Grammar Exercises and Quizzes
Exercises and quizzes about various topics in English grammar and usageThis section of Camilla’s English Page is under active construction. More exercises are being added on a regular basis.
Exercises for Advanced Students and Native Speakers
The exercises in this section cover a wide variety of grammar and usage topics that are of an appropriate difficulty level for native speakers and for more advanced ESL students. Exercises for elementary-level ESL students are located further down the page.
Grammar Terms
English Grammar Terms (Quizlet)
Variable: Test your knowledge of these general grammar terms in a variety of formats on Quizlet.
Pronoun-Related Terms (Quizlet)
Variable: Test your knowledge of these pronoun-related terms in a variety of formats on Quizlet.
Nouns
Count Nouns vs Noncount Nouns Quiz 1
Multiple Choice: Decide whether each of the nouns is a count noun or a noncount (mass) noun.
Pronouns
Pronoun Categorization Exercise 1
Multiple choice: Choose which pronoun category or categories each pronoun belongs to.
Verbs
Irregular Verbs Quiz 1
Open-ended: Type the correct form (infinitive, past tense, or past participle) of each missing irregular verb.
Irregular Verbs Quiz 2
Open-ended: Complete each sentence with the appropriate past tense or past participle form of the irregular verb in parentheses.
Subject-Verb Agreement
Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz 1
Multiple Choice: Choose the correct verb form for each sentence according to the rules of subject-verb agreement.
Sentence Construction and Connection
Constructing and Connecting Complete Sentences Exercise 1
Multiple choice: Choose which error (if any) the sentence is an example of—fragment, fused sentence, run-on sentence, or comma splice.
Usage
Common Errors in Usage Quizzes
Multiple choice: Choose the appropriate word or expression to complete each sentence. These quizzes are based on my Common Errors in English Usage list.
Quiz 1: A Entries | Quiz 1 PDF
Quiz 2: B Entries | Quiz 2 PDF
Quiz 3: C Entries | Quiz 3 PDF
Quiz 4: D – E Entries | Quiz 4 PDF
Quiz 5: F – H Entries | Quiz 5 PDF
Quiz 6: I Entries | Quiz 6 PDF
Quiz 7: J – L Entries | Quiz 7 PDF
Quiz 8: M – O Entries | Quiz 8 PDF
Quiz 9: P – Q Entries | Quiz 9 PDF
Quiz 10: R – S Entries | Quiz 10 PDF
Quiz 11: T – Z Entries | Quiz 11 PDF
English As a Second Language Exercises
The exercises in this section cover basic aspects of English grammar; they are most appropriate for ESL learners. Some exercises have a separate link for a version of the exercise with instructions and explanations in Chinese.
Sentence Pattern Exercises
Interrogative Sentence Patterns Exercise 1 | 中文版
Open-ended: Rewrite each declarative sentence (statement) as an interrogative sentence (question).
Interrogative Sentence Patterns Exercise 2 | 中文版
Open-ended: Rewrite each declarative sentence (statement) as an interrogative sentence (question).
Negative Sentence Patterns Exercise 1 | 中文版
Open-ended: Rewrite each affirmative sentence as a negative sentence.
Negative Sentence Patterns Exercise 2 | 中文版
Open-ended: Rewrite each affirmative sentence as a negative sentence.
Negative and Interrogative Sentence Patterns Exercise 1 | 中文版
Open-ended: Rewrite each negative or interrogative sentence as an affirmative sentence.
Determiners
Articles Exercise 1: Indefinite Articles (A or An)
Multiple choice: Choose the correct article to complete each sentence.
Articles Exercise 2: Indefinite Articles (A or An)
Multiple choice: Choose the correct article to complete each sentence.
Articles Exercise 3: Indefinite Articles (A, An, or Nothing)
Multiple choice: Choose the correct article to complete each sentence.
Prepositions
Prepositions Exercise 1: At, In, and On
Multiple choice: Choose the idiomatically correct preposition to fill in each blank.
Prepositions Exercise 2: About, At, For, and To
Multiple choice: Choose the idiomatically correct preposition to fill in each blank.
Verbals
Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 1
Multiple choice: Fill in each blank with the idiomatically correct choice—an infinitive, a gerund, or the preposition to + a gerund.
Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 2
Multiple choice: Fill in each blank with the idiomatically correct choice—an infinitive, a gerund, or a preposition + a gerund.