50 English Quiz Questions – Test Your Grammar & Vocabulary Skills
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Challenge your English skills with 50 grammar and vocabulary MCQs! Perfect for learners in the USA. Fun, educational, and great for practice at Smart Quiz Nation.
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From verb tenses, prepositions, synonyms, antonyms, idioms, to commonly confused words, each question offers four answer options with simple explanations. Great for middle school students, ESL learners, or adults, this quiz is ideal for daily practice, competitive test prep, or just some fun brain training.
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Question 1: What is the meaning of the word enormous?
A) Tiny
B) Loud
C) Huge
D) Bright
Explanation: “Enormous” means very large or huge.
Question 2: What is the synonym of happy?
A) Sad
B) Angry
C) Joyful
D) Boring
Explanation: A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. Joyful = Happy.
Question 3: What is the opposite of early?
A) Before
B) Soon
C) Late
D) Fast
Explanation: “Late” is the antonym of “early.”
Question 4: What does predict mean?
A) To describe
B) To guess the future
C) To remember
D) To change
Explanation: To predict means to say what might happen.
Question 5: Which word means funny or amusing?
A) Serious
B) Hilarious
C) Strange
D) Quiet
Explanation: “Hilarious” means very funny.
Question 6: What is the plural of “tooth”?
A) Tooths
B) Teeth
C) Toothes
D) Toots
Explanation: The correct plural form of “tooth” is “teeth.”
Question 7: Choose the word that is a noun:
A) Run
B) Blue
C) Cat
D) Quickly
Explanation: A noun is a person, place, or thing. “Cat” is a thing.
Question 8: What is a synonym for begin?
A) Tent
B) Finish
C) Start
D) Delay
Explanation: Start and begin mean the same.
Question 9: What is the opposite of cold?
A) Freezing
B) Icy
C) Hot
D) Warm
Explanation: “Hot” is the antonym (opposite) of “cold.”
Question 10: What does brave mean?
A) Scared
B) Nervous
C) Strong
D) Courageous
Explanation: Being brave means showing courage.
Question 11: What is the plural of “mouse”?
A) Mouses
B) Mices
C) Mouse
D) Mice
Explanation: “Mice” is the irregular plural form of “mouse.”
Question 12: What is the meaning of “honest”?
A) Lazy
B) Truthful
C) Funny
D) Angry
Explanation: An honest person tells the truth.
Question 13: Which word means a fast look?
A) Glimpse
B) Gaze
C) Stare
D) View
Explanation: “Glimpse” means a very quick look.
Question 14: Choose the correct spelling:
A) Beter
B) Better
C) Bettar
D) Bittar
Explanation: “Better” is the correct spelling.
Question 15: What does polite mean?
A) Rude
B) Kind and respectful
C) Loud
D) Fast
Explanation: Being polite means showing good manners.
Question 16: Which word is a verb?
A) Jump
B) Happy
C) Fast
D) Tall
Explanation: A verb shows action. “Jump” is an action.
Question 17: Choose the correct sentence:
A) She go to school.
B) She goes to school.
C) She going to school.
D) She gone to school.
Explanation: “She goes” is correct subject-verb agreement.
Question 18: What is the correct form of “eat” in past tense?
A) Eated
B) Eats
C) Ate
D) Eating
Explanation: The past tense of “eat” is “ate.”
Question 19: Which sentence is a question?
A) I have a pencil.
B) What is your name?
C) She runs fast.
D) He reads a book.
Explanation: A question ends with a question mark.
Question 20: Identify the adjective:
A) Eat
B) Blue
C) Swim
D) Dance
Explanation: “Blue” describes color, so it’s an adjective.
Question 21: What is the subject in the sentence: “The dog barked”?
A) Barked
B) Dog
C) The
D) Loudly
Explanation: “Dog” is the one doing the action.
Question 22: Choose the correct possessive noun:
A) Girls book
B) Girl’s book
C) Girls’s book
D) Girl book
Explanation: Use an apostrophe to show possession.
Question 23: What punctuation ends a statement?
A) Question mark
B) Exclamation point
C) Period
D) Comma
Explanation: A period ends most regular statements.
Question 24:What part of speech is the word “and”?
A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Conjunction
D) Adjective
Explanation: “And” connects words or phrases — it’s a conjunction.
Question 25: What is the plural of “baby”?
A) Babys
B) Babyes
C) Babies
D) Babeys
Explanation: “Y” changes to “ies” to make it plural.
Question 26: Choose the correct sentence:
A) He don’t like it.
B) He doesn't like it.
C) He not like it.
D) He isn’t like it.
Explanation: “Doesn't” is the correct negative form.
Question 27: What is the correct article: “___ apple a day keeps the doctor away”?
A) A
B) An
C) The
D) Some
Explanation: Use “an” before a vowel sound.
Question 28: Which word is a pronoun?
A) Dog
B) Run
C) She
D) Book
Explanation: “She” replaces a noun, so it’s a pronoun.
Question 29: Choose the correct plural form:
A) Knifes
B) Knives
C) Knife
D) Knifs
Explanation: “Knife” changes to “knives” in plural.
Question 30: What does a question mark (?) show?
A) Surprise
B) Statement
C) Pause
D) Question
Explanation: It’s used at the end of a question.
Question 31: Who is the main character in a story?
A) Narrator
B) Protagonist
C) Editor
D) Publisher
Explanation: The protagonist is the central character.
Question 32: What do you call the lesson in a story?
A) Title
B) Plot
C) Theme
D) Moral
Explanation: A moral teaches a lesson or value.
Question 33: Which is NOT a genre of literature?
A) Fiction
B) Biography
C) History
D) Poetry
Explanation: History is a subject, not a literary genre.
Question 34: What is a fairy tale?
A) A true story
B) A scary report
C) A fictional story with magic
D) A science book
Explanation: Fairy tales often involve magic and fantasy.
Question 35: Which part of the book tells what it’s about?
A) Glossary
B) Table of contents
C) Title
D) Index
Explanation: The title gives a clue about the story or content.
Question 36: What is a fable?
A) A poem
B) A story with animals that teach a lesson
C) A joke
D) A diary
Explanation: Fables use animals to teach morals.
Question 37: What is the setting of a story?
A) The moral
B) The problem
C) The location and time
D) The title
Explanation: Setting refers to where and when a story happens.
Question 38: What is the plot of a story?
A) Main idea
B) Storyline
C) Ending
D) Summary
Explanation: The plot is the sequence of events in a story.
Question 39: What do you call the bad character in a story?
A) Protagonist
B) Hero
C) Antagonist
D) Leader
Explanation: The antagonist causes conflict in a story.
Question 40:What does “nonfiction” mean?
A) Fake story
B) True information
C) Poem
D) Diary
Explanation: Nonfiction tells about real people or facts.
Question 41: Choose the correctly spelled word:
A) Responce
B) Response
C) Responze
D) Reesponse
Explanation: “Response” is correct.
Question 42: Which word is spelled correctly?
A) Realy
B) Really
C) Rilly
D) Realey
Explanation: “Really” is the right spelling.
Question 43: Which punctuation ends an exclamation?
A) Period
B) Question mark
C) Comma
D) Exclamation point
Explanation: Use “!” to show surprise or excitement.
Question 44: What is the correct form: “You are” = ?
A) Your
B) You’r
C) You’re
D) Yore
Explanation: “You’re” = “You are” (contraction).
Question 45: What is the correct spelling?
A) Freind
B) Frind
C) Friend
D) Freand
Explanation: “Friend” is the correct spelling.
Question 46: The What punctuation is used for direct speech?
A) Comma
B) Quotation marks
C) Dash
D) Period
Explanation: Quotation marks are used for dialogue.
Question 47: Which is the correct contraction for “they are”?
A) Their
B) There
C) They’re
D) The’re
Explanation: “They’re” means “they are.”
Question 48: What does “it’s” mean?
A) It is
B) It has
C) Its
D) It was
Explanation: “It’s” is the contraction of “it is.”
Question 49: Choose the correct homophone: “I went ___ the store.”
A) Too
B) Two
C) To
D) Tew
Explanation: “To” is the correct preposition.
Question 50: What is the correct word for possession? “The dog wagged ___ tail.”
A) It
B) It’s
C) Its
D) Its’
Explanation: “Its” (no apostrophe) shows possession.