GRAMMAR

 

Grammar Games

 

Word Power   This is a very challenging timed Grammar test. Guaranteed to improve your English if you use it at least once a week.

 

Adding information  Matching exercise.

 

Adjectives and Adverbs  Information and Exercises about these important words.

 

Apostrophes - see Punctuation

 

Articles      

 

Articles  Test / game

Indefinite Article (A/An)

The Definite Article Using "the"

Articles: ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ – Usage notes for advanced students.

Quiz 1 A, An or [Nothing]

Quiz 2 A or An

Quiz 3   A, An, The or Nothing

Quiz 4  A, An, The or Nothing

Quiz 5  A, An or Nothing

Quiz 6 A or An

Articles (1) 

Articles (2)

Auxiliary Verbs – see Verbs

Collective nouns  Can you put the correct names with the collective nouns?

Commas – see Punctuation

Conditional sentences type 1

Conditional sentences type 2

Conditional sentences type 3

Conditional sentences: mixed exercise

If Clauses (Conditional Clauses and Sentences)    and Exceptions

Confusing words (1)      Confusing words (2)

Contrast  However, but, though, etc.

 

Double negatives     Printable fact sheets, games and online quizzes to make sure you don’t use double negatives.

 

Gender    

Good & Well

Imperatives

 

Infinitive, Gerund          Tests: Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 • Level 4

Instructions Printable fact sheets, worksheets, games, online quizzes and a video to help you follow instructions.

Links (connecting words)          Links 2 (connecting words)       Links 3 (although - despite) 

Modals (must, have)

Modals (must, have, should)

Modals  (mustn’t or needn’t)

Modals (didn’t have to / needn’t have)

 

 

 

Nouns (including Articles, Plural and Possessive forms)

 

Proper Nouns and Common Nouns: Snow White

 

Countable or Uncountable?

Countable or Uncountable- 2

Singular & Plural- Noun + Noun

Singular or Plural?

Plurals- Compound Nouns

Plurals

More Plurals

 

Plurals – on the move

Plurals - animals

Plurals - people

Plurals - miscellaneous

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Noun – Verb Agreement

One or Ones

Participles

Passive Voice

Passive voice1 When/why to use passive; recognizing passives; active/passive contrast; forming passives.

Passive (1) 

Passive (2) 

Passive (3) 

Passive (4)

Passive (5)

Tutorial on Passive Voice

Lots of exercises on Passive Voice

Passive – Fill the gap exercises

Passive voice: Ballyhoo Castle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phrasal Verbs – see Verbs

Plurals – see Nouns

Possessive Adjective

Prepositions (and see Phrasal Verbs)

Prepositions                                               Lots of information and exercises.

Problems with Prepositions

Prepositions (1)

Prepositions (2)

Prepositions (3)

Prepositions (4)

Prepositions (5) (on, at, in)

Prepositions (6) (of, off)

Prepositions (7) 

Prepositions (gaps)1

Prepositions (gaps) 2

Prepositions (place)

Prepositions (time)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pronouns (and see Relative Pronouns)

 

Pronouns     Printable fact sheets, worksheets, games and online quizzes. Everything you need to know about pronouns.

Personal Pronouns Puzzle

Put the words in the right box.

Pronouns  Exercises on many different types of pronouns.

Pronouns          All about the different types of pronouns, with quizzes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Punctuation

 

Punctuation Marks

Puzzle. Put the pictures in the right box.

Apostrophes

Printable fact sheets, worksheets, games and online quizzes.

Possessive apostrophe: The genitive (Basic) 

The genitive (Intermediate and Advanced)

Commas     Printable fact sheets, worksheets, games and online quizzes teaching you how to use commas.

 

 

Question Tags

 

Relative Pronouns

 

Who vs Which vs That   Rules and a quiz

 Who and Whom

Relative Clauses  Test 1

Relative Clauses  Test 2

Relative Clauses  Test 3

Relative Clauses  Test 4

Whoever and Whomever  Rules and a quiz

 

 

Reported Speech 

 

Reported Speech – Information and Exercises

 

Reported Speech Exercise

 

Sentences (simple)  Printable fact sheets, worksheets, games and online quizzes to help you write proper simple sentences.

 

Sentences (compound)  Printable fact sheets, worksheets, games and online quizzes to help you write proper compound sentences.

 

Short Answers

 

Some or any?

 

Subject-verb agreement                    Printable fact sheets, worksheets, games and online quizzes.

Subject-verb agreement                        Rules and exercises.

Such or so?

There is / There are  Rules and quiz.

Quantifiers (few, a few, little, a little)

Questions and Answers   Exercise - Match the question with the answer.

Question tags  Puzzle. Put the words in the right box.

Adding Question Tags  Exercise 1      Exercise 2

Tenses  Lots of exercises on different tenses.

 

Used to vs To be used to

 Verbs (and see Tenses)

A list of irregular verbs

 

Auxiliary Verbs

Multi-word verbs

Phrasal Verbs    MatchingGames

Phrasal verbs (2)  Matching exercise

Quizzes on many phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs (get)

Phrasal verbs (give)

Phrasal verbs (send)

Prepositions in Phrasal verbs

Verb Forms

Verb Forms 2

John’s Life

Was or Were?

 

Which or What?

Word formation (noun-verb-adverb)

Word formation 1

Word formation 2

Word formation 3

Word Order (Sentence structure)   Explanations and exercises

 Revision – General Grammar Tests

Missing Words

 

Easy Test 1  

Easy Test 2

Easy Test 3

Easy test 4

Easy Test 5

Easy Test 6

Mermaid – Fill the Gaps

Intermediate Test 1

Intermediate Test 2

Intermediate Test 3

Intermediate Test 4

Common errors test (1)

Common errors (2)

Common errors (3)        

Common errors (4)

Accuracy test

Complete a story 1

Complete a story 2

Causative

Mixed English Test: Level 2

Mixed English Test: Level 3

Mixed English Test: Level 4

English Grammar Quizzes - Difficult

Grammar Quizzes    Quizzes for all levels

Learn about Places While Answering Grammar Questions

 

  

Proofreading Exercises

 

Common Mistakes

Correct the Mistake

Writing Errors1

Writing Errors 2

Can you help Terry, the Terrible Teacher?

The Boo-Boo Desert

 

Useful Websites

Ruth’s Interactive Grammar    Lots of exercises and grammar help.

Daily Grammar   For the serious student only: This website has over four hundred lessons on all aspects of English grammar. You can do a lesson a day and make sure you pass all your English tests.

Grammar Station          Everything you want to know about grammar!

Using English.com         Lots of information and quizzes on grammar and vocabulary.

Grammar Reference

Grammar Central - Beginner’s level advice on many aspects of grammar

The University of Victoria Writer's Guide - An excellent online reference to essay/paragraph/sentence-level grammar

HyperGrammar - A grammar reference/course with key concepts linked to other items

The Internet Grammar of English - A well presented, well put together resource on English grammar; click HERE for introductory instructions

Guide to Grammar & Writing - Digital handouts on grammar and English usage, notes for grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and usage suggestions.

 

On-Line English Grammar - An electronic reference text from EduFind, including notes on form and usage

Parts of Speech Directory – A Wikipedia reference to all the grammar terms.

Guide to Grammar and Writing

 

Advice on learning English