Flash Quizzes for English Study

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Activities for ESL Students has thousands of activities to help you study English as a
Second Language.
This project of The Internet TESL Journal has contributions by many teachers.

Grammar

 Easy
o Am, Are or Is (Birol Sarigul) - [M] 10 Questions
o Tag Questions (Ladaporn Chaiyon) - [M] 10 Questions
o Prepositions (Charles Kelly) - [B] 14 Questions
o Prepositions 1 (Ilker Utlu) - [M] 12 Questions
o Prepositions 2 (Ilker Utlu) - [M] 15 Questions
o Prepositions: Before or After (Manny Lefebvre) - [M] 21 Questions
o Assorted Questions: Choose the Best Answer - (Vera Mello) [M] 20
Questions
o Gerund or Infinitive (Kaye Mastin Mallory) - [M] 15 Questions
o Question Words (Cheung Lok Pui Ami) - [M] 10 Questions
o Question Words (Charles Kelly) - [F] 55 Questions
o Verbs and Pronouns (Peggy Sunvold) [M] 20 Questions
o Type in the Correct Pronoun (Charles Kelly) - [F] 19 Questions
o Choose the Correct Verb Form (Sheri Mercado) - [M] 9 Questions
o Choose the Correct Verb Form (Cheri MacLeod) - [M] 10 Questions
o Choose the Correct Verb Form (Angel Fong) - [M] 7 Questions
o Choose the Correct Verb Form (Gazanfer Us) - [M] 18 Questions
o Subject Verb Agreement with Present Tense Be Verbs (Cari Parker) - [M]
12 Questions
o Verb Form Quiz (Mona Al-Kahtani) - [M] 10 Questions
o Billy's Quiz (Blair Irwin) - [M] 9 Questions
 Easy to Medium
o Possessive Adjectives (Dan Fulmer) - [M] 19 Questions
o To Be: Past and Present (Dan Fulmer) - [M] 20 Questions
o BE Verb - Present and Past (Kaye Mastin Mallory) - [S] 20 Questions
o Comparison (Charles Kelly) - [F] 35 Questions
o Infinitive, Bare Infinitive or Gerund (Joan Ripoll) - [M] 18 Questions
o What's the Correct Form of the Verb? (Alexandre Fernandes) - [M] 18
Questions (Present Perfect, Simple Past, Present Perfect Continuos)
o Choose the Correct Preposition (Violeta Tsoneva)
 Medium
o Adverb or Adjective? (Charles Kelly) - [M] 13 Questions
o Verb Forms (Dennis Oliver) - [M] 7 Questions
 o Hong Kong (George Jor) - [M] 10 Questions
o Tons of Snow (Quiz on Verb Forms) (Eifion Pritchard) - [M] 10 Questions
o Some or Any (Chris Baudy) - [M] 10 Questions
o Present Perfect or Past Tense (Martin Sankofi) - [B] 8 Questions
o What's the Correct Verb Form #1 (Charles Kelly) - [F] 13 Questions
o What's the Correct Verb Form #2 (Charles Kelly) - [F] 13 Questions
o What's the Correct Verb Form #3 (Charles Kelly) - [F] 12 Questions
o Prepositions - Type in the Answer (Charles Kelly) - [F] 22 Questions
o Correct or Incorrect (Thonthowi Djauhari) - [S] 15 Questions
o Hungary (Norbert Nagy) - [M] 11 Questions
o Various Grammar Questions (Ender Velasco) - [M] 21 Questions
 Medium to Difficult
o Choose the Best Conjunction (Boyd Waltman) - [M] 11 Questions
o Word Forms (Kelly Quinn) - [M] 15 Questions
o Hong Kong Story (George Jor) - [M] 20 Questions
o Identify the Parts of Speech (Noreen Artar) - [F] 10 Questions
o Active and Passive (Gazanfer Us) - [M] 25 Questions
o Various Tenses (Gazanfer Us) - [M] 19 Questions
o Natural Order of Adjectives (Violeta Tsoneva) - [M] 9 Questions
o Reported Speech (Carlos Rodriguez) - [M] 7 Questions
o There are about 80 quizzes on this website:
 Quizzes Based on VOA's Special English Programs (Charles Kelly)
 Difficult
o Grammar Quiz (Huda Ayoub) - [M] 10 Questions
o Grammar Quiz (Enas Al-Musallam) - [M] 9 Questions
o The Manatee (A Quiz on Prepositions) (Alexandra Sanchez)

Vocabulary

 Very Easy
o Odd One Out 2 (Richard Graham) - [M] 10 Questions
 Easy
o Opposites (Mary Lou Turnbull) - [M] 10 Questions
o Opposites (David E. Shaffer) - [B] 15 Questions
o Opposites (Nizar Taha) - [M] 9 Questions
o Choose a Word (Richard Graham) - [M] 10 Questions
o What's the Plural? (Charles Kelly) - [F] 26 Questions
o Man or Woman? (Charles Kelly) - [M] 20 Questions
o Type in the Contraction (Charles Kelly) - [F] 25 Questions
o Where Do I Wear It? (Manny Lefebvre) - [M] 11 Questions
 Easy to Medium
o Analogies (Charles Kelly) - [F] 34 Questions
o Word Pairs (David E. Shaffer) - [B] 12 Questions
o Family (Elin Melchior) - [B] 20 Questions
o Five Adjectives (Karen Li) - [B] 5 Questions
 Medium
o Adjectives - Rebecca Keogh - [M] 18 Questions
o Nationalities 1 (David E. Shaffer) - [B] 20 Questions
o Word Relationships / Analogies (Charles Kelly) - [F] 15 Questions
o Phrasal Verbs #1 (Dennis Oliver) - [B] 10 Questions
o Phrasal Verbs #2 (Dennis Oliver) - [B] 10 Questions
o Phrasal Verbs #3 (Dennis Oliver) - [B] 10 Questions
o Places Around Town (Mary Lou Turnbull) - [B] 25 Questions, Medium,
Vocabulary
o Type in the Plural Form (Charles Kelly) - [F] 59 Questions
o Already, Yet, Still or Anymore? (Jack Bradshaw) - [M] 19 Questions
o Collocations (Jim Papple) - [M] 10 Questions
o Collocations Related to Colour (Jim Papple) - [M] 8 Questions
o Vocabulary Quiz Based on The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde (Violeta
Tsoneva) - [M] 15 Questions
 Medium to Difficult
o Vocabulary Related to Movies (Miroslava Nikolova) - [M] 9 Questions
o Baseball Idioms in the Real World (Paul Tanner) - [M] 21 Questions
o Nationalities 2 (David E. Shaffer) - [B] 20 Questions
o Nationalities 4 (David E. Shaffer) - [B] 20 Questions
o Jobs (Albert Adroer) - [M] 10 Questions
o Idioms (1) (K. Kitao & K. Kitao) - [B] 26 Questions
o Criminal Offenses (Miroslava Nikolova) - [M] 10 Questions
o Analogies (Susan Till) - [M] 32 Questions
o Phrasal Verbs with the Word 'Get' (May Abumelha) - [M] 8 Questions
 Difficult
o Nationalities 3 (David E. Shaffer) - [B] 20 Questions
o Top 20 World Languages (David E. Shaffer) - [B] 20 Questions
o Which Choice Has the Closest Meaning? (Mark Offner) - [M] 15 Questions
o Odd One Out (Mark Offner) - [M] 10 Questions
o Some Advanced Vocabulary (May Abumelha) - [M] 10 Questions
o Business English
 Work Team Skills (Alyssa Hennig) - [M] 18 Questions
o Very Difficult
 103 Chemical Element Symbols (Nevitt Reagan) - [M] 103 Questions

Culture

o Medium
 Table Manners (Shiao-Chuan Kung) - [T] 20 Questions
Other

o Easy
 Commonly Heard Questions (Richard Graham) - [M] 10 Questions
o Medium
 Sample 7-Question Quiz (Charles Kelly) - [A] This shows one of each
possible question type.
 Long or Short Vowels? / Hard or Soft Consonants? (Rossana
Blackaby) - [S] 22 Questions
o Difficult
 American Blended Sounds (Mark Offner) - [M] 15 Questions
 Which Word Has the Same Vowel Sound? (Mark Offner) - [M] 15
Questions

Not Specifically for English Study / English for Special Purposes

Though the questions are not about the English language, these quizzes may still
be a useful way to practice your English.

o Medium
 Creating HTML from Scratch (Vance Stevens) - [M] 10 Questions
 Energy Quiz Tom Cassidy - [M] 15 Questions
 General Aviation Knowledge/Piper PA28-151/161 Familiarization
(Jeffrey D. Watson) - [M] 55 Questions

Trivia Quizzes

o Most Trivia Questions Are Difficult

 Academy Awards for Best Picture 1990-20021 (Nevitt Reagan) - [M]
12 Questions
 Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1990-2001 (Nevitt
Reagan) - [M] 12 Questions
 Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role: 1990-2001
(Nevitt Reagan) - [M] 13 Questions
 Academy Awards for Best Director: 1990-2001 (Nevitt Reagan) - [M]
12 Questions
 Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role: 1990-2001
(Nevitt Reagan) - [M] 12 Questions
 Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role: 1990-2001
(Nevitt Reagan) - [M] 12 Questions

Teachers Please Help - All Quizzes Are Written by Volunteers

If you have the time and are willing to help, please see the following page.

o Quiz Data Writers for the Quiz Machine

Codes

o [B] Type-in followed by Multiple-choice if missed.

o [T] True or False
o {F] (Fill-in) Type-in (Fill-in-the-blank / Short Answer)
o [M] Multiple-choice.
o [S] Multiple-choice using the same set of choices for all questions.
o [A] All question types mixed.

For Our Own Use

o Hungary (Norbert Nagy) - [M] 11 Questions

Grammar, Medium
o Verb Form Quiz (Mona Al-Kahtani) - [M] 10 Questions
Grammar, Easy
o Some Advanced Vocabulary (May Abumelha) - [M] 10 Questions
Vocabulary, Difficult
o Phrasal Verbs with the Word 'Get' (May Abumelha) - [M] 8 Questions
Vocabulary, Medium to Difficult
o Analogies (Susan Till) - [M] 32 Questions
Vocabulary, Medium to Difficult

About the Flash Quiz Template Used on This Site

This is a cut-down version of the template Charles Kelly developed for his Flash
Quizzes for ESL Students. All quizzes are between 25 Kb and 30 Kb, so should
download fairly quickly even for those with slower connections.