Nouns & Pronouns
Identify the type of noun: team, family, government.
Collective nouns
Choose the correct word: She gave a very ___ speech at the conference. (influential / influence / influencing)
Influential ✅
Which modal verb expresses possibility?
May might can could ✅
Choose the correct order: She bought a ___ dress. (red / beautiful / long / silk)
She bought a beautiful long red silk dress. ✅ (Opinion → Size → Color → Material)
Choose the correct preposition: She is responsible ___ organizing the event.
for ✅
Which of the following is an abstract noun: courage, soldier, hill?
Courage
Which adjective fits: This decision was both ethical and ___. (moral / morale)
Moral ✅
Which modal verb expresses logical deduction: It ___ be raining; I can hear thunder.
Must ✅
Choose the correct determiner: ___ students in the class passed the test. (Much / Many / A little)
Many students ✅ (for countable nouns)
Complete the idiom: It’s not my cup of ____
tea ✅ (means: not something I like)
Choose the correct sentence: A) The committee are arguing among themselves. B) The committee is arguing among themselves.
A) ✅ (committee = group of people, plural sense)
Choose the correct pair: economic or economical — “This car is very ___ to run.”
Economical ✅
Identify the function: You should see a doctor.
Advice ✅
Identify the mistake: There isn’t much informations in this article.
❌ Informations → ✅ information (uncountable noun, no plural)
Choose the correct phrasal verb: I need to ___ my English before the test. (brush up / brush out / brush in)
brush up ✅ (to improve a skill you already have)
Explain the difference: ‘This’ vs ‘That’ in demonstrative pronouns.
This — something near in space/time; That — something farther away. (This book is mine, that one is yours.)
Choose the synonym to the word impact
affect and influence
Identify the participle and its type: The crying baby woke everyone up.
“Crying” — Present participle ✅
Identify the clause type: Although it was late, we continued working.
Contrast clause✅
Add a prefix to create the opposite: legal → ?
illegal ✅
Find the mistake: Everyone must bring their own book.
“Everyone must bring his or her own book” (singular antecedent) — though “their” is common in informal English.
Replace with a formal synonym: He said sorry for being late.
He apologized for being late. ✅
Identify the participle phrase and explain its function: Exhausted by the long walk, they sat down to rest.
“Exhausted by the long walk” — past participle phrase showing reason/cause ✅
Identify the sentence type: He came home, and he started cooking dinner.
Compound sentence — two independent clauses joined by “and.” ✅
Add a suffix to make a noun: happy → ?
happiness ✅