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Swag. On fleek. Awesomesauce. Crunk. Hangry. OMG. Oh my God. Are you worried about your child’s English? Chillax! This is just another phase in your millennial kid’s life and for them, staying updated with the cool lingo is important.
On the other hand, knowledge of grammar and fluency in speaking cannot be ignored. Having an English grammar quiz now and then not only tests their aptitude but also improves their knowledge of the language.
In this post, MomJunction presents 101 English grammar quiz questions with answers, covering topics such as noun, verb, adjective and more. But first, let’s understand the English language a little more.
Understanding English Grammar
Grammar consists of eight parts of speech — nouns, determiners, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, and conjunctions. It consists of structural rules and arrangement of words and phrases, governing the formation of a sentence.
It is a misconception that grammar is about rigidity or set principles. In fact, no language can have set principles, as languages and grammar keep evolving. It is not the same as it was a hundred years ago.
However much it changes, grammar is the foundation of a language. Thus, having sufficient knowledge of grammar is important to express and communicate efficaciously.
English Grammar Quiz
Here is a challenging quiz on English grammar, with answers. Make your children answer these simple questions. Are they ready?
Questions On Noun
A noun is a word used to identify the name of a person, place, animal or thing.
Example: Adele is an award-winning artist.
Here, the noun is Adele, which is the name of a person.
Identify the noun in the following sentences:
1. I live in Amsterdam.
1. In
2. Live
3. Amsterdam
4. I
Answer: Amsterdam
2. I visited the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
1. The
2. Paris
3. Eiffel Tower and Paris
4. Eiffel Tower
Answer: Eiffel Tower and Paris
3. Bhutan is a beautiful country.
1. A
2. Country
3. Beautiful
4. Bhutan
Answer: Bhutan
4. Summer is very hot.
1. Summer
2. Very
3. Hot
4. Is
Answer: Summer
5. The moon looks so beautiful.
1. Looks
2. Moon
3. The
4. Beautiful
Answer: Moon
6. The doctor is an expert in his field.
1. His
2. Expert
3. Field
4. Doctor
Answer: Doctor
7. The mailman Mr. Joe was carrying postcards.
1. Mailman
2. Mr.Joe
3. Postcards
4. Mailman, Mr. Joe and postcards
Answer: Mailman, Mr. Joe and postcards
8. Are these mangoes tasty?
1. Tasty
2. Are
3. These
4. Mangoes
Answer: Mangoes
9. Hello Sophie! Will you play football with us as the climate is beautiful and the team is one player short?
1. Football
2. Sophie, football, climate, team, player
3. Team
4. Climate
Answer: Sophie, football, climate, team, player
10. Mike’s birthday party at the Sheraton was a success.
1. Sheraton
2. Mike
3. Mike, party, Sheraton
4. Party
Answer: Mike, party, Sheraton
Questions On Pronoun
A pronoun is a word used in the place of a noun in any sentence. These are used to avoid the repetitive usage of a noun in a sentence.
Example: Roger runs very fast. And Roger has won several competitions.
Roger runs very fast. And he has won several competitions.
Identify the pronoun in the following sentences:
11. They were having dinner.
1. Dinner
2. They
3. Were
4. Having
Answer: They
12. I want to sleep.
1. To
2. Sleep
3. I
4. Want
Answer: I
13. Is that my laptop?
1. My
2. Laptop
3. Is
4. That
Answer: My
14. Everyone is sleeping in the dorm room.
1. Sleeping
2. Dorm
3. Room
4. Everyone
Answer: Everyone
15. We were playing scrabble.
1. Playing
2. Scrabble
3. We
4. Were
Answer: We
16. Look at Ellen, she is a beautiful artist.
1. Beautiful
2. She
3. Ellen
4. Artist
Answer: She
17. He is good at cricket.
1. At
2. Good
3. Cricket
4. He
Answer: He
18. This house is mine.
1. This
2. House
3. Mine
4. Is
Answer: Mine
19. Would you like to have coffee?
1. Coffee
2. Have
3. You
4. Would
Answer: You
20. Did you hear that?
1. That
2. Did
3. You
4. Hear
Answer: That
Questions On Verb
The verb describes an action, occurrence or happening of an act.
Example: Adam is singing.
Here, singing is the verb, which denotes an act of doing something.
Identify the verb in the following sentences:
21. The monkey sat by the door.
1. Monkey
2. By
3. Door
4. Sat
Answer: Sat
22. Jack left in a hurry.
1. A
2. Hurry
3. Jack
4. Left
Answer: Left
23. Michelle hurt her elbow while playing.
1. Hurt
2. Elbow
3. Michelle
4. Hurt, playing
Answer: Hurt, playing
24. Please open the door.
1. Open
2. The
3. Please
4. Door
Answer: Open
25. She bought a new car and started taking her driving lessons.
1. Started
2. New
3. Taking
4. Bought, started, taking
Answer: Bought, started, taking
26. Joe accepted the job offer.
1. The
2. Job
3. Accepted
4. Joe
Answer: Accepted
27. Kelly enjoys hip-hop music.
1. Kelly
2. Hip-hop
3. Music
4. Enjoys
Answer: Enjoys
28. We went to the grocery store and bought so many items that carrying them home became difficult.
1. Went
2. Bought
3. Carrying
4. All three
Answer: All three
29. The accountant is calculating the expenditure for the month of February.
1. Accountant
2. Calculating
3. Month
4. Expenditure
Answer: Calculating
30. Johnson earns a lot of money but he spends it too.
1. Earns
2. Spends
3. Earns and spends
4. Johnson
Answer: Earns
Questions On Adverb
An adverb is a word that revises a verb, adjective, clause, phrase, preposition, or a sentence.
Example: She is usually late to the class.
Here, the adverb is usually, which is modifying the verb in the sentence.
Identify the Adverb in the following sentences:
31. Marcus always arrives early.
1. Arrives
2. Always
3. Early
4. Marcus
Answer: Always
32. Their pets go everywhere together.
1. Their
2. Go
3. Together
4. Everywhere
Answer: Everywhere
33. The little kid ran excitedly.
1. The
2. Little
3. Ran
4. Excitedly
Answer: Excitedly
34. They ran quickly to catch the bus.
1. Catch
2. Ran
3. Quickly
4. Bus
Answer: Quickly
35. The students had worked very hard.
1. Students
2. Worked
3. Very
4. Hard
Answer: Hard
36. The musical concert ended abruptly.
1. Concert
2. Ended
3. Abruptly
4. Musical
Answer: Abruptly
37. Brisk walking is a healthy exercise.
1. Brisk
2. Healthy
3. A
4. Walking
Answer: Brisk
38. The show is starting now.
1. Starting
2. The
3. Show
4. Now
Answer: Now
39. The dog looked at his owner curiously.
1. Dog
2. Looked
3. At
4. Curiously
Answer: Curiously
40. The soccer team almost quit.
1. Soccer
2. Team
3. Quit
4. Almost
Answer: Almost
Questions on Adjective
Adjectives are words used to modify a noun or phrase in a sentence.
Example: The mountaintops are covered in sparkling snow.
Here, sparkling modifies the meaning of the word snow.
Identify the adjective in the following sentences:
41. Ria lives in a beautiful house.
1. Ria
2. House
3. Beautiful
4. Lives
Answer: Beautiful
42. This store has a nice collection of shoes.
1. Store
2. Collection
3. Nice
4. Shoes
Answer: Nice
43. Linda McKenzie has five children.
1. Linda
2. Has
3. Children
4. Five
Answer: Five
44. There were 80 chairs in the auditorium.
1. Were
2. Auditorium
3. 80
4. Chairs
Answer: 80
45. A colorful butterfly was sitting in the garden.
1. Garden
2. Colorful
3. Sitting
4. Butterfly
Answer: Colorful
46. Only a few mangoes are remaining in the basket.
1. Basket
2. A few
3. Mangoes
4. Remaining
Answer: A few
47. This hot and humid weather is exhausting.
1. Hot
2. Humid
3. Hot and humid
4. Exhausting
Answer: Hot and humid
48. Sophie is a part-time worker at the salon.
1. Sophie
2. Part-time
3. Worker
4. Salon
Answer: Part-time
49. Meera lost her brown bag.
1. Meera
2. Brown
3. Bag
4. Lost
Answer: Brown
50. Paul tries to help homeless people.
1. Tries
2. Help
3. Paul
4. Homeless
Answer: Homeless
Questions on Simple Tenses
Tenses are mainly of three types: Present, past, and future.
- The present tense expresses an action which is happening.
Example: She is writing.
- The past tense is used to express an action which has occurred or happened already.
Example: She wrote.
- The future tense is used to describe an action which will occur or happen in the future.
Example: She will write.
Identify present, past or future tense from the following sentences:
51. He plays basketball every day.
1. Present
2. Past
3. Future
Answer: Present
52. Meera will go to a concert.
1. Present
2. Past
3. Future
Answer: Future
53. It rained heavily.
1. Present
2. Past
3. Future
Answer: Past
54. The baby is crying.
1. Past
2. Present
3. Future
Answer: Present
55. Dogs were barking a lot.
1. Past
2. Future
3. Present
Answer: Past
56. The car was parked in the wrong lane.
1. Past
2. Present
3. Future
Answer: Past
57. Kenny will visit her ailing grandfather after returning from work.
1. Future
2. Past
3. Present
Answer: Future
Fill in the blanks.
58. The students are __________ their notes.
1. Wrote
2. Written
3. Writing
4. Write
Answer: Writing
59. The doctor _____ out for ten minutes.
1. Go
2. Going
3. Gone
4. Went
Answer: Went
60. The new restaurant ______ last week.
1. Open
2. Opened
3. Opening
4. Start
Answer: Opened
Questions on Punctuation
Punctuation marks such as comma, exclamation marks, question marks, semicolon, etc., are used in a sentence to clarify the meaning of the phrase or sentence.
61. Identify the correct sentence.
1. My ATM pin number has three 8s.
2. My ATM pin number has three 8’s
3. My ATM pin number has three 8s’
4. My ATM pin number has three 8s
Answer: 1
62. Identify the correct sentence.
1. The weather is wet, and windy and unpredictable.
2. The weather is wet, windy and unpredictable.
3. The weather is wet, windy, unpredictable.
4. The weather is wet windy, unpredictable.
Answer: 2
63. Identify the correct sentence.
1. Waiting for the storm to stop, I was anxiously looking out of the window.
2. Waiting, for the storm to stop; I was anxiously looking out of the window.
3. Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously looking out of the window
4. Waiting for the storm to stop I was anxiously looking out of the window.
Answer: 1
64. Identify the correct sentence.
1. The table was set-knives forks candlesticks were all in their place.
2. The table was set knives, forks candlesticks were all in their place.
3. The table was set-knives, forks, candlesticks, were all in their place.
4. The table was set – knives, forks, candlesticks — were all in their place.
Answer: 4
65. Identify the correct sentence.
1. What is the name of your father’s uncle
2. What is the name of your father’s uncle?
3. What is the name of your fathers uncle?
4. What is the name of your, fathers’ uncle
Answer: 2
66. Identify the correct sentence.
1. Dont worry, every little thing is going to be alright.
2. Don’t worry every little thing is going to be alright
3. Don’t worry. Every little thing is going to be alright.
4. Dont worry, every little thing is gonna be alright
Answer: 3
67. Correct the statement with a suitable punctuation mark.
When will you return from your dance rehearsal
1. Question mark (?)
2. Exclamation mark (!)
3. Fullstop (.)
4. Comma (,)
Answer: 1
68. Correct the statement with a suitable punctuation mark.
Rosana is a self taught baker.
1. Hyphen (-)
2. Question mark (?)
3. Comma (,)
4. Semi colon (;)
Answer: 1
69. Correct the statement with a suitable punctuation mark.
Jim lives in America his sister lives in Budapest.
1. Hyphen (-)
2. Question mark (?)
3. Comma (,)
4. Semicolon (;)
Answer: 1
70. Correct the statement with a suitable punctuation mark.
I found Hensleys bag on the table.
1. Hyphen (-)
2. Question mark (?)
3. Apostrophe (‘)
4. Semicolon (;)
Answer: 3
Questions on Preposition
A preposition is a word used to connect nouns, pronouns, or phrases to the other words in the sentence.
Example: The cat is resting on the table.
Here, on is the preposition.
Identify the preposition in the following sentences:
71. I will see you on Saturday.
1. Will
2. See
3. On
4. You
Answer: On
72. The class will start at 9:30am.
1. The
2. Start
3. Will
4. At
Answer: At
73. There is a bee in the room.
1. Is
2. A
3. The
4. In
Answer: In
74. She comes from Australia.
1. She
2. Comes
3. From
4. Australia
Answer: From
75. The dog sat by the poolside.
1. Dog
2. Sat
3. By
4. The
Answer: By
76. What are you looking at?
1. At
2. You
3. What
4. Are
Answer: At
77. The kids are sitting around the block.
1. Are
2. The
3. Block
4. Around
Answer: Around
78. Can he be relied upon?
1. Can
2. Upon
3. Be
4. Relied
Answer: Upon
79. Sherry threw the ball over the kitchen counter.
1. The
2. Over
3. Threw
4. Counter
Answer: Over
80. This letter was written by Sarah.
1. Was
2. Written
3. This
4. By
Answer: By
Questions on Vocabulary
Identify the synonym from the options given below:
81. Listen
1. Hear
2. Quiet
3. Play
4. Whisper
Answer: Hear
82. Relax
1. Sleep
2. Sit
3. Rest
4. Lie down
Answer: Rest
83. Tiny
1. Small
2. Few
3. Calm
4. Lot
Answer: Small
84. Positive
1. Optimistic
2. Negative
3. Addition
4. Neutral
Answer: Optimistic
85. Delicate
1. Fragile
2. Strong
3. Firm
4. Indolent
Answer: Fragile
86. Nice
1. Pleasant
2. Fortunate
3. Impartial
4. Cool
Answer: Pleasant
87. Fast
1. Quick
2. Slow
3. Steady
4. Consistent
Answer: Quick
Identify the antonym from the options given below:
88. Polite
1. Rude
2. Crazy
3. Irritable
4. Angry
Answer: Rude
89. Defend
1. Play
2. Attack
3. Walk
4. Jump
Answer: Attack
90. Gloomy
1. Dull
2. Cool
3. Chilling
4. Cheerful
Answer: Cheerful
91. Comic
1. Tragic
2. Scenic
3. Laugh
4. Loud
Answer: Tragic
92. Noisy
1. Peaceful
2. Quiet
3. Still
4. Flowy
Answer: Quiet
93. Timid
1. Bold
2. Violent
3. Fake
4. Vulnerable
Answer: Bold
94. Wealth
1. Rich
2. Poor
3. Homeless
4. Luxury
Answer: Poor
Choose the right spelling:
95. It is _______.
1. Wndrful
2. Wonderfool
3. Wunderful
4. Wonderful
Answer: Wonderful
96. I have a _______.
1. Tooth Ache
2. Toothace
3. Tuthach
4. Toothache
Answer: Toothache
97. The train _______ on time.
1. Arrivid
2. Arived
3. Arrived
4. Arrevied
Answer: Arrived
98. _________ spend most of their time on research.
1. Scientists
2. Scintist
3. Scintests
4. Scienntists
Answer: Scientists
99. He _________ to eat.
1. Continus
2. Continuing
3. Continued
4. Continue
Answer: Continued
100. Are you ________?
1. Surprise
2. Surprising
3. Surprisingly
4. Surprised
Answer: Surprised
101. Businesses are having a tough time in the current market ________.
1. Scene
2. Cenario
3. Scenario
4. Scenery
Answer: Scenario
This basic English grammar quiz helps to acquaint your child to the beauty of language and the necessity of grammar. Reading books, listening to the radio, watching informative shows on the television and communicating with others also help improve the fluency in a language.
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