English Grammar Quiz: 10 Questions with Answers
Good grammar helps in exams, interviews and emails. Pick the correct option in each of these 10 questions.
Play as a timed quiz and earn coins1Choose the correct article: "She waited for ___ hour."
- an
- the
- a
- no article
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Answer: A. an. "Hour" starts with a vowel sound (the h is silent), so we use "an".
2What is the plural of "child"?
- Children
- Childrens
- Childs
- Childes
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Answer: A. Children. "Children" is the irregular plural of "child".
3Choose the correct sentence:
- She go to school daily.
- She gone to school daily.
- She going to school daily.
- She goes to school daily.
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Answer: D. She goes to school daily.. With he, she or it in the simple present, the verb takes -s: "she goes".
4What is the past tense of "go"?
- Went
- Gone
- Going
- Goed
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Answer: A. Went. "Went" is the simple past. "Gone" is the past participle, as in "has gone".
5Fill in the blank: "The meeting is ___ Monday."
- by
- on
- in
- at
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Answer: B. on. We use "on" with days and dates: on Monday, on 5 May.
6Which is correct?
- Its colour is red.
- It's colour is red.
- Its' colour is red.
- It is colour is red.
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Answer: A. Its colour is red.. "Its" shows possession. "It's" means "it is".
7Choose the correct comparative: "This road is ___ than that one."
- more good
- gooder
- better
- best
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Answer: C. better. "Good" becomes "better" (comparative) and "best" (superlative).
8Identify the noun in: "The happy boy ran quickly."
- happy
- quickly
- ran
- boy
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Answer: D. boy. "Boy" is the noun. "Happy" is an adjective, "ran" a verb and "quickly" an adverb.
9Which sentence uses "each" correctly?
- Each of the students have a book.
- Each of the students having a book.
- Each of the student have a book.
- Each of the students has a book.
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Answer: D. Each of the students has a book.. "Each" is singular, so it takes "has".
10Which word is a conjunction?
- Under
- Because
- Quickly
- Beautiful
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Answer: B. Because. "Because" joins two parts of a sentence, so it is a conjunction.
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