English grammar exercises: 100 practice questions with answers

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.

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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.