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 |
| Difference: ‘since & for’ (since 1995, for 12 months, etc.) | medium | easy | medium | difficult | difficult |
| Question tags (isn’t it?, don’t you?, etc.) | easy | easy | medium | difficult | difficult |
| Question words (who, what, where, etc.) | easy | medium | |||
| Prop-words ‘one & ones’ (the last one, red ones, etc.) | easy | ||||
| Use: ‘a little & a few’ (little time, a few things, etc.) | easy | ||||
| Use: ‘to be/get used to …’ (He is used to getting up early.) | easy | ||||
| Use: ‘used to …’ + infinitive (I used to live in London.) | easy | medium | |||
| Difference: ‘been & gone’ (She has gone away.) | easy | medium | |||
| Difference: ‘it’s & its’ (it’s interesting, its color, etc.) | medium | medium | |||
| Difference: ‘do & make’ (do homework, make a cake, etc.) | easy | medium | |||
| Difference: ‘interesting & interested’ (an interesting trip etc.) | easy | easy | |||
| Use: ‘much, many & a lot’ (much tea, many friends, etc.) | easy | medium | medium | ||
| Difference: ‘so & such’ (so warm, such a nice day, etc.) | easy | medium | |||
| Use: ‘some & any’ (some apples, any questions, etc.) | medium | medium | medium | ||
| Use: ‘there is/are’ (there is, there are, there was, etc.) | easy | ||||
| Difference: ‘in the end & at the end’ (at the end of the street etc.) | easy | ||||
| Difference: ‘in time & on time’ (he’s always on time etc.) | easy |
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