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English Grammar Fundamentals

English Grammar

A quiz covering core English grammar rules, parts of speech, and sentence structure for upper primary students.

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18 Questions Medium Ages 9+ Jul 21, 2026
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1 Which word in the following sentence is an adverb: 'The cheetah ran quickly across the plains.'?
  • A cheetah
  • B ran
  • C quickly
  • D plains
2 What is the correct plural form of the noun 'cactus'?
  • A cactuses
  • B cacti
  • C cacties
  • D cactus
3 Identify the proper noun in this sentence: 'My friend Sarah lives in Sydney.'
  • A friend
  • B Sarah
  • C lives
  • D Sydney
4 Which word acts as a conjunction in this sentence: 'I wanted to go to the park, but it started to rain.'
  • A wanted
  • B go
  • C but
  • D started
5 Choose the sentence that uses a possessive apostrophe correctly.
  • A The dogs bowls are empty.
  • B The dog's bowls are empty.
  • C The dogs' bowls are empty.
  • D The dogs bowl's are empty.
6 Which of the following is a collective noun?
  • A happiness
  • B flock
  • C running
  • D blue
7 What is the comparative form of the adjective 'happy'?
  • A happier
  • B more happy
  • C happiest
  • D most happy
8 Which sentence contains a correctly used past participle of the verb 'to eat'?
  • A I have eat my dinner.
  • B I have ate my dinner.
  • C I have eaten my dinner.
  • D I have eating my dinner.
9 Which word in the sentence 'The heavy box fell' is an adjective?
  • A The
  • B heavy
  • C box
  • D fell
10 What is the correct pronoun to complete the sentence: 'Sarah and ____ went to the cinema.'?
  • A me
  • B mine
  • C I
  • D my
11 Which of these is a preposition?
  • A under
  • B quickly
  • C jump
  • D table
12 Identify the abstract noun in this list.
  • A bicycle
  • B courage
  • C mountain
  • D pencil
13 What is the past tense of the verb 'teach'?
  • A teached
  • B taught
  • C tought
  • D teachered
14 Which word is an antonym for 'generous'?
  • A kind
  • B selfish
  • C helpful
  • D friendly
15 Select the sentence that uses the correct subject-verb agreement.
  • A The cats runs fast.
  • B The cat run fast.
  • C The cats run fast.
  • D The cats is running fast.
16 Which of these is a coordinating conjunction often represented by the acronym FANBOYS?
  • A because
  • B although
  • C for
  • D since
17 What type of word is 'slowly'?
  • A noun
  • B adjective
  • C verb
  • D adverb
18 Which of these words is a synonym for 'large'?
  • A tiny
  • B enormous
  • C short
  • D narrow
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