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English Grammar MCQs on tenses, articles, prepositions, voice and sentence correction.

English Grammar questions test the rules you use every day. Learn the basic rule behind each answer and you can solve new questions too.

Topics covered

TensesArticlesPrepositionsParts of SpeechActive and Passive VoiceSpelling

Practice MCQs

1. She ___ to school every day.
  1. go
  2. goes
  3. going
  4. gone
Answer: B. goes
With “she”, the present simple verb takes -s: goes.
2. What is the plural of “child”?
  1. Childs
  2. Childes
  3. Children
  4. Childrens
Answer: C. Children
Child has an irregular plural: children.
3. He is taller ___ his brother.
  1. then
  2. than
  3. that
  4. from
Answer: B. than
We use “than” to compare two things.
4. What is the past tense of “write”?
  1. Writed
  2. Written
  3. Wrote
  4. Writing
Answer: C. Wrote
Write – wrote – written.
5. Which word is a noun?
  1. Quickly
  2. Happiness
  3. Beautiful
  4. Run
Answer: B. Happiness
Happiness names a feeling, so it is a noun.
6. I have been living here ___ 2015.
  1. since
  2. for
  3. from
  4. at
Answer: A. since
Use “since” with a point in time.
7. ___ umbrella is useful in the rain.
  1. A
  2. An
  3. Many
  4. Much
Answer: B. An
Umbrella starts with a vowel sound, so we use “an”.
8. Choose the passive form of: “The cat ate the fish.”
  1. The fish ate the cat.
  2. The fish was eaten by the cat.
  3. The fish is eating the cat.
  4. The cat was eaten by the fish.
Answer: B. The fish was eaten by the cat.
In the passive, the object becomes the subject: the fish was eaten by the cat.
9. Which spelling is correct?
  1. Recieve
  2. Receeve
  3. Receive
  4. Receve
Answer: C. Receive
Remember: “i” before “e”, except after “c”.
10. Which word is a preposition?
  1. Slowly
  2. Happy
  3. And
  4. Under
Answer: D. Under
Under shows position, so it is a preposition.
11. Each of the students ___ a book.
  1. have
  2. has
  3. are
  4. were
Answer: B. has
“Each” is singular, so it takes “has”.
12. In “He runs quickly”, which word is the adverb?
  1. He
  2. runs
  3. quickly
  4. None
Answer: C. quickly
Quickly tells us how he runs, so it is an adverb.
13. If it rains, we ___ at home.
  1. stayed
  2. would have stayed
  3. will stay
  4. staying
Answer: C. will stay
First conditional: if + present, will + verb.
14. Which word is an interjection?
  1. Quickly
  2. Because
  3. Under
  4. Alas!
Answer: D. Alas!
Alas! expresses a sudden feeling.
15. I saw ___ one-eyed man.
  1. an
  2. a
  3. the an
  4. no article
Answer: B. a
“One” starts with a “w” sound, so we use “a”.

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