ONLINE ENGLISH GRAMMAR TESTS/ESL PRACTICE

Welcome to our online grammar quizzes section - a good place to practice and improve your knowledge of English grammar. Many of these quizzes focus on topics that ESL students often find difficult to understand. The quizzes come in three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The topics covered include verb tenses, phrasal verbs, articles, prepositions, noun clauses, and much more. Start practicing English right now!

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(B) = Beginner; (I) = Intermediate; (A) = Advanced

ARTICLES:

ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE? 1 (A)
ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE? 2 (I)
ARTICLE or NO ARTICLE? 3 (I)
Articles: A or AN? 1 (B)
Articles: A or AN? 2 (B)
Articles: A or THE? 1 (B)
Articles: A or THE? 2 (I)
Articles with idioms 1 (A) NEW
Articles with idioms 2 (A) NEW

Mixed Articles 1 (B/I)
Mixed Articles 2 (B/I)
Mixed Articles 3 (B/I)
Mixed Articles 4 (B/I)
Mixed Articles 5 (B/I)
Mixed Articles 6 (B/I)
Mixed Articles 7 (B/I)
Mixed Articles 8 (A) NEW
Articles: The/A/An 1 (I)
Articles: The/A/An 2 (B)
Articles: The/A/An 3 (A)

VERB TENSES (Tests/Quizzes):

Commands (Imperative) 1 (A)
Commands (Imperative) 2 (A)
Simple Past/Past Continuous? (A)
Simple Present/Present Continuous? 1 (A)
Simple Present/Present Continuous? 2 (I)
Simple Present/Present Continuous? 3 (I/A)
Simple Past/Present Perfect? (I)
The passive voice (Simple past) 1 (B/I)
The passive voice (S. present) 1 (I)
The passive voice (Mixed) 1 (B)
The passive voice (Mixed) 2 (I)
The passive voice (Mixed) 3 (A)
Irregular Verbs - Mixed past tenses 1 (B)
Irregular Verbs - Mixed past tenses 2 (I)
Irregular Verbs - Mixed past tenses 3 (I)
Irregular Verbs - Mixed past tenses 4 (I)
Mixed modals 1 (should, can, must) (I)
Mixed modals 2 (should, can, must) (I)
Mixed modals 3 (should, can, must) (I)
MODALS (Couldn't/Might Not) (I)
MODALS with the INFINITIVE 1 (B)
MODALS with the INFINITIVE 2 (B)
AUXILIARY VERBS (be, do, have) 1 (B)
AUXILIARY VERBS (be, do, have) 2 (I)
AUXILIARY VERBS (be, do, have) 3 (I/A)
AUXILIARY VERBS (be, do, have) 4 (I/A)
Reported Speech (Mixed tenses) 1 (I)
Reported Speech (Mixed tenses) 2 (I)
Reported Speech (Mixed tenses) 3 (I)
Reported Speech (Commands) 1 (I)
Reported Speech (Commands) 2 (I)
CAUSATIVE FORM (Passive) 1 (B/I)
CAUSATIVE FORM (Active) 1 (B/I)
CAUSATIVE FORM (Mixed) 1 (I)
CAUSATIVE FORM (Mixed) 2 (A)
CAUSATIVE FORM (Mixed) 3 (A)
CAUSATIVE FORM (Mixed) 4 (A)
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE 1 (I)
FUTURE PERFECT TENSE 2 (I)

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 1 (B)
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 2 (B)
TO BE (Present tense) 1 (B)
TO HAVE (Present tense) 1 (B)
TO BE or TO HAVE? 1 (B)
Mixed Verbs 1 (I)
Mixed Verbs 2 (I)
Mixed Verbs 3 (B)
Mixed Verbs 4 (B)
Mixed Verbs 5 (I)
Past Participles 1 (B)
Past Participles 2 (B/I)
The First Conditional 1 (B)
The Second Conditional 1 (I)
The Second Conditional 2 (I)
The Third Conditional 1 (I/A)
The Third Conditional 2 (I/A)
Conditional tenses (mixed) 1 (I)
Conditional tenses (mixed) 2 (A)
Conditional tenses (mixed) 3 (I)
Conditional tenses (mixed) 4 (A)
CONDITIONAL or FUTURE? 1 (I)
CONDITIONAL or FUTURE? 2 (I/A)
COND/FUTURE/PRESENT? (I)
FUTURE TENSES 1 (A)
FUTURE TENSES 2 (A)
FUTURE TENSES 3 (A)
GERUND or INFINITIVE? 1 (B)
GERUND or INFINITIVE? 2 (I)
GERUND or INFINITIVE? 3 (I)
GERUND or INFINITIVE? 4 (A)
Simple Past Tense 1 (B)
Simple Past Tense 2 (B)
Simple Past Tense 3 (B)
Past Continuous Tense 1 (B)
Past Continuous Tense 2 (B)
Tag questions 1 (B)
Tag questions 2 (B)

EXERCISES TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS (ADVANCED) NEW SECTION!
Whether you're a native speaker of English or an advanced ESL student, these practice tests will help you to recognize and eliminate common grammar errors.

Comma splices 1
Comma splices 2
Proper apostrophe usage 1
Proper apostrophe usage 2
Commonly confused words in English 1
Commonly confused words in English 2
Identifying dangling modifiers 1
Identifying dangling modifiers 2
Avoiding double negatives 1
Avoiding double negatives 2

PHRASAL VERBS:
Phrasal Verbs (TO COME +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO STAND +) 1 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO TURN +) 2 (I/A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO TAKE +) 1 (A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO GET +) 1 (A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO GET +) 2 (A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO RUN +) (A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO PUT +) (A)
Phrasal Verbs (TO GO +) (A)
Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 1 (A)
Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 2 (I)
Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 3 (I)
Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 4 (B)
Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 5 (B)
Phrasal Verbs (Mixed) 6 (I)
Separable/not separable 1 (I)
Separable/not separable 2 (I/A)
Separable/not separable 3 (I/A)

PREPOSITIONS:
Adjectives + prepositions 1 (I)
Adjectives + prepositions 2 (B)
Adjectives + prepositions 3 (I)
Mixed prepositions 1 (A)
Mixed prepositions 2 (A)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 1 (I)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 2 (I)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 3 (B)
Prepositions (On, At, In) 4 (B)
Prepositions of time 1 (B)
Prepositions of time 2 (I)
Prepositions of time 3 (I)
Prepositions of time 4 (I/A)
Prepositions: opposites 1 (B)
Prepositions with phrasal verbs 1 (I)
Prepositions with phrasal verbs 1 (B)
PREPOSITION or NO PREP.? 1 (B)
PREPOSITION or NO PREP.? 2 (B)

COUNTABLE (COUNT) or NON-COUNTABLE (NON-COUNT) NOUNS:
ESL Practice: COUNT or NON-COUNT 1 (I)
ESL Practice: COUNT or NON-COUNT 2 (I)
ESL Practice: COUNT or NON-COUNT 3 (B)
ESL Practice: COUNT or NON-COUNT 4 (B)
ESL Practice: COUNT or NON-COUNT 5 (I)

NOUN, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE CLAUSES:
Identify the adverb 1 (B) NEW
Identify the adverb 2 (B) NEW
Identify the adjective 1 (B) NEW
Identify the adjective 2 (B) NEW
Relative adverbs (why, when, where) 1 (I)
Adjective clauses (who, that) 1 (I)
Adjective clauses (Mixed pronouns) 1 (I)
Adjective clauses (Mixed pronouns) 2 (I)
Adjective clauses/noun clauses (what, that) 1 (I)
Noun Clauses 1 (I)
Noun Clauses 2 (I)
Noun Clauses 3 (WHAT or THAT?) (B)
Noun Clauses 4 (WHAT or THAT?) (I)
Noun Clauses 5 (Identifying noun clauses) (I)
Noun Clauses 6 (Identifying noun clauses) (B)
NOUN CLAUSE or ADVERB CLAUSE? 1 (A)
Adverb Clauses 1 (I)
Reduced adverb clauses 1 (I)
Reduced adverb clauses 2 (I)

PRONOUNS:
Personal Pronouns 1 (B)
Personal Pronouns 2 (B)
Possessive Pronouns 1 (B)
Possessive Pronouns 2 (B)
Possessive Pronouns/Adjectives 1 (A)
Possessive Pronouns/Adjectives 2 (A)
Indefinite Pronouns 1 (B/I)
Reflexive Pronouns 1 (B)
Reflexive Pronouns 2 (B)
REFLEXIVE pronoun or OBJECT pronoun? 1 (B)
REFLEXIVE pronoun or OBJECT pronoun? 2 (B)
Direct object pronouns 1 (B)
Direct object pronouns 2 (B/I)
Object pronouns - With or Without TO? 1 (I)
Object pronouns - With or Without TO? 2 (I)
Relative Pronouns 1 (That, where, whose) (I) NEW
Relative Pronouns 2 (Who, whom, where, whose) (I) NEW
Relative Pronouns 3 (WHICH with prepositions) (A) NEW

ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS:

Participle adjectives 1 (I)
Participle adjectives 2 (I)
ADVERB or ADJECTIVE? 1 (B)
ADVERB or ADJECTIVE? 2 (I)
ADVERB or ADJECTIVE? 3 (B)
ADVERB or ADJECTIVE? 4 (B)
Change adjectives to adverbs 1 (B)
Change adjectives to adverbs 2 (B/I)

Comparative adjectives 1 (B)
Comparative adjectives 2 (I/A)
Comparative adverbs 1 (I)
Comparative/superlative adverbs 1 (I)
Comparative/superlative adverbs 2 (A)
Comparative or superlative (adj.)? 1 (I)
Comparative or superlative (adj.)? 2 (I)
Conjunctive adverbs 1 (I)
Conjunctive adverbs 2 (I)
Adjective order in English 1 (I)
Adjective order in English 2 (I)
Adjective order in English 3 (I)
Adjective order in English 4 (A)

OTHER ENGLISH PRACTICE EXERCISES/ QUIZZES:

OPPOSITES of words 1 (B)
OPPOSITES of words 2 (B)
OPPOSITES of words 3 (I)
Plurals of nouns 1 (B)
Plurals of nouns 2 (B)
Plurals of nouns 3 (Irregular) (I/A)
Who, when, where, what 1 (B/I)
Who, when, where, what 2 (B/I)
MANY or MANY OF? 1 (I)
Which conjunction? 1 (A)
Which conjunction? 2 (I)
Subordinating conjunctions 1 (A)
Subordinating conjunctions 2 (A)
Which Word: SO or SUCH? (I)
WHO or WHOM? (A)
Which word: SOME or ANY? 1 (I)
Which word: SOME or ANY? 2 (A)
WHOLE or ALL? 1 (A)
WHOLE or ALL? 2 (I)

Which word: CHANGE or EXCHANGE? (I)
OTHER, ANOTHER, DIFFERENT? 1 (A)
OTHER, ANOTHER, DIFFERENT? 2 (A)
Correct word order in English 1 (I)
Correct word order in English 2 (I)
Which word: EITHER, NEITHER, or TOO? (B)
EITHER/OR, NEITHER/NOR, TOO (I)
Which word: THERE, THESE, or THIS? 1 (I)
Which word: THERE, THESE, or THIS? 2 (I)
How + (much, long, often, well) 1 (I)
How + (much, long, often, well) 2 (I)
Which Word: SO, SUCH, MANY, MUCH? (I)
Which word?: THERE, THEY'RE, THEIR 1 (I)
Which word?: THERE, THEY'RE, THEIR 2 (I)
Which word?: WHO, WHICH, WHOSE 1 (I)
Which word?: WHO, WHICH, WHOSE 2 (I)
Which word?: DO or DOES? (B)
Which word?: DO or MAKE? 1 (B)
Which word?: DO or MAKE? 2 (B)

Doing these exercises will most likely improve your English, which will result in better test scores on exams such as the IELTS, TOEFL (Test of English as a foreign language, the Cambridge ESOL exams (KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE), the Trinity College London ESOL program (GESE, ISE), London Tests of English, etc.