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GRAMMAR 1 UNIT 1

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look at each underlined phrase and say what part of the sentence it is: subject, verb, object, complement or adverbial. It's great fun.

a)

subject

b)

verb

c)

complement

d)

adverbial

2.

Look at each underlined phrase and say what part of the sentence it is: subject, verb, object, complement or adverbial. We're on a farm.

a)

subject

b)

complement

c)

object

d)

adverbial

3.

Which two words in the following sentence are determiners?

Some people like to live near a shopping mall.

a)

some

b)

live

c)

near

d)

a

4.

Which two words in the following sentence are adjectives?

Today is very sunny and hot.

a)

today

b)

very

c)

sunny

d)

hot

5.

Which word in the following sentence is a preposition?

I don't go to school today.

a)

I

b)

don't

c)

to

d)

school

6.

Which word in the following sentence is a pronoun?

We don't go to school today.

a)

We

b)

go

c)

school

d)

today

7.
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
8.
a)
This
b)
is
c)
new
d)
car
9.
a)
will
b)
have
c)
many
d)
spaces
10.
a)
Adjective
b)
Adverb
c)
Interjection
d)
Preposition
11.
a)
Interjection
b)
Conjunction
c)
Preposition
d)
Adverb
12.
a)
The
b)
was
c)
very
d)
cold
13.
a)
faith
b)
faithful
c)
faithfully
d)
faithless
14.
a)
Conjunction
b)
Adverb
c)
Interjection
d)
Preposition
15.
a)
voluntary
b)
volunteerism
c)
volunteer
d)
voluntarily
16.
a)
Noun
b)
Adjective
c)
Adverb
d)
Pronoun
17.

Daniel and I quickly ran to the corner bakery.

a)

Verb

b)

Adverb

c)

Adjective

d)

Preposition

18.

I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

a)

Adjective

b)

Preposition

c)

Adverb

d)

Noun

19.

The students left after the test.

a)

preposition

b)

conjunction

c)

adverb

d)

verb

20.

Move the pencil here.

a)

noun

b)

pronoun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

21.

This conversation is too dull for me.

a)

pronoun

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

d)

conjunction

22.

The boys played during the storm.

a)

preposition

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

verb

23.

It was you who won my heart.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

pronoun

d)

conjunction

24.

That experience was a revelation to me!

a)

verb

b)

pronoun

c)

conjunction

d)

noun

25.

You seem unusually fond of violins.

a)

adverb

b)

adjective

c)

prepositions

d)

verb

26.

Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet.

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

interjection

d)

preposition

27.

He will practice his musical piece soon.

a)

article

b)

adjective

c)

preposition

d)

adverb

28.

There are many people who fear that AI technology will remove human workers from their jobs.

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF “remove human workers from their jobs”?

a)

many people

b)

There are many people who fear

c)

AI technology

d)

human workers

29.

Throughout history, we have had to cope with countless consequences of environmental damage, some of which even threatened the survival of whole communities.

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF “threatened the survival of whole communities

a)

history

b)

countless consequences

c)

environmental damage

d)

whole communities

30.

Art imparts wisdom, conveys important moral and cultural values and communicates meaningful messages, all of which contribute to shaping a person’s character and

individuality.

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF“contribute to shaping a person’s character and individuality

a)

wisdom

b)

Art imparts wisdom, conveys important moral and cultural values and communicates meaningful messages,

c)

moral and cultural values

d)

meaningful messages

31.

In the following sentence, which word is the preposition?


"Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!"

a)

over

b)

ouch

c)

and

d)

his

32.

Most recruiters admit that it is an _____ for candidates to have a strong background in at least one foreign language.

a)

advantage

b)

advantaged

c)

advantageous

d)

advantageously

33.

Consumers offer_____ advice on our new product lines.

a)

construct

b)

constructive

c)

construction

d)

constructed

34.

_____ candidates require excellent communication skills.

a)

Success

b)

Successful

c)

Successfully

d)

Succeed

35.

The president_____ decided to close down the old branch.

a)

final

b)

finally

c)

finalized

d)

more final

36.

Many methods of making plastics are not _____ safe, so their practice is being discouraged by environmentalists.

a)

environmentally

b)

environmental

c)

environment

d)

environmentalist

37.

What are the words in italics? She plays the violin remarkably well.

a)

adjectives

b)

nouns

c)

adverbs

d)

prepositions

38.

How many nouns are there in this sentence?

A curator holds an important job in a museum.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

39.

What is the underlined word?

You don't sound too happy.

a)

pronoun

b)

adjective

c)

adverb

d)

preposition

40.

Which is the verb phrase in this sentence? By the end of this month, I will have been studying Italian for three years.

a)

will have been studying

b)

will have been

c)

have been studying

d)

have been

41.

What part of speech is the underlined word?


Who are those girls over there?

a)

noun

b)

conjunction

c)

determiner

42.

This extravagant home is overpriced even for today’s market.

a)

adverb

b)

noun

c)

pronoun

d)

adjective

43.

Which of the following is not a noun?

a)

correction

b)

police

c)

quick

d)

orange

44.

Which of the following word is a noun?

a)

painted

b)

beautiful

c)

artist

d)

quietly

45.

The participants are playing some interesting games quietly.

Pick the nouns in the sentence.

a)

participants

b)

interesting

c)

games

d)

quietly

46.

Identify the verb in this sentence:

The teacher wrote something on the whiteboard.

a)

teacher

b)

something

c)

wrote

d)

whiteboard

47.

Which of the following underlined word is used as a verb?

My favourite hobby is swimming.

I swam in the morning yesterday.

I like to go for a swim.

a)

swimming

b)

swam

c)

swim

48.

Which of the following word is an adjective?

a)

large

b)

elephant

c)

loudly

d)

make

49.

Which of the following underlined words are adjectives?

The dogs bark at the children.

The loud noise woke me up.

The pillow is soft.

The quiet girl read silently.

a)

bark

b)

loud

c)

soft

d)

quiet

50.

(Which of the following underlined word is used as an adjective?)

The angry man walked out of the shop.

My mother scolded me angrily.

The teacher was full of anger when she saw the mess.

a)

angry

b)

angrily

c)

anger

51.

Which of the following are nouns in this sentence?


Andrew didn’t go to the cafe with the other students.

a)

go

b)

Andrew

c)

students

d)

cafe

e)

the

52.

Which of the following are adverbs?

a)

totally

b)

sit

c)

cheap

d)

quickly

e)

tomorrow

53.

Choose which of the underlined word is a noun?

a)

Shall we go for a walk?

b)

Shall we walk into town?

54.

Choose which of the underlined word is a verb?

a)

We went to a fabulous show in New York.

b)

Laura wanted to show Tania her photos.

55.

Which of the following correctly identify word classes for each underlined word?


Rachel told him they were going there, but he wanted to finish his work.

a)

Verb, verb, pronoun

b)

Noun, verb, pronoun

c)

Noun, adjective, noun

56.

There’s another piece of evidence that there has been enormous ___________ in the supply of customized services to customers.

a)

growth

b)

grows

c)

grown

d)

grower

57.

The elegant hotel we stayed at was _________ and bright and had a private entrance and patio with a view of the ocean.

a)

spacing

b)

spacious

c)

spaciousness

d)

spaces

58.

Our experienced and skilled technicians can be of much help in the event that you _________ delete something essential from the program.

a)

accident

b)

accidental

c)

accidentally

d)

accidents

59.

The general hospital was able to improve patient care significantly without hiring more staff by _________ in a new information system.

a)

invest

b)

invested

c)

invests

d)

investing

60.

In order to suppress harmful insects and weeds, garden maintenance companies must choose the right products and apply them _______

a)

correction

b)

correctly

c)

corrected

d)

correcting

61.

The _______ of Board of Directors is scheduled for Monday.

a)

election

b)

elected

c)

elects

d)

electable

62.

The park service asks visitors to behave _______ and show respect for wildlife.

a)

responsibly

b)

responsible

c)

responsibility

d)

responsibilities

63.

What is a sentence?

a)

It is an action word.

b)

It begins with a small letter.

c)

It describes people, things, and animals.

d)

It is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

64.

Jackson's proposal about the new marketing policy looks ____ .

a)

(A) interests

b)

(B) interest

c)

(C) interesting

d)

(D) to interest

65.

The factory manager sent a memo ____ all of the employees.

a)

(A) of

b)

(B) for

c)

(C) in

d)

(D) to

66.

Although he missed the bus, Carson made it to class on time.

a)

missed

1.

verb

b)

Carson

2.

subject

c)

the bus

3.

object

d)

made it

4.

verb

e)

class

5.

object

67.

​ Cori loves dogs.

a)
Cori
1.

subject

b)
loves
2.

verb

c)

dogs

3.

object

68.

​ (a)   is how a sentence is ​ (b)   . It is important because it ​ (c)   how sentences are ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Sentence structure
organized
impacts
understood
69.

Mrs. Ramirez gave ​ (a)   some ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Vu
good advice
70.

Mrs. Ramirez gave ​ (a)   ​ (b)   of 10 scholarship organizations.

Choose from the below words
Vu
the names
71.

Vu and Mrs. Ramirez sent the ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
completed applications
to
the scholarship organizations
72.

A few months later, Vu told ​ (a)   ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
Mrs. Ramirez
the good news
73.

Five of the 10 organizations offered ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
a scholarship
to
Vu
74.

Vu chose one organization, and it sent ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
a check
to
his college
75.

Look at this sentence:

Mrs. Ramirez gave Vu some good advice.

How can we write this sentence a different way?

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
Mrs. Ramirez
gave
some good advice
to
Vu
76.

Look at this sentence:

Mrs. Ramirez gave Vu the names of 10 scholarship organizations.

How can we write this sentence a different way?

​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
Mrs. Ramirez
gave
the names of 10 scholarship orgaizations
to
Vu
77.

Look at this sentence:

Vu and Mrs. Ramirez sent the completed applications to the scholarship organization.

How can we write this sentence a different way?

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Vu and Mrs. Ramirez
sent
the scholarship organization
the completed applications
78.

Look at this sentence:

A few months later, Vu told Mrs. Ramirez the good news.

How can we write this sentence a different way?

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
A few months later,
Vu
told
the good news
to Mrs. Ramirez
79.

Look at this sentence:

Five of the 10 organizations offered a scholarship to Vu.

How can we write this sentence a different way?

​ ​​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Five of the 10 organizations
offered
Vu
a scholarship
80.

Look at this sentence:

Vu chose one organization, and it sent a check to his college.

How can we write this sentence a different way?

​ ​​​ (a)   ​ and it​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Vu chose one organization,
sent
his college
a check
81.

STORY: KEN AND MRS. GREEN

Is it possible to change the way you think? Sometimes. Take Ken, for example. Ken had very strong opinions about a lot of things. One day, Ken's teacher, Mrs. Green, gave an exam ___ the class.

a)

to

b)

for

82.

STORY: KEN AND MRS. GREEN

When Mrs. Green showed the test results ___ Ken, he was shocked. The results showed that he didn't always base his ideas on correct information.

a)

to

b)

for

83.

STORY: KEN AND MRS. GREEN

Ken then decided to challenge himself, and Mrs. Green helped Ken. First, she found a website ___ Ken. It published articles on ideas that were different from Ken's.

a)

to

b)

for

84.

STORY: KEN AND MRS. GREEN

Ken discussed the articles with Mrs. Green. Mrs. Green also made quizzes ___ Ken on the articles he read.

a)

to

b)

for

85.

STORY: KEN AND MRS. GREEN

In addition, Mrs. Green found a critical thinking skills class ___ Ken.

a)

to

b)

for

86.

STORY: KEN AND MRS. GREEN

He also e-mailed some reports on the class ___ Mrs. Green. Today, Ken has excellent critical thinking skills.

a)

to

b)

for

87.

What's another way to write this sentence?

Mrs. Green gave the schedule to him.

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Mrs. Green
gave
him
the schedule
88.

What's another way to write this sentence?

She gave him an exam.

​​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
She
gave
an exam
to
him
89.

A: What did Mrs. Green find for Ken?

B: She found a critical thinking skills class for ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
him
his
he
90.

What's another way to write this sentence?

She found a critical thinking skills class for him.

​​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
She
found
him
a critical thinking skills class
91.

A: What did Mrs. Ramirez do for Vu?

B: She wrote ​ (a)   a letter of recommendation.

Choose from the below words
him
his
he
92.

What's another way to write this sentence?

She wrote him a letter of recommendation.

​​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
She
wrote
a letter of recommendation
for
him
93.

A: Did Vu mail the applications to the scholarship organizations?

B: Yes, he e-mailed ​ (a)   the applications.

Choose from the below words
them
they
their
94.

What's another way to write this sentence?

Yes, he e-mailed them the applications.

​​ ​ ​ Yes, ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
he
e-mailed
the applications
to
them
95.

A: Did the scholarship organization send some of the scholarship money to Vu's parents?

B: No, it didn't mail the money to ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
them
they
their
96.

What's another way to write this sentence?

No, it didn't mail the money to them.

No, ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
it
didn't mail
them
the money
97.

A: Did your your school give you and your sister scholarships?

B: No, our school gave ​ (a)   a loan.

Choose from the below words
us
our
ours
98.

What's another way to write this sentence?

No, our school gave us a loan.

No, ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
our school
gave
a loan
to
us
99.

A: Can you give me $100 for books this semester?

B: No, but I can give ​ (a)   $50.

Choose from the below words
you
your
yours
100.

What's another way to write this sentence?

No, but I can give you $50.

No, but ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
I
can give
$50
to
you