Grammar gives English learners the structure they need to communicate clearly. Practising grammar regularly can help you understand how words fit together and how English sentences are formed.
This collection of 100 English grammar exercises covers essential topics including nouns, pronouns, verbs, tenses, articles, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, questions, negatives and conditionals.
Try each exercise before checking the answer.
Part 1: Nouns
Exercise 1
Choose the correct word:
I have two ______.
a) book
b) books
Answer: books
Exercise 2
Choose the correct form:
She has three ______.
a) child
b) children
Answer: children
Exercise 3
Write the plural:
car → ______
Answer: cars
Exercise 4
Write the plural:
city → ______
Answer: cities
Exercise 5
Write the plural:
woman → ______
Answer: women
Part 2: Pronouns
Exercise 6
Choose the correct pronoun:
______ am from Kenya.
a) I
b) Me
Answer: I
Exercise 7
Choose the correct pronoun:
Sarah is my sister. ______ is a teacher.
a) He
b) She
Answer: She
Exercise 8
Choose the correct word:
Please give ______ the book.
a) I
b) me
Answer: me
Exercise 9
Complete:
This is my brother. ______ name is Ali.
Answer: His
Exercise 10
Complete:
These are my friends. ______ live nearby.
Answer: They
Part 3: The verb “to be”
Exercise 11
Complete:
I ______ a student.
Answer: am
Exercise 12
Complete:
She ______ my friend.
Answer: is
Exercise 13
Complete:
They ______ at home.
Answer: are
Exercise 14
Choose:
We ______ ready.
a) is
b) are
Answer: are
Exercise 15
Choose:
He ______ from Somalia.
a) am
b) is
Answer: is
Part 4: Present simple
Exercise 16
Complete:
I ______ English every day.
a) study
b) studies
Answer: study
Exercise 17
Complete:
She ______ English every day.
a) study
b) studies
Answer: studies
Exercise 18
Complete:
They ______ football on Saturday.
a) play
b) plays
Answer: play
Exercise 19
Complete:
He ______ to work by bus.
a) go
b) goes
Answer: goes
Exercise 20
Complete:
My mother ______ in a hospital.
a) work
b) works
Answer: works
Part 5: Present simple questions
Exercise 21
Complete:
______ you speak English?
a) Do
b) Does
Answer: Do
Exercise 22
Complete:
______ she work here?
a) Do
b) Does
Answer: Does
Exercise 23
Complete:
Where ______ you live?
a) do
b) does
Answer: do
Exercise 24
Complete:
What ______ he do?
a) do
b) does
Answer: does
Exercise 25
Complete:
______ they like coffee?
a) Do
b) Does
Answer: Do
Part 6: Present simple negatives
Exercise 26
Complete:
I ______ like coffee.
Answer: do not / don’t
Exercise 27
Complete:
She ______ work on Sunday.
Answer: does not / doesn’t
Exercise 28
Complete:
They ______ live here.
Answer: do not / don’t
Exercise 29
Complete:
He ______ speak French.
Answer: does not / doesn’t
Exercise 30
Complete:
We ______ have a car.
Answer: do not / don’t
Part 7: Present continuous
Exercise 31
Complete:
I ______ reading a book.
Answer: am
Exercise 32
Complete:
She ______ cooking dinner.
Answer: is
Exercise 33
Complete:
They ______ playing football.
Answer: are
Exercise 34
Choose:
He ______ working now.
a) is
b) are
Answer: is
Exercise 35
Choose:
We ______ studying English.
a) is
b) are
Answer: are
Part 8: Past simple
Exercise 36
Complete:
I ______ to school yesterday.
Answer: went
Exercise 37
Complete:
She ______ dinner last night.
Answer: cooked
Exercise 38
Complete:
They ______ a film.
Answer: watched
Exercise 39
Complete:
He ______ a new phone.
Answer: bought
Exercise 40
Complete:
We ______ our friends last weekend.
Answer: visited
Part 9: Past simple questions and negatives
Exercise 41
Complete:
______ you go to work yesterday?
Answer: Did
Exercise 42
Complete:
Where ______ she go?
Answer: did
Exercise 43
Complete:
I ______ not see him yesterday.
Answer: did
Exercise 44
Choose:
Did you ______ the book?
a) read
b) readed
Answer: read
Exercise 45
Choose:
Did he ______ home early?
a) go
b) went
Answer: go
Part 10: Future forms
Exercise 46
Complete:
I ______ call you tomorrow.
Answer: will
Exercise 47
Complete:
She is ______ to study tonight.
Answer: going
Exercise 48
Complete:
We ______ visit them next week.
Answer: will
Exercise 49
Complete:
They are going ______ travel next month.
Answer: to
Exercise 50
Choose:
I think it ______ rain tomorrow.
a) will
b) is
Answer: will
Part 11: Articles
Exercise 51
Complete:
I have ______ book.
Answer: a
Exercise 52
Complete:
She ate ______ apple.
Answer: an
Exercise 53
Complete:
______ sun is shining.
Answer: The
Exercise 54
Choose:
He is ______ teacher.
a) a
b) an
Answer: a
Exercise 55
Choose:
She is eating ______ orange.
a) a
b) an
Answer: an
Part 12: Adjectives
Exercise 56
Choose the correct adjective:
The elephant is very ______.
a) small
b) large
Answer: large
Exercise 57
Complete:
The weather is ______ today.
Possible answers include:
sunny, warm, cold, rainy, cloudy
Exercise 58
Complete:
My friend is very ______.
Possible answers include:
kind, friendly, helpful, funny
Exercise 59
Choose:
This is a ______ car.
a) beautiful
b) beautifully
Answer: beautiful
Exercise 60
Choose:
She is a ______ student.
a) careful
b) carefully
Answer: careful
Part 13: Adverbs
Exercise 61
Choose:
He speaks English ______.
a) fluent
b) fluently
Answer: fluently
Exercise 62
Choose:
She drives ______.
a) carefully
b) careful
Answer: carefully
Exercise 63
Complete:
The children ran ______.
Possible answer: quickly
Exercise 64
Complete:
He answered the question ______.
Possible answer: correctly
Exercise 65
Complete:
She opened the door ______.
Possible answer: quietly
Part 14: Prepositions
Exercise 66
Complete:
The book is ______ the table.
Answer: on
Exercise 67
Complete:
I live ______ Nairobi.
Answer: in
Exercise 68
Complete:
The meeting starts ______ nine o’clock.
Answer: at
Exercise 69
Complete:
The shop is ______ the bank and the post office.
Answer: between
Exercise 70
Complete:
The car is ______ the house.
Possible answers depend on the intended meaning, such as behind, in front of, near.
Part 15: Conjunctions
Exercise 71
Complete:
I like tea ______ coffee.
Answer: and
Exercise 72
Complete:
I wanted to go, ______ I was tired.
Answer: but
Exercise 73
Complete:
We stayed at home ______ it was raining.
Answer: because
Exercise 74
Complete:
Hurry up, ______ we will be late.
Answer: or
Exercise 75
Complete:
It was raining, ______ we stayed inside.
Answer: so
Part 16: Comparatives and superlatives
Exercise 76
Complete:
My car is ______ than yours.
Answer: faster
Exercise 77
Complete:
This book is ______ than that one.
Answer: cheaper
Exercise 78
Complete:
Mount Everest is one of the ______ mountains in the world.
Answer: highest
Exercise 79
Complete:
Today is ______ than yesterday.
Possible answers include:
warmer, colder, hotter
Exercise 80
Complete:
She is the ______ student in the class.
Possible answers include:
tallest, youngest, oldest
Part 17: Modal verbs
Exercise 81
Complete:
You ______ study more if you want to improve.
Answer: should
Exercise 82
Complete:
______ you help me, please?
Answer: Could
Exercise 83
Complete:
You ______ smoke here.
Answer: must not / mustn’t
Exercise 84
Complete:
I ______ swim when I was five.
Answer: could
Exercise 85
Complete:
You ______ bring your passport.
Answer: must
Part 18: Questions
Exercise 86
Make a question:
you / where / live
Answer: Where do you live?
Exercise 87
Make a question:
she / what / doing
Answer: What is she doing?
Exercise 88
Make a question:
he / work / where
Answer: Where does he work?
Exercise 89
Make a question:
they / arrive / when
Answer: When did they arrive?
Exercise 90
Make a question:
you / English / speak
Answer: Do you speak English?
Part 19: Conditionals
Exercise 91
Complete:
If it rains, we ______ stay at home.
Answer: will
Exercise 92
Complete:
If you study, you ______ improve.
Answer: will
Exercise 93
Complete:
If I have time, I ______ call you.
Answer: will
Exercise 94
Complete:
If she comes early, we ______ start the meeting.
Answer: will
Exercise 95
Complete:
If you practise regularly, your English ______ improve.
Answer: will
Part 20: Mixed grammar practice
Exercise 96
Correct the sentence:
She go to work every day.
Answer: She goes to work every day.
Exercise 97
Correct the sentence:
I am live in Nairobi.
Answer: I live in Nairobi.
Exercise 98
Correct the sentence:
They was very tired.
Answer: They were very tired.
Exercise 99
Correct the sentence:
He don’t like coffee.
Answer: He doesn’t like coffee.
Exercise 100
Correct the sentence:
I went to the shop tomorrow.
Answer: I will go to the shop tomorrow.