Mastering English: Sentence Structure & Word Use
English Language Practice Exercises
A. Rewrite Sentences
- They will look after the puppies.
- We were walking when we came across…
- The letters BBC stand for…
- To apply for… you must fill in…
- He thought over the matter…
- When the noise died down…
DDD. Complete the Sentences
- A good mother takes…
- Where are… look…
- Give me back the…
- Turn off the TV…
- If you are… stand…
- Can you pick…
B. Underline the Correct Form
- to buy
- meeting
- stepping
- working
- moving
- coming
BB. Underline the Correct Verb Form
- To inform
- to listen
- telling you
- to pay
- tried
C. Choose the Best Option
- d. what I liked
- d. we weren’t
- a. I sold
- c. who tell
- a. made
CC. Choose the Best Option (Continued)
- The rise in prices resulted…
- It wasn’t funny… slip…
- The international… lead…
- He tried to… lost…
- Don’t leave… trip…
- The new tax… rise…
- How do the… compare…
- Our city is… regions…
- People here… symbol…
D. Complete the Sentences (Relative Pronouns)
- Teachers who…
- I don’t believe… who…
- Recent… that…
- The tears… which…
DD. Complete with “Real” Forms
- I’m really its…
- It’s time for… real…
- This really… reality
- I can’t tell… real…
- This way… reality…
DDDD. Complete the Sentences (Final)
- When she… truth…
- My parents… follow…
- It’s easier to quit…
- Don’t live a lie…
- Why should I pay…
- You follow the…
- Everybody tells lies.
E. Word Forms: Nouns and Adjectives
Nouns
- architecture
- ingenuity
- inspiration
- prosperity
- region
- symbol
Adjectives
- comparable
- inspirational
- prosperous
- symbolic
BBB. Underline the Correct Word (Verbs of Change)
- rise
- rises
- goes up
- rise
- burst
- tears
BBBB. Underline the Correct Word (Verbs of Emotion/Sound)
- weep
- pains
- hit
- fake
- sniggering
- cackle
BBBBB. Underline the Correct Word (Common Verbs/Nouns)
- heart
- applied for
- pay
- make
- get
CCC. Choose the Best Option (Advanced)
- a. what do you like
- d. we weren’t under…
- d. who did I sell
- c. who tell
- d. it makes
CCCC. Choose the Best Option (Vocabulary)
- burst
- cry
- touched
- overcome
- crack
- blow
- rage
- pupil
AA. Rewrite Sentences (Complex)
- We saw a man whose dog bit the postman.
- She lives in that part of Paris where Jean-Paul…
- He suddenly started shouting, which shocked me.
- Windsurfing is a popular water sport which needs…
- She works in Mario’s, which is an Italian restaurant.
AAA. Rewrite Sentences (Further Practice)
- What she really hates was the desert.
- It was funny that made…
- Not wanting to dance, I don’t…
- I was shocked… saying that she was…
I. Choose the Correct Option (Mixed Grammar)
Note: This section contains a mix of relative pronouns and verb tenses.
- who
- that
- that
- that
- which
- that
- whose
- which
- that
- who
- c. shall go
- c. will go
- a. was studying/tried
- b. have woken up/shines
- b. get/happens
II. Complete the Phrases (Idioms/Collocations)
- mind
- moon
- breath
- tether
- heart