English Grammar Quiz (All in one)

1. Choose the correct sentences.
a. We may have some coffee?
b. Shall we have some coffee?
c. Please, you may post this letter for me?
d. Will you please take your hat off, I can't see the screen.

2. Supply proper preposition for the blank: 'His capacity- - - - - hard work seems unlimited.' 

3. Which of the following are correct in terms of verb phrases?
a) Move heaven and sky
b) Move the goal-pillars
c) Move with the time
d) Not move muscles

4. He liked the pungent sauce prepared by his mother. Choose the correct antonym for the word underlined.

5. Write a correct phrase for the word given. - a blockhead
a) a dull person         b) a head of the block
c) an arrogant one    d) a blocked head
Which of the above options is are correct?

6. Fill the blank with the correct form of the word given in the options:
He felt that death was preferable - - -- - - -indignity.

7. Match the following.
         I                           II
a. Hangar         I. a place for horses
b. Stable          II. a place for dogs
c. Kennel        III. a place for bees
d. Hive            IV. a place for housing aeroplanes

8. Identify the correct verb agreement: The introduction of English, Marathi and other regional languages - - - - - profound effect on the students linguistic competence.

9. Identify incorrect sentences from :
a. Literature has no other aim but entertainment. 
b. Literture has no other aim than entertainment. 
c. He asked that where I lived.
d. He asked where I Lived.
Which of the above is/are the incorrect sentences?

10. Make the following: 
a) The swan song i) almost nothing
b) Next to nothing ii) day-dream
c) Brown study iii) excellent work
d)Yeoman's service iv) last creation

11. Which of the sentences are equivalent to the following sentence? Some poets are at least as great as Tennyson.
a) Tennyson is not greater than some other poets.
b) Some poets are not less great than Tennyson.
c) All poets are as great as Tennyson.

12. Identify the incorrect part of the sentence below: He hopes that he hasn't makes a mistake..

13. a) Ghosts are not corporal beings.
b) In our schools the children are not given any corporal punishment.
Identify the correct sentence / s.

14. Choose the correct sentences.
a. I advice you to wait.
b. My advice to you is to wait.
c. I advise you to wait.
d. My advise to you to wait.

15. Choose the most appropriate synonym for the underlined word: His last days were spent in great penury.

16. Match the following:
a) One who is always doubting i) stoic
b) A person indifferent to pleasure and pain ii) pessimist
c) One who looks only dark side of things. iii) cynic
d) One who is disinclined to believe in goodness iv) sceptic

17. Out of the four alternatives choose the one that can be substituted for the given words/sentence as the phrase or group of words.
Talking disrespectfully of sacred things is called

18. Choose the correct indirect form from the given alternatives:
Neha said, "virtue is its own reward."

19. Supply correct meaning for: 'Hush money'

20. Very few flowers are as lovely as the rose.
Identify the correct comparative degree of the above sentence.

21. Suggest a synonym for the underlined word and choose the correct alternative.
Bruce Lee was adept in Martial arts.

22. Choose the correct use of articles.
a) A ass
b) An unicorn
c) The British Isles

23. Identify the correct expressions.
a) By Leaps and Laps b) Odds and Evens c) Kith and kin

24. The rebels returned home under an amnesty. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined.

25. Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition. I feel sorry for not being able to attend - - - - - -you. 

26. "I / am / here / since 1951."
       1    2        3           4
Which part of the sentence above contains an error? 

27. You must work hard. Otherwise you won't pass.
Which one of the following sentences converts the above sentences into a complex sentence with an adverbial clause?

28. Choose correct Impossible conditional clause.
If they had offered me a decent salary, _______

29. Let's have a game of cricket. Which one of the following is the correct tag question to be added to the above statement?

30. What do the underlined words below respectively rhyme with?
They row with great coordination. The row between the two brothers has finally ended. 

31. Fill the blank with the grammatically correct option:
Delhi is bigger than Mumbai, but between the two, Mumbai is  - - - - - - - interesting city.

32. Consider the following sentences:
a) When the hunter saw the tiger, he climbed up a tree.
b) on seeing the tiger, the hunter climbed up a tree.

33. I am certain of giving you satisfaction. Select the correct alternative, that could replace the phrase underlined.

34. Choose the class of the underlined words.
After he had drunk (1) the whisky, the drunk (II) was very drunk (III) indeed.
a) adjective b) noun c) verb d) adverb

35. Following words are given in a jumbled form. Identify the correct alternative forming a meaningful sentence.
An advanced soul - P I met -Q In America -R At a certain university - S

36. Choose the correct sentences.
a) He was so changed in appearance that I hardly know him.
b) This typewriter is as good as new; it has hard been used.
c) Every morning this week she has arrived late.

37. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words. a Even the most- - - - - -doctors could not cure him. b There is storm- - - - - -. 

38. Which alternative explains the difference in meaning between the following sentences (in sequence) ?
a. I have a black and white dog.
b. I have a black and a white dog.

39. 'She hardly ever smiles.'
Which one of the following sentences is a correct version of sentences with a tag question corresponding to the sentences above?

40. Choose the correct passive form from the given alternatives.
Do not laugh at a beggar.

41. The rioters fell back when the Police arrived. Select the correct meaning of the phrase underlined.

42. Which one of the following words meaning- "lodging or rooms for living" spells correctly?

43. Identify the sentence/s grammatically incorrect. a Raju completes his course next year. b We have just eaten two mangoes. c I have studied this topic for three hours. 

44. Match the following:a Let the cat out of the bag b Like a cat on hot tin roof c Set the cat among the pigeons d Play cat and mouse with i To cause trouble ii To tell a secret iii Nearly catch someone and then allow to escape iv Very nervous.

45. Identity correct use of article:

46. Supply correct meaning for: 'The salt of the earth.'

47. A person who strongly believes in the existence of God in this universe is :

48. Choose the correct sentences.
a) Here is the information for which you asked for.
b) Here is the information for which you asked.
c) Here is the information you asked for.

49. a) The team played good.   
b) The team played well.
Identify the correct sentence (s).

50. Which one of the following sentences uses the comparative adjective correctly? 

51. Select the correct adverbial clause:
A) They started when he departed.
B) They started after his departure.
C) They started before he departure.
D) They started before he departure.

52. Identify the correct meaning for the given phrase: - 'to end in smoke' 
a) to fall    b) to fell   c) to fail    d) to felt
Which of the above options is are correct?

53. ESPN is showing all the matches live. Which one of the following corresponds to the above sentence in passive voice?

54. Choose the correct sentence.

55. a He went through the content of the letter. b He went through the contents of the letter. Identify the correct sentence: 

56. Which of the following words is/are antonymous with the word 'Deficit'?
a) Defect  b) Depreciation 
c) Detection  d) Surplus

57. The antonym of misanthrope is - - - - - - - -

58. Choose the correct pronouns to fill in the blanks:
a) Every student passed- - - - - - - - examination.
b) Everyone had to show- - - - - - - - ticket.
c) We have lost- - - - - - - - - dog.

59. Choose the correct sentences.
a) You mustn't to drive fast.
b) You needn't give him a lift.
c) Subhash needn't to give him a job. 
d) Robert mustn't send any money to his sister.

60. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank in the following sentence:
He is _________ than I expected.

61. Identify the correct sentence(s).
a) What I can do for you?           
b) We can start now?
c) Which is faster, the train or the bus?   
d) Who is your companion?

62. Thank him according to our customs.
Identify the sentence entailing the correct question to the above sentence

63. Select the correct class - changing suffix-prefix from those given below.
"a. enslave     b. Childish  
c. teaching    d. Worked
Which of the above is/are correct?"

64. Fill in the blank. The management must not- - - - - -between male and female applicants.

65. Give anotonym of the underlined word. - His parsimonious habits are known to all his friends.

66. Polygamy is - - - - for Hindus in India. Pick out the correct word to complete the sentence meaningfully.

67. The workers demand exorbitant pay scales. Identify the correct meaning of the underlined.

68. Choose the correct alternative.

69. Choose the correct sentence from the following:

70. a) Elephant is a clever animal.  b) A mirror is made of glass.
Identify the correct sentence(s).

71. Had I the wings of bird, I would fly away. The underlined clause is

72. Identify the correct sentence. 

73. a) The descent of the hill is very dangerous.
b) She always wears descent clothes.
Identify the correct sentence / s.

74. He broke down in the middle of his speech. Here 'to break down' means.
a) to stop suddenly
b) to quarrel with
c) to exit by force
d) to fail

75. "Could you come to my birthday party?" Said Ameya to Ajeya. 
Select the most correct indirect narration of the sentence.
a. Ameya asked Ajeya to come to his birthday party. 
b. Ameya invited Ajeya to his birthday party.

76. Match the pairs :
        I                            II
a) Modest            १) Stamina
b) Lucid               २) Cheerful
c) Mettle              ३) Humble
d) Jubilant           ४) Rational

77. Divide this property - Pick out the correct alternative to complete the sentence.

78. Fill the blank space with a suitable term to make the most acceptable statement:
If he begins disliking you, you are- – - - - - - . 

79. Which of the following sentences are correct? 
a) Either the workers or the director is to blame for this. 
b) No person of that name live here.
c) Either the director or the workers are to blame for this. 
d) I have ordered the cement but none have yet arrived. 
Which of the above is/are correct?

80. He said, "May God pardon my sins." Identify the correct indirect narration of the above. 

81. Choose the most appropriate antonym for the underlined word from the options given below:
Showing deference up to a certain point is acceptable.

82. Find Conditional Clause from below.
a) I took down his telephone number, in case I had to speak to him again.
b) You may go where you like.
c) Unless you really love children, they won't obey you.
d) Speak loudly that he may hear you.
Which of the above is /are correct?

83. Locate the unit with a grammatical error, if any:
In language, we have to resort to pauses/ and the pauses in writing/ are denoted upon the marks of punctuation. 

84. Identify the exact meaning of the following words: - descent, dissent 

85. Find the correct question for: "They will elect their chairman." 

86. Identify the group of words spelt correctly: 

87. Transform adverbial phrase into adverbial clause. 
The burglar slunk away during our argument. 
a. The burglar slunk away at our argument. 
b. The burglar slunk away while we were arguing. 
c. The burglar slunk away after our argument. 
d. The burglar slunk away because we were arguing. 

88. Choose the correct antonym of 'tranquil' :

89. Which of the following sentences are grammatically correct?a I suggest that he be allowed to sit for the paper. b Had he my opportunity, he would have minted gold. c Turn. d If she was beautiful, she would have gone on stage.

90. Match the phrase: Fair play with

91. Which is true of a simple sentence?

92. a) The man arrived on Friday. b) His name is Shankar.
Which one of the following is a correct complex sentence formed from the two simple sentences
above?

93. Choose correct option to fill in the blanks. 
a) I am not feeling _________ today.
b) I am feeling ________ today.

94. Which one of the following suffixes forms the adjective of the noun 'Radiance' ?

95. The money was spent without parliamentary authority. Select the alternative that could best replace the underlined word.

96. Which of the following sentences are correct? a The tallest of the players was injured. b The man in charge of the workers was called Rajan c Ram as well as Shyam were present. d The manager, along with several assistants, was present at the ceremony.

97. "I hope to go to university."
Which one of the following sentences is a sentence using an article correctly corresponding to the sentence above?

98. Enjoy the album of tender love songs. Pick out the correct meaning of the underlined word in the given context. 

99. Identify the grammatically correct sentence/s? a None of the brothers has their father's talents. b None of the brothers have their father's talents. c None of the brothers had their father's talents.  d None of the brothers had their father's talents.

100. He likes people to praise him. Identify the correct passive form of the above sentence.

101. Choose the correct preposition :
The officer would have to change his attitude before the workers. 

102. Identify 'Complex Sentence' from those given below.
a) My friend believes that he can do anything, if he has a lot of money.
b) A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
c) Rupa got a job after she had completed her study.
d) He tried hard but he failed in his attempt.
Which of the above is/are correct?

103. Identify the sentences with same pronounciation of the word 'ROW'
a) He is always having rows with his wife
b) She won the competition three times in a row
c) He rowed us across the lake.

104. Choose the correct sentences.
a. I shall get on the first bus that comes.
b. You must show no-one the note which the attendant will give you.
c. We shall award the prize to the person who gets the highest marks.

105. a The dead body was taken to the symmetry for burial. b The building looks exquisite only because of its remarkable cemetery. Pick out the correct sentence:

106. Match the words given to the left with appropriate suffix on the right to make adjective.
a. Tire         I. - ly
b. Sick        II. -fold 
c. Three     III. - able
d. Move     IV. -less

107. Identify the correct sentence:
a)We have adopted the hotels to suit their needs.
b) The people adopted him as their Patron Saint.
c) He has adapted well to his new home.

108. Choose the correct modal indicating moral obligation: I - - - - help those who need my help. 

109. Fill the blank with the most appropriate word from the ones given below : The- - - - - -of the fire reached up to the roof 

110. Choose the correct sentences.
a) If you had come earlier, you had been sure of your berth.
b) If he asked me, I should marry him.
c) If we send a telegram today, we shall get a reply in two days

111. Which of the following prefixes are used in formation of antonyms?
a) in ____ b) dis ____ c) a ___ d) pan ____

112. Fill the blank with the correct form of the word given in the bracket:
He could not be purchased by any- - - - - (induce)

113. Very few opening batsmen are as talented as Gautam.
Which, among the options given below is the most acceptable comparative degree conversion of the above sentence?

114. Mark correctly the "Noun Clause" from the following.

115. Supply correct meaning for: 'Lingua franca.'

116. In which part of the sentence does the error lie? I would have been working /in this organization/for ten years next year.

117. Select the correct synonyms of spurious: a) false b) imaginary c) magnificent d) unproductive

118. a) My mother tells us stories.
b) If it rains I shall not work.
c) I run fast that I may win the race.
Identify the sentence(s) that express (es) subjunctive mood.

119. Choose the best option to fill in the blank.
They are- - - - - - the new Manager to bring the company back to profitability.

120. Nobody agreed with him because his arguments were beside the mark. Identify the correct meaning of the underlined part.

121. Choose the correct alternative for the underlined word.
I am the Secretary of the Sports Club since its formation five years ago. 

122. Match idiom 'in the teeth of' with one of the following.

123. a) "Go now!" She ordered.
b) Sunita carried her bag, umbrella and coat.
c) Mr. Patil, the principal, is well organised.
Identify the sentence punctuated correctly.

124. Which one of the following sentences correctly expresses an adverb clause of condition?
a) That is Ramanathan if I am mistaken.
b) That is Ramanathan unless I am not mistaken. 
c) That is Ramanathan unless I am mistaken. 
d) If that is Ramanathan, I am mistaken. 1) only a

125.   Identify the underlined term: Now is the time when you should step forward.

126. Match the following in terms of their meanings:
a) Savvy i) Interest
b) Savour ii) Separation
c) Schism iii) Violent wind
d) Tornado iv) Practical knowledge

127. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word: I can't ------- with this cruelty.

128. Violence to see all around so much it is painful.
      A           B          C              D             E
Pick out the correct alternative showing meaningful sequencing of the above jumbled structure.

129. Which of the given options carries the meaning of the underlined idiom? Now that he has thrown down the gauntlet, we will have to work harder.

130. Identify the correct senteces :
a) Two pounds of coffee cost seven and sixpence.
b) The furnitures are to be delivered today.
c) He gave me many good advices.

131. Choose the most correct sentence.

132. Make the following:
a) King i) Proper noun
b) Action ii) Collective noun
c) Fleet iii) Abstract noun
d) Ashoka iv) Common noun

133. Match the following.
a. Stoic                I. Influenced by the wish for money
b. Blaspheme      II. An unmarried woman who seems unlikely to marry
c. Spinster          III. Someone who shows no feelings of dislike
d. Mercenary      IV. Disrespectful language about God or holy things

134. Choose the correctly expressed idiom.

135. What is the adjective form of the word balcony?

136. Choose the correct conjunction: She bought a car, - - - - - she was too young to learn to drive.

137. Find the correct interjection for the blank: - - - - - - I don't say a word of this to anyone. 

138. Choose the most correct option to fill in the blank: The word 'fast' can be used as– - - - - . 

139. Which one of the following explains the phrase: "One who is a great lover of books?" 

140. Identify the underlined term. I know the man who was here yesterday.

141. Fill the blank with the most appropriate of the words given below: The teacher marked the student's - - - - - - - in the attendance register. 

142. Identify the sentence given below: It's well within my ability to help him.

143. Identify the underlined word. Hearing the noise, the baby woke up. 

144. Identify a sentence with modal auxiliary: 
a. Our country's prestige need not suffer.
b. There need be no doubt about that
c. Our country's prestige does not need to suffer. 
d. There does not need to be any doubt about that. 
Which of the above is/are correct?

145. Match the following:
a) Back away i) To be near to
b) Back down ii) To fail fo fulfil a promise
c) Back out iii) To accept defeat
d) Back onto iv) Move away

146. Choose the correct word which can be substituted for the given words. A person indifferent to pleasure and pain.

147. Internet is the most useful device to disseminate information.

148. Choose the correct question:

149. Identify the correct sentence/s.
a) Cosmetics set up the natural grace. 
b) The factory was set up by his uncle.
c) We should not run over money
d) It is your duty to stand up always for the poor.

150. Which of the given options carries the meaning of the underlined idiom? Rejecting the entire proposal will be throwing the baby out with the bathwater. 

151. Choose the alternative that would complete the expression in capital letters in the following Sentence:
The publicity caused by his connection with gangsters was the COUP DE- - - - - - of his election campaign.

152. He is very diligent young man; you won't find him wasting his time.
Select the word which is opposite in meaning of the word underlined.

153. Identify the sentence/s grammatically correct:
a) If you try, you could drive a car.
b) If I were a king. I would help the poor.
c) If she had worked regularly, she might have achieved her goal.

154. Identify the sentence grammatically correct: 

155. Identify the best synonym of the word GREGARIOUS.

156. Choose the sentence/s containing correct adverb/s.
a) Balraj's mother serves always an excellent dinner.
b) Do you go often fishing?
c) He is grumbling always about his ill-luck.
d) I seldom eat more than this at lunch.

157. Choose the correct alternative from those given below:
He will win the race, if he - - - - - running regularly.

158. a) The higher you go, the cooler it is.
b) We eat that we may live.
c) He ran fast to reach on time.
Identify the odd sentence(s).

159. a) Have you been there, you would have won the prize.
b) Though I had completed all my assignments, I didn't get credit for them.
Identify the correct sentence /s.

160. Find out number of pronouns in the following sentence:
'I planted these coconut trees five years ago, one has started yielding coconuts, the other hasn't.'

161. Which of the following suffixes cannot be added to the word 'Happy'?
a) - ness   b) -ful   c) -ed   d) - ly

162. Match the following:
a) Boast i) At
b) Arrive ii) In
c) Interested iii) From
d) Die iv) Of

163. Fill in the blank with the correct tense form of the verb given.
I saw two policemen - - - - - -  (chase) a thief.

164. Identify the sentence/s grammatically correct.
a. He not only lost his money but also his luggage. 
b. As long as you work hard, you will improve. 
c. Either the action was just or unjust.
d. The choice is between the devil and the deep sea. 

165. Complete the following sentence choosing the correct alternative.
His father- - - - – cotton and corn.

166. Match the following: a Lapidist b Snob c Omnivorous d Heretic  i One who acts against religion ii One who eats everything iii A person who is careful of a social status iv One who cuts precious stones

167. Choose the most appropriate antonym for the underlined word from the options given below: The organization is known for its probity.

168. a. She wants dance to be learnt.
b. She was confined to bed by fever.
c. You are ordered to bring the files.
Identify the incorrect sentence.

169. Identify the correct sentence:
a) A thief lurks in the Shadows.
b) A hunter walks through the jungle for hunting down an animal.

170. The manager said to the customer, "Have vou brouaht the proiect report ?" 
Identify the correct indirect narration of the above sentence.

171. Choose the correct spelling.

172. Insert the correct punctuation mark at a below
Shelley says our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.

173. Is not wisdom better than riches? The above sentence can be changed into assertive sentence as the following:

174. Match the following:
a) incapable of being corrected i) unintelligible
b) Incapable of being understood ii) illegible
c) one too strong to overcome iii) incorrigible
d) incapable of being read iv) invincible

175. Choose the correct positive degree of the sentence below:
Shakespeare was the greatest English poet.

176. Which of the following idioms is/are correct?
a) A slap in the face b) Down in the dunes c) Over the moon 

177. Choose the word or phrase that conveys more or less the same meaning as the word underlined.
The Doctor prescribed a therapeutic diet.

178. Choose the correct synonym for - Knack:

179. He is leaving India for good. Here 'for good' means.
a) permanently b) happily
c) with grief d) temporarily

180. What does it mean: 'The poem was too difficult for me to understand.'
a) I don't understand the poem.
b) The poem was very difficult. 
c) The poem was too hard.
d) I could not understand the poem.
Which of the above is/are correct?

181. Choose the correct option in place of the underlined phrase.
The old man felled some trees in the garden with hardly no effort at all.

182. Choose the correct option to fill in the blank. She felt sorry for her aunt

183. Which one of the following is a correct sentence in active voice ?
a) The accident happened at 10:00 pm. 
b) The accident was happened at 10:00pm.
c) The accident has been happened at 10:00pm. 
d) The accident is happened at 10:00pm.

184. Politicians generally follow a Fabian policy in order to keep everyone satisfied. Choose the correct meaning of the underlined part. 

185. Choose the correct options to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
The matter is _____ at the next meeting of the committee.

186. Point out the correct sentence:

187. Supply correct meaning for: 'A past master'

188. Identify the correct sentence from :

189. Choose the correct sentence : 

190. Choose the word which is nearest in meanining in the context to the word underlined.
He is believed to be a very industrious worker.

191. Swimming is the best exercise.
Select the correct form of positive degree of the above sentence.
a. No other exercise is as good as swimming. 
b. Very few exercises are as good as swimming.

192. It was a job that ran me ragged. Choose the meaning of the word 'ran'

193. Which of the following is a count noun ?

194. Which of the words has the same meaning as CALLOUS?

195. Choose the prefixes expressing opposite meaning. a) DIS- b) ANTE- c) EM- d) IN-

196. Which of the following words are written alike but pronounced differently?
a. Raid
b. read
c. red
d. Read
Which of the above is/are correct?

197. Identify the tense form and time expressed in the following sentences:
a) When is your father taking you to the zoo?
b) A friend of ours is going to stay with us in November.

198. a Man proposes, but God disposes. b I opened the book, and began to read it. c Though Tuntun was fat, she danced well. d There lived a great prince who was rich and powerful. Pick out the complex sentence.

199. Choose the correct alternative for the following direct speech:
'Are you ready?' she asked the tourist.

200. He secret connections with the smugglers have brought him under a cloud. Identify the correct meaning of the underlined.

201. Choose the correct alternative to fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
a) The lecture was _________ boring.
b) It is _________ a pity to cut down those trees.

202. Change the degree of comparison of the sentence given below: This is the ideal solution to the problem. This the most ideal solution to the problem. This is the most idealest solution to the problem. This solution to the problem is more ideal than all others. This solution to the problem is idealer than all others.