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English Language Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

We're very sorry but we ___ attend the wedding. We'll be on holiday.

a)

can't

b)

be able

c)

mustn't

d)

couldn't

e)

can

2.

My sister ___ ride a horse since she was four!

a)

was been able to

b)

been able to

c)

have been able off

d)

has been able to

e)

been able to

3.

You ___ wear a helmet. It's the law.

a)

should

b)

shouldn't

c)

mustn't

d)

have to

e)

don't have to

4.

I ___ behave badly at school, but now I study hard.

a)

used to

b)

were used to

c)

have been used

d)

didn't use

e)

was used to

5.

It's difficult to get a ___ from a bank during a recession.

a)

inheritance

b)

loan

c)

salary

d)

contract

e)

tax

6.

Felipe still ___ me the $100 I lent him last month.

a)

borrows

b)

borrow

c)

charges

d)

lends

e)

owes

7.

My parents live in an enormous mansion that can accommodate forty people.

a)

tiny

b)

expensive

c)

cheap

d)

small

e)

enormous

8.

The shopkeeper charged us $5 ___ this tiny bottle of water.

a)

with

b)

to

c)

on

d)

in

e)

for

9.

After we left university, we ___ because I moved to London and he stayed in York.

a)

broke up

b)

lost touch

c)

split up

d)

dumped

e)

get on

10.

I took $200 ___ of my bank account.

a)

out

b)

for

c)

off

d)

to

e)

down

11.

Will you ___ help me tomorrow?

a)

can

b)

be can to

c)

able

d)

be able to

e)

could

12.

When nylon stockings went ___ sale in America, the entire stock of 5 million was sold in a day.

a)

up

b)

on

c)

away

d)

off

e)

down

13.

Our new striker is going to ___ a lot of goals.

a)

draw

b)

score

c)

throw

d)

beat

e)

win

14.

We're free tonight, so we'll ___ come and help you if you like.

a)

are able

b)

is able

c)

were able

d)

was able

e)

be able to

15.

The person who makes the players follow the rules is a ___.

a)

player

b)

fan

c)

referee

d)

the crowd

e)

director

16.

To get money by working is to ___.

a)

save

b)

hold

c)

earn

d)

borrow

e)

lend

17.

The subway in Athens is the ___ one I've ever been to.

a)

bad

b)

dirtier

c)

most modern

d)

better

e)

easier

18.

I never drive during the ___ hour because the traffic is so bad.

a)

speed

b)

high

c)

limit

d)

hard

e)

rush

19.

I can't ___ to buy a flat of my own.

a)

take

b)

pay off

c)

afford

d)

give

e)

charge

20.

Spain ___ with Brazil 2-2.

a)

lost

b)

win

c)

won

d)

drew

e)

beat

21.

There's a lot of rubbish in that lake. You ___ swim in it!

a)

must

b)

mustn't

c)

should

d)

might

e)

has to

22.

They ___ injured playing rugby at school.

a)

become

b)

did

c)

got

d)

went

e)

kick

23.

I ___ any dessert because I'd already eaten too much.

a)

didn't order

b)

hadn't ordered

c)

haven't ordered

d)

not ordered

e)

am not ordering

24.

She ... speak English when she was five.

a)

was able

b)

is able to

c)

could

d)

can

e)

has been able

25.

She ... for the exam all day.

a)

studies

b)

studied

c)

is studying

d)

has been studying

e)

has studied

26.

The station was empty except for two people who ... for the next train.

a)

was waiting

b)

had waited

c)

had been waiting

d)

were waiting

e)

waited

27.

She ... working late. It's part of her job.

a)

used to

b)

was used to

c)

is used to

d)

used

e)

use to

28.

She ... a lot of money, so she doesn't need another job.

a)

is having

b)

has

c)

have

d)

had

e)

having

29.

As soon as I arrived, we ... our food.

a)

had been ordering

b)

have ordered

c)

had ordered

d)

ordered

e)

was ordering

30.

My parents ... me some money so I could buy a car.

a)

lent

b)

borrowed

c)

wasted

d)

charged

e)

owed

31.

If you want a lift home, I could ____ you up outside the supermarket.

a)

run

b)

catch

c)

take

d)

pick

e)

drive

32.

The speed ____ in many British towns is now as low as 20 mph.

a)

lanes

b)

rank

c)

way

d)

rush

e)

limit

33.

Daniel Suelo no longer even has an identity ____.

a)

plan

b)

card

c)

loan

d)

passport

e)

bill

34.

There aren't any cabs waiting at the taxi ____.

a)

rank

b)

rink

c)

queue

d)

lane

e)

stop

35.

I can't ____ to buy a flat of my own.

a)

afford

b)

charge

c)

give

d)

take

e)

pay off