Grade 9 - Grammar test worksheet - Free Printable

Here are the step-by-step solutions for the English practice test:

Part I: Multiple Choice - Pronunciation

1. A. lived, B. liked, C. watched, D. washed
* Analysis: We need to check the pronunciation of the ending "-ed".
* A. lived: The root word "live" ends in a 'd' sound (voiced). So, the "-ed" is pronounced as /d/.
* B. liked: The root word "like" ends in a 'k' sound (unvoiced). So, the "-ed" is pronounced as /t/.
* C. watched: The root word "watch" ends in a 'ch' sound (unvoiced). So, the "-ed" is pronounced as /t/.
* D. washed: The root word "wash" ends in a 'sh' sound (unvoiced). So, the "-ed" is pronounced as /t/.
* Conclusion: "Lived" is the only one pronounced with a /d/ sound.
* Answer: A

2. A. when, B. who, C. where, D. what
* Analysis: We need to check the pronunciation of the "wh" or "w".
* A. when: Pronounced /w/ (or /hw/ in some accents).
* B. who: The "wh" is silent, pronounced as /h/.
* C. where: Pronounced /w/ (or /hw/).
* D. what: Pronounced /w/ (or /hw/).
* Conclusion: "Who" has a different sound (/h/) compared to the others (/w/).
* Answer: B

Part I: Multiple Choice - Stress Pattern

3. A. baby, B. novel, C. people, D. remind
* Analysis: We need to find the word with a different stress placement.
* A. baby: 2 syllables. Stress on the first: ba-by.
* B. novel: 2 syllables. Stress on the first: no-vel.
* C. people: 2 syllables. Stress on the first: peo-ple.
* D. remind: 2 syllables. Stress on the second: re-mind.
* Conclusion: "Remind" is stressed on the second syllable, while the others are stressed on the first.
* Answer: D

4. A. learner, B. teacher, C. enjoy, D. doctor
* Analysis:
* A. learner: 2 syllables. Stress on the first: lear-ner.
* B. teacher: 2 syllables. Stress on the first: tea-cher.
* C. enjoy: 2 syllables. Stress on the second: en-joy.
* D. doctor: 2 syllables. Stress on the first: doc-tor.
* Conclusion: "Enjoy" is stressed on the second syllable.
* Answer: C

Part I: Multiple Choice - Error Correction

5. His mother is very proud of him, doesn't she?
* Analysis: This is a question tag.
* The main sentence is: "His mother is very proud of him".
* The verb is "is" (positive).
* The subject is "His mother" (which corresponds to the pronoun "she").
* The tag should be the opposite: negative.
* So, the tag should use "isn't".
* The current tag is "doesn't she", which is incorrect because the main verb is "is", not an action verb like "do/does".
* Answer: D (Change "doesn't" to "isn't")

6. The man whom robbed you has been arrested.
* Analysis: This is a relative clause.
* The clause is describing "The man".
* Inside the clause, the man is the one *doing* the action (he robbed you).
* When the relative pronoun is the subject of the clause, we use "who".
* "Whom" is used when the pronoun is the object (e.g., "The man whom I saw").
* Answer: B (Change "whom" to "who")

7. Miss Hoa stopped to type the letter when she saw me coming in.
* Analysis:
* The phrase "stopped to type" means she stopped doing something else in order to start typing.
* The phrase "stopped typing" means she quit the action of typing.
* Context: She saw someone coming in. Usually, you stop doing what you are doing (typing) when someone enters.
* Therefore, "stopped typing" is the logical meaning here.
* Answer: A (Change "to type" to "typing")

Part I: Multiple Choice - Vocabulary & Grammar

8. Mrs. Brown forgot her raincoat.....she got wet.
* Analysis: We need a conjunction to connect the cause and effect.
* Cause: Forgot raincoat.
* Effect: Got wet.
* "So" connects a cause to an effect (Cause, so Effect).
* "Because" connects an effect to a cause (Effect because Cause).
* "However" is used for contrast.
* Answer: A

9. Peter is short. He's not........... to be a policeman.
* Analysis: We need to express that he lacks the necessary height.
* The structure is "Adjective + enough".
* "Enough tall" is incorrect (D).
* "So tall" doesn't fit the negative context well here (A).
* "Quite tall" doesn't fit (C).
* "Tall enough" means he does not possess sufficient height.
* Answer: B

10. Jupiter spins faster than.......planet.
* Analysis: We are comparing Jupiter to all other planets.
* When comparing one item to the rest of its group, we use "any other + singular noun".
* "Any planet" would include Jupiter itself, which is illogical.
* "Any other planet" excludes Jupiter.
* Answer: D

11. The core of the moon is much smaller, in relation to its size, .......of the planets.
* Analysis: We are comparing "the core of the moon" to "the cores of the planets".
* To avoid repeating "the core", we use a pronoun.
* Since "core" is singular, we use "that". However, "that" is not an option.
* Wait, let's look closer. "The core... is smaller... than the cores of the planets."
* If we look at option D: "than are those". This is a bit clunky.
* Let's re-evaluate. The sentence compares the core of the moon to the cores of the planets.
* Standard comparison: "smaller than that of the planets" (if core is singular) or "smaller than those of the planets" (if we imply the cores are plural).
* Actually, usually "core" is singular. But "planets" is plural. So we are comparing one core to many cores.
* "Those" is the plural pronoun for "the cores".
* Let's check the options again.
* A. those (Grammatically: "smaller... those of the planets" - missing "than")
* B. than those (Grammatically: "smaller... than those of the planets" - This works perfectly. "Those" refers to "the cores".)
* C. ones (Too informal/vague)
* D. than are those (Awkward word order)
* Answer: B

12. .......the stove when you have finished cooking.
* Analysis: We need a phrasal verb meaning to extinguish a fire or turn off a heat source.
* "Put off" means to delay.
* "Put out" means to extinguish (a fire, cigarette, or stove).
* "Put up with" means to tolerate.
* Answer: B

13. Coal......very widely as a source of energy until the 19th century.
* Analysis:
* Subject: Coal.
* Action: Use.
* Coal cannot use itself; it *is used* by people. So, we need the Passive Voice.
* The time reference is "until the 19th century", implying the past.
* Passive voice past: was/were + past participle.
* "Coal" is singular, so "was".
* "Was not used" fits the context (it wasn't used widely *until* the 19th century, meaning usage started then).
* Answer: D

Final Answer:
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. D