English grammar & language usage (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

Which word is a pronoun?

1. Avery
2. Bever
3. Ceverybody
4. Devery

Choose the correct verb: “The dogs in the yard ___ loudly every morning.”

1. Abarking
2. Bhas barked
3. Cbark
4. Dbarks

Which word in this sentence is the verb? “The patients waited in the lobby.”

1. Awaited
2. Bpatients
3. Clobby
4. Din

Which spelling is correct for the word that means “to make someone feel awkward”?

1. Aembarass
2. Bembarras
3. Cemmbarrass
4. Dembarrass

Which sentence is the clearest and most concise?

1. AThe meeting starts at noon.
2. BAt noon is the time when the meeting will be starting off.
3. CThe starting time of the meeting is at about noon exactly.
4. DThe meeting is going to be starting at the time of noon.

Choose the correct word: “He ran ___ than anyone else in the race.”

1. Afaster
2. Bmore fast
3. Cfastest
4. Dmore faster

In very formal writing, which sentence uses the correct pronoun after the verb “be”?

1. AIt was herself who called the ambulance.
2. BIt was hers who called the ambulance.
3. CIt was she who called the ambulance.
4. DIt was her who called the ambulance.

Which sentence uses the past participle correctly?

1. AShe has writed three essays this term.
2. BShe has wrote three essays this term.
3. CShe has write three essays this term.
4. DShe has written three essays this term.