Academic Skills: Grammar
Below you will find student Web resources for English grammar practice.
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Grammar: Activities by Level (Beginning)
- English Grammar Quizzes
a4esl.org/a/g.html - Grammar Lessons (various topics for lower levels; some include video)
Grammar: Activities by Level (Intermediate)
- English Grammar Quizzes
a4esl.org/a/g3.html - English Grammar Quizzes (level unsorted; quizzes about places; scroll down for U.S. list)
a4esl.org/a/g7.html - English Language Tests
- English Grammar Tests
Grammar: Activities by Level (Advanced)
- English Grammar Quizzes (difficult)
a4esl.org/a/g5.html - English Language Proficiency Tests
Grammar: Exercises
- English Grammar and Mechanics (charts and exercises on parts of speech, sentence elements and punctuation)
- Grammar Skills Exercises
- ESL Blues (extensive grammar practice activities; site states for pre-intermediate to high intermediate levels)
- English Grammar Reference and Exercises
www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar - Interactive Exercises, Index of Grammar Terms, Rules for Fixing Grammar Problems
www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm - ELS Learning Center (provided by EnglishClub.com; scroll down for quizzes)
www.englishclub.com/grammar/index.htm - Practice Grammar Activities
Grammar: Games
- Grammar Ninja (a fun game)
www.freeworldgroup.com/games6/gameindex/grammar-ninja.htm - English Language Games (on various topics)
www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Adjectives
- Adjectives or Adverbs (exercise)
a4esl.org/q/h/9901/gc-advadj.html - Adjectives and Adverbs (various exercises)
www.eflnet.com/grammar/adjadv_index.php
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Adjective Clauses
- Grammar Quizzes (various topics, including adjective clauses; scroll down to practice)
www.grammar-quizzes.com/
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Adjectives/Comparatives
- Comparative Adjectives (includes information, practice exercises and a film)
www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Yellow Level/Y6 Comparatives.html
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Adverbs
- Adjectives and Adverbs (various exercises)
www.eflnet.com/grammar/adjadv_index.php - Adverbs of Frequency (an exercise)
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adverbs_of_frequency.htm - Adverbs of Frequency (an exercise)
www.englishclub.com/grammar/adverbs-frequency_quiz.htm - Adverbs of Frequency (scrambled sentences with answers)
www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit23_grammar_exs.htm - Position of Adverbs of Frequency (an exercise with answers)
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverbs_of_frequency.htm
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Articles
- A, An, The or Nothing (a practice exercise)
a4esl.org/q/h/mc008-ld.html - Articles (various exercises)
www.eflnet.com/grammar/noun_index.php
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Both, Neither, Either, Nor and So
- An Exercise with Answers (advanced level)
www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/both-either-neither-nor
Grammar: Parts of Speech/For, Since and Ago
- English Exercise "For, Since, Ago"
www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-49804.php - English Exercise "Since, For, Ago?"
www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-21732.php - Words with Time: For, Ago, Since, On, At (exercise)
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Nouns
- Countable and Uncountable Nouns (rules and exercises)
esl.about.com/library/beginner/blmuchmany.htm - Much and Many (a practice exercise)
a4esl.org/q/h/lb/how.html - Singular, Plural or Possessive (a practice exercise)
a4esl.org/q/j/ck/mc-plurals.html - Nouns: Count, Non-Count and Plurals
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Prepositions
- Prepositions (a practice exercise)
- In, On, At (a practice exercise)
- In, At (with places)
- At-On-In Used in Time and Dates
- Prepositions (various exercises; intermediate level)
www.eflnet.com/grammar/prepositions_index.php - Prepositions of Location and Direction: Part 1 (with video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaXTyFtQx9o - Prepositions of Location and Direction: Part 2 (with video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0-Y7-tnDK0 - Prepositions of Location and Direction: Part 3 (with video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHmOHhl7saQ - Prepositions - Common Mistakes in English: Part 1 (with video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8q30E7-eNc - Prepositions - Common Mistakes in English: Part 2 (with video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=clDL8QfKzmA
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Pronouns
- Pronouns: What Is a Pronoun?
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/pronouns/ - Kinds of Pronouns
webapps.towson.edu/ows/pronouns.aspx - Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement (an explanation, examples and exercises)
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/antecedents/ - Usage: Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
webapps.towson.edu/ows/pro_antagree.aspx - Pronouns and Antecedents Self-Test
aliscot.com/bigdog/agrpa_exercise.htm - Noun/Pronoun Antecedent Agreement: Exercise 1
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/exercises/Pronoun%20-%20Antecedent%20Agreement%20-%20Exercise01.aspx/ - Noun/Pronoun Antecedent Agreement: Exercise 2
https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/exercises/Pronoun%20-%20Antecedent%20Agreement%20-%20Exercise02.aspx - Pronoun Case: Exercise 1 (self-check)
webapps.towson.edu/ows/exercises/Pronoun Case - Exercise01.aspx - English Pronouns Quiz: Who, Whom, Whose (explanation and short quiz)
www.esldesk.com/quiz/pronoun-who.aspx - Personal Pronouns Quiz (chart and quiz)
www.esldesk.com/quiz/personal-pronouns.aspx - English Pronouns Quiz
www.esldesk.com/activities/english-pronouns.aspx
Grammar: Parts of Speech/There is and There are
- "There Is" and "There Are" (exercise)
a4esl.org/q/h/9807/km-thereisare.html - There Is or There Are (a practice activity with rules and answers)
www.english-zone.com/verbs/thereisare1.html - There Is/Are (an explanation; audio available)
http://eslgold.com/grammar/there_is_are/
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs
- Verb Tenses (4,287 random sentences to practice the different tenses according to your level of English)
www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises - Make/Do (a quiz)
a4esl.org/q/h/vm/make-do.html - Hurricane Quiz Focusing on Present Tense: Simple Versus Progressive (low intermediate level)
http://eslbluesapps.com/ - English Grammar Reference and Exercises (a variety of exercises on tenses; charts and exercises)
www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar - English Page (VERBS) http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Be (Am, Are, Is)
- Verb "Be" in Present Tense Statements (video presentation and exercise)
www.youtube.com/user/JenniferESL?blend=2&ob=1#p/c/4BD77BD28CCDF039/6/Q5B5YTorYu4 - Be Verb - Present and Past (interactive exercise)
a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz86skm.htm - Be Verb Practice #1
www.english-zone.com/verbs/be-01.html - Jobs: Simple Present - Exercise
www.eslpartyland.com/quiz-center/bepresent.htm - The Verb Be (am, are, is) - Exercise 2
a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz86skm.htm - The Verb Be (am, are, is) - Exercise 3
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/be3.htm - The Verb To Be - Positive Sentences and Contractions (charts and exercises)
www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1A.html - The Verb To Be - Negative Sentences and Contractions (charts and exercises)
www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1B.html - The Verb To Be - Yes/No Questions (chart and exercises)
www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1C.html - The Verb To Be - Information Questions (charts and exercises)
www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentSimpleToBe1D.html
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Conditionals
- Present/Future Real (True) Conditionals (review the explanation chart and click "Exercises" for practice)
english-zone.com/grammar/if-thenpres.html - Present/Future Unreal (Untrue) Conditionals (an exercise; rules are available)
english-zone.com/grammar/if-then3.html - Present/Future Real (True) Conditionals (an exercise with answers; rules and a printable page are available)
english-zone.com/grammar/if-then1.html - Past Unreal (Untrue) Conditionals (an exercise with answers; rules and a printable page are available)
english-zone.com/grammar/if-then5.html
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Future Simple
- Exercise (future simple; will)
speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/elementary/future-simple-will
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Gerunds
- Gerunds (various exercises)
www.eflnet.com/grammar/verbs_index2.php - Gerunds and Infinitives (exercise with answers)
english-zone.com/grammar/ger-inf01.html - Voice of America: Gerunds vs. Infinitives, Part 1 (audio)
www.manythings.org/voa/wm/2005-07-19-1.html - Voice of America: Gerunds vs. Infinitives, Part 2 (MP3 and RealAudio formats)
www.manythings.org/voa/wm/2005-07-27-5.html
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Irregular Verbs
- Grammar Exercises: Verbs
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/verbs.htm - Rules for Using Irregular Verbs (a printable handout)
www.chompchomp.com/handouts/irregularrules01.pdf - Introduction to Irregular Verbs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtgWAJR8AlU - Irregular Verbs: ESL List 1 (list of verbs pronounced; includes infinitive, past and past participle)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIzSgI8kfEM - Irregular Verbs: ESL List 2 (list of verbs pronounced; includes infinitive, past and past participle)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=maVxDUq8yOo&feature=related - Irregular Verbs (list of verbs pronounced in a rap)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufk7Da__lPA&NR=1 - Learn English: Irregular Verbs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK12tjcqpsM&feature=related
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Modals
- Modals: Can, Could, Be Able To (an exercise with answers)
www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modals_can_quiz.htm - Modals: Have to, Must, Must Not/Musn't
www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modals-have-to-must-not.htm - Grammar Exercises: Modal Auxiliaries
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/hilfsverben.htm - Modals (a practice activity with answers)
a4esl.org/q/h/0101/ig-modals.html - Modal: Quiz 1
www.eslcafe.com/quiz/modal1.html - Modal: Quiz 2
www.eslcafe.com/quiz/modal2.html - Past Modals (information and examples)
http://eslgold.com/grammar/past-modals/ - Perfect Modals
https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Yellow Level/Y12 Perfect Modals.html - Perfect Modals
https://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Yellow Level/Y14 Perfect Modals continuous.html
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Passive and Active
- Hurricane: Past Tense Passives
eslbluesapps.com/hurrpass.htm - Active or Passive Voice Practice Exercise
a4esl.org/q/h/vm/active-passive.html - Passive and Active Verb Practice Exercise
english-zone.com/verbs/passive9.html - Passive and Active Verb Practice (check your answers after completing the exercise)
english-zone.com/verbs/passive8.html - Grammar Exercises (a passive voice)
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/passiv.htm - Passive or Active (a practice exercise)
a4esl.org/q/h/9901/tb-passive.html - Active or Passive Voice (a practice exercise)
a4esl.org/q/h/vm/active-passive.html - Passives (a tutorial with exercises; intermediate and advanced levels)
www.eflnet.com/grammar/verbs_index2.php
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Past Simple
- Exercise (past simple tense)
speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/elementary/past-simple-tense - Exercise (past simple questions)
speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/elementary/past-simple-tense-questions
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Phrasal Verbs
- Building Your Phrasal Verb Vocabulary (a practice exercise with additional links to more practice)
esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blphrasalbuild1.htm - Various Exercises on Phrasal Verbs
www.eflnet.com/pverbs/index.php - Phrasal Verb Reference (table of commonly-used phrasal verbs with brief explanation)
esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa011198.htm - Phrasal Verb Page (list of common English phrasal verbs)
www.eslcafe.com/pv/pv-list.html - New Year's Eve Phrasal Verbs (exercise with answers)
a4esl.org/q/h/0101/gp-newyears.html
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Phrasal Verbs with "Up"
- Phrasal Verb Vocabulary: Increasing and Decreasing With "Up" and "Down"
esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blphrasalref2.htm - Phrasal Verbs With "Up" Part 1 (exercises with answers)
a4esl.org/q/h/vm/pvup2.html - Phrasal Verbs With "Up" Part 2 (exercises with answers)
a4esl.org/q/h/lb/pvup.html - Phrasal Verbs -- "Up" (exercise with answers)
www.aj.cz/testquiz/test20.htm - Exercise on Phrasal Verbs: Phrasal Verbs With "Up"
www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/phrasal-verbs/exercises
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Present Perfect
- Present Perfect Practice (practice identifying tenses; high-intermediate level)
www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentperfect/exercise1.swf - Present Perfect Practice (choose the right response; high-intermediate level)
www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentperfect/exercise2.swf - Present Perfect Practice (do exercise No. 2 to know the answers for exercise No. 3; high intermediate level)
www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentperfect/exercise3.swf - Present Perfect Practice (a practice with word bank; high intermediate level)
www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentperfect/exercise4.swf - Real English Lesson Introduction to the Present Perfect
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hK7nEZrA2k&feature=related
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Tenses
- Grammar Exercises on Tenses
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/zeitformen.htm - Past Tense Questions (an animated review)
http://eslbluesapps.com/ - The Hurricane: Past Tense
http://eslbluesapps.com/hurrpass.htm - Verb Tenses (reviews and exercises for various verb tenses; all levels)
www.eflnet.com/grammar/verbtense_index.php
Grammar: Parts of Speech/Verbs/Usage
Look/See/Watch
- Using 'Watch', 'Look' and 'See' (video explanation)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvPCaKOgLa0 - What's the Difference Between 'Look', 'See' and 'Watch'?
www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/whats-difference-between-look-see-watch - See/Look/Watch (explanation and exercise)
www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-33070.php - Look, See or Watch (exercise with answers)
a4esl.org/q/h/9901/jd-look.html - Look, See or Watch (exercise with answers)
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/look_see_watch.htm
Say/Tell/Speak/Talk
- Say, Tell, Speak, Talk (summary of distinctions)
www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/azar/grammar_ex/message_board/archive/articles/00024a.htm - Various Grammar Rules - Speak, Talk
http://speakspeak.com/resources/english-grammar-rules/various-grammar-rules/speak-talk-differences - Speak and Talk Exercise at Auto-English (fill-in-the-gap exercise with answers)
www.autoenglish.org/gr.talk.i.htm - Say, Tell, Speak, Talk (English exercise with answers)
www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-16079.php
Hear/Listen
- Speaking English - Say, Tell, Hear, Listen - How to Use Them Correctly (video)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF1YcMrRxao - Hear and Listen to (explanation and exercise with answers)
www.5minuteenglish.com/feb4.htm - Hear or Listen (exercise with answers)
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/confusing_words/hear_listen.htm - To Hear or to Listen? (explanation and exercise)
www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-3373.php
Grammar: Questions and Exercises
- Grammar Exercises
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/fragen.htm - Basic Question Types (an explanation chart)
www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions_types.htm - Question Quiz (an exercise with answers)
www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions_quiz.htm - Tag Question (an explanation chart)
www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions-tag.htm - Tag Questions 1 (present tense)
english-zone.com/grammar/tags01.html - Tag Questions 4 (past tense)
www.english-zone.com/grammar/tags04.html - Tag Questions
a4esl.org/q/h/fb006-bp.html - 10 Tag Questions
a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz13mlc.htm - Tag Questions
www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions-tag_quiz.htm - Word Order in Questions (exercises for different verb tenses with answers)
www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/word-order/questions - Tag Questions
www.eflnet.com/grammar/verbs_index2.php
Grammar: Writing Skills
- Grammar Exercises
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/fragen.htm - Fun with Randomly Generated Sentences (sentence patterns, tenses, possession, location)
www.manythings.org/rs/
Grammar: Writing Skills/Capitalization and Punctuation
- Capitalization Exercise
a4esl.org/q/j/ck/ed-caps.html - Capitalization Exercise
www.english-zone.com/spelling/caps01.html - Capitalization Rules
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/writing-capitalization-rules.php
Grammar: Writing Skills/Fragments
- Finding Fragments in Short Passages: Exercise 1
www.chompchomp.com/frag01/frag01.htm - Finding Fragments in Short Passages: Exercise 2
www.chompchomp.com/frag02/frag02.htm
Grammar:Writing Skills/Sentences
- Fun with Randomly Generated Sentences (sentence patterns, tenses, possession and location)
www.manythings.org/rs/
Grammar: Writing Skills/Subject-Verb Agreement
- Subject-Verb Agreement (an exercise with answers; advanced level)
a4esl.org/q/h/9901/cw-svagreement.html - Subject-Verb Agreement (an exercise with answers)
www.cityu.edu.hk/elc/quiz/subverb1.htm
