English Olympiad Grammar Worksheet-40

The Complete Course of Grammar Worksheet-40

1. Identify the CAUSE in the following sentence.

The bedroom looks beautiful after Manav painted and decorated it.

A. painted and decorated it        B. The bedroom

C. Manav                                       D. The bedroom

2. I hurt ____ when I was mowing the lawn.

A. my                  B. myself            C. me                  D. its

3. I have been learning piano ____ I was five years old.

A. by                   B. from               C. on                   D. since

4. "Ive read ____ book on the life of Helen Keller."

A. the                  B. a                      C. an                  D. Could be both "a" or "an"

5. Identify the complete predicate.

"Tommys cat spilled popcorn on the table."

A. "Tommys cat"                          B. spilled popcorn on the table

C. popcorn on the table                D. table

6. The comparative of beautiful is:

A. most beautiful                          B. more beautiful

C. beautifuller                               D. beauty

7. Select the adjective in the following sentence.

The squirrel chooses a quiet spot to make her home.

A. spot                B. squirrel         C. home             D. quiet

8. Mrs. Kamat _____ to meet you tonight.

A. will come      B. come              C. coming          D. will coming

9. Which sentence is an example of future tense?

A. She had been waiting for over an hour before the bus arrived.

B. She will be waiting for you at the airport.

C. She is waiting for you at the airport.

D. She waited for me at the airport.

10. Replace the noun in bracket with the correct pronoun.

"Is this bike yours? No, its (my bike)."

A. my                  B. mine              C. me                  D. I

Answer Key:

(1)-A; (2)-B; (3)-D; (4)-B; (5)-B; (6)-B; (7)-D; (8)-A; (9)-B; (10)-B