GRAMMAR TEST - ESL worksheet by lurdesilva - Free Printable

Let’s go through each part of the test step by step. I’ll solve every question carefully so you can check your work or learn how to do it.

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Part A: Add a suffix to form adjectives

We need to turn these words into adjectives by adding common suffixes like -ful, -less, -ous, -ive, -al, -y, etc.

1. create → creative (add -ive)
2. expense → expensive (change e to i, add -ive)
3. care → careful or careless — but since no context, usually “careful” is expected unless told otherwise. But let’s see… actually, both are valid. However, in most school tests, they expect careful for positive meaning. Wait — looking at other words, maybe we should pick the most common one. Let’s go with careful.
*Actually, wait — sometimes “careless” is also tested. But since there’s no negative prefix here, and section C uses negative prefixes, probably “careful” is intended.*
→ careful

4. thought → thoughtful (add -ful)
5. shock → shocking (add -ing) — because “shocked” is for people feeling shock, “shocking” describes something that causes shock. Since it says “form adjectives”, either could work, but “shocking” is more commonly used as an adjective for things. Let’s use shocking.
6. Belgium → Belgian (change -ium to -ian)
7. home → homeless or homely? Again, without context, “homeless” is very common. But “homely” means plain/unattractive in US English. Probably homeless is safer? Wait — actually, “homey” is also an adjective meaning cozy. Hmm. In school tests, often “homeless” is expected if they want a negative, but again, section C handles negatives. Maybe homely? No — better to go with homeless? Actually, let me think — “home” + “-less” = homeless. That’s standard. But perhaps the test expects homely? I’m overthinking. Let’s look up common transformations:
→ Standard answer: homeless (if negative allowed) — but since section C is for negative prefixes, maybe this is meant to be neutral/positive? Then homely? But “homely” isn’t always positive. Another option: homey — informal.
Actually, in many grammar worksheets, “home” becomes homeless even before negative prefix section. Let’s go with homeless for now.
*Wait — correction: “home” can become “homely” (meaning simple/cozy) or “homeless”. But since the instruction doesn’t specify, and “homeless” is a direct suffix addition, I’ll put homeless.*
BUT — let’s double-check later. For now: homeless

8. explode → explosive (add -ive)
9. pain → painful (add -ful)
10. description → descriptive (change -tion to -tive)

Wait — let me verify #7 again. Some sources say “home” → “homely” is correct for adjective meaning “simple, comfortable”. But in British English, “homely” can mean unattractive. To avoid confusion, perhaps the test expects homeless? Or maybe homey? I think safest is homeless, as it’s clearly formed with suffix -less.

But let’s reconsider: Section C is about negative prefixes, so maybe Section A is all non-negative? Then “home” → “homely” might be intended. But “homely” is not always taught early. Alternatively, “home” can take -ward? No, that’s adverb.

Actually, upon second thought — in many ESL worksheets, “home” is turned into homeless even in basic adjective formation. So I’ll stick with homeless.

Finalizing Part A:

1. creative
2. expensive
3. careful
4. thoughtful
5. shocking
6. Belgian
7. homeless
8. explosive
9. painful
10. descriptive

Wait — #5: “shock” — if we add -ed, it’s “shocked” (for people), -ing is “shocking” (for things). Since no subject, both are adjectives. But typically, when forming adjectives from verbs, -ing and -ed are both acceptable depending on usage. However, in such exercises, they often expect the -ing form for active meaning. Example: “a shocking event”. So shocking is fine.

#3: “care” — could be “careless” too, but again, since section C has negative prefixes, probably “careful” is intended here.

Okay, moving on.

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Part B: Choose the correct adjective

These are about -ed vs -ing adjectives.

Rule:
- -ed adjectives describe how someone feels.
- -ing adjectives describe what causes the feeling.

1. After running for 2 hours Sally felt very tired / tiring.
→ She feels tired. “Tiring” would mean she makes others tired. So tired

2. For me the film was very disappointed / disappointing. I didn’t like the story at all.
→ The film caused disappointment → disappointing

3. Yesterday the lift broke down. It was quite a frightened / frightening moment.
→ The moment caused fear → frightening

4. James felt very embarrassed / embarrassing when he realised his jeans were dirty.
→ He felt embarrassment → embarrassed

5. Today I’m bored / boring because I’m home alone.
→ I feel bored → bored

6. Are you interested / interesting in going to the gym with me?
→ You feel interest → interested

7. I watched an excited / exciting film about teenage eating habits.
→ The film causes excitement → exciting

8. I find it quite relaxed / relaxing to have a hot shower after doing sports.
→ The shower causes relaxation → relaxing

All clear.

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Part C: Use negative prefixes + fill blanks

Negative prefixes: un-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, dis-, non-, etc.

Words given: polite, legal, lucky, rational, correct, connect, loyal

We need to make them negative and fit into sentences.

1. It is __________ to play the game without parents’ supervision.
→ Should be “not safe” or “not allowed”? Words available: legal → illegal? Yes! “It is illegal to play...” Makes sense.
→ illegal

2. I’m sorry, but the answer is __________. You have to repeat the test.
→ Answer is wrong → “incorrect” → from “correct” → incorrect

3. During the lecture you have to __________ your mobile phones.
→ Turn off? Disconnect? “disconnect” → but negative prefix? “disconnect” already has “dis-”, which is negative. But the word is “connect” → negative is “disconnect”. Yes!
→ disconnect

Wait — the instruction says: “Use negative prefixes to form adjectives” — oh! It says “form adjectives”, but then “fill in the blanks with a suitable adjective”.

Look back: “Use negative prefixes to form adjectives with the words from the box. Then fill in the blanks with a suitable adjective.”

So we must form ADJECTIVES using negative prefixes.

But “disconnect” is a verb. Oh no!

Mistake here.

The words are: polite, legal, lucky, rational, correct, connect, loyal

“Connect” is a verb. How to make an adjective? “Connected” — but that’s not negative. Negative adjective from “connect”? Not really. Perhaps “unconnected”? But that’s not common.

Maybe I misread. Let me check the sentence:

3. During the lecture you have to __________ your mobile phones.

This requires a VERB, not an adjective! But the instruction says “form adjectives” and “fill in the blanks with a suitable adjective”.

Contradiction?

Perhaps for this sentence, it’s not requiring an adjective? Or maybe I need to re-read.

Instruction: “Use negative prefixes to form adjectives with the words from the box. Then fill in the blanks with a suitable adjective.”

But sentence 3: “you have to __________ your mobile phones” — this needs a verb. Unless it’s “keep disconnected”? But that’s awkward.

Perhaps “connect” is meant to be made into “disconnected” (adjective), and the sentence is “you have to keep your mobile phones disconnected”? But the blank is after “to”, so infinitive verb.

This is confusing.

Alternative interpretation: Maybe for some blanks, we use the adjective form, for others verb? But instruction specifies “adjective”.

Let’s look at other sentences.

4. What an __________ man he is! ... lost his job too...
→ Probably “unlucky” — from “lucky” → unlucky

5. His friends were __________ to him. They didn’t support him...
→ Not loyal → disloyal

6. She’s such an __________ woman! ... rude with customers.
→ Not polite → impolite

7. I think he was __________ when he made that decision. He couldn’t be serious...
→ Not rational → irrational

Now back to 1,2,3.

1. It is __________ to play... → adjective needed. “Illegal” is adjective. Good.

2. the answer is __________ → adjective. “Incorrect” good.

3. you have to __________ your mobile phones → this needs a verb. But “connect” with negative prefix — “disconnect” is a verb. And “dis-” is a negative prefix. So perhaps it’s acceptable, even though it’s a verb. Maybe the instruction allows verbs derived with negative prefixes? But it says “form adjectives”.

Perhaps for “connect”, we use “disconnected” as adjective, and the sentence is implied “you have to [keep] your mobile phones disconnected” — but the blank is where the verb should be.

I think there might be a mistake in my approach. Let me read the instruction again carefully:

“C. Use negative prefixes to form adjectives with the words from the box. Then fill in the blanks with a suitable adjective.”

So all blanks should be filled with ADJECTIVES.

But sentence 3: “During the lecture you have to __________ your mobile phones.” — this structure requires a verb after “to”.

Unless it’s “you have to [be] disconnected” — but that doesn’t make sense.

Perhaps it’s “you have to disconnect” — and “disconnect” is considered as having negative prefix “dis-”, and even though it’s a verb, it’s accepted. But the instruction says “adjectives”.

Another idea: maybe “connect” is not for sentence 3? Let’s list the words: polite, legal, lucky, rational, correct, connect, loyal — 7 words, and 7 sentences? Sentences 1 to 7, yes.

Sentence 3 must use “connect”. How to make an adjective? “Unconnected” — but that means not connected, which could work if we say “you have to keep your mobile phones unconnected” — but the blank is after “to”, so it would be “to unconnected” which is grammatically wrong.

Perhaps the sentence is meant to be “your mobile phones must be __________” — but it’s written as “you have to __________”.

I think there might be a typo in the worksheet, or I need to interpret differently.

Common solution in such cases: for sentence 3, they expect “disconnect” as the verb, ignoring the “adjective” part for this one. Or perhaps “disconnected” is used as adjective in a different way.

Let’s look for similar worksheets online — but since I can’t, I’ll assume that for sentence 3, “disconnect” is accepted as the answer, as it’s the only logical choice.

To follow the instruction strictly, perhaps “connect” is not used in sentence 3? But there are 7 sentences and 7 words.

Another possibility: “legal” for sentence 1, “correct” for 2, “connect” for 3, “lucky” for 4, “loyal” for 5, “polite” for 6, “rational” for 7.

For sentence 3, if we must use an adjective, perhaps it’s “disconnected”, and the sentence is poorly phrased. But in many contexts, teachers accept “disconnect” here.

I recall that in some tests, they include verbs with negative prefixes even when asking for adjectives, by mistake.

To resolve, let's see what makes sense:

- Sentence 1: illegal (from legal)
- Sentence 2: incorrect (from correct)
- Sentence 3: disconnect (from connect) — even though it's a verb
- Sentence 4: unlucky (from lucky)
- Sentence 5: disloyal (from loyal)
- Sentence 6: impolite (from polite)
- Sentence 7: irrational (from rational)

And "connect" is the only one left for sentence 3.

So I'll go with that.

Thus:

1. illegal
2. incorrect
3. disconnect *(even though it's a verb, it's the only fit)*
4. unlucky
5. disloyal
6. impolite
7. irrational

But to be precise, if the instruction insists on adjectives, then for sentence 3, it should be "disconnected", and perhaps the sentence is meant to be "your mobile phones should be disconnected", but as written, it's "you have to __________", so verb is needed.

I think for practical purposes, we'll use "disconnect" for 3.

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Part D: Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous

Rules:
- Present Perfect: have/has + past participle — for completed actions, experiences, recent actions with present result.
- Present Perfect Continuous: have/has been + verb-ing — for actions started in past and continuing, or emphasizing duration.

Time expressions help:
- ever, never, just, already, yet, lately, for, since, etc.

1. __________ you ever __________ (eat) Italian food?
→ Experience → Present Perfect → Have you ever eaten

2. I __________ (walk) in the park for hours.
→ Duration → Present Perfect Continuous → have been walking

3. We __________ (not/see) him lately. I think he __________ (be) sick for some time now.
→ First blank: "lately" → Present Perfect → haven't seen
Second blank: "for some time now" → duration → Present Perfect Continuous → has been being? No, "be" is stative, usually not used in continuous. So "has been" (Present Perfect of "be")
→ haven't seen; has been

4. Where __________ (you/be)? I __________ (try) to call you all morning!
→ First: asking about location recently → Present Perfect → have you been
Second: action over period "all morning" → Present Perfect Continuous → have been trying

5. They __________ (just/arrive) from the airport. They __________ (visit) 10 European countries so far.
→ "just" → Present Perfect → have just arrived
"so far" → Present Perfect → have visited

6. I love adventure but I __________ (never/fly) in a balloon.
→ Experience → Present Perfect → have never flown

7. That boy __________ already __________ (drink) 3 bottles of wine! Shouldn’t we do something to make him stop?
→ Completed action with present result → Present Perfect → has already drunk

8. Her swimming lesson __________ (not/finish) yet.
→ "yet" → Present Perfect → has not finished or hasn't finished

Note: For #3, "he has been sick" — "be" in perfect tense is "has been", not continuous, because "be" is not usually used in continuous for states.

Similarly, #7: "drink" past participle is "drunk".

Now compiling all answers.

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After careful checking, here are the final answers:

Part A:
1. creative
2. expensive
3. careful
4. thoughtful
5. shocking
6. Belgian
7. homeless
8. explosive
9. painful
10. descriptive

Part B:
1. tired
2. disappointing
3. frightening
4. embarrassed
5. bored
6. interested
7. exciting
8. relaxing

Part C:
1. illegal
2. incorrect
3. disconnect *(note: this is a verb, but fits the sentence; if strict adjective required, it might be "disconnected" but sentence structure suggests verb)*
4. unlucky
5. disloyal
6. impolite
7. irrational

Part D:
1. Have, eaten
2. have been walking
3. haven't seen, has been
4. have you been, have been trying
5. have just arrived, have visited
6. have never flown
7. has, drunk
8. hasn't finished

For Part C, sentence 3, I'm a bit uneasy, but based on common usage in such tests, "disconnect" is likely expected.

Final Answer:

A.
1. creative
2. expensive
3. careful
4. thoughtful
5. shocking
6. Belgian
7. homeless
8. explosive
9. painful
10. descriptive

B.
1. tired
2. disappointing
3. frightening
4. embarrassed
5. bored
6. interested
7. exciting
8. relaxing

C.
1. illegal
2. incorrect
3. disconnect
4. unlucky
5. disloyal
6. impolite
7. irrational

D.
1. Have, eaten
2. have been walking
3. haven't seen, has been
4. have you been, have been trying
5. have just arrived, have visited
6. have never flown
7. has, drunk
8. hasn't finished