Grammar
English grammar exercises
Pick your level and work through its questions. Topics follow the CEFR order, each building on the one before.
Pick your level and work through that level's grammar questions. 48 exercises, no sign-up, instant results. The questions come from TalkSmart's grammar bank of 76 topics, ordered by the CEFR curriculum.
Grammar topics by level
The order below is not arbitrary: each topic is placed on a CEFR level so that it builds on the one before it. Starting at your own level and working downwards to find gaps is far faster than picking topics at random.
A1
Adjectives (big/small) · Articles (a/an/the) · Can (ability) · Have got · Imperatives (sit down!) · Past Simple of To Be (was/were) · Plural Nouns · Possessive Adjectives (my/your) · Prepositions of Place (in/on/under) · Present Continuous · Present Simple · Question Words (what/where/who) · Subject Pronouns (I/you/he) · There is / There are · This/That/These/Those · To Be (am/is/are)
A2
Adverbs of Frequency (always/never) · Because / But / So · Comparatives (bigger than) · Countable & Uncountable Nouns · Future with Going to · Future with Will · Infinitive of Purpose · Must / Have to · Object Pronouns (me/him/them) · Past Simple (irregular verbs) · Past Simple (regular verbs) · Prepositions of Time (in/on/at) · Present Perfect (introduction) · Should (advice) · Some / Any / Much / Many · Superlatives (the biggest)
B1
Conditional Type 0 & 1 · Conditional Type 2 · Defining Relative Clauses · Future Continuous · Gerunds & Infinitives · Modal Verbs (obligation & advice) · Modals of Possibility (might/could) · Passive Voice (present & past) · Phrasal Verbs (introduction) · Present Perfect Continuous · Present Perfect vs Past Simple · Question Tags · Reported Speech (statements) · Used to
B2
Advanced Articles · Causative (have/get something done) · Conditional Type 3 · Linking Words (although/despite) · Mixed Conditionals · Modals of Deduction (past) · Non-defining Relative Clauses · Participle Clauses · Passive Voice (all tenses) · Reported Questions & Commands · Verb Patterns (advanced) · Wish / If only
C1
Advanced Passive · Cleft Sentences (what I need is...) · Discourse Markers (advanced) · Ellipsis & Substitution · Emphasis Structures · Hedging & Softening · Inversion (never have I...) · Mixed Conditionals (advanced) · Nominalization · Subjunctive
C2
Advanced Cohesion · Advanced Discourse Markers · Complex Noun Phrases · Fronting & Word Order for Emphasis · Idiomatic Usage · Register & Style · Rhetorical Structures · Stylistic Inversion
How to study grammar
Knowing grammar and using grammar are different skills. Plenty of people memorise a rule and answer test questions correctly, then cannot build the same structure while speaking — because a test gives you time to think and a conversation does not.
- Finish a topic before moving on. Five half-known topics are worth less than one you actually own.
- Note the questions you get wrong and redo them a week later. Getting it right first time does not prove you learned it.
- Use the structure out loud in a sentence. A rule only becomes yours once it has left your mouth.
Frequently asked questions
Which level should I start with?
If you do not know your level, take the free level test first. If you do: start at your own level, and drop down one if you score below 70%.
Are the grammar exercises free?
The exercises on this page are completely free and need no sign-up. The grammar module in the app goes further: explanations, a second practice round and tracking of your weak points.
How are grammar topics spread across CEFR levels?
A1-A2 cover basic tenses and sentence structure, B1-B2 add complex tenses, the passive and conditionals, and C1-C2 deal with advanced structures and nuance. The list on this page shows the full breakdown.
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