English Grammar Quiz
Name: __________________________Date: __________________
1. Which word is a noun ?
A) quickly B) pencil C) happily
Ans: B) pencil
Explanation: A noun is the name of a person, place, animal, thing, or idea. Pencil is a thing.
2. Which word is a verb ?
A) book B) jump C) table
Ans: B) jump
Explanation: A verb shows an action or state. Jump is an action word.
3. Which word is an adjective ?
A) run B) tall C) dog
Ans: B) tall
Explanation: An adjective describes a noun. Tall describes the size or height of someone or something.
4. Choose the correct plural noun.
A) childs B) children C) childes
Ans: B) children
Explanation: The plural form of child is children, not childs or childes.
5. Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the.
___ owl is sitting on ___ tree.
A) an, a B) a, the C) the, an
Ans: A) an, a
Explanation: We use an before a vowel sound: an owl. We use a before a consonant sound: a tree.
6. Choose the correct pronoun.
My sister and I went to the mall with ___.
A) he B) she C) we
Ans: C) we
Explanation: We is the pronoun used for my sister and I when they are the subject.
7. Choose the correct verb tense.
We ___ our homework before dinner.
A) do B) did C) have done
Ans: B) did
Explanation: Did is the simple past tense of do. The sentence refers to an action completed before dinner.
8. Which sentence is correct ?
A) The dog is run fast. B) The dog runs fast. C) The dog running fast.
Ans: B) The dog runs fast.
Explanation: The dog is singular, so in the simple present tense we use runs.
9. Choose the correct punctuation.
Where is your book___
A) . B) ? C) !
Ans: B) ?
Explanation: A question mark (?) is used at the end of a question.
10. Choose the correct conjunction.
I wanted to play outside, ___ it started to rain.
A) but B) or C) because
Ans: A) but
Explanation: But connects two contrasting ideas: I wanted to play outside but it started to rain.