Christie's English 7 (Basic Grammar)

Adj / Adj+er / Adj+est

100

The baby is very _______. A) cutest B) happier C) cute D) happily E) hungrier

Cute

200

My bike is _______ than your bike. A) faster B) very fast C) fast D) fastest E) shiny

Faster

300

My teacher is very _______. A) smarter B) well teacher C) smart D) smartest E) taller

Smart

400

This rock is ________ than that rock. A) lighter B) light C) not heavy D) heaviest E) stronger

Lighter

500

August is the _______ month of the year. A) temperature B) hotter C) rainy D) longer E) hottest

Hottest

Verb / Verb+ed / Verb+ing

100

Every day, I ______ up at 7:00 AM. A) getting B) gotten C) awaking D) wake E) going

Wake

200

I _______ to my grandmother on the phone last night. A) talking B) speak C) say D) talked E) said

Talked

300

I can't eat that snack, because I just _______ my teeth. A) brushed B) brushing C) washed D) clean E) toothpaste

Brushed

400

I'm ______ a movie. Can I call you back when it's finished? A) watch B) watching C) see D) looking E) saw

Watching

500

I'm having trouble ______ what to eat. What do you feel like eating? A) pick B) ordered C) deciding D) decide E) think

Deciding

Be / Am / Is / Was / Were

100

I ____ 14-years old. A) are B) is C) am D) were E) be

Am

200

She _____ going to arrive in 15 minutes. A) is B) are C) am D) be E) were

Is

300

Yesterday it _____ very cold. A) be B) is C) are D) was E) were

Was

400

I want to ____ a professional baseball player. A) is B) are C) was D) were E) be

Be

500

Where ______ you last class? I wanted to ask you something important. A) were B) was C) be D) are E) is

Were

In / On / At / To / From

100

She is ____ her bike. A) in B) at C) on D) to E) from

On

200

I was born ____ November. A) in B) to C) from D) at E) on

In

300

Please give this ____ the waiter. A) to B) at C) from D) on E) in

To

400

I'll see you ____ 5:00 tonight. Don't be late. A) to B) at C) from D) in E) on 

At

500

How far is it _____ the school to the subway? A) from B) at C) in D) on E) to

From

And / But / So / Or / Because

100

I wanted to eat ice cream, ____ my mother said no! A) so B) but D) and E) because

But

200

It was very late, ____ we took a taxi. A) and B) so C) because D) or E) but

So

300

She got into the car _____ drove away. A) and B) but C) or D) because E) so

And

400

You can take the test this week ____ next week. It doesn't matter. A) or B) because C) and D) but E) so

Or

500

I called you _____ I was very worried. A) and B) so C) because D) or E) but

Because