English Grammar Basics

Test your knowledge of basic English grammar including verb tenses, prepositions, articles, and common idioms.

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

  1. To experience a difficult situation.
  2. Something that is ordinary or usual.
  3. Do not complain about other people if you are as bad as they are.
  4. NA
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. The sun _______ in the East
  1. rising
  2. is to rise
  3. rises
  4. will rising
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. In Siberia _________ cold all the time
  1. there is
  2. is
  3. it is
  4. was
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
  1. The British often talk about _______ because it's so changeable.
  1. a weather
  2. some weather
  3. was weather
  4. the weather
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

English people carry umbrellas_______ them dry.

  1. for keeping
  2. to keep
  3. for to keep
  4. keeps
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the monsoon season _______ almost every day

  1. it rains
  2. it raining
  3. There rains
  4. There raining
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the Gobi desert there isn't _____ Grass

  1. some
  2. any
  3. no
  4. never
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Places near the Equator have _______ climate all year round.

  1. a warm
  2. the warm
  3. warm
  4. warming
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Northern Europe _____________ season is usually from December to February.

  1. coldest
  2. the coldest
  3. colder
  4. cold
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_______ people don't have the opportunity to live outside their own

  1. The most
  2. Most of
  3. Most
  4. Most is
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Very ___________ people can study abroad.

  1. Less
  2. Little
  3. Few
  4. a few
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Hong Kong ______ to China in 1997

  1. has reverted
  2. reverted
  3. is reverting
  4. revert
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After she ________________ the "Miss Universe" title she got a lot of lucrative offers.

  1. is winning
  2. won
  3. has won
  4. was wins
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the world _________________ on 1st January 2000, some people wouldn't have been surprise

  1. Had ended
  2. have ended
  3. was ending
  4. is ended
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Warsaw is famous ______ as the capital of Poland and as a tourist destination.

  1. both
  2. and
  3. or
  4. is
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

He is becoming well known ______ the world

  1. all in
  2. all over
  3. in all
  4. all
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Many people _____________ that Rafi is Indian's greatest singer

  1. is believing
  2. are believing
  3. believe
  4. is believed
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Getting to be the greatest violinist ____ the world is not easy

  1. from
  2. in
  3. of
  4. was
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Like any top sportsman, he ____ practice long and hard

  1. had to
  2. must to
  3. can to
  4. should to
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

I ____ new to this place

  1. am
  2. is
  3. were
  4. will