English Grammar and Vocabulary
Test your English language skills with questions covering grammar rules, prepositions, articles, vocabulary, synonyms, antonyms, and common idioms.
Questions
Directions: Choose the synonym of the given word.
Cajole
- Include
- Coax
- Produce
- Emit
Directions: Choose the correct sentence out of the four statements given. The statement should be correct according to the grammatical rules of the English language.
- Despite the apparent modesty of the demands, the negotiations dragged on for over an year.
- Despite the apparent publicity of the demand, the negotiations dragged on for over a year.
- The negotiation dragged into over a year, despite the apparent modesty of the demands.
- The apparent modesty of the demands, dragged on the negotiations over a year.
Directions: Choose the correct sentence out of the four statements given. The statement should be correct according to the grammar rules of the English language.
- Most testers read so too slowly and carefully on reading comps, trying to memorize all the details crammed into the passage.
- Trying to memorize all the details crammed into the passage most testers are trying to read much too slowly and carefully.
- Most testers memorize all the details crammed into the passage, reading much too slowly and carefully on reading comps.
- Most testers read much too slowly and carefully on reading comps, trying to memorize all the details crammed into the passage.
Directions: Choose the word that has a similar meaning to the given word.
Dichotomy
- Collection
- Division
- Violation
- Rejection
Directions: Choose the antonym for the given word.
Keen
- Los
- Lose
- Dull
- Kind
Directions: Select the correct sentence.
- This T-shirt does not fit in me.
- This T-shirt does not fit on me.
- This T-shirt does not fit me.
- This T-shirt does not fit to me.
Directions: Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the given phrase.
To speak in a roundabout way
- Circumvent
- Circumscribe
- Circumspect
- Circumlocution
Directions: Select the correct sentence.
- Sahil is hard to hearing.
- Sahil is hard of hearing.
- Sahil is hard for hearing.
- Sahil is hard from hearing.
Directions: Select the correct sentence.
- You are making a fool to me.
- You are making a fool of me.
- You are making a fool in me.
- You are making fool about me.
Directions: Choose the word that best expresses the meaning of the given phrase.
Unmitigated effrontery
- Audacity
- Beligerence
- Coquetry
- Churlishness
Directions: Select the best meaning of the given phrase.
To get your knickers in a twist
- To be uncomfortable
- To get into difficulty
- To get oneself into unrelated matters
- To be upset
Directions: Select the best meaning of the given phrase.
Can't see the wood for the trees
- Does not lose sight of the target
- Can’t see beyond one’s nose
- Unable to see the main point
- Can’t follow logical course
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.
Nobody ______ you know the truth.
- but
- in
- by
- at
- after
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.
________ rice, they had curry.
- In
- Into
- Besides
- At
- To
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition.
The child has been missing ______ yesterday.
- in
- into
- since
- at
- from