English Grammar Exercises by Difficulty: Book 4

English Grammar

Exercises by Difficulty: Book IV

Daniel B. Smith

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Table of contents

Introduction

Elementary Exercises

Intermediate Exercises

Advanced Exercises

Answers

Conclusion

Introduction

The main purpose of English Grammar Exercises by Difficulty Series is to provide you a valuable and enlightening collection of English Grammar multiple-choice grammar exercises with answer key. This book contains different items sorted by difficulty and takes you on a beautiful journey towards improving your English language skills. Within this book you can find exercises regarding a multitude of topics like: word order, articles, verb tenses, active and passive voice, phrasal verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, relative clauses, prepositions, nouns, conditionals, reported speech, confusing words, word formation and many more…

There are three levels of difficulty in this book: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced. Choose the best that suits you and enhance your English by solving the exercises.

This book is the fourth book of English Grammar Exercises by Difficulty series. It contains 2440 exercises with answers for all English levels: 1300 for Elementary level, 570 for Intermediate level and 570 for Advanced level.

Elementary Exercises

1. … your close friends also think this way?

a) Doing      b) Do            c) Does

2. … Brian a famous actor?

a) Is            b) Am            c) Are

3. … the man’s behaviour strange for you?

a) Are            b) Am            c) Is

4. The laptop … about 1300 euros.

a) costs            b) costing      c) is costing

5. … this piece of intel so important?

a) Were            b) Was            c) Are

6. Will Sarah … cooking the same food?

a) continues      b) continued      c) continue

7. Choose the right sentence:

a) My grandfather is recovering now.

b) My grandfather recovers now.

c) My grandfather has being recovered now.

8. What would you like … tonight?

a) eaten      b) to eat      c) to eating

9. … Daniel got some more profitable projects?

a) Hading      b) Have            c) Has

10. The soldiers can’t … to this environment.

a) adapt      b) to adapting      c) adapted

11. Does the child have … it every day?

a) read            b) to read      c) reading

12. The professor could … the new concept more clearly than me.

a) to explain      b) explaining      c) explain

13. When he was a boy, he … do it at all.

a) can’t            b) been can      c) couldn’t

14. Could you … me with this document?

a) help            b) to help      c) helped

15. They … German.

a) are spoke      b) speak      c) can speaking

16. The residential complex …

a) were destroying

b) were destroy

c) was destroyed

17. The newest method …

a) wasn’t explained

b) hadn’t explain

c) weren’t explaining

18. … the package delivered?

a) Were            b) Had            c) Was

19. We wouldn’t have this conversation if your answers … right.

a) having      b) were            c) can

20. There … his parents.

a) were            b) was            c) been

21. We know you … to leave soon.

a) gone            b) go            c) are going

22. She … going to translate all the report.

a) wasn’t      b) hadn’t      c) weren’t

23. … your manager going to fire Steven?

a) Were            b) Was            c) Had

24. Did Mary make some progress? Yes, she …

a) had            b) did            c) was

25. Was the kid in the room? No, he …

a) wasn’t      b) didn’t      c) couldn’t

26. Did you repair it? Yes, I …

a) have            b) were            c) did

27. Was it cold outside? No, it …

a) didn’t      b) wasn’t      c) couldn’t

28. Will the Nvidia GPU cost less? No, it …

a) won’t      b) isn’t            c) hasn’t

29. Is this terrorist attack happening now? Yes, it …

a) does            b) can            c) is

30. Do they want us … experts?

a) to become      b) became      c) to becoming

31. This region has experienced … war threats.

a) much      b) many      c) so

32. It took me … weeks to realise the problem.

a) little            b) much      c) a few

33. How … guests were at the party?

a) many            b) much      c) such

34. This man owes me … money.

a) any            b) some            c) many

35. I … think so and I have invested in this stock.

a) real            b) realing      c) really

36. The new employee is …

a) fatter      b) more fat      c) fat more

37. I finished it … the morning.

a) on            b) in            c) at

38. My mother went … a business trip last month.

a) to            b) at            c) on

39. It isn’t the best scenario, …?

a) is it            b) isn’t it      c) can it

40. You don’t know the author, …?

a) don’t you      b) do you      c) can’t you

41. Medical doctors use various methods, …?

a) aren’t they      b) can they      c) don’t they

42. Your little business was profitable, …?

a) wasn’t it      b) was it      c) haven’t it be

43. Her jokes were quite amusing, …?

a) were they      b) weren’t they      c) had they

44. I don’t want … the same error.

a) to repeat      b) repeat      c) repeated

45. I won’t try … for another business opportunity until I finish this contract.

a) look            b) looked      c) to look

46. They are … strange men.

a) -            b) a            c) any

47. These brothers are … serious business partners.

a) the            b) a            c) –

48. Call him. He has … relevant advice for you.

a) the            b) some            c) a

49. Choose the right sentence:

a) It’s interesting why she’s crying.

b) It’s interesting why is she crying.

c) It’s interesting she is crying why.

50. Choose the right sentence:

a) It’s curious why must I buy it here.

b) It’s curious why I must buy it here.

c) It’s curious why buy it here must I.

51. My cousin … a performant laptop.

a) is having      b) have            c) has

52. They … my colleagues.

a) are            b) is            c) am

53. The candidate … the right answers.

a) know            b) knew            c) is knowing

54. … his wife pregnant?

a) Had            b) Were      c) Was

55. I think she will … again about the OS.

a) complain      b) complaining      c) be complained

56. Choose the right sentence:

a) I know English well now.

b) I am knowing English well now.

c) I have know English well now.

57. Choose the right sentence:

a) I am totally disliking this kind of drink.

b) I totally dislike this kind of drink.

c) I disliking totally this kind of drinks.

58. The soldier … feel good in that environment.

a) want            b) not will      c) won’t

59. … you have a dog?

a) Do            b) Had            c) Does

60. I can … the letters better now.

a) to see      b) see            c) seeing

61. We can … it later. There’s no rush.

a) to vote      b) voting      c) vote

62. The speaker shouldn’t … many pauses.

a) make            b) made      c) to make

63. I can … the serial number for you.

a) to repeat      b) repeat      c) to repeating

64. If she … about the incident again, it may be a problem.

a) talk            b) is talked      c) talks

65. I would live in a house if I … more money.

a) had            b) have            c) been have

66. … it now!

a) Stop            b) Stopping      c) To stop

67. … to your teacher!

a) To listen      b) Listen      c) Listening

68. … to change your option?

a) Did you gone

b) Did you be going

c) Are you going

69. … to do it?

a) Is your husband going

b) Is your husband gone

c) Your husband is gone

70. … to visit us next week?

a) Does your mother going

b) Is your mother going

c) Had your mother gone

71. The men … going to look after the lost child.

a) was            b) been            c) were

72. … your customers going to pay you sooner?

a) Had            b) Have            c) Were

73. Are my friends with you? No, they …

a) aren’t      b) don’t            c) didn’t

74. Is it a normal project? No, it …

a) doesn’t      b) isn’t            c) didn’t

75. Was it the best option to end the report? Yes, it …

a) did            b) was            c) has

76. Have we got enough money? Yes, we …

a) has            b) did            c) have

77. There is … information in this document.

a) little            b) few            c) a fews

78. How … money did you receive?

a) many            b) such            c) much

79. You can contact me anytime for … information.

a) far            b) further      c) farther

80. This suit is more expensive than …

a) he            b) him            c) his

81. This documentary is … boring.

a) enough      b) very            c) fair

82. Last time, I saw my daughter … Christmas.

a) at            b) on            c) in

83. The software’s shortcut is … the top of the screen.

a) on            b) towards      c) at

84. Sarah and Daniel met … midnight.

a) at            b) in            c) to

85. I was certain … it.

a) with            b) on            c) about

86. This session is boring, …?

a) is it            b) isn’t it      c) has it

87. This mission seems important, …?

a) doesn’t it      b) didn’t it      c) hasn’t it

88. The boys painted the wall, …?

a) did they      b) didn’t they      c) hadn’t they

89. Kathy will be free tomorrow, …?

a) will she      b) won’t be      c) won’t she

90. Samuel hasn’t got a good job, …?

a) has he      b) hasn’t he      c) had he

91. The attack must change his optics, …?

a) must it      b) mustn’t it      c) should it

92. This is … most popular smartphone.

a) an            b) a            c) the

93. They are … smart people.

a) -            b) the            c) a

94. We … the annual meeting.

a) called after      b) called off      c) calling to

95. Choose the right sentence:

a) We understand why our daughter must learn harder.

b) We understand why must our daughter learn harder.

c) We understand why must learn hard our daughter.

96. … incredible!

a) Its            b) It be            c) It is

97. It’s your … error. He will fix it.

a) friends’      b) friend’s      c) friends

98. Everything … the same even if several weeks have passed.

a) looks            b) looked      c) is looking

99. No one … this men.

a) didn’t understood

b) doesn’t understanding

c) understands

100. Nothing … impossible. This should be your motto.

a) are            b) is            c) been

101. … you learn software programming effectively?

a) Do            b) Does            c) Had

102. Who … your family?

a) does help      b) helps            c) helping

103. I … up when Johanna entered the room.

a) stands      b) standing      c) stood

104. … you tell Octavian this aspect?

a) Was            b) Did            c) Had

105. What … so disturbing?

a) was            b) were            c) have

106. This company won’t … a better offer.

a) makes      b) make      c) made

107. The police … investigating the recent attacks.

a) am            b) is            c) are

108. My colleagues … thinking about the problem now.

a) aren’t      b) isn’t            c) ‘m not

109. I saw ... sudden environmental changes.

a) so            b) such            c) so a

110. The professors were … strict in that campus.

a) such            b) so a            c) so

111. … your team members have some interesting proposals?

a) Do            b) Does            c) So

112. You can’t … these totally different items.

a) to compare      b) comparing      c) compare

113. You don’t have … his suggestions.

a) following      b) to follow      c) follow

114. Do I have … the soldiers every day?

a) to inform      b) inform      c) informed

115. I couldn’t … it. I didn’t have the necessary force.

a) to do            b) done            c) do

116. … clearly?

a) Does this law understanding

b) Is this law understood

c) Had this law being understood

117. … the final report corrected?

a) Was            b) Were      c) Had

118. I will be amazed if it …

a) will happen      b) happened      c) happens

119. All members will know about the medicine when those scientists … it.

a) will say      b) said            c) say

120. If my wife were here I … be happy.

a) will            b) would      c) can

121. There … enough food for all of us.

a) is            b) are            c) be

122. Today there … five candidates.

a) is            b) been            c) are

123. I … to learn German harder.

a) is going      b) go            c) been gone

124. The storm … some damage to our car.

a) done            b) did            c) do

125. Is this documentary interesting? No, it …

a) doesn’t      b) hadn’t      c) isn’t

126. Do you like beef? Yes, I …

a) do            b) am            c) have

127. Have you got a mundane job? No, I …

a) hasn’t      b) haven’t      c) hadn’t

128. I wanted my child … other children.

a) respect      b) respected      c) to respect

129. I didn’t have … freedom because