A simple pre-course CELTA grammar quiz

Spot the main verb in: John doesn't want to go to London with me. Is it:
1. does
2. want
3. go
4. doesn't
Spot the proper noun in: John doesn't want to go to the shops with his wife. Is it:
1. shops
2. John
3. wife
4. his
Spot the adverb in: Mary hugely enjoyed the amazing classical concert. Is it:
1. amazing
2. hugely
3. classical
4. enjoyed
Spot the preposition in: The house stood in front of me. Is it:
1. in
2. in front of
3. front
4. of
Spot the adjective in: The red-brick house stood on the corner. Is it:
1. brick
2. red-brick
3. red
4. on
What tense is the verb in this sentence? The red-brick house had stood for a hundred years. Is it:
1. past simple
2. past perfect simple
3. perfect
4. simple past
What tense is the verb in this sentence? She has lived there for over 40 years. Is it:
1. past simple
2. present perfect simple
3. perfect
4. past perfect
What does the word if do in this sentence? I will buy you a drink if you help me with this. Is it:
1. joining two equal parts to make a longer sentence
2. making the first part depend on the second part happening
3. making the second part depend on the first part happening
4. expressing cause and effect
What is the word park doing in this sentence? Park opposite the park gate, please. Is it:
1. acting as a verb and a noun
2. acting as a verb and a classifier adjective
3. acting as two different verbs
4. acting as a verb and a preposition
Spot the conjunction in: Mary went to the concert although she was very tired. Is it:
1. very
2. although
3. concert
4. went
What is the word building doing in this sentence? The bank is an imposing building. Is it:
1. acting as a synonym for bank
2. including the meaning of bank
3. explaining what a bank is
4. acting as a verb
What is the word must doing in this sentence? She must be here soon, she left hours ago. Is it:
1. expressing an obligation
2. expressing certainty
3. expressing the inevitable
4. expressing possibility
What is the word am doing in this sentence? I am cooking this evening. Is it:
1. expressing the future
2. making part of the progressive tense
3. expressing certainty
4. expressing possibility
What is -ment doing in this word? discernment. Is it:
1. making a verb from a noun
2. making a noun from a verb
3. making an adjective from a verb
4. making an adverb from a noun
What is -wards doing in this word? homewards. Is it:
1. making a verb from a noun
2. making an adverb from a noun
3. making an adjective from a noun
4. making an adverb from a verb
What is will doing in this sentence? Will you marry me? Is it:
1. asking about the future
2. making a request
3. making a demand
4. making a suggestion
What is the word frequently doing in this sentence? They frequently argue loudly in the pub. Is it:
1. talking about where something happens
2. talking about when something happens
3. talking about why something happens
4. talking about the way something happens
What is the word him doing in this sentence? John wasn't at home so she left a note for him there. Is it:
1. replacing home
2. replacing John
3. acting as a preposition
4. telling us what she did
What is the word which doing in this sentence? That's the car which Mary has just bought. She loves it. Is it:
1. replacing Mary
2. referring to the car
3. replacing the car
4. telling us what she did
What is the subject of the verb dislike in this sentence? Most people I know dislike waiting in queues. Is it:
1. people
2. Most people I know
3. Most
4. I
This sentence If you went to the party, you would see her. refers to:
1. the past
2. an unlikely future
3. a certain future
4. a prediction
What is the object of the verb dislike in this sentence? Most people I know dislike waiting in queues. Is it:
1. waiting
2. waiting in queues
3. in queues
4. Most people
What is the word were doing in this sentence? The children were found behind the bicycle sheds. Is it:
1. making the action continuous
2. making the verb passive
3. making the action progressive
4. making the verb active
What is the word should doing in this sentence? You should not have been so rude to him. Is it:
1. expressing advice
2. expressing a reprimand
3. expressing an obligation
4. expressing anger
How would you describe a piece of cake in this sentence? Anyone can do that. It's a piece of cake. Is it:
1. an obvious meaning of cake
2. an idiom
3. a proverb
4. an adjective

A simple pre-course CELTA grammar quiz

Multiple-choice test