English Grammar Exercises for Beginners: Practice Worksheets

Grammar rules are useless if you can't apply them. These exercises give you hands-on practice with essential grammar points. Work through them, check your answers, and identify areas that need more attention.

Tip: Write answers on paper before checking the answer keys. This forces active recall, which builds memory better than just reading.

Noun and Pronoun Exercises

Exercise 1: Identify the Nouns

Underline all nouns in each sentence.

1. The teacher gave the students homework.
2. Hyderabad is a beautiful city in India.
3. My brother bought a new car last month.
4. Happiness comes from simple things.
5. The meeting will be held in the conference room.

Exercise 2: Choose the Correct Pronoun

Fill in the blank with the correct pronoun: I, me, he, him, she, her, they, them, we, us

1. Ravi is my friend. _____ works at Infosys.
2. The teacher asked _____ to submit the assignment.
3. My parents are travelling. _____ will return next week.
4. Priya and I went to the movie. _____ enjoyed it.
5. The manager spoke to Anita and _____.

Verb Tense Practice

Exercise 3: Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Fill in the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. She _____ (work) at a bank. [habitual action]
2. Right now, he _____ (watch) TV. [happening now]
3. Water _____ (boil) at 100 degrees Celsius. [fact]
4. They _____ (wait) for the bus at the moment. [happening now]
5. My father _____ (read) the newspaper every morning. [habit]

Exercise 4: Simple Past

Change the verb in brackets to simple past tense.

1. Yesterday, I _____ (go) to the market.
2. She _____ (study) engineering at OU.
3. They _____ (not come) to the party last night.
4. The movie _____ (start) at 7 PM.
5. He _____ (eat) lunch at the office.

Exercise 5: Future Tense

Fill in the blank with the correct future form (will + verb).

1. I think it _____ (rain) tomorrow.
2. She _____ (call) you when she arrives.
3. We _____ (not be) late for the meeting.
4. The train _____ (leave) at 8 AM.
5. They _____ (help) you with the project.

Article (a/an/the) Exercises

Exercise 6: Choose a, an, or the

Fill in the correct article. Use (-) if no article is needed.

1. I saw _____ elephant at the zoo.
2. She is _____ best student in the class.
3. He wants to become _____ engineer.
4. _____ Ganges is a sacred river.
5. I had _____ bread and _____ egg for breakfast.
6. _____ honesty is the best policy.
7. We went to _____ same restaurant again.
8. He is _____ honest man.

Preposition Practice

Exercise 7: Fill in the Preposition

Choose the correct preposition: in, on, at, to, from, with, for, about

1. The meeting is _____ 3 PM.
2. She lives _____ Hyderabad.
3. The book is _____ the table.
4. I go _____ work by bus.
5. We talked _____ the project.
6. He came _____ Delhi.
7. I have been waiting _____ an hour.
8. She is good _____ mathematics.

Exercise 8: Correct the Preposition Errors

Find and correct the preposition error in each sentence.

1. I am interested on learning English.
2. She is married with a doctor.
3. We arrived to the airport on time.
4. He is good in cooking.
5. I was born in 15th August.

Sentence Correction

Exercise 9: Find and Fix the Error

Each sentence has one error. Find it and correct it.

1. She don't like coffee.
2. I have went to Mumbai twice.
3. He is more taller than his brother.
4. They was playing cricket yesterday.
5. I am agree with you.
6. She gave me a advice.
7. The news are very surprising.
8. He told that he was busy.
9. I have completed my work yesterday.
10. She can to speak three languages.

Sentence Building

Exercise 10: Arrange the Words

Arrange these words to make correct sentences.

1. English / studying / she / is / hard
2. yesterday / I / to / went / the library
3. beautiful / very / is / this / flower
4. they / not / did / come / the party / to
5. working / has / here / for / he / five years / been

Exercise 11: Complete the Sentence

Complete each sentence in a logical way using correct grammar.

1. Every morning, I _______________.
2. Last Sunday, we _______________.
3. Tomorrow, she will _______________.
4. Right now, he is _______________.
5. I have never _______________.

Mixed Practice

Exercise 12: Comprehensive Review

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words (articles, prepositions, verb forms, pronouns).

"My name _____(1) Priya. I _____(2) from Vizag, but I _____(3) in Hyderabad now. I work _____(4) _____(5) software company. Every day, I _____(6) to office _____(7) metro. Yesterday, I _____(8) late because _____(9) train was delayed. My manager _____(10) me to be on time tomorrow."

How to Use These Exercises

For Best Results

1. Do exercises with pen and paper - Don't just read and check. Write your answers.
2. Check after completing each section - Immediate feedback helps learning.
3. Review mistakes carefully - Understand why you got something wrong.
4. Redo difficult exercises - Come back after a few days and try again.
5. Create similar sentences - For each rule, write 3-5 of your own sentences.

After Completing These Exercises

If you scored well, you have solid basic grammar. Continue to:

• Practice in real communication
• Study more advanced grammar points
• Read English regularly to reinforce patterns

If you struggled, focus on the specific areas that gave you trouble. Review the rules in our basic grammar guide before trying again.

Frequently Asked Questions

Grammar improves through practice, not just study. Use these exercises regularly, and you'll see improvement in your writing and speaking accuracy.

For more grammar fundamentals, see our guide on grammar for beginners.