Grammar Tests
тест по английскому языку (10 класс) на тему

Training / Diagnostic Grammar Test                                

1) Fill in the blanks with necessary articles where appropriate

___ Last Saturday was ____ day when everything went wrong. I wanted to go to ____ London to buy ____ book about ___ old churches. To start with I missed ____ 9:15 train and so had to take ____ longer route through Clapham Junction. Then, when I finally came to ____ London, I found that ____ specialist shop for ____ books on ____ architecture that I had planned to visit was closed. So, as ____ winter was coming closer, I decided to go buy ____ new coat for myself in one of ____ department stores in ____ Oxford Street. After I found and bought it, I had _____ quick lunch at _____ train station cafeteria and got on ____ 3 p.m. train home. After changing trains at Clapham Junction I was alarmed to find that _____ bag with my coat was missing. I took another train back only to learn that every _____ line there was closed because of _____ bomb scare. So I took _____ taxi to Clapham and when I came there I saw _____ lot of police standing around _____ object on _____ platform.  I saw immediately that it was my missing bag – and with horror realized that it was my stupid bag that had caused _____ bomb scare!

2) Change direct speech into indirect speech

1. “Do you ever watch ‘ER’ on TV?” asked Louis. 2) “I may cook myself some spaghetti and then rest for a while,” replied Laura. 3) “Mind your own business!” snapped Bob. 4) “They will probably never decide which car to buy,” added George. 5) “I have wanted to travel to Hawaii my entire life,” confessed Barbara. 6) “I can find the way to the Embassy myself,” Gene assured me. 7) “Does Phil know anything about mountain climbing?” Alice wondered. 8) “I am going to bake some chocolate chip cookies,” announces Lisa. 9) “Don’t be alarmed, ladies, it’s just a short blackout,” shouted the policeman. 10) “You have to do something about this relationship,” insisted Arthur.

3) Write the plural form of the following nouns

capital, college, diary, purse, half, railway, comedy, potato, nucleus, ray, son-in-law, uncle, thesis, volcano, chef, chief,  tooth, radio, passer-by, church, knife, ox, sportsman, curriculum, wife, sheep, fox, alumnus, phenomenon.

4) Insert the right form of the verb to be

1) _____ there any deer in the forest? 2) The scissors ______ totally dull. 3) Maths _____ my favorite subject. 4) The news _____ troubling. 5) The police ____ investigating the crime. 6)  The spaghetti today ____ simply delicious. 7) There ____ different means to solve this problem. 8)  Where _____ my money? 9) The United States ____ a great country. 10) The jeans ____ too long, and there ____ some sort of gunk in the pocket here.

5) Insert the correct form in either Active or Passive Voice

1) – Where is the old chicken coop? – It (to destroy) by a windstorm last year. 2) – We’re still looking for Thomas. – Oh, so he (to find) yet? 3) – Whatever happened to that fortune-teller? – I don’t know. She (to see) around here in a long time. 4) Diana is a wonderful ballet dancer. She (to dance) since she was four. 5) – Those eggs of different colors are very artistic. – Yes, they (to pain) in Russia. 6) What a beautiful dress you’re wearing! – Thanks! It (to make) especially for me by a French tailor. 7) Homer is in jail for smoking pot. – He (to tell) that it was against the law. 8) – The maintenance people didn’t remove the chairs from the ballroom. – Don’t worry. They (to remove) them before the dance begins. 9) Gold (to discover) in California in the 19th century. 10) It (to feel) that military spending is too high. 11) All planes (to check) before departure. 12) Katherine (to eat) at Bob’s house every night this week. 13) – Are the documents ready? – Not yet, but they (to type) right now, as we speak. 14) When I came in, the decision (to make) already. 15) Please, don’t worry. All the letters (to send out) by 5 p.m. tomorrow.

6) Insert correct prepositions

1)  I usually prefer black tea _____ herbal tea. 2) Thanks! I’m really grateful ____ your help. 3) I am fond ____ chocolate, but I just went ____ a low fat diet, so I can’t have any. 4) I am not interested ____ listening to this nonsense. 5) I have always dreamed ____ traveling to Paris one day. 6) I expect the project to be completed _____ Wednesday. 7) I think soccer is a good alternative ____ playing football. 8) Halloween? It’s ____ October. 9) I usually have my lunch break _____ noon. 10) Valentine’s Day is celebrated ____ February 14. 11) Do you believe ____ flying saucers? 12) A milk shake consists ____ ice cream and milk. 13) A jack is used ____ changing a flat tire. 14) She insisted ____ coming with us, sorry. 15) I am not going _____ a date tonight; there is something wrong _____ my stomach. 16) Mozart wrote his first symphony ____ the age of 3 or 4. 17) Pilgrims came to America ____ 1620. 18) I am going to visit Mom ____ the weekend. 19) We’re too busy ____ the moment, try again ___ a week. 20) Sit down, I’ll be back ____ a moment.

7) Choose the correct form of the degrees of comparison

1) I am not sure who’s got (much) on his mind, Sam or Scott. 2) You’re much (good) at drawing than I am. 3)  This is (bad) nightmare of my life! 4) They say, there is (little) chance for a person to be killed by terrorists that for a woman over forty to find a husband. 5) You have to find someone (intelligent) for this kind of work. 6) She is (adorable) creature I have ever seen! 7) Martin is probably (shy) student in the class. 8) I have never been (happy) in my life! 9) It was (gray) time of the whole human history. 10) You couldn’t get any (fat) if you tried with both hands!

8) Choose the correct form:

1) I am (used to /used to) living alone. 2) I will never (marry/get married) Tom. 3) He (hasn’t got /has no) a single penny to his name. 4) He (used to / was used to) watch kids play in the back yard. 4) Oh yes, she (is married / married / will marry) to Brian, poor soul! 5) (There are / there is) a lot of snow on the ground this year. 6) We (are having / have / have got) dinner, but won’t you come in! 7) It seems like (there is / there are) a lot of nice cars in this dealership. 8) I (will have / am having) apple pie a la mode, please! 9) She (has no / doesn’t have) clue about what to do next. 10) Normally we (have / have got) lunch at 1 p.m. 11) I (am not having / don’t have / haven’t got) this discussion now!  12) They (don’t  have / aren’t having / won’t have/ haven’t had) their keys with them, I am afraid. 13) We (have got / are having /will have) some money for you next week. 14)

9) Use modal verbs in appropriate forms (can, may, must, to have to, to be to, ought to, should, need, will/would)

1) You _________ to pay a fine if you’re caught speeding.  2) People ___________ kill other people. 3) I am afraid I _____________ to help you next week, since I will be away. 4) You ____________ think such horrible things about your own brother! 5) _______ I trouble you for some water, please? 6) You __________ watch the fish but you ____________ touch or feed them. 7) My little sister _______ do 50 push-ups. 8) It’s getting late, we _________ be getting back. 9) I have invited her three times already, but she is too stubborn, she ________ come! 10) You _________ not be embarrassed. I won’t tell a soul. 11) _______ we really say good bye? It’s so cruel! 12) Officer Thornton ______ to report back to duty at 11:00 tomorrow. 13) We ________ have something for you, let me check. 14) She told me I _______________ come back in an hour. 15) During long winter evenings Grandpa _______  tell me lots of stories.

10) Choose the correct answer.

1) Мау I speak to Dr. Paine, please? – I’m sorry, he ___________ а patient at the moment. Саn I help уоu?

а. is seeing         b. sees         с. has bееn seeing         d. was seeing

2) When are уоu going to ask your boss for а raise? – ___________ to her twice already! I don’t think she wants to give mе оnе.

а. I’d talked         b. I’ve bееn talking         с. I was talking         d. I’ve talked

3) Do уоu think Harry will want something to eat after he gets here? – I hope not. It’ll probably be after midnight, and we ___________

а. аге sleeping         b. will bе sleeping         с. have been sleeping         d. bе sleeping

4) Paul, could уоu please turn off the stove? The soup ___________ for at least thirty minutes.

а. is boiling         b. boiling         с. has been boiling         d. was boiling

5) Is it true that spaghetti didn’t originate in ltaly? – Yes. The Chinese ___________ spaghetti dishes for а long time before Marco Роlo brought this type of pasta back to Italy.

а. have been making         b. have made         с. had bееn making         d. make

6) – I оnсе saw а turtle that had wings. – Stop it, I ___________ уоu!

а. don't believe         b. am not believing         с. didn't believe                 d. wasn't believing

7) .The little girl started to cry. She __________ her doll, and nо оnе was able to find it for her.

а. has lost         b. had lost         с. was losing         d. was lost

8) – Could someone help mе lift the lawnmower intо the pickup truck? – I’m nоt busy. I __________  уоu.

а. help                 b. will have hеlрed         с. аm going to hеlр         d. am helping

9).After ten unhарру years, Janice finally quit her job. She __________ along with her boss for a long time before she finally decided to look for а new position.

а. hadn't bееn getting         b. isn't getting         с. didn't get         d. wasn’t getting          e) hasn’t gotten

10) According to геsеагсh reports, people usually __________ in their sleep 25 to 30 times еасh night.

а. are turning                 b. turn                с. have turned         d. turned        

11) When the hurricane __________ the coast tomorrow afternoon, it will bring a great destructive force with it.

а. reached                 b. will reach         с. is reaching         d. reaches

12) Janet ______ for the FBI until last spring.

а. had worked         b. worked        с. was working         d. has worked

13.) The Age of Dinosaurs ______ much longer that the present Age of Mammals has lasted to date.

а. lasted                 b. was lasting                 с. has lasted         d. had lasted

14) Jim, why don't уоu take some time off? Уоu ______ too hard lately. Take а short vacation.

а. worked         b. work                c. were working                 d. have bееn working

15) It's against the law to kill the black rhinoceros. They ______  extinct.

а. beсаmе         b. have bесоmе                 c. are becoming        d. bесоmе

Food and Cooking                                                                        Grammar Test

1. Insert articles, some, апу, much, тапу, (а) lot, (а) little, (а) few where necessary.

1. What time is _______ lunch? 2.Do уоu usually drink _______ tea? 3 _______ people have to bе at work or other activities during _______ normal lunch hours. 4 Americans love to eat _______ peanut butter. 5 _______ hamburger is served on _______ round piece of bread called _______ bun. 6.То eat _______ sugar is not good for your health. 7. The peanut comes from _______ South America, but _______  peanut butter is _______ food that is truly "American". 8. I'm not hungry, I had______ big breakfast. 9. I've got to go to _______ market today, because we don't have _______ fruit and vegetables. 10. _______ evening mеаl is _______ biggest mеаl of _______ day. 11 _______ principal ingredient of _______ salad is _______lettuce. 12 _______ schools have cafeterias, but children prefer to bring _______ traditional "lunch bох" filled bу Mom. 13.There was _______ food in _______ refrigerator. It was nearly empty. 14 _______ morning's breakfast was great: _______ scrambled eggs, _______ bacon, _______ toast, and _______ orange juice. 15 _______ delis serve Jewish food. 16. _______ standard mеаl consists of _______ meat dish, _______ vegetable, and _______ potatoes, _______ rice, or _______  pasta. 17. I'vе eaten so _______ cookies that I'll never eat _______ cookie again. 18. There is _______ water in glass. It's not enough for me. 19 _______ рорсоrn at _______ movies is becoming more and more popular. 20 _______ people prefer _______ natural and organic foods to prepared foods sold in _______ supermarkets.

II Fill iп the blaпks with prepositioпs.

        1. There is nо dinner ______ home, let's dine ______ 2. Americans like to stop ______ coffee shops ______ coffee and pastry. 3. Lunch is а short break ______ the day's activities. 4. Many restaurants specialize ______ Chinese food. 5. In Russia women are ______ charge ______ preparing food, although men are taking а more active role _____ the kitchen. 6. What does your usual mеаl consist ______? 7. We serve wine ______ special occasions. 8.Americans continue the custom ______ eating popcorn _____ the movies. 9. I make simple salads _______ lettuce, tomatoes, oil and vinegar. 10. David puts salt and pepper ______ his soup ______ eating it. 11. Let's go _____ the bakery. 12. I need а carton  _____ milk and а large loaf _____ bread. 12 You should cut ______ ______ fried foods, your cholesterol level is out of control! 13. Don’t bug me, it’s my only chance to pig _____ before I go _____ a diet.

III.Complete the seпteпces with, the appropriate modal verb in the right form

1. It looks like rain. We _____ shut the windows. 2. Ann, _______ уоu hand mе that dish? Тhanks. 3. I returned а book to the library yesterday. It was two weeks overdue, so I _______ рау а fine of $1.40. 4  – _______I help уоu, sir?  – Yes, _______ уоu show mе the third watch from the left оn the top shelf? 5. – I don't know whether to turn left or right at the next intersection. – I think уоu _______ рull over and look at the mар. 6. – Andy _______teach his class tonight. – But hе _______ teach tonight! Не’ll be fired if he doesn't show up! 7. Everyone _______ work toward cleaning uр the environment. 8. – Does this pen belong to уоu? – No. It _______ bе Susan's. She was sitting at that desk. 9 . _______ уоu get the milk out of the refrigerator for mе? 10. I got my driver's license! Dad, _______ I borrow the car tonight? 11. Наvе уоu seen mу denim jacket? I _______  find it. 12. – What do уоu like most of all about your promotion? – I _______ get uр at 5:30 in the morning anymore. I _______ sleep until 7:00. 13. You're always too tense. It's not good for уоu. Уоu _______ learn to relax. 14. The baby is only а year old but she _______  already say а few words. 15. When I was younger, I _______ run ten miles without stopping. But now I_______ run more than а mile or two. 16. There was а long line in front of the theater. We _______ wait almost an hour to buy our tickets. 17. – I'd like to go to а warm, sunny place next winter. Any suggestions? – Уоu _______ go to Hawaii or Mexico. 18. – This is Steve's tape recorder, isn't it? – It _______ bе his. Не doesn't have а tape recorder. It _______ belong to Lucy or to Linda. They sometimes bring their tape recorders to class. 19. We _______ answer the phone. It _______ bе very important. 20. _______ you cash this check for mе? 21. When I was small, my Mom _______ always tell me stories before bedtime. 22. I tried to talk some sense into her, but she just _______ listen to reason! 23. Gentlemen, you ________ to read this chapter by tomorrow morning and deliver an oral report on its content. 24. She _______ to be ashamed of herself. Such outrageous behavior! 25. So, you didn’t find what you wanted? Wait, I _______ have something in the storage room.

IV. Give degrees of comparison for the following adjectives:

Tall, noisy, good, little, bad, amiable, expensive, brave, grey, hot, shy

Training Grammar Test

A. Use little / a little; few / a few; many / much. 

1. I don’t have ________ books in English, I only have ________.

2. There is too ________ milk for the whole family. We need to get _________ more.

3. Every day Max goes to his mailbox but it’s usually empty. He gets very ________ mail. Last week though he got _______ letters.

4. You have too _________ sugar in your tea. Two spoonfuls would be enough.

5. I have not finished my work. I need __________ more time. Maybe _______ more minutes.

6. __________ days ago I met a very interesting person. We didn’t spend very ________ time together, only _______ minutes, but we had _______ to talk about.

B. Use Appropriate Degrees of Comparison of the Adjectives in brackets.

1. Martha made too many mistakes in her paper. Her work was ___________________ (плохой) in our class.

2. He is _______________________ (интересный) person I’ve ever met.

3. I can’t go any ______________ (далёкий). Why have you chosen _______________ (далёкий) way?

4. Today is much _____________ (тёплый) than yesterday. It may be ______________ (жаркий) day of the summer.

5. You are _______________ (хороший) friend! I don’t know anyone ___________________ (щедрый).

6. Everything is much _______________ (простой) than you think. The situation is _______________ (серьёзный), than we thought.

C. Use any (-body, -thing, -one); no (-body, -thing, one); none, some (-body, -thing, -one) in appropriate places.

1. ___________ can learn to use this computer. It’s very easy.

2. I didn’t see ______________ of my friends there. ________ of them came to the game.

3. Do you want to say _______________ to him? He is very angry. He doesn’t want to hear ______________ from ________________.

4. There’s _______________ at the door. Go, have a look who it is, but don’t open to ____________ you don’t know.

5. I’ve got ___________ problems, but they’re _________ more difficult than ____________ else’s. I’ll be OK. But if _________ of you would like to help me, I’d be grateful.

6. The room was empty, _________ was there. I looked around and saw ________ books on the table. _______________ must have forgotten them.

D. Insert correct articles  where necessary

My husband and I recently moved to _______ new city. _____ city was small but quite nice. We were going to live there only for _____ short time, so we rented  ____ apartment with _____ furniture, because we didn’t want to bring ___ furniture that we had in our old place. ____ apartment is in ____ good location, in the middle of ____ Franklin Road, near _____ Barklay Bank, right between ____ Coliseum movie-theater and ____ Olive Garden restaurant but this is the only good thing I can say about it. Only one burner on ____ stove works, ____ refrigerator is noisy, ____ bed creaks all the time, the rest of ____ furniture is old too. Last night I saw ____ roach in _____ kitchen. I won’t be surprised if I see _____ mice too. So we may need to look for ____ another apartment soon.

E. Complete the following:

I firmly believe that...                                It is my theory that...

It has been said that...                                It is my impression that...

It seems to me that...

F. Give the plural form of these words

Dish, studio, self, priest, radius, louse, soup, table, hero, cop, donkey, class, ticket, Monday, plate, phenomenon, pill, marsh, crisis, stray, revolution, notch,  chef, problem, spike, verse, story, bee, swab, ABC, mischief, Xerox, copy, appendix, ox, quiz, place, tooth, chief, taxi, supply.

G Translate the following sentences, using the right forms of plurals and possessives.

1. Книга «Дневник Бриджет Джонс» (Bridget Jones) стала бестселлером не только в Британии, но и в других странах.
2. Сейчас многие университеты и колледжи пересматривают (to review) свои учебные планы.
3. Жена моего босса прекрасно готовит пироги и торты.
4. – Где ключи моего секретаря? – По-моему, они в сейфе (a safe) миссис Китс.
5. Выпускники привели своих детей на встречу с ректором университета.
6. Первые полёты в космос (a space flight) Гагарина и Титова прошли успешно.
7. Брак Брэда Питта и Дженнифер Анистон распался (to break down) около года назад.
8. Одно из самых известных стихотворений Бернса посвящено горам Шотландии.
9. Почему-то друзья моих родителей всегда дают мне целую кучу советов.
10. Лица прохожих (a passer-by) казались мне удивительно знакомыми.

Tenses Revision

1. Choose the correct answer:

1. Hurry up! We’re waiting for you. What’s taking you so long? – I _______ for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave without me.

a. wait   b. will wait   c. am waiting   d. have waited

2. Robert is going to be famous someday. He _____ in three movies already.

a. has been appearing   b. had appeared   c. has appeared   d. appeared

3. Where’s Polly? – She ____.

a. is in her room studying   b. in her room is studying   c. studies in her room   d. has in her room studied

4. Hello? Alice? This is Jeff. How are you? – Jeff? What a coincidence! I _____ about you when the phone rang.

a. was just thinking   b. just thought   c. have just been thinking   d. was just thought

5. What ____ about the new simplified tax law? – It’s more confusing that the old one.

a. are you thinking   b. do you think   c. have you thought   d. have you been thinking

6. When is Mr. Fields planning to retire? – Soon, I think. He ___ here for a long time. He’ll probably retire either next year or the year after that.

a. worked   b. had been working   c. has been working   d. is working

7. Why did you buy all this sugar and chocolate? – I ___ a delicious dessert for dinner tonight.

a. make   b. will make   c. am going to make   d. will have made

8. Let’s go! What’s taking you so long? – I’ll be there as soon as I ___ my keys.

a. found    b. will find   c. find   d. am finding

9. Next week when there ______ a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.

a. is being   b. is   c. will be   d. will have been

10. While I _____ TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor.

a. watch   b. watched   c. was watching   d. am watching

11. Fish were among the eariest forms of life. Fish ____ on earth for ages and ages.

a. existed   b. are existing   c. exist   d. have existed

12. The phone ___ constantly since Jack anounced his candidacy for president this morning.

a. has been ringing   b. rang   c. had rung   had been ringing

13. The earth ___ on the sun for its heat and light.

a. is depend   b. depending   c. has depend   depends

14. I don’t feel good. I __ home from work tomorrow.

a. am staying    b. stay    c. will have stayed    d. stayed

15. Today there are weather satellites that beam down information about the earth’s atmosphere. In the last two decades, space exploration __ great contributions to weather forecasting.

a. is making   b. has made   c. made   d. makes

16. On July 20, 1969, Astronaut Neil Armstrong __ down onto the moon, the first person ever to set foot on another celestial body.

a. was stepping    b. stepped   c. has stepped    d. was step

17. The plane’s departure was delayed because of mechanical difficulties. When the weary passengers finally boarded the aircraft, many were annoyed and irritable because they _____ in the airport for three and a half hours.

a. are waiting   b. were waiting   c. have been waiting   d. had been waiting

18. If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate, in another fifty years this beach ___ anymore.

a. doesn’t exist   b. isn’t going to exist   c. isn’t existing   won’t be existing

19. Homestead High School’s football team _____ a championship until last season, when the new coach led them to take first place in their league.

a. has never won   b. is never winning   c. had never been winning   d. had never won

20. Many years of intensive language study are required for non-native speakers to be able to qualify as interpreters. By the end of this year, Chen ____ English for three years, but he will still need more training and experience before he masters the language.

a. will be studying   b. has studied   c. will have been studying   d. has been studying

II. Translate into English

1. Сколько дней вы уже читаете эту книгу? 2. Только когда она была уже в поезде, она вспомнила, что оставила книгу дома. 3. Они живут в это доме уже пять лет. 4. Моя сестра была больна уже несколько дней, когда я узнала об этом. 5. Ты знал, что он не написал сочинение? 6. Мы не получаем от нее писем уже несколько месяцев. 7. Сколько лет вы уже работаете на этом заводе? 8. Он уже ушел, когда Лена включила радио. 9. Я работаю над этой проблемой уже три месяца. 10. К счастью, дождь уже перестал, когда мы вышли. 11. Сколько лет вы работаете в этой школе? 12. В одиннадцать часов мы еще работали. 13. В одиннадцать часов мы уже работали три часа. 14. Я уже три раза говорил тебе, что надо переписать упражнение. 15. Я уже целый час читал после обеда, когда пришел папа. 16. Я не приду. Я буду писать сочинение весь вечер. 17. Где ты был с прошлой пятницы? 18. Я уже две недели живу у друзей. 19. Я уже две недели жил у друзей, когда получил письмо. 20. Вы должны отдохнуть. Вы слишком много работали сегодня. 21. Он был счастлив: он написал отличное сочинение. 22. Я ищу тебя весь вечер. 23. Я вдруг вспомнил, что ничего не ел с утра.