English Grammar Exercises

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Here are the grammar topics most commonly tested in each exam, with direct links to relevant exercises.

ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE? 1 (B/I)
ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE? 2 (B/I)
ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE? 3 (B/I)
Indefinite articles (a/an) 1 (B)
Indefinite articles (a/an) 2 (B)
Articles: A or THE? 1 (B)
Articles: A or THE? 2 (B)
Articles with geographic names 1 (I)
Articles with idioms 1 (A)
Articles with idioms 2 (A)
Articles with idioms 3 (A)
Mixed Articles 1 (B/I)
Mixed Articles 2 (B/I)
Mixed Articles 3 (B/I)
Mixed Articles 4 (B/I)
Mixed Articles 5 (B/I)

Commands (imperative) 1 (B)
Commands (imperative) 2 (B)
Present continuous 1 (B)
Present continuous 2 (B)
Simple past/past continuous? 1 (I)
Simple past/past continuous? 2 (B)
Present perfect continuous 1 (I)
Present perfect continuous 2 (B)
Simple present/present continuous? 1 (I)
Simple present/present continuous? 2 (I)
Simple past/present perfect? 1 (I)
Simple past/present perfect? 2 (I)
Simple past/present perfect? 3 (I)
Passive voice (simple past) 1 (B/I)
Passive voice (simple present) 1 (I)
Passive voice (simple present) 2 (I)
Passive voice (mixed) 1 (B)
Passive voice (mixed) 2 (I)
Passive voice (mixed) 3 (I)
Irregular verbs - mixed past tenses 1 (B)
Irregular verbs - mixed past tenses 2 (I)
Mixed modals 1 (should, can, must) (I)
Mixed modals 2 (should, can, must) (I)
Mixed modals (should, can, must) 3 (I)
Modals of speculation/deduction 1 (I)
Past modals (should have, must have, etc.) 1 (I)
MODALS (Couldn't/Might Not) 1 (I)
MODALS (Couldn't/Might Not) 2 (I)
MODALS with the INFINITIVE 1 (B)
MODALS with the INFINITIVE 2 (B)
AUXILIARY VERBS (be, do, have) 1 (B/I)
AUXILIARY VERBS (be, do, have) 2 (B/I)
AUXILIARY VERBS (be, do, have) 3 (B/I)
Reported Speech (Mixed tenses) 1 (I)
Reported Speech (Mixed tenses) 2 (I)
Reported Speech (Mixed tenses) 3 (I)
Reported Speech (Commands) 1 (I)
Reported Speech (Simple past) 1 (I)
CAUSATIVE FORM (Passive) 1 (B/I)
CAUSATIVE FORM (Passive) 2 (B/I)
CAUSATIVE FORM (Active) 1 (B/I)
CAUSATIVE FORM (Active) 2 (B/I)
CAUSATIVE FORM (mixed) 1 (I)
CAUSATIVE FORM (mixed) 2 (A)
CAUSATIVE FORM (mixed) 3 (I)
PAST PERFECT 1 (I)
Future perfect 1 (B/I)
Future perfect 2 (I)
Simple present 1 (B)
Simple present 2 (B)
Simple present 3 (negative sentences) (B)
TO BE (Present) 1 (B)
TO BE (Present) 2 (negative sentences) (B)
TO BE (Past) 1 (B)
TO HAVE (Present) 1 (B)
TO HAVE (Present) 2 (B)
TO BE or TO HAVE? 1 (B)
Simple future 1 (B)
Simple future 2 (B)
WILL or GOING TO? 1 (I/A)
Mixed verb tenses 1 (I)
Mixed verb tenses 2 (I)
Mixed verb tenses 3 (I)
Past Participles 1 (B)
The First Conditional 1 (B)
The First Conditional 2 (B)
The First Conditional 3 (B)
The Second Conditional 1 (I)
The Second Conditional 2 (I)
First or second conditional? 1 (I)
First or second conditional? 2 (I)
The Third Conditional 1 (I/A)
The Third Conditional 2 (I/A)
Conditional tenses (mixed) 1 (I)
Conditional tenses (mixed) 2 (I)
CONDITIONAL or FUTURE? 1 (I)
Conditional, future, or present? 1 (I)
FUTURE TENSES 1 (A)
FUTURE TENSES 2 (A)
GERUND or INFINITIVE? 1 (B)
GERUND or INFINITIVE? 2 (B)
GERUND or INFINITIVE? 3 (B/I)
Simple past 1 (B)
Simple past 2 (B)
Past continuous 1 (B)
Past continuous 2 (B)
Question tags 1 (B/I)
Question tags 2 (B/I)
Transitive and intransitive verbs 1 (I)
Transitive and intransitive verbs 2 (I/A)
Vocative case in English 1 (I)

ADVANCED ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Not just for ESL learners. This section covers the areas of English grammar that trip up even fluent speakers and native English writers — punctuation, modifier placement, pronoun usage, subject-verb agreement, and more. If you're an advanced ESL student working towards C1/C2, a high school or college student brushing up on writing mechanics, or a native English speaker who wants to sharpen the finer points, these exercises are for you. Topics include dangling and misplaced modifiers, comma splices, pronoun case and agreement, verb tense consistency, capitalization, apostrophe use, and commonly confused words.

Abbreviations 1
Abstract or concrete noun? 1
Abstract or concrete noun? 2
Forming abstract nouns 1
Adjective or adverb? 1
Apostrophe usage 1
Capitalization 1
Capitalization 2
Punctuation: Comma or semicolon? 1
Comma, semicolon, or colon? 1
Comma splices 1
Comma splices 2
Commonly confused words in English 1
Frequently misspelled words 1
Compound words (nouns/adjectives) 1
Conjunctive adverbs 1
Consonant blends 1
Contractions 1
Dangling modifiers 1
Dangling modifiers 2
Misplaced modifiers 1
Avoiding double negatives 1
English prefixes and suffixes 1
Homonyms 1
Homonyms 2
Homonyms 3
Find the verb 1
Lay or lie? 1
Forming nouns from adjectives 1
Pronoun agreement 1
Pronoun agreement 2
Pronoun case 1
Pronoun case 2
Pronoun reference 1
Pronoun reference 2
Pronouns with elliptical clauses 1
Redundant words and phrases 1
Simple subjects/simple predicates 1
Subject-verb agreement 1
Subject-verb agreement 2
Their, they're, there? 1
Verb tense consistency 1
Verb tense consistency 2
Which part of speech? 1
Which part of speech? 2
Advanced vocabulary test 1
Advanced vocabulary test 2

Phrasal Verbs (TO PULL +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO CALL +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO BREAK +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO COME +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO STAND +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO TURN +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO TAKE +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO GET +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO GET +) 2 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO RUN +) (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO PUT +) (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO GO +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO MAKE +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 2 (I)
Transitive/intransitive phrasal verbs 1 (I)
Separable/not separable 1 (I/A)
Separable/not separable 2 (I/A)

Prepositions after adjectives 1 (I)
Prepositions after adjectives 2 (I)
Mixed prepositions 1 (I)
Mixed prepositions 2 (I)
Mixed prepositions 3 (B)
Prepositions (for, since) 1 (I)
Prepositions (on, at, in) 1 (I)
Prepositions (on, at, in) 2 (I)
Prepositions of time 1 (B)
Prepositions of time 2 (I)
Prepositions: opposites 1 (B/I)
Prepositions with phrasal verbs 1 (I)
PREPOSITION or NO PREPOSITION? 1 (B)

Relative adverbs (why, when, where) 1 (I)
Formal relative adverbs in English 1 (I/A)
Relative clauses (who, that) 1 (I)
Relative clauses 1 (I)
WHAT or THAT? 1 (I)
Noun Clauses 1 (I)
Noun Clauses 2 (WHAT/THAT) (I)
Noun Clauses 3 (Identifying noun clauses) (I)
NOUN CLAUSE or ADVERB CLAUSE? 1 (A)
Adverb Clauses 1 (I)
Reduced adverb clauses 1 (I/A)

THERE IS or THERE ARE? 1 (B/I)
MUCH or MANY? 1 (I)
MUCH or MANY? 2 (I)
MUCH or A LOT OF? 1 (I)
FEWER or LESS? 1 (I)
ISN'T or AREN'T? 1 (I)
Countable or uncountable? 1 (I)
Countable or uncountable? 2 (I)
Countable or uncountable? 3 (I)
Plurals of nouns 1 (B)
Plurals of nouns 2 (B/I)
Plurals of nouns (irregular) 1 (I/A)
Identify the noun 1 (B)
Identify the noun 2 (B)
Personal (subject) pronouns 1 (B)
Personal (subject) pronouns 2 (B)
Possessive pronouns 1 (B)
Possessive pronouns/adjectives 1 (I)
Possessive pronouns/adjectives 2 (I)
Indefinite pronouns 1 (B/I)
Indefinite pronouns 2 (B/I)
Reflexive pronouns 1 (B)
REFLEXIVE pronoun or OBJECT pronoun? 1 (B)
Direct object pronouns 1 (B)
Direct object pronouns 2 (B)
Relative pronouns 1 (I/A)
Relative pronouns 2 (I)

Find the adverb 1 (B)
Find the adverb 2 (B)
Find the adjective 1 (B)
Find the adjective 2 (B)
Possessive adjectives 1 (B)
Possessive adjectives 2 (B)
Participle adjectives 1 (I)
Participle adjectives 2 (I)
Adjective clauses 1 (I)
ADVERB or ADJECTIVE? 1 (B)
Change adjectives to adverbs 1 (B)
Change adjectives to adverbs 2 (B)
Adverbs of frequency (position) 1 (I/A)
Comparative adjectives 1 (B)
Comparative adjectives 2 (B)
Comparative adverbs 1 (I)
Comparative/superlative adverbs 1 (I)
Comparative/superlative adjectives 1 (I)
Conjunctive adverbs 1 (I)
Adjective order in English 1 (I)
Adjective order in English 2 (I)

WOULD YOU LIKE or DO YOU LIKE? 1 (B/I)
WOULD YOU LIKE or DO YOU LIKE? 2 (B/I)
ALREADY or YET? 1 (I)
ALREADY or YET? 2 (I)
ANTONYMS/OPPOSITES 1 (B)
BECAUSE or SO? 1 (B)
Conjunctions 1 (I)
Conjunctions 2 (I)
Subordinating conjunctions 1 (A)
WHO/WHOM/WHOSE 1 (I/A)
SOME or ANY? 1 (I)
SOME or ANY? 2 (B/I)
Loss, lost, lose, or loose? 1
DO or DOES? 1 (B)
DO or DOES? 2 (B)
Do, does, is, are 1 (B)
WHOLE or ALL? 1 (I)
DO or MAKE? 1 (B)
DO or MAKE? 2 (B/I)
USED TO/ TO BE USED TO 1 (I)
OTHER, ANOTHER, DIFFERENT? 1 (I/A)
CHANGE or EXCHANGE? 1 (I)
Word order in English 1 (B)
Word order in English 2 (I)
EITHER, NEITHER, TOO (B)
EITHER/OR, NEITHER/NOR, TOO 1 (B/I)
SO or SUCH? 1 (I)
SO, SUCH, MANY, MUCH 1 (I)
SO, SUCH, SUCH A 1 (I)
THERE, THEY'RE, THEIR 1 (I)
WHO, WHICH, WHOSE 1 (I)
How + (much, long, often, well) 1 (I)
Question words 1 (who, when, where, what) (B/I)
Question words 2 (why, where, when) (B/I)
Question words 3 (who, what, when, where, why) (B/I)
Quantifiers: More, most, the most 1 (I)
Quantifiers: More, most, the most 2 (I)