How Good Is Your Grammar?

Are you the kind of person who has to be word perfect? Take this test to see how you fare!

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Are you the kind of person who has to be word perfect?

Or, are you sloppy with spelling and grammar?

This quiz will put the grammar nerds to the test and help those who need to brush up. Take this test to see how you fare!

Question 1 / 20

The man beat me ___ and took away all my money.

down

out

Perfect! 👊

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

Question 2 / 20

The princess ___ down and slept for twenty years.

lay

lain

laid

lied

That's right!

Not quite.

Question 3 / 20

They love cold weather, __________

isn't it?

are they?

aren't they?

don't they?

Bullseye!

Not quite.

Question 4 / 20

The barking dog scared ___ the burglar.

off

out

Marvelous!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Question 5 / 20

I often ___ money from my parents.

borrow

save

lend

loan

Thumbs up! 👍

Having difficulty with this one?

Question 6 / 20

Timothy can drink ___ a gallon of chilled soda in one sitting.

so much that

as much as

mostly

their

Boom! Nailed it! 👊

Not quite right. 😢

Question 7 / 20

Can you put me ___ for the weekend?

away

down

You've nailed it!

That was incorrect.

Question 8 / 20

Sorry, I can't repay you this week. I'm completely __________ .

broken

dead

destroyed

broke

That's great!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

Question 9 / 20

According to the information on this page, items bought before 1940 ___ more than items made after that year.

costs

cost

Yay!

Nope, sorry. 😢

Question 10 / 20

Come to my party ___ Saturday night.

upon

Stunning!

Not quite right. 😢

Question 11 / 20

I can sell you bananas, but only _________.

little

a few

few

a little

Spot on! 🥳

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

Question 12 / 20

Please speak ___. I can't hear you very well.

out

off

Fantastic! 🥳

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

Question 13 / 20

Adam will often spend his evenings ___ upside-down from the ceiling in his room.

that are

hang

hanging

which hanging

Way to go!

Nope, sorry. 😢

Question 14 / 20

I really regretted my mistake. It was one that I ____________ .

ought not to have made

ought not to be making

mustn't make

had not to make

You're one class act!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Question 15 / 20

It has been five years since I last __________ French.

spoke

was speaking

have been speaking

have spoken

Absolutely right! 👍

Doh! 🤬

Question 16 / 20

Members of Parliament are _______ by the people.

voted

vote

represented

elected

You're doing great!

Having difficulty with this one?

Question 17 / 20

Nobody can fool me. I'm never ___ in.

taking

given

giving

taken

That's the way!

Doh! 🤬

Question 18 / 20

His job was so tiring that he felt absolutely ___________ .

scattered

scrabbled

shattered

sharpened

Terrific! 🥳

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

Question 19 / 20

He was sure he would _ the race because his shoelaces had become _.

lose, lose

loose, lose

lose, loose

You get a gold star for that!

Having difficulty with this one?

Question 20 / 20

"No, _ true!" exclaimed the girls sadly. "The teddy bear has had _ arm amputated."

its, its

it's, its

its, it's

That's the way!

Not quite.

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