Grammar Test: Duration: 1.

5 hr

Name: Date:

Assessment:

Choose the correct form of be (am, are, is).

1) I………a girl.
2) My father………….at work.
3) Trixi and Susi………….my cats.
4) The hamster………….in the cage.
5) I……….a painter.
6) My green pencil………….on the floor.
7) Emma and Betty…………..good friends.
8) ……………..you from Scotland?
9) His sister……………seven years old.
10) We……………children.

Choose the correct form of be (was, were)

1) He ………. tired.
2) They ………. Playing football.
3) John and Peter ………….. on leave yesterday.
4) They ……….. not at home last night.
5) ……... you not there at home yesterday?
6) Mary and John ……… classmates.
7) I ………. eight years old then.
8) We ……… there in the theatre.
9) I wish I ……. there.
10) We …….. able to make the payment yesterday.

Choose the correct form of be: Future form

1) Peter …….. 15 tomorrow.

2) It …… be crowded.
3) He ……. on leave tomorrow.
4) They ……. back home by tonight.
5) The director ………. here on Sunday.
6) John and Peter ……. busy.
Exercise: “There and It”

Hint: are there, it is, there are, is it, is there, is it, it is, there is, there was, it was, there were, there,
it, aren’t there, isn’t it, isn’t there, there’s, its, it’s, there is).

1. ________ any ice cream in the fridge?

2. ________ two birds sitting in that tree.
3. How long did ________ take for you to do your homework?
4. Don't cry! ________ no reason to be sad.
5. They cancelled the soccer match because ________ snowing.
6. ________ five miles from the station to my house.
7. Who is that guy? ________ the movie star, Tom Hanks?
8. Somebody ate my apple! Who was ________?
9. How many pages ________ in your grammar book?
10. This is crazy! ________ August, and the weather is still cold!

Comparison of Adjectives in Sentences

1. This is a nice cat. It's much.......... than my friend's cat.

2. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is...............
3. This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the.................. exercise on
the worksheet.
4. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the..............hobby in the world.
5. In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even........... one last weekend.
6. School is boring, but homework is............ than school.
7. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is................ than skateboarding.
8. This magazine is cheap, but that one is................
9. We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even.................. than ours.
10. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the...................joke I’ve ever heard.

Tenses

11. I....... to the cinema yesterday. (to go)

12. Peter........... 13 tomorrow. (to be)
13. My friend............... to music every evening. (to listen)
14. They............. their car. It looks new again. (to clean)
15. Listen! Mr Jones.............. the piano. (to play)
16. She............. her left arm two weeks ago. (to break)
17. We............ a test now. (to write)
18. Danny............. a book this evening. (to read)
19. Ken and Emily often............... lunch at school. (to have)
20. He............. his money. So he can't buy this hamburger. (to lose)
21. We......... TV when it started to rain. (to watch)
22. I............ to visit you yesterday, but you............... not at home. (to want) (to be)
23. Look! It............. so we can't................. to the beach. (to rain) (to go)
24. There are a lot of clouds! It.................. soon. (to rain)
25. The sun.................. in the East. (to rise)
26. Since 2003 they.................. their son every year. (to visit)
27. While the doctor............... Mr Jones, his son............outside this morning. (to examine) (to
wait)
28. I............. for my girlfriend for two hours. (to wait)
29. After Larry.................. the film on TV, he decided to buy the book. (to see)
30. Wait a minute, I..................... this box for you. (to carry)

Definite Article

31. My grandmother likes.............. flowers very much.

32. I love................ flowers in your garden.
33. I always listen to......... radio in the morning.
34. Alex goes to work by........... bus.

Indefinite Article A/An

35. Lucy has.......... dog.

36. Let's sing.......... song.
37. Emily needs............. new desk in her room.
38. They finished............. unit.
39. Ben has............. old bike.
40. He is .......European.

Insert suitable Prepositions to indicate place & time.

(E.g. Into, across, along, near, at, by, for, behind, into, in, on, to, through, after, before, from,
during, etc.)

41. She fell ……… the river.

42. He walked …………… the road.
43. They waited ……….. the bus stop.
44. His sister walked ………. School.
45. The child hid ………. the tree.
46. You will have to be there ……….. seven.
47. The police arrived ……… time to rescue the child.
48. The strange sounds are only heard …….. night.
49. I will be at the office ……… nine.
50. The old man has been unwell ……… years.

Active or Passive

51. They listen to music

52. She is reading an e-mail.
53. These cars are produced in Japan.
54. Alan teaches Geography.
55. German is spoken in Austria.
56. Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake.
57. Henry Ford invented the assembly line.
58. The bus driver was hurt.
59. You should open your workbooks.
60. Houses have been built.
61. Boys like to play soccer.
62. This room has been painted blue.
63. Cricket is played in Australia.
64. I am given a book.
65. We have lost our keys.
66. You might see dolphins here.
67. The report must be completed by next Friday.
68. They were singing a song.
69. A letter was written to her.
70. The bike is being repaired.

Reported Speech:

Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is
sometimes not necessary.

Example: Peter: "I clean the black shoes."

Peter told me that ____________________________

Answer: Peter told me that he cleaned the black shoes.

1) John: "Mandy is at home."

2) Max: "Frank often reads a book."
3) Susan: "I'm watching TV."
4) Simon: "David was ill."
5) Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."
6) Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."
7) Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."
8) Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."
9) Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."
10) Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."

Subject Verb Agreement:

1. There ____________ several reasons why you should reconsider your decision.

ARE

IS
2. Howard and Vincent, who ____________ a copy center in town, have decided
to expand their business.

RUNS

RUN
3. Both of the statues on the shelf ____________ broken.
 ARE

IS
4. The fishing boat that has been tied up at the pier for three days ____________
finally on its way this morning.

WAS

WERE
5. The chairman, along with his two assistants, ____________ to attend the
annual convention.

PLAN

PLANS
6. The issues of inflation and tax reform ____________ to be on everyone's mind.

CONTINUE

CONTINUES
7. Juan or Julian ____________ the conference room each week.

PREPARE

PREPARES
8. Not one of the performers ____________ at the party after the concert.

WERE

WAS
9. The results of the election ____________ not available for two days.

WERE

WAS
10. When there ____________ thunderstorms approaching, we are always
reminded of the threat of tornadoes.

IS

ARE

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