TESTS

319 English Grammar Tests

Index ...................................................................................... 1

Elementary Level
1. Speaking already ........................................................................ 18

2. Drive carefully ......................................................................... 19

3. Listen vs. Hear ......................................................................... 20

4. Finish vs. End .......................................................................... 21

5. Start vs. Begin ......................................................................... 22

6. Modal Verbs ............................................................................. 23

7. How to use the articles ................................................................. 24

8. Relative Pronouns ....................................................................... 25

9. Present Tense ........................................................................... 26

10. Conditionals ........................................................................... 27

11. We went on holiday ..................................................................... 28

12. Grammar Questions ...................................................................... 29

13. An Easy Question ....................................................................... 30

14. Learn it by heart ...................................................................... 31

15. White Water Rafting .................................................................... 32

16. Where am I? ............................................................................ 33

17. Remove the Spoon ....................................................................... 34

18. Weather Forecast ....................................................................... 35

19. On TV tonight .......................................................................... 36

20. The Bells .............................................................................. 37

21. Sailing ................................................................................ 38

22. Responses (1) .......................................................................... 39

23. Responses (2) .......................................................................... 40

24. Responses (3) .......................................................................... 41

25. Responses (4) .......................................................................... 42

26. Responses (5) .......................................................................... 43

27. Responses (6) .......................................................................... 44

28. Responses (7) .......................................................................... 45

29. Question Tags (1) ...................................................................... 46

30. Question Tags (2) ...................................................................... 47

31. Question Tags (3) ...................................................................... 48

32. Object Pronoun ......................................................................... 49

33. Relative Pronoun Exercises ............................................................. 50

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34. Reflexive Pronouns ..................................................................... 51

35. Basic American English ................................................................. 52

36. Basic English Grammar .................................................................. 53

37. Basic Weather Expressions .............................................................. 54

38. Basic English Expressions .............................................................. 55

39. Elementary English Grammar ............................................................. 56

40. Question Words ......................................................................... 57

41. Common Prepositions .................................................................... 58

42. Modal Verb Questions ................................................................... 59

43. Elementary Grammar Questions ........................................................... 60

44. English Grammar Exercise ............................................................... 61

45. Much, many, a lot, lots ................................................................ 62

46. Elementary Adjectives .................................................................. 63

47. Chit Chat: At the bus stop ............................................................. 64

48. Chit Chat: Talking about the Doctor .................................................... 65

49. Chit Chat: In the Aeroplane ............................................................ 66

50. Chit Chat: At the pub .................................................................. 67

51. Chit Chat: At the restaurant ........................................................... 68

52. Chit Chat: On the phone ................................................................ 69

53. Chit Chat: In the theatre .............................................................. 70

54. Chit Chat: In the supermarket .......................................................... 71

55. Chit Chat: In the train ................................................................ 72

56. Other, another, others, the others ..................................................... 73

57. Adjective Prepositions Constructions ................................................... 74

58. Anything, nothing, something, everything ............................................... 75

59. American homophones .................................................................... 76

60. Pronouns: who, whose, whom, which ...................................................... 77

61. Some, any, few, little ................................................................. 78

62. Prepositons Test ....................................................................... 79

63. Past Participle Sentences .............................................................. 80

64. ESL Prepositions ....................................................................... 81

65. Common English Errors (1) .............................................................. 82

66. Common English Errors (2) .............................................................. 83

67. Common English Errors (3) .............................................................. 84

68. Common English Errors (4) .............................................................. 85

69. Common Quantity Nouns .................................................................. 86

70. Using Make and Do (1) .................................................................. 87

71. Using Prepositions ..................................................................... 88

72. Using Make and Do (2) .................................................................. 89

73. Why Questions .......................................................................... 90

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74. While, during and for .................................................................. 91

75. auxiliary verbs: was, did, have ........................................................ 92

76. prepositions of time: for, ago, since, on, at .......................................... 93

77. Common English phrases with prepositions ............................................... 94

78. Articles in English Grammar ............................................................ 95

79. a, some or any ......................................................................... 96

80. Interrogative pronouns ................................................................. 97

81. Possessive pronouns .................................................................... 98

82. Phrasal verbs .......................................................................... 99

83. Agatha Christie test questions ......................................................... 100

84. Conjunctions: and, but, or, so ......................................................... 101

85. Compound words with tooth .............................................................. 102

Intermediate Level
1. Like a red rag .......................................................................... 103

2. If you tend to forget ................................................................... 104

3. Easy Questions .......................................................................... 105

4. Do, make, get, take ..................................................................... 106

5. The Farmer and his Sons ................................................................. 107

6. A Holiday Report ........................................................................ 108

7. Going on foot ........................................................................... 109

8. Say vs. Tell ............................................................................ 110

9. Close vs. Shut .......................................................................... 111

10. At the Restaurant ...................................................................... 112

11. At the Theatre ......................................................................... 113

12. Popular Idioms ......................................................................... 114

13. Popular Garden Idioms .................................................................. 115

14. Eating Out ............................................................................. 116

15. Hot and Cold ........................................................................... 117

16. A Collision - Finish this Story ........................................................ 118

17. Will or Shall? ......................................................................... 119

18. The two Butter Frogs ................................................................... 120

19. Cross Questions ........................................................................ 121

20. Leave me alone ......................................................................... 122

21. What now? .............................................................................. 123

22. Wrapped round her finger ............................................................... 124

23. The Ants and the Grasshopper ........................................................... 125

24. The Two Dogs ........................................................................... 126

25. The Hare and the Tortoise .............................................................. 127

26. Who has done it? ....................................................................... 128

27. Life on Mars? .......................................................................... 129

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28. Story (1) .............................................................................. 130

29. Story (2) .............................................................................. 131

30. Story (3) .............................................................................. 132

31. Go for it .............................................................................. 133

32. Eating Disorder ........................................................................ 134

33. Save the Day ........................................................................... 135

34. Yes, Yes, Yes .......................................................................... 136

35. Do you mind? ........................................................................... 137

36. Good Bye ............................................................................... 138

37. Keeping it Quiet ....................................................................... 139

38. A Crying Shame ......................................................................... 140

39. Speaking: At the Theatre ............................................................... 141

40. Speaking: At the Supermarket ........................................................... 142

41. Speaking: At the Station ............................................................... 143

42. Speaking: The Broadcast ................................................................ 144

43. Speaking: The Wedding .................................................................. 145

44. Speaking: Political Party .............................................................. 146

45. Cinemas ................................................................................ 147

46. Lots of Stuff .......................................................................... 148

47. Hear my Story .......................................................................... 149

48. High and Low ........................................................................... 150

49. A Night Out ............................................................................ 151

50. Lots of Pieces ......................................................................... 152

51. Testing, Testing ....................................................................... 153

52. Cliches ................................................................................ 154

53. Losing It (1) .......................................................................... 155

54. Losing It (2) .......................................................................... 156

55. How to ask a question .................................................................. 157

56. How to attract someone ................................................................. 158

57. How to compliment ...................................................................... 159

58. Modal Medley ........................................................................... 160

59. Christmas Postman (1) .................................................................. 161

60. Christmas Postman (2) .................................................................. 162

61. Christmas Postman (3) .................................................................. 163

62. Christmas Postman (4) .................................................................. 164

63. Tick Tock .............................................................................. 165

64. Company Decisions ...................................................................... 166

65. Save Our Animals (1) ................................................................... 167

66. Save Our Animals (2) ................................................................... 168

67. Save Our Animals (3) ................................................................... 169

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68. Simple Present (1) ..................................................................... 170

69. Simple Present (2) ..................................................................... 171

70. Simple Present (3) ..................................................................... 172

71. Simple Present (4) ..................................................................... 173

72. Simple Present (5) ..................................................................... 174

73. Tenses (1) ............................................................................. 175

74. Tenses (2) ............................................................................. 176

75. Tenses (3) ............................................................................. 177

76. Hotchpotch ............................................................................. 178

77. Student Teacher Dialogue (1) ........................................................... 179

78. Student Teacher Dialogue (2) ........................................................... 180

79. Student Teacher Dialogue (3) ........................................................... 181

80. Phrasal Verb: Walk ..................................................................... 182

81. Charlie's Knees ........................................................................ 183

82. Paper expressions ...................................................................... 184

83. Verb Tenses ............................................................................ 185

84. English Tenses ......................................................................... 186

85. Conditional Tenses ..................................................................... 187

86. Sleep Expressions ...................................................................... 188

87. English tense explanations ............................................................. 189

88. English tense explanations (2) ......................................................... 190

89. Idioms with the phrasal verb come ...................................................... 191

90. Idioms with the phrasal verb look ...................................................... 192

91. Time clauses: future tense examples .................................................... 193

92. Idioms with the phrasal verb bring ..................................................... 194

93. Question / Response Test ............................................................... 195

94. Short Idioms Exam ...................................................................... 196

95. Conversations and Comprehension Test ................................................... 197

96. Compound words: someone, anyone, somewhere ............................................. 199

97. Idioms with the phrasal verb break ..................................................... 200

98. financial and bank expressions ......................................................... 201

99. Idioms with the phrasal verb run ....................................................... 202

100. Traveling Downunder: How can I immigrate to Australia? ................................ 203

101. How to describe people: attitude expressions .......................................... 204

102. Comparison with as .... as ............................................................ 205

103. English grammar and vocabulary questions .............................................. 206

104. Compound words: aftermath, afterthought, afterbirth ................................... 207

105. Idioms with the phrasal verb drop ..................................................... 208

106. Idioms with the phrasal verb pass ..................................................... 209

107. Airport and flight travel expressions ................................................. 210

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108. Digital cameras, photography and picture vocabulary ................................... 211

109. Expressions with death, marriage and divorce .......................................... 212

110. Mobile telecommunication expressions .................................................. 213

111. Idioms with the phrasal verb pull ..................................................... 214

112. Idioms with the phrasal verb get ...................................................... 215

113. Idioms with the phrasal verb go ....................................................... 216

114. Phrasal Verbs (A to B) ................................................................ 217

115. Phrasal Verbs (B to C) ................................................................ 218

116. Action verbs and sports expressions ................................................... 219

117. English prepositions exercises ........................................................ 220

118. this, that, these, those .............................................................. 221

119. Common subordinating conjunctions ..................................................... 222

120. Reflexive and intensive pronouns ...................................................... 223

121. Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future ............................................ 224

122. Expressions with ill: ill at ease, ill-mannered ....................................... 225

123. Idioms with the prasal verb fall ...................................................... 226

124. Idioms with the phrasal verb put ...................................................... 227

125. Reported commands: reported speech .................................................... 228

126. Doing business: expressions with the word business .................................... 229

127. Australiana: expressions that describe life in Australia .............................. 230

128. Facts about pizza in the US: pizza industry expressions ............................... 231

129. Who wants to be a millionaire? ........................................................ 232

130. Pablo Picasso: expressions describing the Picasso's life .............................. 233

131. Words in context: strong collocations ................................................. 234

132. Expressions with heart: heartache, heartthrob, heartburn .............................. 235

133. Idioms with the phrasal verb knock .................................................... 236

134. Idioms and expressions with just: just about, just before ............................. 237

135. American Presidents - William Jefferson Clinton ....................................... 238

136. Idioms - hard ......................................................................... 239

137. Compound words: head .................................................................. 240

138. Phrasal Verbs (C) ..................................................................... 241

139. Phrasal Verbs (D to F) ................................................................ 242

140. Phrasal Verbs (G to H) ................................................................ 243

141. Phrasal Verbs (H to L) ................................................................ 244

142. Phrasal Verbs (L) ..................................................................... 245

143. Phrasal Verbs (L to P) ................................................................ 246

144. Phrasal Verbs (P to R) ................................................................ 247

145. Phrasal Verbs (R to T) ................................................................ 248

146. Phrasal Verbs (T) ..................................................................... 249

147. Phrasal Verbs (T to W) ................................................................ 250

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148. Idioms about Animals .................................................................. 251

149. Idioms about Food ..................................................................... 252

150. Prepositions of Time and Date (1) ..................................................... 253

151. Prepositions of Time and Date (2) ..................................................... 254

152. Prepositions of Time and Date (3) ..................................................... 255

153. Prepositions of Time and Date (4) ..................................................... 256

154. What Comes Next? (1) .................................................................. 257

155. What Comes Next? (2) .................................................................. 258

156. What Comes Next? (3) .................................................................. 259

157. What Comes Next? (4) .................................................................. 260

158. What Comes Next? (5) .................................................................. 261

159. Quickies .............................................................................. 262

160. What comes next (the bill) ............................................................ 263

161. What comes next (the letter) .......................................................... 264

162. Antonyms (1) .......................................................................... 265

163. Antonyms (2) .......................................................................... 266

164. American English Idioms ............................................................... 267

Advanced Level
1. Newspaper Headlines ..................................................................... 268

2. Learning tips and instructions .......................................................... 269

3. Phrasal Verbs ........................................................................... 270

4. Time Expressions (1) .................................................................... 271

5. Time Expressions (2) .................................................................... 272

6. Interviews and Jobs ..................................................................... 273

7. At the Doctors .......................................................................... 274

8. Mistaken Identity ....................................................................... 275

9. Letter Writing (1) ...................................................................... 276

10. Letter Writing (2) ..................................................................... 277

11. Letter Writing (3) ..................................................................... 278

12. Letter Writing (4) ..................................................................... 279

13. Flying across the Channel .............................................................. 280

14. Teaching your Wife to Drive ............................................................ 281

15. One is always going to lose... ......................................................... 282

16. A Public Figure ........................................................................ 283

17. State Secrets .......................................................................... 284

18. The News ............................................................................... 285

19. Talking through his hat ................................................................ 286

20. Consider this .......................................................................... 287

21. Scandal ................................................................................ 288

22. You have to go ......................................................................... 289

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23. Speed .................................................................................. 290

24. Up in the Clouds ....................................................................... 291

25. Papers ................................................................................. 292

26. Bones .................................................................................. 293

27. Lucky You .............................................................................. 294

28. Stages ................................................................................. 295

29. Venues ................................................................................. 296

30. Trains ................................................................................. 297

31. Bite, Bit, Bitten ...................................................................... 298

32. Issues ................................................................................. 299

33. What a Cracker ......................................................................... 300

34. Lunch is served ........................................................................ 301

35. Dry as you like ........................................................................ 302

36. Back Again ............................................................................. 303

37. Bearing Information .................................................................... 304

38. What the Devil ......................................................................... 305

39. Two For You ............................................................................ 306

40. At the End of the Day (1) .............................................................. 307

41. At the End of the Day (2) .............................................................. 308

42. At the End of the Day (3) .............................................................. 309

43. At the End of the Day (4) .............................................................. 310

44. GMAT Verbal Quiz ....................................................................... 311

45. GMAT Vocabulary ........................................................................ 312

46. GMAT Words ............................................................................. 313

47. Learn English Vocabulary ............................................................... 314

48. English Vocabulary Exercises ........................................................... 315

49. Increasing Vocabulary .................................................................. 316

50. Improving Verbal Skills ................................................................ 317

51. Verbal Skills Test ..................................................................... 318

52. Verbal Test ............................................................................ 319

53. Verbal Advantage ....................................................................... 320

54. Verbal Learning ........................................................................ 321

55. High School Vocabulary ................................................................. 322

56. Advanced Vocabulary .................................................................... 323

57. Sand Idioms ............................................................................ 324

58. The Parliamentary Candidate (1) ........................................................ 325

59. The Parliamentary Candidate (2) ........................................................ 326

60. The Parliamentary Candidate (3) ........................................................ 327

61. The Parliamentary Candidate (4) ........................................................ 328

62. Tense Agreement ........................................................................ 329

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63. Future Tenses .......................................................................... 330

64. Past Tenses ............................................................................ 331

65. Passive Tense Forms .................................................................... 332

66. Gerund or Infinitive ................................................................... 333

67. Perfect Tenses ......................................................................... 334

68. English Grammar Tenses ................................................................. 335

69. Idioms with the phrasal verb carry ..................................................... 336

70. Culinary delights ...................................................................... 337

Answer Keys ................................................................................ 338

Elementary Level
1. Speaking already ........................................................................ 339

2. Drive carefully ......................................................................... 340

3. Listen vs. Hear ......................................................................... 341

4. Finish vs. End .......................................................................... 342

5. Start vs. Begin ......................................................................... 343

6. Modal Verbs ............................................................................. 344

7. How to use the articles ................................................................. 345

8. Relative Pronouns ....................................................................... 346

9. Present Tense ........................................................................... 347

10. Conditionals ........................................................................... 348

11. We went on holiday ..................................................................... 349

12. Grammar Questions ...................................................................... 350

13. An Easy Question ....................................................................... 351

14. Learn it by heart ...................................................................... 352

15. White Water Rafting .................................................................... 353

16. Where am I? ............................................................................ 354

17. Remove the Spoon ....................................................................... 355

18. Weather Forecast ....................................................................... 356

19. On TV tonight .......................................................................... 357

20. The Bells .............................................................................. 358

21. Sailing ................................................................................ 359

22. Responses (1) .......................................................................... 360

23. Responses (2) .......................................................................... 361

24. Responses (3) .......................................................................... 362

25. Responses (4) .......................................................................... 363

26. Responses (5) .......................................................................... 364

27. Responses (6) .......................................................................... 365

28. Responses (7) .......................................................................... 366

29. Question Tags (1) ...................................................................... 367

30. Question Tags (2) ...................................................................... 368

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31. Question Tags (3) ...................................................................... 369

32. Object Pronoun ......................................................................... 370

33. Relative Pronoun Exercises ............................................................. 371

34. Reflexive Pronouns ..................................................................... 372

35. Basic American English ................................................................. 373

36. Basic English Grammar .................................................................. 374

37. Basic Weather Expressions .............................................................. 375

38. Basic English Expressions .............................................................. 376

39. Elementary English Grammar ............................................................. 377

40. Question Words ......................................................................... 378

41. Common Prepositions .................................................................... 379

42. Modal Verb Questions ................................................................... 380

43. Elementary Grammar Questions ........................................................... 381

44. English Grammar Exercise ............................................................... 382

45. Much, many, a lot, lots ................................................................ 383

46. Elementary Adjectives .................................................................. 384

47. Chit Chat: At the bus stop ............................................................. 385

48. Chit Chat: Talking about the Doctor .................................................... 386

49. Chit Chat: In the Aeroplane ............................................................ 387

50. Chit Chat: At the pub .................................................................. 388

51. Chit Chat: At the restaurant ........................................................... 389

52. Chit Chat: On the phone ................................................................ 390

53. Chit Chat: In the theatre .............................................................. 391

54. Chit Chat: In the supermarket .......................................................... 392

55. Chit Chat: In the train ................................................................ 393

56. Other, another, others, the others ..................................................... 394

57. Adjective Prepositions Constructions ................................................... 395

58. Anything, nothing, something, everything ............................................... 396

59. American homophones .................................................................... 397

60. Pronouns: who, whose, whom, which ...................................................... 398

61. Some, any, few, little ................................................................. 399

62. Prepositons Test ....................................................................... 400

63. Past Participle Sentences .............................................................. 401

64. ESL Prepositions ....................................................................... 402

65. Common English Errors (1) .............................................................. 403

66. Common English Errors (2) .............................................................. 404

67. Common English Errors (3) .............................................................. 405

68. Common English Errors (4) .............................................................. 406

69. Common Quantity Nouns .................................................................. 407

70. Using Make and Do (1) .................................................................. 408

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71. Using Prepositions ..................................................................... 409

72. Using Make and Do (2) .................................................................. 410

73. Why Questions .......................................................................... 411

74. While, during and for .................................................................. 412

75. auxiliary verbs: was, did, have ........................................................ 413

76. prepositions of time: for, ago, since, on, at .......................................... 414

77. Common English phrases with prepositions ............................................... 415

78. Articles in English Grammar ............................................................ 416

79. a, some or any ......................................................................... 417

80. Interrogative pronouns ................................................................. 418

81. Possessive pronouns .................................................................... 419

82. Phrasal verbs .......................................................................... 420

83. Agatha Christie test questions ......................................................... 421

84. Conjunctions: and, but, or, so ......................................................... 422

85. Compound words with tooth .............................................................. 423

Intermediate Level
1. Like a red rag .......................................................................... 424

2. If you tend to forget ................................................................... 425

3. Easy Questions .......................................................................... 426

4. Do, make, get, take ..................................................................... 427

5. The Farmer and his Sons ................................................................. 428

6. A Holiday Report ........................................................................ 429

7. Going on foot ........................................................................... 430

8. Say vs. Tell ............................................................................ 431

9. Close vs. Shut .......................................................................... 432

10. At the Restaurant ...................................................................... 433

11. At the Theatre ......................................................................... 434

12. Popular Idioms ......................................................................... 435

13. Popular Garden Idioms .................................................................. 436

14. Eating Out ............................................................................. 437

15. Hot and Cold ........................................................................... 438

16. A Collision - Finish this Story ........................................................ 439

17. Will or Shall? ......................................................................... 440

18. The two Butter Frogs ................................................................... 441

19. Cross Questions ........................................................................ 442

20. Leave me alone ......................................................................... 443

21. What now? .............................................................................. 444

22. Wrapped round her finger ............................................................... 445

23. The Ants and the Grasshopper ........................................................... 446

24. The Two Dogs ........................................................................... 447

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25. The Hare and the Tortoise .............................................................. 448

26. Who has done it? ....................................................................... 449

27. Life on Mars? .......................................................................... 450

28. Story (1) .............................................................................. 451

29. Story (2) .............................................................................. 452

30. Story (3) .............................................................................. 453

31. Go for it .............................................................................. 454

32. Eating Disorder ........................................................................ 455

33. Save the Day ........................................................................... 456

34. Yes, Yes, Yes .......................................................................... 457

35. Do you mind? ........................................................................... 458

36. Good Bye ............................................................................... 459

37. Keeping it Quiet ....................................................................... 460

38. A Crying Shame ......................................................................... 461

39. Speaking: At the Theatre ............................................................... 462

40. Speaking: At the Supermarket ........................................................... 463

41. Speaking: At the Station ............................................................... 464

42. Speaking: The Broadcast ................................................................ 465

43. Speaking: The Wedding .................................................................. 466

44. Speaking: Political Party .............................................................. 467

45. Cinemas ................................................................................ 468

46. Lots of Stuff .......................................................................... 469

47. Hear my Story .......................................................................... 470

48. High and Low ........................................................................... 471

49. A Night Out ............................................................................ 472

50. Lots of Pieces ......................................................................... 473

51. Testing, Testing ....................................................................... 474

52. Cliches ................................................................................ 475

53. Losing It (1) .......................................................................... 476

54. Losing It (2) .......................................................................... 477

55. How to ask a question .................................................................. 478

56. How to attract someone ................................................................. 479

57. How to compliment ...................................................................... 480

58. Modal Medley ........................................................................... 481

59. Christmas Postman (1) .................................................................. 482

60. Christmas Postman (2) .................................................................. 483

61. Christmas Postman (3) .................................................................. 484

62. Christmas Postman (4) .................................................................. 485

63. Tick Tock .............................................................................. 486

64. Company Decisions ...................................................................... 487

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65. Save Our Animals (1) ................................................................... 488

66. Save Our Animals (2) ................................................................... 489

67. Save Our Animals (3) ................................................................... 490

68. Simple Present (1) ..................................................................... 491

69. Simple Present (2) ..................................................................... 492

70. Simple Present (3) ..................................................................... 493

71. Simple Present (4) ..................................................................... 494

72. Simple Present (5) ..................................................................... 495

73. Tenses (1) ............................................................................. 496

74. Tenses (2) ............................................................................. 497

75. Tenses (3) ............................................................................. 498

76. Hotchpotch ............................................................................. 499

77. Student Teacher Dialogue (1) ........................................................... 500

78. Student Teacher Dialogue (2) ........................................................... 501

79. Student Teacher Dialogue (3) ........................................................... 502

80. Phrasal Verb: Walk ..................................................................... 503

81. Charlie's Knees ........................................................................ 504

82. Paper expressions ...................................................................... 505

83. Verb Tenses ............................................................................ 506

84. English Tenses ......................................................................... 507

85. Conditional Tenses ..................................................................... 508

86. Sleep Expressions ...................................................................... 509

87. English tense explanations ............................................................. 510

88. English tense explanations (2) ......................................................... 511

89. Idioms with the phrasal verb come ...................................................... 512

90. Idioms with the phrasal verb look ...................................................... 513

91. Time clauses: future tense examples .................................................... 514

92. Idioms with the phrasal verb bring ..................................................... 515

93. Question / Response Test ............................................................... 516

94. Short Idioms Exam ...................................................................... 517

95. Conversations and Comprehension Test ................................................... 518

96. Compound words: someone, anyone, somewhere ............................................. 520

97. Idioms with the phrasal verb break ..................................................... 521

98. financial and bank expressions ......................................................... 522

99. Idioms with the phrasal verb run ....................................................... 523

100. Traveling Downunder: How can I immigrate to Australia? ................................ 524

101. How to describe people: attitude expressions .......................................... 525

102. Comparison with as .... as ............................................................ 526

103. English grammar and vocabulary questions .............................................. 527

104. Compound words: aftermath, afterthought, afterbirth ................................... 528

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105. Idioms with the phrasal verb drop ..................................................... 529

106. Idioms with the phrasal verb pass ..................................................... 530

107. Airport and flight travel expressions ................................................. 531

108. Digital cameras, photography and picture vocabulary ................................... 532

109. Expressions with death, marriage and divorce .......................................... 533

110. Mobile telecommunication expressions .................................................. 534

111. Idioms with the phrasal verb pull ..................................................... 535

112. Idioms with the phrasal verb get ...................................................... 536

113. Idioms with the phrasal verb go ....................................................... 537

114. Phrasal Verbs (A to B) ................................................................ 538

115. Phrasal Verbs (B to C) ................................................................ 539

116. Action verbs and sports expressions ................................................... 540

117. English prepositions exercises ........................................................ 541

118. this, that, these, those .............................................................. 542

119. Common subordinating conjunctions ..................................................... 543

120. Reflexive and intensive pronouns ...................................................... 544

121. Simple Present, Simple Past, Simple Future ............................................ 545

122. Expressions with ill: ill at ease, ill-mannered ....................................... 546

123. Idioms with the prasal verb fall ...................................................... 547

124. Idioms with the phrasal verb put ...................................................... 548

125. Reported commands: reported speech .................................................... 549

126. Doing business: expressions with the word business .................................... 550

127. Australiana: expressions that describe life in Australia .............................. 551

128. Facts about pizza in the US: pizza industry expressions ............................... 552

129. Who wants to be a millionaire? ........................................................ 553

130. Pablo Picasso: expressions describing the Picasso's life .............................. 554

131. Words in context: strong collocations ................................................. 555

132. Expressions with heart: heartache, heartthrob, heartburn .............................. 556

133. Idioms with the phrasal verb knock .................................................... 557

134. Idioms and expressions with just: just about, just before ............................. 558

135. American Presidents - William Jefferson Clinton ....................................... 559

136. Idioms - hard ......................................................................... 560

137. Compound words: head .................................................................. 561

138. Phrasal Verbs (C) ..................................................................... 562

139. Phrasal Verbs (D to F) ................................................................ 563

140. Phrasal Verbs (G to H) ................................................................ 564

141. Phrasal Verbs (H to L) ................................................................ 565

142. Phrasal Verbs (L) ..................................................................... 566

143. Phrasal Verbs (L to P) ................................................................ 567

144. Phrasal Verbs (P to R) ................................................................ 568

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145. Phrasal Verbs (R to T) ................................................................ 569

146. Phrasal Verbs (T) ..................................................................... 570

147. Phrasal Verbs (T to W) ................................................................ 571

148. Idioms about Animals .................................................................. 572

149. Idioms about Food ..................................................................... 573

150. Prepositions of Time and Date (1) ..................................................... 574

151. Prepositions of Time and Date (2) ..................................................... 575

152. Prepositions of Time and Date (3) ..................................................... 576

153. Prepositions of Time and Date (4) ..................................................... 577

154. What Comes Next? (1) .................................................................. 578

155. What Comes Next? (2) .................................................................. 579

156. What Comes Next? (3) .................................................................. 580

157. What Comes Next? (4) .................................................................. 581

158. What Comes Next? (5) .................................................................. 582

159. Quickies .............................................................................. 583

160. What comes next (the bill) ............................................................ 584

161. What comes next (the letter) .......................................................... 585

162. Antonyms (1) .......................................................................... 586

163. Antonyms (2) .......................................................................... 587

164. American English Idioms ............................................................... 588

Advanced Level
1. Newspaper Headlines ..................................................................... 589

2. Learning tips and instructions .......................................................... 590

3. Phrasal Verbs ........................................................................... 591

4. Time Expressions (1) .................................................................... 592

5. Time Expressions (2) .................................................................... 593

6. Interviews and Jobs ..................................................................... 594

7. At the Doctors .......................................................................... 595

8. Mistaken Identity ....................................................................... 596

9. Letter Writing (1) ...................................................................... 597

10. Letter Writing (2) ..................................................................... 598

11. Letter Writing (3) ..................................................................... 599

12. Letter Writing (4) ..................................................................... 600

13. Flying across the Channel .............................................................. 601

14. Teaching your Wife to Drive ............................................................ 602

15. One is always going to lose... ......................................................... 603

16. A Public Figure ........................................................................ 604

17. State Secrets .......................................................................... 605

18. The News ............................................................................... 606

19. Talking through his hat ................................................................ 607

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20. Consider this .......................................................................... 608

21. Scandal ................................................................................ 609

22. You have to go ......................................................................... 610

23. Speed .................................................................................. 611

24. Up in the Clouds ....................................................................... 612

25. Papers ................................................................................. 613

26. Bones .................................................................................. 614

27. Lucky You .............................................................................. 615

28. Stages ................................................................................. 616

29. Venues ................................................................................. 617

30. Trains ................................................................................. 618

31. Bite, Bit, Bitten ...................................................................... 619

32. Issues ................................................................................. 620

33. What a Cracker ......................................................................... 621

34. Lunch is served ........................................................................ 622

35. Dry as you like ........................................................................ 623

36. Back Again ............................................................................. 624

37. Bearing Information .................................................................... 625

38. What the Devil ......................................................................... 626

39. Two For You ............................................................................ 627

40. At the End of the Day (1) .............................................................. 628

41. At the End of the Day (2) .............................................................. 629

42. At the End of the Day (3) .............................................................. 630

43. At the End of the Day (4) .............................................................. 631

44. GMAT Verbal Quiz ....................................................................... 632

45. GMAT Vocabulary ........................................................................ 633

46. GMAT Words ............................................................................. 634

47. Learn English Vocabulary ............................................................... 635

48. English Vocabulary Exercises ........................................................... 636

49. Increasing Vocabulary .................................................................. 637

50. Improving Verbal Skills ................................................................ 638

51. Verbal Skills Test ..................................................................... 639

52. Verbal Test ............................................................................ 640

53. Verbal Advantage ....................................................................... 641

54. Verbal Learning ........................................................................ 642

55. High School Vocabulary ................................................................. 643

56. Advanced Vocabulary .................................................................... 644

57. Sand Idioms ............................................................................ 645

58. The Parliamentary Candidate (1) ........................................................ 646

59. The Parliamentary Candidate (2) ........................................................ 647

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60. The Parliamentary Candidate (3) ........................................................ 648

61. The Parliamentary Candidate (4) ........................................................ 649

62. Tense Agreement ........................................................................ 650

63. Future Tenses .......................................................................... 651

64. Past Tenses ............................................................................ 652

65. Passive Tense Forms .................................................................... 653

66. Gerund or Infinitive ................................................................... 654

67. Perfect Tenses ......................................................................... 655

68. English Grammar Tenses ................................................................. 656

69. Idioms with the phrasal verb carry ..................................................... 657

70. Culinary delights ...................................................................... 658

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English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Elementary level # 1 Answers Index
Speaking already

Q1 Can you hear what he is .......?

(a) saying (b) speaking (c) telling (d) talking

Q2 She hasn't come home ........

(a) still (b) already (c) yet (d) till

Q3 I ....... TV yesterday evening.

(a) saw (b) looked (c) viewed (d) watched

Q4 We live ....... the city centre.

(a) near (b) next (c) by (d) nearby

Q5 She looks ....... a famous film star.

(a) as (b) like (c) similar (d) same

Q6 This television gives you the ....... news.

(a) last (b) latest (c) least (d) later

Q7 I only ....... one mistake in last night's test.

(a) made (b) done (c) did (d) make

Q8 I want you to tell me the ....... truth.

(a) all (b) exact (c) real (d) whole

Q9 He is looking ....... a present to buy his girlfriend.

(a) for (b) at (c) in (d) on

Q10 That's what I would like ....... Christmas.

(a) for (b) at (c) in (d) on

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English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 1 Answers Index
Like a red rag

Q1 Don't talk to him about politics because it's like a ....... rag to a bull.
(a) blue (b) white (c) red (d) black

Q2 He takes the optimistic view and talks about a ....... skies scenario.
(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) yellow

Q3 She hasn't worked here very long and is therefore a little ....... on matters of procedure.
(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) green

Q4 Now that they have read it in ......., they believe me.

(a) red and blue (b) blue and red (c) white and black (d) black and white

Q5 The reason why I feel so ....... today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.
(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) black

Q6 She lost the company a lot of money last week and as a result has got a ....... mark against her name.
(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) black

Q7 In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily ........
(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) green

Q8 As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were ........
(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) yellow

Q9 Ask her to help you with your calculations because she's ....... hot at mathematics.
(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) black

Q10 I know he doesn't like you because the moment you came in the room I saw him give you a ....... look.
(a) red (b) blue (c) white (d) black

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English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 1 Answers Index
Newspaper Headlines

Q1 Some people only read the ....... lines in a newspaper.

(a) top (b) big (c) main (d) head

Q2 You should always check the sell ....... date of things you buy in the supermarket.
(a) in (b) through (c) by (d) off

Q3 When the building was completed, all the workers were paid ........
(a) off (b) through (c) out (d) over

Q4 The boss was good enough to ....... my mistake.

(a) oversee (b) overtake (c) overdo (d) overlook

Q5 It is always ....... when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.

(a) embarrassing (b) peculiar (c) singular (d) attitude

Q6 Newspapers are ....... to people's doors every day.

(a) taken (b) distributed (c) delivered (d) handed

Q7 In her speech she expressed her ....... for all the help she had been given.
(a) thankfulness (b) gratitude (c) gratefulness (d) thanking

Q8 In ....... nothing much happened at the meeting.

(a) quick (b) briefly (c) short (d) shortly

Q9 At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ........
(a) ovation (b) applause (c) cheering (d) support

Q10 Politicians pretend to ignore opinion ........

(a) votes (b) figures (c) numbers (d) polls

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English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Elementary level # 1 (Answer Keys) Questions Index
Speaking already

A1 Can you hear what he is saying?

answer: (a) saying

A2 She hasn't come home yet.

answer: (c) yet

A3 I watched TV yesterday evening.

answer: (d) watched

A4 We live near the city centre.

answer: (a) near

A5 She looks like a famous film star.

answer: (b) like

A6 This television gives you the latest news.

answer: (b) latest

A7 I only made one mistake in last night's test.

answer: (a) made

A8 I want you to tell me the whole truth.

answer: (d) whole

A9 He is looking for a present to buy his girlfriend.

answer: (a) for

A10 That's what I would like for Christmas.

answer: (a) for

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English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Intermediate level # 1 (Answer Keys) Questions Index
Like a red rag

A1 Don't talk to him about politics because it's like a red rag to a bull.
answer: (c) red

A2 He takes the optimistic view and talks about a blue skies scenario.
answer: (b) blue

A3 She hasn't worked here very long and is therefore a little green on matters of procedure.
answer: (d) green

A4 Now that they have read it in black and white, they believe me.
answer: (d) black and white

A5 The reason why I feel so blue today is because it's my birthday and no-one has sent me any cards.
answer: (b) blue

A6 She lost the company a lot of money last week and as a result has got a black mark against her name.
answer: (d) black

A7 In this business you cannot afford to make any mistake and must be seen to be lily white.
answer: (c) white

A8 As they turned round and ran away, people thought they were yellow.
answer: (d) yellow

A9 Ask her to help you with your calculations because she's red hot at mathematics.
answer: (a) red

A10 I know he doesn't like you because the moment you came in the room I saw him give you a black look.
answer: (d) black

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English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 1 (Answer Keys) Questions Index
Newspaper Headlines

A1 Some people only read the head lines in a newspaper.

answer: (d) head

A2 You should always check the sell by date of things you buy in the supermarket.
answer: (c) by

A3 When the building was completed, all the workers were paid off.
answer: (a) off

A4 The boss was good enough to overlook my mistake.

answer: (d) overlook

A5 It is always embarrassing when you misunderstand the customs of other countries.

answer: (a) embarrassing

A6 Newspapers are delivered to people's doors every day.

answer: (c) delivered

A7 In her speech she expressed her gratitude for all the help she had been given.
answer: (b) gratitude

A8 In short nothing much happened at the meeting.

answer: (c) short

A9 At the end of the speech the whole assembly gave the speakers a standing ovation.
answer: (a) ovation

A10 Politicians pretend to ignore opinion polls.

answer: (d) polls

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