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Beginning Level Quizzes

Grammar, vocabulary, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension quizzes for beginning level students. These quizzes test basic English learning objectives.

Beginning Level Review 1

This 45 question quiz focuses on the most important beginning English learning points.

Adverbs of Frequency

The quiz focuses on the use of adverbs of frequency such as usually, sometimes, never, etc. For example: He sometimes goes / goes sometimes to church.

Any or Some?

This quiz focuses on the choice between any or some. For example: Is there some / any cheese in the refrigerator?

Beginning English Expressions

This 50 question quiz focuses on beginning English expressions such as any, some, much, his, hers, etc.

Beginning English Tenses

This 50 question quiz tests English tenses for beginners. For example: He goes / went / will go to Boston last week.

Beginning Level Review 2

This 50 question quiz focuses on the most important beginning English learning points.

Beginning Level Review 3

This 50 question quiz focuses on the most important beginning English learning points.

Beginning Level Review 4

This 50 question quiz focuses on the most important beginning English learning points.

Comparative Forms

This quiz focuses on comparative forms. For example: His house is larger / more large than mine.

Countable / Uncountable Nouns

This quiz focuses on recognizing countable and uncountable nouns which take singular or plural expressions. For example: How much / many money do you have in your wallet?

Countable Uncountable Mistakes Quiz

Find the mistakes in the sentences concerning countable and uncountable nouns.

Country and Languages

This quiz focuses on the similarity between countries and languages. For example: He speaks Germany / German.

Future Forms

This quiz focuses on different future forms. For example: He will fly / is going to fly to Peru next week.

Have or Have Got

This quiz focuses on the use of have or have got. For example: My son has / has got breakfast at seven o'clock.

Imperative Forms

This quiz focuses on the use of the imperative form. For example: Not / You not / Don't waste time!

Irregular Verbs

This quiz focuses on irregular verb forms in the past simple. For example: He went / gone / goed to a party last night.

Listening: A Survey - 1

You will hear a man asking a woman questions for a survey. Write down the answers to the questions he asks. You will hear the listening twice.

Listening: Making a Dinner Reservation

You will hear a man who is making a dinner reservation. Choose the correct answer from the multiple choice questions and write it down. You will hear the listening twice.

Listening: Making Plans

You will hear a Mary, Sue and John talking making plans for this evening.

Listening: Numbers - 1

Practice your number listening comprehension. Listen to the people speaking about different numbers and write down the number you hear.

Listening: Numbers - 2

Practice your number listening comprehension. Listen to the people speaking about different numbers and write down the number you hear.

Listening: Prices

Practice your listening comprehension and understanding of numbers. Listen to the people speaking about different objects and write down the price of the object.

Listening: Spelling

You will hear words being spelled from the sentences below. Each word is spelled twice. Listen and spell the words you hear.

Listening: Telling the Time

You will hear various people asking the time. You will hear the selection twice. Answer the questions based on the listening selection.

Modals

This quiz focuses on the use of the modal forms can, should, etc. For example: I think she should / can / have to visit a doctor.

Past Simple

This quiz focuses on the use of the past simple. For example: She didn't went / didn't go / not went to the concert last night.

Prepositions of Place

This quiz focuses on prepositions of place. For example: That is a beautiful picture in / on / to the wall.

Prepositions of Time

This quiz focuses on prepositions used with time. For example: The meeting begins in / at / on eight thirty.

Present Continuous

This quiz focuses on the use of the present continuous. For example: She are / is / am working at the moment.

Present Simple or Continuous?

This quiz focuses on the choice between the present simple or continuous. For example: She is working / works at the moment.

Present Simple

This quiz focuses on the use of the present simple. For example: When does / do she come to work?

Problems with 'Like'

This quiz focuses on the different uses of 'like'. For example: What does he like / does he look like? - He's very tall and rather handsome.

Pronouns Quiz

This quiz focuses on pronouns. For example: I gave he / him / his a book.

Superlative Forms

This quiz focuses on superlative forms. For example: New York is the excitingest / the most exciting city in the world.

The / A / An

This quiz focuses on the use of definite and indefinite articles (a, an, the). For example: We stayed at a / the / an hotel downtown.

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