11+ English: Grammar Skills

Overview

This set of 20 grammar-based questions is designed for students preparing for the 11+ exam. These questions assess a range of grammatical skills including sentence structure, punctuation, verb forms, tenses, subject-verb agreement, and correct usage of pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. The questions are tailored to enhance understanding and application of English grammar for the 11+ assessment.

Sample Example:

Question:

Identify the correct sentence:

• a) She don’t like playing football.
• b) She doesn’t like playing football.
• c) She didn’t likes playing football.
• d) She not likes playing football.

Answer: b) She doesn’t like playing football.

Questions

Sentence Structure and Tenses

Question 1

Choose the sentence written in the past tense:

• a) He walks to school every day.
• b) He walked to school yesterday.
• c) He will walk to school tomorrow.
• d) He is walking to school now.

Question 2

Which sentence uses the present continuous tense?

• a) She will visit her grandparents next week.
• b) She visits her grandparents every Sunday.
• c) She is visiting her grandparents right now.
• d) She visited her grandparents last month.

Question 3

Identify the correct sentence with consistent verb tense:

• a) I was going to the park when I see my friend.
• b) I am going to the park when I saw my friend.
• c) I went to the park when I saw my friend.
• d) I will go to the park when I seen my friend.

Question 4

Which sentence uses the correct future tense?

• a) I will play football tomorrow.
• b) I will playing football tomorrow.
• c) I play football tomorrow.
• d) I playing football tomorrow.

Question 5

Which sentence is written in the present perfect tense?

• a) I have finished my homework.
• b) I will finish my homework tomorrow.
• c) I finish my homework every day.
• d) I finished my homework last night.

Subject-Verb Agreement

Question 6

Identify the correct sentence:

• a) The cat run across the street.
• b) The cats runs across the street.
• c) The cat runs across the street.
• d) The cats running across the street.

Question 7

Choose the sentence where the subject and verb agree:

• a) The team are playing very well.
• b) The team is playing very well.
• c) The team play very well.
• d) The team were play very well.

Question 8

Which sentence has correct subject-verb agreement?

• a) The children enjoys their game.
• b) The children enjoy their game.
• c) The child enjoy their game.
• d) The children is enjoy their game.

Question 9

Select the correct sentence:

• a) My friend and I is going to the cinema.
• b) My friend and I am going to the cinema.
• c) My friend and I are going to the cinema.
• d) My friend and I was going to the cinema.

Question 10

Choose the correct sentence with subject-verb agreement:

• a) The books is on the table.
• b) The books are on the table.
• c) The books was on the table.
• d) The book are on the table.

Pronouns and Possessive Forms

Question 11

Which sentence uses the correct possessive pronoun?

• a) This is hers book.
• b) This is her book.
• c) This is she book.
• d) This is she’s book.

Question 12

Choose the sentence with the correct reflexive pronoun:

• a) He hurt hisself during the game.
• b) He hurt himself during the game.
• c) He hurt themself during the game.
• d) He hurt herself during the game.

Question 13

Identify the correct use of a personal pronoun:

• a) Me and John went to the shop.
• b) John and I went to the shop.
• c) Me went to the shop with John.
• d) I and John went to the shop.

Question 14

Choose the sentence with the correct possessive form:

• a) The boys’ football is in the car.
• b) The boy’s footballs are in the car.
• c) The boys football are in the car.
• d) The boys’s football is in the car.

Punctuation

Question 15

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• a) My brother, who is five years old is starting school.
• b) My brother who is five years old, is starting school.
• c) My brother, who is five years old, is starting school.
• d) My brother who, is five years old is starting school.

Question 16

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

• a) “What time is it”, she asked.
• b) “What time is it?” she asked.
• c) “What time is it.” she asked.
• d) “What time is it?” She asked.

Question 17

Which sentence has the correct use of commas?

• a) I bought apples oranges and bananas.
• b) I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
• c) I bought apples oranges, and bananas.
• d) I bought apples, oranges and, bananas.

Question 18

Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:

• a) “Can we go to the park today”? asked Tom.
• b) “Can we go to the park today,” asked Tom?
• c) “Can we go to the park today?” asked Tom.
• d) “Can we go to the park today.” asked Tom?

Adjectives and Adverbs

Question 19

Which sentence uses the correct adjective?

• a) She is more taller than her brother.
• b) She is tall than her brother.
• c) She is taller than her brother.
• d) She is the most taller than her brother.

Question 20

Which sentence uses the correct adverb?

• a) He runs quick.
• b) He runs quicker.
• c) He runs quickly.
• d) He runs more quick.

Answers

Sentence Structure and Tenses

1. b) He walked to school yesterday.
2. c) She is visiting her grandparents right now.
3. c) I went to the park when I saw my friend.
4. a) I will play football tomorrow.
5. a) I have finished my homework.

Subject-Verb Agreement

6. c) The cat runs across the street.
7. b) The team is playing very well.
8. b) The children enjoy their game.
9. c) My friend and I are going to the cinema.
10. b) The books are on the table.

Pronouns and Possessive Forms

11. b) This is her book.
12. b) He hurt himself during the game.
13. b) John and I went to the shop.
14. a) The boys’ football is in the car.

Punctuation

15. c) My brother, who is five years old, is starting school.
16. b) “What time is it?” she asked.
17. b) I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
18. c) “Can we go to the park today?” asked Tom.

Adjectives and Adverbs

19. c) She is taller than her brother.
20. c) He runs quickly.

This grammar-based question set ensures students are well-prepared for the 11+ exam by testing a wide range of grammar skills, from tenses to subject-verb agreement and correct use of punctuation, pronouns, and adjectives.