Grammar Practice: Enhance Your English Proficiency

Posted on Mar 8, 2025 in English

English Grammar Exercises

A. 9

  1. They will look after the puppies.
  2. … before we came across any water.
  3. The letters BBC stand for British…
  4. … job you must fill in this form.
  5. He considered the matter over carefully, but…
  6. When the noise died down, the lecturer…

B. 9

  1. Sorry, I forgot to buy the chocolate.
  2. I will remember meeting Mr. Mandela.
  3. It is important to avoid stepping on small…
  4. When we stopped working, we started chatting.
  5. He regrets moving to the capital.

C. 9

  1. The rise in prices (h. resulted)…
  2. It wasn’t funny to see the comedian (f. slip)…
  3. The international agreement should (g. lead)…
  4. He tried to stay upright, but he (a. lost)…
  5. Don’t leave… someone will (c. trip) over it.
  6. The new tax will cause prices to (j. rise)…
  7. How do the town’s new buses (d. compare)…?
  8. Our city is in one of the driest (e. regions)…
  9. People here think a new car is a (b. symbol)…

D. 9

  1. … she has to resit (sit) it.
  2. This isn’t a local problem. It’s global (globe).
  3. Oil and other fuels… prosperity (prosper).
  4. I love the architectural (architect) style.
  5. The inspiration (inspire) for the poem…
  6. That was a wonderful (wonder) holiday.
  7. The farmers’… consequently (consequence)…
  8. The battery is flat. I need to recharge (charge) it.
  9. Don’t throw… you should recycle (cycle) them.
  10. Welcome to the opening (open) shopping centre.

A. 10

  1. We saw a man whose dog bit the postman.
  2. She lives in that part of Paris where Jean-Paul Sartre was born.
  3. He suddenly started shouting, which shocked me.
  4. Windsurfing is a popular sport that needs a good sense of balance.
  5. She works in Mario’s, which is an Italian restaurant.

B. 10

  1. The boy ran out of the house shouting ‘Fire!’

    As he ran out of the house, he was shouting ‘Fire!’

  2. She really hated the dessert.

    What she really hated was the dessert.

  3. His appearance made everyone laugh.

    It was his appearance that made everyone laugh.

  4. Because I didn’t want to dance, I didn’t go to the party.

    Not wanting to dance, I didn’t go to the party.

  5. I shook hands with her… she was very funny.

    I shook hands with her, saying that she was very funny.

C. 10

  1. (d. What I liked) about the film…
  2. (c. Not understanding) the joke,…
  3. That’s the girl (a. I sold) my bike to.
  4. … with people (c. who tell) her…
  5. What (a. made) us very sad…

D. 10

  1. When he heard… (b. burst) into tears.
  2. Sometimes… I could (h. cry) my eyes out.
  3. It really (f. touched) her when he said…
  4. The girls had heard… started to (a. giggle).
  5. It was a huge (c. blow) when I heard…
  6. He becomes… flies into a(n) (i. rage) if you…
  7. The black circle… is called the (d. pupil).

E. 10

  1. When… he began to weep.
  2. It pains me to see…
  3. The loss… old friend hit him…
  4. Canned laughter is fake.
  5. On… quietly sniggering.
  6. She dressed… her witch’s cackle.
  7. Does humour help you cope with…?