books in my room.
a few
a little
Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
10. I have (less / fewer) oil than you.
less
fewer
Identify the one underlined word and phrase that must be changed in order for the sentences to be correct. (or choose the incorrect phrase)
11. Because they had spent too many time considering the new contract, the students lost the opportunity
to lease the apartment.
Because
too many
considering
lost the opportunity to lease
Identify the one underlined word and phrase that must be changed in order for the sentences to be correct. (or choose the incorrect phrase)
12. Please give me a few coffee and some donuts if you have any left.
give me
a few
some donuts
if you have any
Identify the one underlined word and phrase that must be changed in order for the sentences to be correct. (or choose the incorrect phrase)
13. I can’t believe there is a large amount of people gathering in front of the TV station to see the beautiful actress.
a large amount
people
in front of
to see
Identify the one underlined word and phrase that must be changed in order for the sentences to be correct. (or choose the incorrect phrase)
14. There are several men and woman waiting for you in your office.
several
men
woman
in
Identify the one underlined word and phrase that must be changed in order for the sentences to be correct. (or choose the incorrect phrase)
15. She has wild ideas about your business, but much of them are considered to be really good.
has
your business
much
are considered
Banana
Countable
Non countable
Bread
Countable
Non countable
Milk
Countable
Non countable
Apple
Countable
Non countable
Meat
Countable
Non countable
Cheese
Countable
Non countable
Egg
countable
non countable
soda
countable
non countable
sandwich
countable
non countable
water
countable
non countable
Choose the countable noun...
water
student
food
sugar
Time is an example of __________________ nouns but minutes and seconds are examples of ________________ nouns
non countable - countable
countable - non countable
countable - countable
non countable - non countable
Put __________ oil in the pan.
a few
a little
a lot of
I only have __________ dollars
a few
a little
a lot of
Andy has __________ friends.
a few
a little
a lot of
Complete the sentence:
__________ is it from here to the river?
How far
How long
Complete the sentence:
__________ does it take to go from the river to the waterfall?
How far
How long
Como você perguntaria, em inglês, a distância do rio Tâmisa?
A: Do you want to watch a play?
B: Sure! __________ is the theater?
A: A few kilometers away from here.
B: And __________ is the play? I can't come home late...
A: It's 45 minutes.
how far - how long
how long - how far
There are only 2 people to have breakfast.
I need ____ eggs.
a few
a little
a lot of
some
There is ___ apple in the fridge.
a few
a
an
some
Don't drink _____ milk. It's is not good for your stomach.
a little
a
some
a lot of
Please put only ____ salt in the food. Salt is not healthy.
a little
a few
a
some
I need ___ banana and ___ orange to make a fruit salad.
an - an
a - an
some - an
a few - a
I want ____ meat for the dinner party. I have one hundred fifty guests.
a few
a
a lot of
some
I want ____ sugar and ___ tea please! I don't like sugar very much.
some - some
a little - some
a lot of - some
a - a
My father doesn't like vegetables. He eats ____ vegetables for lunch.
a few
some
a little
a
Mary hates sweets. She never eats ____ chocolates.
x
an
some
a few
Peter drinks _____ water when she does exercise. He drinks 3 or 4 liters in one day
a little
a
some
a lot of
________ eggs
a
an
some
________ tomato
a
an
some
________ onion
a
an
some
________ milk
a
an
some
________ sugar
a
an
some
Pick the uncountable nouns
Tomatoes
Sugar
Oil
lemons
salt
________ oranges
a
an
some
________ oil
a
an
some
________ water
a
an
some
________ egg
a
an
some
________ peach
a
an
some
Pick the countable nouns
flour
milk
juice
water
eggs
We need __________ apples.
some
any
You can’t buy __________ posters in this shop.
some
any
She always takes __________ sugar with her coffee
some
any
Did you see __________ birds in the park?
some
any
I have seen __________ nice postcards in this souvenir shop.
some
any
There aren’t __________ folders in my bag.
some
any
Have you got __________ tomatoes?
some
any
Are there __________ students in the library?
some
any
I Have __________ novels for you.
some
any
I don’t have __________ questions about this topic.
some
any
I like _________ ketchup to go with my fries
some
any
We don’t have _________ olives.
some
any
I really want ________ striped bags.
some
any
Do you have ______ drawing book?
some
any
Let’s have _________ funny activities.
some
any
Which two of these are interrogative sentences?
What is your name?
I went to Amilia's birthday yesterday.
Did they like their trip to the beach?
I am going to school.
"agree"
"invite"
"ask"
Last year I (go)------------------- to England on holiday.
went
gone
I (visit)------------- lots of interesting places. I (be)-------------- with two friends of mine .
visited- was
visited-were
Where (spend / you) -------- your last holiday?
did you spend
did you spent
We............in this restaurant two days ago.
Ate
Eaten
Eating
Eats
..............he read novel last night?
Do
Did
Done
Are
They..............come to my house yesterday.
Don't
Didn't
Can't
Doesn't
______ you _______ the dishes by yourself last night?
Did ... wash
Did ... washed
Do ... wash
Do ... washed
Mary didn't.......pizza last week.
ate
eaten
eat
has eaten
Where......go last Saturday night?
does
do
didn't
did
I _____ my homework, because I was sleepy.
didn't do
didn't
not do
do
Steve _________ bed two hours ago.
go to
goes to
went to
going to
He __________ his phone number on that paper last night
write
did not wrote
written
wrote
What did she do yesterday?
She is jumping
She sleeps in the hotel
She swam on the beach
She will enjoy diving
What did he do last Friday?
He mop the lobby
He cleaned the bedroom
He mopped the floor in the kitchen
He is washing his clothes
When did Tina and Toni watch the Harry Potter movie?
tomorrow
four days ago
next week
now
What did they do?
They washed their hands
They walked from home
They took a nap
They cleaned up their rooms
The girl minced garlic
The old grandma cooked onions
The woman sliced shallot
The beautiful lady mashed the onion
Where did you see that stranger last night?
at 10 pm
made vegetable salad
Catherine
behind the hospital
When was the last time you visited your grand father's house?
2 days later
at the moment
3 hours ago
at 1 am
They ______ a house in 2018.
build
do not build
built
did built
Peter ______ in my house for 3 days last month.
staied
stay
stayed
stoy
Yesterday, Jessica ______ and _______ about her ex-boyfriend.
laughed, hated
cried, dreamt
smiled, baked
sad, missed
Dika ___________ on January 1st, 2000.
was born
gave birth
made
born
Thomas and Teodore _______ smart when they were young.
was
are
were
is
Romeo _______ me a box of chocolate and ______ that he _____ in love with me last month.
brought, sayed, fall
buys, tell, fallen
bought, confessed, fall
buyed, explained, fallen
Sonia ______ sick so she ________ to school 3 days ago.
healthy, enjoy
is, goes
was, did not go
were, went
clothes - a - last - attendant - the - week - laundry - ironed
(a)
chicken - the - ago - delicious - 5 - chef - days - grilled
(a)
a - for - yesterday - made - me - mother - strawberry - my - cake
(a)
She _______ the party because she _____ busy last night.
came, is
did not come, were
did not attend, was
not come, are
I _______ a beautiful song in the concert last week.
sing
sang
sung
not sing
I ... to Kebumen yesterday
arrives
arrive
is arriving
arrived
has arrived
Did she ... her umbrella?
bring
brought
brings
bringing
to bring
I walked to the school alone ...
today
yesterday
next day
tomorrow
now
… he read novel last night?
Do
Done
Does
Did
Is
I … this scissors to cut the grass yesterday
cuted
cutes
cut
cutting
to cut
I ... this floor yesterday
swept
sweep
sweeps
sweeped
has swept
I ... sad when my bestfriend left me yesterday
am
did
was
were
are
I… my wallet in this market two months ago
loose
losed
lose
lossing
lost
We ... in a house near the sea last summer
living
Lived
Live
Lives
are living
He ... not allow us to go out in the boat yesterday because a strong wind was blowing.
is
has
did
do
does
Martha .......................on the Internet.
were chatting
was chatting
is chatting
are chatting
We ________(play) video games yesterday at 3 o'clock
was
were
were playing
was playing
What _____ he _____ (watch) on television when you arrived?
was / watching
were / watching
was/ watch
were / watch
My parents ____ (work) when I came home.
are working
is working
were working
was working
She ____ (listen) to music when I called.
was listening
were listening
are listening
is listening
_____ it _____ (rain) when you left?
was / raining
were / raining
is /raining
are / raining
She ......... videogame when George arrived.
will play
was play
was plaing
was playing
I ... studying last week, but now I am.
wasn't
weren't
will be
am
... they ... a cake when their mother arrived?
Are | baking
Were | baking
Was | baking
Do | baking
Yesterday at 6 p.m I _____________(visit) my brother.
visited
was visit
was visiting
am visiting
At 5 o'clock she _______ (cook) dinner.
Were cook
Were cooking
was cooking
cooking
I ____________ to school when I _______________the accident.
was going/saw
is going/see
was going/were seeing
went/ were seeing
The dog _______ (bark) all night long.
barking
were barking
was barking
bark
I ___________________ TV when I ____________ a loud noise.
was watching / was hearinh
watched / was hearing
watched / heard
was watching / heard
We____________ at the table in that moment.
was siting
were siting
were sitting
was sitting
My siblings ______________ a movie while I was cooking.
were watching
was watching
are watching
were watchin
Yesterday, he ______________ .
were running
was running
was runin
were runing
The word "PROGRESSIVE" or "CONTINUOUS" refers to...
-ed.
-ing.
have.
to be.
I.......... a book yesterday.
am reading
reading
was reading
will read
Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate verb form: Simple Past or Past Progressive of the verbs given in parenthesis.
Jenny _______________ (to walk) her do this morning when a car suddenly _________________ (to crash) the tree in front of her.
was walking/was crashing
walked/crashed
was walking/crashed
walked/was crashing
Choose the best options for the following sentence.
Yesterday, my uncle _______________ (to go) to the doctor, and _____________ (to have) a blood test while I ______________ (to be) in the waiting room with my mom.
was going/was having/was
went/had/was
went/was having/was being
was going/had/was being
Which verb form is incorrect in the following sentence?
Last weekend, Alana went to the park to meet some friends when her dog escaped, and was chasing a cat.
went
to meet
escaped
was chasing
After the connector "when", we use the (a) tense.
Which is the simple past form of the verb "to leave"?
left
leaved
leaf
leafed
Which is the incorrect option in the sentence below.
Alex carried a heavy bag and complaining throughout the airport when some children ran into him and all fell to the floor.
carried
complaining
ran
fell
Choose the most appropriate clause to complete the following sentence.
__________________________ while Tim and Junior were having fun.
Jackie went to the supermarket
Helen was cooking dinner
Addie were in the kitchen
Meredith were taking a shower
Complete with the most appropriate connector the sentence below.
Alan was playing jackpot (a) his girlfriend was drinking at the bar.
Which is the incorrect word in the sentence below?
Jerry was at his office this morning while Josephine called him to tell him his mother had and accident.
was
while
called
had
Choose the most appropriate verb form of the verb given in parenthesis to complete the following sentence.
Last week, Anne __________________ (to think) about changing her career while she __________________ (to talk) to her best friend.
thinked/talked
thought/was talking
thinked/was talking
was thinking/was talking
You ____________ the English class very well this morning.
understanding
was understanding
were understanding
are understandig
I _______ her two years ago.
meet
meeted
met
meeting
We____________ at the table in that moment.
was siting
were siting
were sitting
was sitting
He _______ his dinner on the table.
leave
leaved
leaving
left
_________ out last night?
Did you go
Were you going
Where did you
Did you going Did you going
My siblings ______________ a movie while I was cooking.
were watching
was watching
are watching
were watchin
Did you _________ to the movies last weekend?
went
gone
going
go
Yesterday, he ______________ .
were running
was running
was runin
were runing
Jennifer _________ a photo of me while I ________.
takes / wasn't looking
took / weren't looking
took / wasn't looking
took / didn't look
What __________at this time yesterday?
did you do
were you doing
did you doing
have you done have you done
The last time I __________ him, he __________ to be a doctor.
saw / was studying
seen / was studying
saw / studied
was seeing / was studying
Sarah ________ when he ________.
wasn't waiting / arrived
not waiting / arrived
were not waiting / arrived
not was waiting/ was arriving
How fast________(you/drive) when the accident _________ (happen)?
you were driving/happened
did you drive /happened
were you drive/happened
were you driving / happened
My best friend ___________(wait) when I ___________(arrive) at school.
was waiting / arrived
waited / arrived
were waiting / arrived
waited / was arriving
they were traveling to America________they saw an iceberg
while
when
We were watching TV when we ___________ the news.
hear
heared
heard
what were they doing ___________ the ship was sinking?
while
when
I was______ about the passengers when I read the story.
Thinking
Thought
Think
the passengers were eating dinner when they _______ the iceberg.
see
saw
seeing
They _______ getting into the lifeboat when the thunderstorm started.
was
were
I was _________ on the ship when you shouted
sleeping
slept
sleep
He _______ studying when the lights went out.
was
were
is
we were drinking coffee when there ________ a loud crash.
was
is
were
