English Language Basic Level Test
Grammar Exercise
Check out your basic knowledge of English grammar: enough, present simple, present continuous, a/an/the/some, much/many, comparatives etc
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English language basic level test
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Question 1 |
Michael is .... university teacher.
one | |
an | |
a | |
the |
Question 1 Explanation:
the letter "u" in university is not a vowel sound, it sounds like "you"
Question 2 |
Is that blue car ...... ?
yours | |
your | |
the yours | |
the your |
Question 3 |
Who are ...... people in that car on the other side of the road?
those | |
these Hint: "these" is near | |
this | |
that Hint: "people"=plural |
Question 3 Explanation:
People is plural, they are not near.
Question 4 |
Would you like ........ cup of coffee?
an other | |
other | |
another |
Question 5 |
There isn't ...... for all the students.
water enough | |
enough water | |
enough of water |
Question 6 |
Most ......... like listening to music.
the people | |
of people | |
people |
Question 7 |
John and his father phone ...... every day.
each other | |
them | |
himselves | |
themselves |
Question 7 Explanation:
Correct! Either John phones his father or his father phones John; they phone each other.
Question 8 |
My brother is much heavier ...... me.
that | |
than | |
as | |
like |
Question 8 Explanation:
comparative adjective (heavier)+ than
Question 9 |
...... help you?
Would I can | |
Can I to | |
Do I can | |
Can I |
Question 10 |
He goes to the same school ..... me
than | |
as | |
that | |
like |
Question 11 |
Mary's eyes .... a very light brown.
has | |
are | |
have | |
is |
Question 11 Explanation:
Her eyes are light brown not dark brown.
be + adjective
Question 12 |
It ..1.. again. It ..2.. a lot here in December and January.
1- 's snowing
2- snows | |
1- snows
2- snows | |
1- snows
2- 's snowing | |
1- 's snowing
2- 's snowing |
Question 12 Explanation:
Correct! At the moment it is snowing. Where we live it is usual that it snows in the winter.
Question 13 |
Fred ..1... that you ..2... in New York.
1- think
2- live | |
1- thinks
2- don't live | |
1- doesn't think
2- live | |
1- is thinking
2- don't live |
Question 14 |
Why ...... ?
those girls are shouting | |
are those girls shouting | |
are shouting those girls |
Question 14 Explanation:
question form: auxiliary (are)+subject (those girls)+ principle verb (shouting)
Question 15 |
I'll see you .... Friday morning.
at | |
in the | |
on | |
in |
Question 16 |
Where ...... ?
Mike works | |
does Mike work | |
works Mike | |
does Mike works |
Question 17 |
Who ..... the window?
did closed | |
closed | |
did close | |
close |
Question 17 Explanation:
In subject questions we can't use the auxiliary "did" because we don't know the subject.
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