Intermediate ESL

Verb Tenses

100

Many people usually _____ most of their time online on various social media platforms. (spend)

spend

200

As usual, next year I ____ my vacation in my country house. (spend)

will spend

300

Ever since I got a credit card, I _____ a lot of money on many unnecessary things. (spend)

have spent

400

By the eighteenth century, English shipping _____ as efficient as the Dutch. (become)

had become

500

By the time I graduate from school next year, I _____ here for five years. (live)

will have been living

Parts of Speech

100

Sally likes to eat apples.  

What part of speech is eat

verb

200

Mr. Balzer is our English teacher.

What part of speech is English 

Noun, but is now being used as a modifier to describe "teacher", so could be considered an adjective here.

300

She had beautiful red hair.  

What part of speech is beautiful and red?

Adjective

400

The football game was played on the field next to the gym. 

What part of speech is "on" and "next to"

Preposition 

500

The class will take a test tomorrow, and everyone will need to study.  

What part of speech is "and"

conjunction 

Homonyms

100

I don't know (who's / whose ) fault it is.

whose

200

the bird (flu  /  flew)  over my head

flew

300

they are not (allowed  / aloud) in the class.  

allowed

400

his clothes are so (plain  /  plane) because they are all one color.  

plain

500

I need you to go to the store and ( buy / by / bye ) some bread 

buy

Correct the Error

100

Opera is a dramatic art form who the emotional content is conveyed to the audience through vocal and instrumental music.

who --> where/in which

200

By contrast, in musical theater, an actor's dramatic performances plays a primary role, while the music is secondary.

performances --> performance

300

The drama opera is presented using the primary elements of theater such as scenery, costumes, and acting.

drama --> dramatic or add "of"

400

However, the words of the opera are singing rather than spoken.

are singing --> are sung

500

The singers are accompanied by a musical ensemble ranges from a small instrumental ensemble to a full symphonic orchestra.

ranges --> ranging

Vocabulary

100

Our baseball team's pitcher has a few [eccentric] habits, such as throwing exactly thirteen warm-up pitches and never wearing socks. A) normal B) strange C) messy

B) strange

200

After the heavy rains, the stream became [murky]; in fact, the water was so cloudy you couldn't see the bottom. A) hazy B) bottomless C) clear

A) hazy

300

The [debris] on the stadium floor included numerous paper cups, ticket stubs, and cigarette butts. A) products B) papers C) trash

C) trash

400

The coach takes every opportunity to [censure] his players, yet he ignores every opportunity to praise them. A) approve of B) criticize C) choose

B) criticize

500

The newlyweds agreed to be very [frugal] in their shopping because they wanted to save enough money to buy a house. A) economical B) wasteful C) interested

A) economical