List of exercises (tricky grammar topics)
(Test your skills in English grammar on tricky topics)
Exercises on tricky grammar topics
Here you will find an overview of exercises about tricky topics in English grammar and their level of difficulty. New quizzes are added continuously, so check back regularly.
List of tricky grammar exercises
| Topic with examples | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| (a) little & (a) few (use) (little time, a few things, etc.) | easy | ||||
| also, too, as well (use) (an apple too etc.) | easy | ||||
| are you?; is he? (question tags) (isn’t it?, don’t you?, etc.) | easy | easy | medium | difficult | difficult |
| been & gone (difference) (She has gone away.) | easy | medium | |||
| do & make (difference) (do homework, make a cake, etc.) | easy | medium | |||
| have & have got (difference) (we have got two oranges etc.) | medium | difficult | |||
| in the end & at the end (difference) (at the end of the street etc.) | easy | ||||
| in time & on time (difference) (he’s always on time etc.) | easy | ||||
| interesting & interested (difference) (an interesting trip etc.) | easy | easy | |||
| it’s & its (use) (it’s interesting, its color, etc.) | medium | medium | |||
| much, many & a lot (use) (much tea, many friends, etc.) | easy | medium | medium | ||
| one & ones (prop-words) (the last one, red ones, etc.) | easy | ||||
| since & for (use) (since 1995, for 12 months, etc.) | medium | easy | medium | difficult | difficult |
| so & such (difference) (so warm, such a nice day, etc.) | easy | medium | |||
| some & any (use) (some apples, any questions, etc.) | medium | medium | medium | ||
| there is/are (use) (there is, there are, there was, etc.) | easy | ||||
| to be/get used to … (use) (He is used to getting up early.) | easy | ||||
| to, too, two (difference) (too small, two trees, etc.) | easy | medium | |||
| used to … + infinitive (use) (I used to live in London.) | easy | medium | |||
| what, why, who, … (question words) (who, what, where, etc.) | easy | medium |
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