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931 English Grammar Tests

Index ...................................................................................... 1

Elementary Level

1. Speaking already ........................................................................ 48

2. Drive carefully ......................................................................... 49

3. Listen vs. Hear ......................................................................... 50

4. Finish vs. End .......................................................................... 51

5. Start vs. Begin ......................................................................... 52

6. Modal Verbs ............................................................................. 53

7. How to use the articles ................................................................. 54

8. Relative Pronouns ....................................................................... 55

9. Present Tense ........................................................................... 56

10. Conditionals ........................................................................... 57

11. We went on holiday ..................................................................... 58

12. Grammar Questions ...................................................................... 59

13. An Easy Question ....................................................................... 60

14. Learn it by heart ...................................................................... 61

15. White Water Rafting .................................................................... 62

16. Where am I? ............................................................................ 63

17. Remove the Spoon ....................................................................... 64

18. Weather Forecast ....................................................................... 65

19. On TV tonight .......................................................................... 66

20. The Bells .............................................................................. 67

21. Sailing ................................................................................ 68

22. Responses (1) .......................................................................... 69

23. Responses (2) .......................................................................... 70

24. Responses (3) .......................................................................... 71

25. Responses (4) .......................................................................... 72

26. Responses (5) .......................................................................... 73

27. Responses (6) .......................................................................... 74

28. Responses (7) .......................................................................... 75

29. Question Tags (1) ...................................................................... 76

30. Question Tags (2) ...................................................................... 77

31. Question Tags (3) ...................................................................... 78

32. Object Pronoun ......................................................................... 79

33. Relative Pronoun Exercises ............................................................. 80

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34. Reflexive Pronouns ..................................................................... 81

35. Basic American English ................................................................. 82

36. Basic English Grammar .................................................................. 83

37. Basic Weather Expressions .............................................................. 84

38. Basic English Expressions .............................................................. 85

39. Elementary English Grammar ............................................................. 86

40. Question Words ......................................................................... 87

41. Common Prepositions .................................................................... 88

42. Modal Verb Questions ................................................................... 89

43. Elementary Grammar Questions ........................................................... 90

44. English Grammar Exercise ............................................................... 91

45. Much, many, a lot, lots ................................................................ 92

46. Elementary Adjectives .................................................................. 93

47. Chit Chat: At the bus stop ............................................................. 94

48. Chit Chat: Talking about the Doctor .................................................... 95

49. Chit Chat: In the Aeroplane ............................................................ 96

50. Chit Chat: At the pub .................................................................. 97

51. Chit Chat: At the restaurant ........................................................... 98

52. Chit Chat: On the phone ................................................................ 99

53. Chit Chat: In the theatre .............................................................. 100

54. Chit Chat: In the supermarket .......................................................... 101

55. Chit Chat: In the train ................................................................ 102

56. Other, another, others, the others ..................................................... 103

57. Adjective Prepositions Constructions ................................................... 104

58. Anything, nothing, something, everything ............................................... 105

59. American homophones .................................................................... 106

60. Pronouns: who, whose, whom, which ...................................................... 107

61. Some, any, few, little ................................................................. 108

62. Prepositions Test ...................................................................... 109

63. Past Participle Sentences .............................................................. 110

64. ESL Prepositions ....................................................................... 111

65. Common English Errors (1) .............................................................. 112




69. Common Quantity Nouns .................................................................. 116

70. Using Make and Do (1) .................................................................. 117

71. Using Prepositions ..................................................................... 118

72. Using Make and Do (2) .................................................................. 119

73. Why Questions .......................................................................... 120

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74. While, during and for .................................................................. 121

75. auxiliary verbs: was, did, have ........................................................ 122

76. Words with time: for, ago, since, on, at ............................................... 123

77. Common English phrases with prepositions ............................................... 124

78. Articles in English Grammar ............................................................ 125

79. a, some or any ......................................................................... 126

80. Interrogative pronouns ................................................................. 127

81. Possessive pronouns .................................................................... 128

82. Phrasal verbs .......................................................................... 129

83. Agatha Christie test questions ......................................................... 130

84. Conjunctions: and, but, or, so ......................................................... 131

85. Compound words with 'tooth' ............................................................ 132

86. Beginner Grammar Questions Test (1) .................................................... 133

87. Irregular Verbs (1) .................................................................... 134

88. Postcard: Writer ....................................................................... 135

89. Postcard: Winner ....................................................................... 136

90. Postcard: Job .......................................................................... 137

91. Postcard: Holiday ...................................................................... 138

92. Postcard: France ....................................................................... 139

93. Postcard: Appointment .................................................................. 140

94. Weather Test (1) ....................................................................... 141

95. Weather Test (2) ....................................................................... 142

96. Weather Test (3) ....................................................................... 143

97. Weather Test (4) ....................................................................... 144

98. Weather Test (5) ....................................................................... 145

99. Weather Test (6) ....................................................................... 146

100. Conversations and Comprehension (2) ................................................... 147

101. Real Life: Grocery Stores (1) ......................................................... 149


103. Real Life: Geography (1) .............................................................. 151

104. Real Life: Accessories and Clothing (1) ............................................... 152


106. Real Life: Occupations (1) ............................................................ 154


Intermediate Level

1. Like a red rag .......................................................................... 156

2. If you tend to forget ................................................................... 157

3. Easy Questions .......................................................................... 158

4. Do, make, get, take ..................................................................... 159

5. The Farmer and his Sons ................................................................. 160

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6. A Holiday Report ........................................................................ 161

7. Going on foot ........................................................................... 162

8. Say vs. Tell ............................................................................ 163

9. Close vs. Shut .......................................................................... 164

10. At the Restaurant ...................................................................... 165

11. At the Theatre ......................................................................... 166

12. Popular Idioms ......................................................................... 167

13. Popular Garden Idioms .................................................................. 168

14. Eating Out ............................................................................. 169

15. Hot and Cold ........................................................................... 170

16. A Collision: Finish this Story ......................................................... 171

17. Will or Shall? ......................................................................... 172

18. The two Butter Frogs ................................................................... 173

19. Cross Questions ........................................................................ 174

20. Leave me alone ......................................................................... 175

21. What now? .............................................................................. 176

22. Wrapped round her finger ............................................................... 177

23. The Ants and the Grasshopper ........................................................... 178

24. The Two Dogs ........................................................................... 179

25. The Hare and the Tortoise .............................................................. 180

26. Who has done it? ....................................................................... 181

27. Life on Mars? .......................................................................... 182

28. Story (1) .............................................................................. 183

29. Story (2) .............................................................................. 184

30. Story (3) .............................................................................. 185

31. Go for it .............................................................................. 186

32. Eating Disorder ........................................................................ 187

33. Save the Day ........................................................................... 188

34. Yes, Yes, Yes .......................................................................... 189

35. Do you mind? ........................................................................... 190

36. Good Bye ............................................................................... 191

37. Keeping it Quiet ....................................................................... 192

38. A Crying Shame ......................................................................... 193

39. Speaking: At the Theatre ............................................................... 194

40. Speaking: At the Supermarket ........................................................... 195

41. Speaking: At the Station ............................................................... 196

42. Speaking: The Broadcast ................................................................ 197

43. Speaking: The Wedding .................................................................. 198

44. Speaking: Political Party .............................................................. 199

45. Cinemas ................................................................................ 200

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46. Lots of Stuff .......................................................................... 201

47. Hear my Story .......................................................................... 202

48. High and Low ........................................................................... 203

49. A Night Out ............................................................................ 204

50. Lots of Pieces ......................................................................... 205

51. Testing, Testing ....................................................................... 206

52. Cliches ................................................................................ 207

53. Losing It (1) .......................................................................... 208

54. Losing It (2) .......................................................................... 209

55. How to ask a question .................................................................. 210

56. How to attract someone ................................................................. 211

57. How to compliment ...................................................................... 212

58. Modal Medley ........................................................................... 213

59. Christmas Postman (1) .................................................................. 214




63. Tick Tock .............................................................................. 218

64. Company Decisions ...................................................................... 219

65. Save Our Animals (1) ................................................................... 220

66. Save Our Animals (2) ................................................................... 221

67. Save Our Animals (3) ................................................................... 222

68. Simple Present (1) ..................................................................... 223

69. Simple Present (2) ..................................................................... 224

70. Simple Present (3) ..................................................................... 225

71. Simple Present (4) ..................................................................... 226

72. Simple Present (5) ..................................................................... 227

73. Tenses (1) ............................................................................. 228

74. Tenses (2) ............................................................................. 229

75. Tenses (3) ............................................................................. 230

76. Hotchpotch ............................................................................. 231

77. Student Teacher Dialogue (1) ........................................................... 232



80. Phrasal Verb: Walk ..................................................................... 235

81. Charlie's Knees ........................................................................ 236

82. Paper expressions ...................................................................... 237

83. Verb Tenses ............................................................................ 238

84. English Tenses ......................................................................... 239

85. Conditional Tenses ..................................................................... 240

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86. Sleep Expressions ...................................................................... 241

87. English tense explanations ............................................................. 242

88. English tense explanations (2) ......................................................... 243

89. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'come' .................................................... 244

90. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'look' .................................................... 245

91. Time clauses: future tense examples .................................................... 246

92. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'bring' ................................................... 247

93. Question / Response Test ............................................................... 248

94. Short Idioms Exam ...................................................................... 249

95. Conversations and Comprehension Test ................................................... 250

96. Compound words: 'someone', 'anyone', 'somewhere' ....................................... 252

97. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'break' ................................................... 253

98. Financial and bank expressions ......................................................... 254

99. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'run' ..................................................... 255

100. Traveling Down Under: How can I immigrate to Australia? ............................... 256

101. How to describe people: attitude expressions .......................................... 257

102. Comparison with 'as .... as' .......................................................... 258

103. English grammar and vocabulary questions .............................................. 259

104. Compound words: 'aftermath', 'afterthought', 'afterbirth' ............................. 260

105. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'drop' ................................................... 261

106. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'pass' ................................................... 262

107. Airport and flight travel expressions ................................................. 263

108. Digital cameras, photography and picture vocabulary ................................... 264

109. Expressions with death, marriage and divorce .......................................... 265

110. Mobile telecommunication expressions .................................................. 266

111. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'pull' ................................................... 267

112. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'get' .................................................... 268

113. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'go' ..................................................... 269

114. Phrasal Verbs (A to B) ................................................................ 270

115. Phrasal Verbs (B to C) ................................................................ 271

116. Action verbs and sports expressions ................................................... 272

117. English prepositions exercises ........................................................ 273

118. 'This', 'that', 'these', 'those' ...................................................... 274

119. Common subordinating conjunctions ..................................................... 275

120. Reflexive and intensive pronouns ...................................................... 276

121. Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future ............................................ 277

122. Expressions with 'ill': 'ill at ease', 'ill-mannered' ................................. 278

123. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'fall' ................................................... 279

124. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'put' .................................................... 280

125. Reported commands: reported speech .................................................... 281

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126. Doing business: expressions with the word 'business' .................................. 282

127. Australiana: expressions that describe life in Australia .............................. 283

128. Facts about pizza in the US: pizza industry expressions ............................... 284

129. Who wants to be a millionaire? ........................................................ 285

130. Pablo Picasso: expressions describing the Picasso's life .............................. 286

131. Words in context: strong collocations ................................................. 287

132. Expressions with heart: 'heartache', 'heartthrob', 'heartburn' ........................ 288

133. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'knock' .................................................. 289

134. Idioms and expressions with 'just': 'just about', 'just before' ....................... 290

135. American President William Jefferson Clinton .......................................... 291

136. Idioms with the word 'hard' ........................................................... 292

137. Compound words: 'head' ................................................................ 293

138. Phrasal Verbs (C) ..................................................................... 294

139. Phrasal Verbs (D to F) ................................................................ 295

140. Phrasal Verbs (G to H) ................................................................ 296

141. Phrasal Verbs (H to L) ................................................................ 297

142. Phrasal Verbs (L) ..................................................................... 298

143. Phrasal Verbs (L to P) ................................................................ 299

144. Phrasal Verbs (P to R) ................................................................ 300

145. Phrasal Verbs (R to T) ................................................................ 301

146. Phrasal Verbs (T) ..................................................................... 302

147. Phrasal Verbs (T to W) ................................................................ 303

148. Idioms about Animals .................................................................. 304

149. Idioms about Food ..................................................................... 305

150. Prepositions of Time and Date (1) ..................................................... 306




154. What Comes Next? (1) .................................................................. 310

155. What Comes Next? (2) .................................................................. 311

156. What Comes Next? (3) .................................................................. 312

157. What Comes Next? (4) .................................................................. 313

158. What Comes Next? (5) .................................................................. 314

159. Quickies .............................................................................. 315

160. What comes next (the bill) ............................................................ 316

161. What comes next (the letter) .......................................................... 317

162. Antonyms (1) .......................................................................... 318

163. Antonyms (2) .......................................................................... 319

164. American English Idioms ............................................................... 320

165. Confusing Words test (1) .............................................................. 321

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174. Confusing Words test (10) ............................................................. 330



177. Airport Terminology (1) ............................................................... 333

178. Bank Terminology (1) .................................................................. 334


180. Common Phrases and Responses (1) ...................................................... 336

181. Phrasal Verbs used with Criminal Activity ............................................. 337

182. Phrasal Verbs and Traveling ........................................................... 338



185. Question Tags Test (1) ................................................................ 341




189. A Sticky Moment ....................................................................... 345






195. 'Enough', 'a lot' and 'too' (1) ....................................................... 351

196. 'Few', 'a little' and 'some' (1) ...................................................... 352

197. 'Today', 'yesterday' and 'tomorrow' (1) ............................................... 353

198. Polite Indirect Questions & Statements Test (1) ....................................... 354

199. Travel Arrangements Test (1) .......................................................... 355

200. Good, Well and Okay Test (1) .......................................................... 356

201. Irregular Verbs Test (2) .............................................................. 357





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209. Irregular Verbs Test (10) ............................................................. 365






215. Eating Idioms ......................................................................... 371

216. Literary Terms (1) .................................................................... 372

217. Literary Terms (2) .................................................................... 373

218. Literary Terms (3) .................................................................... 374

219. Literary Terms (4) .................................................................... 375

220. When do you say this? ................................................................. 376

221. Reaching agreement .................................................................... 377

222. The holiday of a lifetime ............................................................. 378

223. If memory serves me right ............................................................. 379

224. My computer and me .................................................................... 380

225. Work and job expressions .............................................................. 381

226. English Slang Idioms (1) .............................................................. 382









235. English Slang Idioms (10) ............................................................. 391











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256. Warehouse and Logistics ............................................................... 412






























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326. English Slang Idioms (100) ............................................................ 482








































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654. Ever vs. never ........................................................................ 810

655. Time of the Year ...................................................................... 811

656. In the classroom ...................................................................... 812

657. Real Life: Making Decisions ........................................................... 813


659. Real Life: Banking (1) ................................................................ 815


661. Real Life: Household Chores (1) ....................................................... 817


663. Real Life: Coffee Shops (1) ........................................................... 819

664. Real Life: Eating Out (1) ............................................................. 820


666. Real Life: Common Word Pairs in North America (1) ..................................... 822

667. Real Life: Using Body Parts as Verbs (1) .............................................. 823



670. Real Life: Talking on a Business Phone (1) ............................................ 826

671. Real Life: Apartment Hunting (1) ...................................................... 827



674. Real Life: Relationship Titles (1) .................................................... 830


676. Returns and Refunds (1) ............................................................... 832

Advanced Level

1. Newspaper Headlines ..................................................................... 833

2. Learning tips and instructions .......................................................... 834

3. Phrasal Verbs ........................................................................... 835

4. Time Expressions (1) .................................................................... 836


6. Interviews and Jobs ..................................................................... 838

7. At the Doctors .......................................................................... 839

8. Mistaken Identity ....................................................................... 840

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9. Letter Writing (1) ...................................................................... 841

10. Letter Writing (2) ..................................................................... 842

11. Letter Writing (3) ..................................................................... 843

12. Letter Writing (4) ..................................................................... 844

13. Flying across the Channel .............................................................. 845

14. Teaching your Wife to Drive ............................................................ 846

15. One is always going to lose... ......................................................... 847

16. A Public Figure ........................................................................ 848

17. State Secrets .......................................................................... 849

18. The News ............................................................................... 850

19. Talking through his hat ................................................................ 851

20. Consider this .......................................................................... 852

21. Scandal ................................................................................ 853

22. You have to go ......................................................................... 854

23. Speed .................................................................................. 855

24. Up in the Clouds ....................................................................... 856

25. Papers ................................................................................. 857

26. Bones .................................................................................. 858

27. Lucky You .............................................................................. 859

28. Stages ................................................................................. 860

29. Venues ................................................................................. 861

30. Trains ................................................................................. 862

31. Bite, Bit, Bitten ...................................................................... 863

32. Issues ................................................................................. 864

33. What a Cracker ......................................................................... 865

34. Lunch is served ........................................................................ 866

35. Dry as you like ........................................................................ 867

36. Back Again ............................................................................. 868

37. Bearing Information .................................................................... 869

38. What the Devil ......................................................................... 870

39. Two For You ............................................................................ 871

40. At the End of the Day (1) .............................................................. 872




44. GMAT Verbal Quiz ....................................................................... 876

45. GMAT Vocabulary ........................................................................ 877

46. GMAT Words ............................................................................. 878

47. Learn English Vocabulary ............................................................... 879

48. English Vocabulary Exercises ........................................................... 880

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49. Increasing Vocabulary .................................................................. 881

50. Improving Verbal Skills ................................................................ 882

51. Verbal Skills Test ..................................................................... 883

52. Verbal Test ............................................................................ 884

53. Verbal Advantage ....................................................................... 885

54. Verbal Learning ........................................................................ 886

55. High School Vocabulary ................................................................. 887

56. Advanced Vocabulary .................................................................... 888

57. Sand Idioms ............................................................................ 889

58. The Parliamentary Candidate (1) ........................................................ 890




62. Tense Agreement ........................................................................ 894

63. Future Tenses .......................................................................... 895

64. Past Tenses ............................................................................ 896

65. Passive Tense Forms .................................................................... 897

66. Gerund or Infinitive ................................................................... 898

67. Perfect Tenses ......................................................................... 899

68. English Grammar Tenses ................................................................. 900

69. Idioms with the phrasal verb carry ..................................................... 901

70. Culinary delights ...................................................................... 902

71. Interactive worksheets (1) ............................................................. 903


73. American Government Questions Test (1) ................................................. 905

74. US Government Questions Test (2) ....................................................... 906



77. US Judicial System Question Test (1) ................................................... 909




81. Economics Questions test (1) ........................................................... 913


83. Health and Nutrition Questions Test (1) ................................................ 915

84. Water Idioms ........................................................................... 916

85. Air Idioms ............................................................................. 917




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108. Weather Test (7) ...................................................................... 940

109. Weather Test (8) ...................................................................... 941

110. Weather Test (9) ...................................................................... 942

111. Weather Test (10) ..................................................................... 943

112. Corporate Culture (1) ................................................................. 944





117. Real Life: Watching Movies (1) ........................................................ 949


119. Real Life: Rural vs. Urban Living ..................................................... 951


121. Real Life: Newspaper (1) .............................................................. 953




125. Telecommunications (1) ................................................................ 957

126. Real Life: Giving Speeches (1) ........................................................ 958

127. Real Life: Scams and Fraud (1) ........................................................ 959

128. Real Life: Personalities (1) .......................................................... 960

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130. Real Life: Post-Secondary Education (1) ............................................... 962


132. Real Life: What is a SOHO (1)? ........................................................ 964

133. Real Life: Hiking and The Great Outdoors (1) .......................................... 965


135. Real Life: Volunteer Work (1) ......................................................... 967

136. Real Life: Criminal Justice System (1) ................................................ 968


138. Scams and Fraud (2) ................................................................... 970




142. Real Life: Telecommunications (1) ..................................................... 974


144. Real Life: Real Estate (1) ............................................................ 976





Answer Keys ................................................................................ 981

Elementary Level

1. Speaking already ........................................................................ 982

2. Drive carefully ......................................................................... 983

3. Listen vs. Hear ......................................................................... 984

4. Finish vs. End .......................................................................... 985

5. Start vs. Begin ......................................................................... 986

6. Modal Verbs ............................................................................. 987

7. How to use the articles ................................................................. 988

8. Relative Pronouns ....................................................................... 989

9. Present Tense ........................................................................... 990

10. Conditionals ........................................................................... 991

11. We went on holiday ..................................................................... 992

12. Grammar Questions ...................................................................... 993

13. An Easy Question ....................................................................... 994

14. Learn it by heart ...................................................................... 995

15. White Water Rafting .................................................................... 996

16. Where am I? ............................................................................ 997

17. Remove the Spoon ....................................................................... 998

18. Weather Forecast ....................................................................... 999

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19. On TV tonight .......................................................................... 1000

20. The Bells .............................................................................. 1001

21. Sailing ................................................................................ 1002

22. Responses (1) .......................................................................... 1003

23. Responses (2) .......................................................................... 1004

24. Responses (3) .......................................................................... 1005

25. Responses (4) .......................................................................... 1006

26. Responses (5) .......................................................................... 1007

27. Responses (6) .......................................................................... 1008

28. Responses (7) .......................................................................... 1009

29. Question Tags (1) ...................................................................... 1010

30. Question Tags (2) ...................................................................... 1011

31. Question Tags (3) ...................................................................... 1012

32. Object Pronoun ......................................................................... 1013

33. Relative Pronoun Exercises ............................................................. 1014

34. Reflexive Pronouns ..................................................................... 1015

35. Basic American English ................................................................. 1016

36. Basic English Grammar .................................................................. 1017

37. Basic Weather Expressions .............................................................. 1018

38. Basic English Expressions .............................................................. 1019

39. Elementary English Grammar ............................................................. 1020

40. Question Words ......................................................................... 1021

41. Common Prepositions .................................................................... 1022

42. Modal Verb Questions ................................................................... 1023

43. Elementary Grammar Questions ........................................................... 1024

44. English Grammar Exercise ............................................................... 1025

45. Much, many, a lot, lots ................................................................ 1026

46. Elementary Adjectives .................................................................. 1027

47. Chit Chat: At the bus stop ............................................................. 1028

48. Chit Chat: Talking about the Doctor .................................................... 1029

49. Chit Chat: In the Aeroplane ............................................................ 1030

50. Chit Chat: At the pub .................................................................. 1031

51. Chit Chat: At the restaurant ........................................................... 1032

52. Chit Chat: On the phone ................................................................ 1033

53. Chit Chat: In the theatre .............................................................. 1034

54. Chit Chat: In the supermarket .......................................................... 1035

55. Chit Chat: In the train ................................................................ 1036

56. Other, another, others, the others ..................................................... 1037

57. Adjective Prepositions Constructions ................................................... 1038

58. Anything, nothing, something, everything ............................................... 1039

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59. American homophones .................................................................... 1040

60. Pronouns: who, whose, whom, which ...................................................... 1041

61. Some, any, few, little ................................................................. 1042

62. Prepositions Test ...................................................................... 1043

63. Past Participle Sentences .............................................................. 1044

64. ESL Prepositions ....................................................................... 1045





69. Common Quantity Nouns .................................................................. 1050

70. Using Make and Do (1) .................................................................. 1051

71. Using Prepositions ..................................................................... 1052

72. Using Make and Do (2) .................................................................. 1053

73. Why Questions .......................................................................... 1054

74. While, during and for .................................................................. 1055

75. auxiliary verbs: was, did, have ........................................................ 1056

76. Words with time: for, ago, since, on, at ............................................... 1057

77. Common English phrases with prepositions ............................................... 1058

78. Articles in English Grammar ............................................................ 1059

79. a, some or any ......................................................................... 1060

80. Interrogative pronouns ................................................................. 1061

81. Possessive pronouns .................................................................... 1062

82. Phrasal verbs .......................................................................... 1063

83. Agatha Christie test questions ......................................................... 1064

84. Conjunctions: and, but, or, so ......................................................... 1065

85. Compound words with 'tooth' ............................................................ 1066

86. Beginner Grammar Questions Test (1) .................................................... 1067

87. Irregular Verbs (1) .................................................................... 1068

88. Postcard: Writer ....................................................................... 1069

89. Postcard: Winner ....................................................................... 1070

90. Postcard: Job .......................................................................... 1071

91. Postcard: Holiday ...................................................................... 1072

92. Postcard: France ....................................................................... 1073

93. Postcard: Appointment .................................................................. 1074

94. Weather Test (1) ....................................................................... 1075

95. Weather Test (2) ....................................................................... 1076

96. Weather Test (3) ....................................................................... 1077

97. Weather Test (4) ....................................................................... 1078

98. Weather Test (5) ....................................................................... 1079

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99. Weather Test (6) ....................................................................... 1080

100. Conversations and Comprehension (2) ................................................... 1081



103. Real Life: Geography (1) .............................................................. 1085





Intermediate Level

1. Like a red rag .......................................................................... 1090

2. If you tend to forget ................................................................... 1091

3. Easy Questions .......................................................................... 1092

4. Do, make, get, take ..................................................................... 1093

5. The Farmer and his Sons ................................................................. 1094

6. A Holiday Report ........................................................................ 1095

7. Going on foot ........................................................................... 1096

8. Say vs. Tell ............................................................................ 1097

9. Close vs. Shut .......................................................................... 1098

10. At the Restaurant ...................................................................... 1099

11. At the Theatre ......................................................................... 1100

12. Popular Idioms ......................................................................... 1101

13. Popular Garden Idioms .................................................................. 1102

14. Eating Out ............................................................................. 1103

15. Hot and Cold ........................................................................... 1104

16. A Collision: Finish this Story ......................................................... 1105

17. Will or Shall? ......................................................................... 1106

18. The two Butter Frogs ................................................................... 1107

19. Cross Questions ........................................................................ 1108

20. Leave me alone ......................................................................... 1109

21. What now? .............................................................................. 1110

22. Wrapped round her finger ............................................................... 1111

23. The Ants and the Grasshopper ........................................................... 1112

24. The Two Dogs ........................................................................... 1113

25. The Hare and the Tortoise .............................................................. 1114

26. Who has done it? ....................................................................... 1115

27. Life on Mars? .......................................................................... 1116

28. Story (1) .............................................................................. 1117

29. Story (2) .............................................................................. 1118

30. Story (3) .............................................................................. 1119

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31. Go for it .............................................................................. 1120

32. Eating Disorder ........................................................................ 1121

33. Save the Day ........................................................................... 1122

34. Yes, Yes, Yes .......................................................................... 1123

35. Do you mind? ........................................................................... 1124

36. Good Bye ............................................................................... 1125

37. Keeping it Quiet ....................................................................... 1126

38. A Crying Shame ......................................................................... 1127

39. Speaking: At the Theatre ............................................................... 1128

40. Speaking: At the Supermarket ........................................................... 1129

41. Speaking: At the Station ............................................................... 1130

42. Speaking: The Broadcast ................................................................ 1131

43. Speaking: The Wedding .................................................................. 1132

44. Speaking: Political Party .............................................................. 1133

45. Cinemas ................................................................................ 1134

46. Lots of Stuff .......................................................................... 1135

47. Hear my Story .......................................................................... 1136

48. High and Low ........................................................................... 1137

49. A Night Out ............................................................................ 1138

50. Lots of Pieces ......................................................................... 1139

51. Testing, Testing ....................................................................... 1140

52. Cliches ................................................................................ 1141

53. Losing It (1) .......................................................................... 1142

54. Losing It (2) .......................................................................... 1143

55. How to ask a question .................................................................. 1144

56. How to attract someone ................................................................. 1145

57. How to compliment ...................................................................... 1146

58. Modal Medley ........................................................................... 1147





63. Tick Tock .............................................................................. 1152

64. Company Decisions ...................................................................... 1153

65. Save Our Animals (1) ................................................................... 1154

66. Save Our Animals (2) ................................................................... 1155

67. Save Our Animals (3) ................................................................... 1156

68. Simple Present (1) ..................................................................... 1157

69. Simple Present (2) ..................................................................... 1158

70. Simple Present (3) ..................................................................... 1159

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71. Simple Present (4) ..................................................................... 1160

72. Simple Present (5) ..................................................................... 1161

73. Tenses (1) ............................................................................. 1162

74. Tenses (2) ............................................................................. 1163

75. Tenses (3) ............................................................................. 1164

76. Hotchpotch ............................................................................. 1165




80. Phrasal Verb: Walk ..................................................................... 1169

81. Charlie's Knees ........................................................................ 1170

82. Paper expressions ...................................................................... 1171

83. Verb Tenses ............................................................................ 1172

84. English Tenses ......................................................................... 1173

85. Conditional Tenses ..................................................................... 1174

86. Sleep Expressions ...................................................................... 1175

87. English tense explanations ............................................................. 1176

88. English tense explanations (2) ......................................................... 1177

89. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'come' .................................................... 1178

90. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'look' .................................................... 1179

91. Time clauses: future tense examples .................................................... 1180

92. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'bring' ................................................... 1181

93. Question / Response Test ............................................................... 1182

94. Short Idioms Exam ...................................................................... 1183

95. Conversations and Comprehension Test ................................................... 1184

96. Compound words: 'someone', 'anyone', 'somewhere' ....................................... 1186

97. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'break' ................................................... 1187

98. Financial and bank expressions ......................................................... 1188

99. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'run' ..................................................... 1189

100. Traveling Down Under: How can I immigrate to Australia? ............................... 1190

101. How to describe people: attitude expressions .......................................... 1191

102. Comparison with 'as .... as' .......................................................... 1192

103. English grammar and vocabulary questions .............................................. 1193

104. Compound words: 'aftermath', 'afterthought', 'afterbirth' ............................. 1194

105. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'drop' ................................................... 1195

106. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'pass' ................................................... 1196

107. Airport and flight travel expressions ................................................. 1197

108. Digital cameras, photography and picture vocabulary ................................... 1198

109. Expressions with death, marriage and divorce .......................................... 1199

110. Mobile telecommunication expressions .................................................. 1200

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111. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'pull' ................................................... 1201

112. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'get' .................................................... 1202

113. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'go' ..................................................... 1203

114. Phrasal Verbs (A to B) ................................................................ 1204

115. Phrasal Verbs (B to C) ................................................................ 1205

116. Action verbs and sports expressions ................................................... 1206

117. English prepositions exercises ........................................................ 1207

118. 'This', 'that', 'these', 'those' ...................................................... 1208

119. Common subordinating conjunctions ..................................................... 1209

120. Reflexive and intensive pronouns ...................................................... 1210

121. Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future ............................................ 1211

122. Expressions with 'ill': 'ill at ease', 'ill-mannered' ................................. 1212

123. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'fall' ................................................... 1213

124. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'put' .................................................... 1214

125. Reported commands: reported speech .................................................... 1215

126. Doing business: expressions with the word 'business' .................................. 1216

127. Australiana: expressions that describe life in Australia .............................. 1217

128. Facts about pizza in the US: pizza industry expressions ............................... 1218

129. Who wants to be a millionaire? ........................................................ 1219

130. Pablo Picasso: expressions describing the Picasso's life .............................. 1220

131. Words in context: strong collocations ................................................. 1221

132. Expressions with heart: 'heartache', 'heartthrob', 'heartburn' ........................ 1222

133. Phrasal idioms with the verb 'knock' .................................................. 1223

134. Idioms and expressions with 'just': 'just about', 'just before' ....................... 1224

135. American President William Jefferson Clinton .......................................... 1225

136. Idioms with the word 'hard' ........................................................... 1226

137. Compound words: 'head' ................................................................ 1227

138. Phrasal Verbs (C) ..................................................................... 1228

139. Phrasal Verbs (D to F) ................................................................ 1229

140. Phrasal Verbs (G to H) ................................................................ 1230

141. Phrasal Verbs (H to L) ................................................................ 1231

142. Phrasal Verbs (L) ..................................................................... 1232

143. Phrasal Verbs (L to P) ................................................................ 1233

144. Phrasal Verbs (P to R) ................................................................ 1234

145. Phrasal Verbs (R to T) ................................................................ 1235

146. Phrasal Verbs (T) ..................................................................... 1236

147. Phrasal Verbs (T to W) ................................................................ 1237

148. Idioms about Animals .................................................................. 1238

149. Idioms about Food ..................................................................... 1239


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154. What Comes Next? (1) .................................................................. 1244

155. What Comes Next? (2) .................................................................. 1245

156. What Comes Next? (3) .................................................................. 1246

157. What Comes Next? (4) .................................................................. 1247

158. What Comes Next? (5) .................................................................. 1248

159. Quickies .............................................................................. 1249

160. What comes next (the bill) ............................................................ 1250

161. What comes next (the letter) .......................................................... 1251

162. Antonyms (1) .......................................................................... 1252

163. Antonyms (2) .......................................................................... 1253

164. American English Idioms ............................................................... 1254













177. Airport Terminology (1) ............................................................... 1267




181. Phrasal Verbs used with Criminal Activity ............................................. 1271

182. Phrasal Verbs and Traveling ........................................................... 1272



185. Question Tags Test (1) ................................................................ 1275




189. A Sticky Moment ....................................................................... 1279


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195. 'Enough', 'a lot' and 'too' (1) ....................................................... 1285

196. 'Few', 'a little' and 'some' (1) ...................................................... 1286

197. 'Today', 'yesterday' and 'tomorrow' (1) ............................................... 1287

198. Polite Indirect Questions & Statements Test (1) ....................................... 1288

199. Travel Arrangements Test (1) .......................................................... 1289

200. Good, Well and Okay Test (1) .......................................................... 1290















215. Eating Idioms ......................................................................... 1305

216. Literary Terms (1) .................................................................... 1306

217. Literary Terms (2) .................................................................... 1307

218. Literary Terms (3) .................................................................... 1308

219. Literary Terms (4) .................................................................... 1309

220. When do you say this? ................................................................. 1310

221. Reaching agreement .................................................................... 1311

222. The holiday of a lifetime ............................................................. 1312

223. If memory serves me right ............................................................. 1313

224. My computer and me .................................................................... 1314

225. Work and job expressions .............................................................. 1315






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654. Ever vs. never ........................................................................ 1744

655. Time of the Year ...................................................................... 1745

656. In the classroom ...................................................................... 1746

657. Real Life: Making Decisions ........................................................... 1747









666. Real Life: Common Word Pairs in North America (1) ..................................... 1756




670. Real Life: Talking on a Business Phone (1) ............................................ 1760

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671. Real Life: Apartment Hunting (1) ...................................................... 1761





676. Returns and Refunds (1) ............................................................... 1766

Advanced Level

1. Newspaper Headlines ..................................................................... 1767

2. Learning tips and instructions .......................................................... 1768

3. Phrasal Verbs ........................................................................... 1769



6. Interviews and Jobs ..................................................................... 1772

7. At the Doctors .......................................................................... 1773

8. Mistaken Identity ....................................................................... 1774

9. Letter Writing (1) ...................................................................... 1775

10. Letter Writing (2) ..................................................................... 1776

11. Letter Writing (3) ..................................................................... 1777

12. Letter Writing (4) ..................................................................... 1778

13. Flying across the Channel .............................................................. 1779

14. Teaching your Wife to Drive ............................................................ 1780

15. One is always going to lose... ......................................................... 1781

16. A Public Figure ........................................................................ 1782

17. State Secrets .......................................................................... 1783

18. The News ............................................................................... 1784

19. Talking through his hat ................................................................ 1785

20. Consider this .......................................................................... 1786

21. Scandal ................................................................................ 1787

22. You have to go ......................................................................... 1788

23. Speed .................................................................................. 1789

24. Up in the Clouds ....................................................................... 1790

25. Papers ................................................................................. 1791

26. Bones .................................................................................. 1792

27. Lucky You .............................................................................. 1793

28. Stages ................................................................................. 1794

29. Venues ................................................................................. 1795

30. Trains ................................................................................. 1796

31. Bite, Bit, Bitten ...................................................................... 1797

32. Issues ................................................................................. 1798

33. What a Cracker ......................................................................... 1799

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34. Lunch is served ........................................................................ 1800

35. Dry as you like ........................................................................ 1801

36. Back Again ............................................................................. 1802

37. Bearing Information .................................................................... 1803

38. What the Devil ......................................................................... 1804

39. Two For You ............................................................................ 1805





44. GMAT Verbal Quiz ....................................................................... 1810

45. GMAT Vocabulary ........................................................................ 1811

46. GMAT Words ............................................................................. 1812

47. Learn English Vocabulary ............................................................... 1813

48. English Vocabulary Exercises ........................................................... 1814

49. Increasing Vocabulary .................................................................. 1815

50. Improving Verbal Skills ................................................................ 1816

51. Verbal Skills Test ..................................................................... 1817

52. Verbal Test ............................................................................ 1818

53. Verbal Advantage ....................................................................... 1819

54. Verbal Learning ........................................................................ 1820

55. High School Vocabulary ................................................................. 1821

56. Advanced Vocabulary .................................................................... 1822

57. Sand Idioms ............................................................................ 1823





62. Tense Agreement ........................................................................ 1828

63. Future Tenses .......................................................................... 1829

64. Past Tenses ............................................................................ 1830

65. Passive Tense Forms .................................................................... 1831

66. Gerund or Infinitive ................................................................... 1832

67. Perfect Tenses ......................................................................... 1833

68. English Grammar Tenses ................................................................. 1834

69. Idioms with the phrasal verb carry ..................................................... 1835

70. Culinary delights ...................................................................... 1836



73. American Government Questions Test (1) ................................................. 1839

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77. US Judicial System Question Test (1) ................................................... 1843






83. Health and Nutrition Questions Test (1) ................................................ 1849

84. Water Idioms ........................................................................... 1850

85. Air Idioms ............................................................................. 1851























108. Weather Test (7) ...................................................................... 1874

109. Weather Test (8) ...................................................................... 1875

110. Weather Test (9) ...................................................................... 1876

111. Weather Test (10) ..................................................................... 1877



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119. Real Life: Rural vs. Urban Living ..................................................... 1885






125. Telecommunications (1) ................................................................ 1891


127. Real Life: Scams and Fraud (1) ........................................................ 1893





132. Real Life: What is a SOHO (1)? ........................................................ 1898

133. Real Life: Hiking and The Great Outdoors (1) .......................................... 1899


135. Real Life: Volunteer Work (1) ......................................................... 1901



138. Scams and Fraud (2) ................................................................... 1904











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1. elementary-1

English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Elementary level # 1

Speaking already

Q1 Can you hear what he is .......?

(a) saying (b) speaking (c) telling (d) talking

Q2 She hasn't come home ........

(a) still (b) already (c) yet (d) till

Q3 I ....... TV yesterday evening.

(a) saw (b) looked (c) viewed (d) watched

Q4 We live ....... the city centre.

(a) near (b) next (c) by (d) nearby

Q5 She looks ....... a famous film star.

(a) as (b) like (c) similar (d) same

Q6 This television gives you the ....... news.

(a) last (b) latest (c) least (d) later

Q7 I only ....... one mistake in last night's test.

(a) made (b) done (c) did (d) make

Q8 I want you to tell me the ....... truth.

(a) all (b) exact (c) real (d) whole

Q9 He is looking ....... a present to buy his girlfriend.

(a) for (b) at (c) in (d) on

Q10 That's what I would like ....... Christmas.

(a) for (b) at (c) in (d) on

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2. intermediate-1

English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 1

Like a red rag

Q1 Don't talk to him about politics because it's like a ....... rag to a bull.

(a) blue (b) white (c) red (d) black

Q2 He takes the optimistic view and talks about a ....... skies scenario.

(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) yellow

Q3 She hasn't worked here very long and is therefore a little ....... on matters of procedure.

(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) green

Q4 Now that they have read it in ......., they believe me.

(a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) white and black (d) black and white

Q5 The reason why I feel so ....... today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.

(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) black

Q6 She lost the company a lot of money last week and as a result has got a ....... mark against her name.


Q7 In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily ........

(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) green

Q8 As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were ........

(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) yellow

Q9 Ask her to help you with your calculations because she's ....... hot at mathematics.


Q10 I know he doesn't like you because the moment you came in the room I saw him give you a ....... look.


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3. advanced-1

English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 1

Newspaper Headlines

Q1 Some people only read the ....... lines in a newspaper.

(a) top (b) big (c) main (d) head

Q2 You should always check the sell ....... date of things you buy in the supermarket.

(a) in (b) through (c) by (d) off

Q3 When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ........

(a) off (b) through (c) out (d) over

Q4 The boss was good enough to ....... my mistake.

(a) oversee (b) overtake (c) overdo (d) overlook

Q5 It is always ....... when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.

(a) embarrassing (b) peculiar (c) singular (d) attitude

Q6 Newspapers are ....... to people's doors every day.

(a) taken (b) distributed (c) delivered (d) handed

Q7 In her speech she expressed her ....... for all the help she had been given.

(a) thankfulness (b) gratitude (c) gratefulness (d) thanking

Q8 In ....... nothing much happened at the meeting.

(a) quick (b) briefly (c) short (d) shortly

Q9 At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ........

(a) ovation (b) applause (c) cheering (d) support

Q10 Politicians pretend to ignore opinion ........

(a) votes (b) figures (c) numbers (d) polls

833

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ANSWER KEYS

English Grammar(Answer Keys)

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1. elementary-1

English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Elementary level # 1 (Answer Keys)

Speaking already

A1 Can you hear what he is saying?

answer: (a) saying

A2 She hasn't come home yet.

answer: (c) yet

A3 I watched TV yesterday evening.

answer: (d) watched

A4 We live near the city centre.

answer: (a) near

A5 She looks like a famous film star.

answer: (b) like

A6 This television gives you the latest news.

answer: (b) latest

A7 I only made one mistake in last night's test.

answer: (a) made

A8 I want you to tell me the whole truth.

answer: (d) whole

A9 He is looking for a present to buy his girlfriend.

answer: (a) for

A10 That's what I would like for Christmas.

answer: (a) for

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2. intermediate-1

English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 1 (Answer Keys)

Like a red rag

A1 Don't talk to him about politics because it's like a red rag to a bull.

answer: (c) red

A2 He takes the optimistic view and talks about a blue skies scenario.

answer: (b) blue

A3 She hasn't worked here very long and is therefore a little green on matters of procedure.

answer: (d) green

A4 Now that they have read it in black and white, they believe me.

answer: (d) black and white

A5 The reason why I feel so blue today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.

answer: (b) blue

A6 She lost the company a lot of money last week and as a result has got a black mark against her name.

answer: (d) black

A7 In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily white.

answer: (c) white

A8 As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were yellow.

answer: (d) yellow

A9 Ask her to help you with your calculations because she's red hot at mathematics.

answer: (a) red

A10 I know he doesn't like you because the moment you came in the room I saw him give you a black look.

answer: (d) black

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Questions Index



3. advanced-1

English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 1 (Answer Keys)

Newspaper Headlines

A1 Some people only read the head lines in a newspaper.

answer: (d) head

A2 You should always check the sell by date of things you buy in the supermarket.

answer: (c) by

A3 When the building was completed, all the workers were paid off.

answer: (a) off

A4 The boss was good enough to overlook my mistake.

answer: (d) overlook

A5 It is always embarrassing when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.

answer: (a) embarrassing

A6 Newspapers are delivered to people's doors every day.

answer: (c) delivered

A7 In her speech she expressed her gratitude for all the help she had been given.

answer: (b) gratitude

A8 In short nothing much happened at the meeting.

answer: (c) short

A9 At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ovation.

answer: (a) ovation

A10 Politicians pretend to ignore opinion polls.

answer: (d) polls

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