GRADE 8 English – LISTENING AND SPEAKING:PRONUNCIATION Quiz
1. Each of the students ____ to the library after class.
The subject 'Each' is singular so the verb takes the singular form 'goes'. 'Go' is plural, 'are going' is plural continuous, and 'going' is not a finite verb.
2. Neither John nor Mary ____ finished the homework.
When subjects are joined by 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject ('Mary' is singular), so 'has' is correct. 'Have' and 'are' are plural; 'is' is wrong because it doesn't fit with 'Mary finished'.
3. Would you like to come with Sam and ____ to the assembly?
'Sam and me' are objects of the preposition 'with', so the objective form 'me' is correct. 'I' is a subject form; 'we' and 'us' change meaning or are incorrect in this position.
4. This is ____ pen; it's very special to her.
Before a noun ('pen') we use the possessive adjective 'her'. 'She' is a subject pronoun, 'hers' is a possessive pronoun used without a noun, and 'she's' is a contraction of 'she is' or 'she has'.
5. When the bell rang, the students ____ to their next class.
The past event 'When the bell rang' requires the simple past 'went'. 'Go' is present, 'have gone' is present perfect, and 'are going' is present continuous.
6. She said that she ____ tired.
In reported speech the present 'am/is' usually changes to past 'was', so 'she was tired' is correct. 'Is' keeps present tense, 'will be' is future, and 'has been' is present perfect—none match reported past.
7. You're coming to the party, ____?
Tag questions repeat the auxiliary and invert it with the subject: 'You are' becomes 'aren't you?'. 'Isn't it?' refers to 'it', 'don't you?' uses 'do', and 'will you?' is a different auxiliary.
8. You ____ wear a uniform to school.
'Must' expresses obligation (required action). 'May' expresses permission, 'can' ability/permission informally, and 'shouldn't' is negative advice—none express the clear obligation intended.
9. She ____ like the new classmate.
With third-person singular 'she' we use 'doesn't' for negatives in the present simple. 'Don't' is plural or first/second person, 'isn't' is a negative of 'be', and 'aren't' is plural.
10. The students prepared ____ for the debate.
Reflexive action by a plural subject ('the students') requires the reflexive pronoun 'themselves'. 'Them' is an object pronoun but not reflexive; 'theirselves' is nonstandard; 'they' is a subject pronoun.
11. A laptop is ____ than a notebook.
When comparing two items, we use the comparative 'more expensive'. 'Expensiver' is nonstandard, 'most expensive' is a superlative (compares more than two), and 'less expensive' gives the opposite meaning.
12. Of all the students, Aisha is the ____.
With more than two items we use the superlative 'tallest'. 'More tall' and 'most tall' are incorrect forms; 'taller' is comparative (for two).
13. How many ____ do you have in your class?
'How many' asks about countable plural nouns, so 'friends' (plural) is correct. 'Friend' is singular, 'friendships' names relationships (abstract), and 'a friend' is singular.
14. Can I borrow ____ umbrella?
Use 'an' before a vowel sound ('umbrella'), so 'an umbrella' is correct. 'A umbrella' is incorrect; 'the umbrella' would refer to a specific umbrella already known; 'umbrella' without an article is ungrammatical here.
15. She felt at ease ____ her friends during the school trip.
'Among' is used for being in the group of several people. 'Between' is generally for two, 'beside' means next to one person, and 'on' is not correct in this context.
16. The class ____ noisy during break.
The collective noun 'class' is treated as a single unit here, so the singular verb 'is' is used. 'Are' is plural, 'were' is past plural, and 'am' is first-person singular.
17. They ____ already ____ their project.
For 'they' the present perfect requires 'have' plus the past participle 'finished'. 'Has' is singular, and the options ending with 'finish' use the base form instead of the past participle.
18. Do you know where your friends ____?
In an indirect question referring to a past action, the past simple 'went' is correct. 'Go' and 'goes' are present forms; 'have gone' is present perfect which changes the meaning.
19. ____ of your classmates play football?
'How many' is used to ask about the number of countable items (classmates). 'How much' is for uncountable nouns, 'How often' asks frequency, and 'How long' asks duration.
20. If I ____ time, I will help you with your homework.
This is a first conditional for a real future possibility: 'If I have time, I will...'. 'Had' would be second conditional, 'will have' is not used in the 'if' clause, and 'would have' is conditional perfect.
21. When we were younger, we ____ play together every day.
'Used to' expresses a past habit that no longer happens. 'Use to' is incorrect spelling/form, 'are used to' means accustomed to (present), and 'used' alone is incomplete.
22. The homework ____ by the teacher every Friday.
This is present simple passive: singular 'homework' takes 'is' + past participle 'given'. 'Are given' is plural, 'gives' is active voice, and 'was given' is past.
23. They enjoy ____ games after school.
After 'enjoy' we use the gerund form 'playing'. 'To play' (infinitive) is incorrect with 'enjoy', 'play' is base form, and 'played' is past tense.
24. This is the friend ____ helped me with my project.
'Who' is the subject relative pronoun for people ('who helped me'). 'Whom' would be object, 'which' is for things, and 'whose' shows possession.
25. He speaks ____ to his classmates.
An adverb ('politely') modifies the verb 'speaks'. 'Polite' is an adjective, 'politer' is an incorrect comparative form, and 'politeness' is a noun.