Test your knowledge of basic English grammar rules and parts of speech!
1. Which word is an adjective?
💡 An adjective describes a noun. "Beautiful" describes how something looks or feels.
2. Which sentence is in the past tense?
💡 "Ate" is the past tense of "eat", so "She ate lunch" is in the past tense.
3. Which word is a verb?
💡 A verb is an action or state word. "Jump" is an action, making it a verb.
4. What does the prefix "un-" mean?
💡 The prefix "un-" means not or the opposite. For example: unhappy means not happy.
5. Which is the correct article to use before "elephant"?
💡 "An" is used before words starting with a vowel sound. "Elephant" starts with the vowel "e".
6. Which sentence uses the correct form?
💡 The present continuous tense requires "am/is/are + verb-ing". "I am going" is correct.
7. What is the opposite of "hot"?
💡 The direct antonym (opposite) of "hot" is "cold".
8. What is the plural of "child"?
💡 The plural of child is children — an irregular plural form.
9. Which word is a pronoun?
💡 A pronoun replaces a noun. "She" replaces a female person's name.
10. What is the plural of "box"?
💡 Words ending in "x" form their plural by adding "es" — so "box" becomes "boxes".
11. What is the past tense of "go"?
💡 "Went" is the irregular past tense of "go". Regular verbs add -ed but "go" is irregular.
12. Which word is an adverb?
💡 An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. "Quickly" describes how something is done.
13. What punctuation ends a question?
💡 A question mark (?) is placed at the end of a sentence that asks a question.
14. Which sentence is correct?
💡 The correct form uses "doesn't" (does not) with the base form of the verb "like".
15. Which of these is a noun?
💡 A noun is a person, place, or thing. "Apple" is a thing, making it a noun.