Grammar Exercises

Spot the Mistakes (41)

Which of these sentences are grammatically incorrect? Correct the mistakes. 

  1. I didn’t have money enough for the train ticket.
  2. Can you help me? I’m not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
  3. I bought my car to a friend of mine.
  4. We regret to inform you that we are unable offer you the job.
  5. Noah regrets to change jobs. His new job is far more stressful.
  6. Jen had the uneasy feeling she was be followed.
  7. Had I had known it was your birthday, I would have bought you something.
  8. I wish I have a boss like yours. He’s very open to new ideas.









Answers

1. I didn’t have enough money for the train ticket.
2. ✅
3. I bought my car from a friend of mine.
4.  We regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you the job.
5. Noah regrets changing jobs. His new job is far more stressful.
6. Jen had the uneasy feeling she was being followed.
7. ✅
8. I wish I had a boss like yours. He’s very open to new ideas.

 

Grammar Exercises

Spot the Grammar Mistakes – List of Exercises

Spot the Mistakes (5-10 minute tests)

These exercises are great training before an exam as they quickly help you identify which grammar areas need some extra study. They will also help you be more critical of your own writing.

Can you find the common grammar errors and correct them? 😊


NEW! Exercise 45 (January 2021)

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Exercise 45 (January 2021)

SPOT THE SPELLING MISTAKES

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VERB DRILLS

VerbTraining 1: Irregular Verbs – Past Simple and Present Perfect (Intermediate + )
Verb Training 2: Different Tenses (Elementary/Pre-Intermediate)
Verb Training 3: Past Simple (Elementary/Pre-Intermediate)
Verb Training 4: Present Continuous
Verb Training 5: Past Simple Questions
Verb Training 6: Mixed Tenses

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KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION EXERCISES

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VERB DRILLS

Do you know your basic verb structures well and your irregular verb conjugations? If not, here are some drills to help you.

Verb Training 1: Present Perfect Simple (Positive) B1 / B2

Verb Training 2: Different Tenses (Elementary/Pre-Intermediate)

Verb Training 3: Past Simple (Elementary/Pre-Intermediate)


Verb Training 4: Present Continuous


Verb Training 5: Past Simple Questions


Verb Training 6: Mixed Tenses


Verb Training 7: Advanced Irregular Verbs



GRAMMAR EXERCISES

Can you find the common grammar mistakes students make and correct them?: Spot the Mistakes exercises 🔎


Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing  Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Adjective or Adverb?  Exercise 1

Adjectives + Prepositions  Exercise 1, Exercise 2

Adjectives + Prepositions – Exercise 3: In and Out of Love

Articles, Definite and Indefinite Exercise 1

Conditionals, First and Second Exercise 1

Conditionals, Third  Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Few, a few, little, a little  Exercise 1

For, since, ago  Exercise 1

Future Continuous Exercise 1

Future Perfect Exercise 1

Had better Exercise 1

Have something done  Exercise 1

Indirect Questions  Exercise 1

Linking words (despite, however, etc) Exercise 1  Exercise 2

Modal verbs

Modals of Deduction: Must or Can’t? Exercise 1

Mustn’t vs. Don’t Have to  Exercise 1

No, none, any, anything, nothing Exercise 1

Passive Exercise 1  Exercise 2

Past simple  Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Past perfect simple or continuous Exercise 1

Possessive Adjectives and Possessive Pronouns Exercise 1

Prepositions of Place Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Prepositions of time  Exercise 1  Exercise 2

Present simple or present continuous? Exercise 1

Present perfect continuous Exercise 1

Present perfect simple vs present perfect continuous Exercise 1

Question Tags, Basic  Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Question Tags, Advanced  Exercise 1 Exercise 2

Reflexive pronouns – On my/your own vs. by myself / yourself, etc  Exercise 1

Reflexive vs Reciprocal pronouns  (myself, yourself, etc / each other) Exercise 1

Relative Pronouns: Who, Which, Where or Whose? Exercise 1

There is, there are, there was, there will be etc  Exercise 1

Verb forms Exercise 1

Verb Patterns (1): Gerund or Infinitive? 

Verb Patterns (2): Gerund or Infinitive? (Special cases: Forget / Remember / Stop / Need)


Verb Patterns (3): Gerund or Infinitive?


Verb Patterns (4): Gerund or Infinitive?

Verb Patterns (5): Verb + Object + Infinitive

Verbs + Prepositions Exercise 1 Exercise 2

What or That? Exercise 1

FLASHCARDS

Prepositions of Time