Class 10 Grammar Worksheets
Prepare for your Class 10 English exam with our integrated class 10 grammar worksheets. Teachers and students can use our worksheets for free at home or school.
Worksheet 1
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate tense form.
1. One day the king …………………… (go) hunting in the forest. Suddenly a storm …………………. (break) out. To save himself from the storm, the king …………………… (enter) a cave and …………………… (find) a bear in it.
Answers
went, broke, entered, found
2. Yesterday, the workers ………………….. (go) home only after they ……………………… (finish) their work. But today they ……………………… (decide) that they …………………… (not work) after 5 o’clock.
Answers
went, had finished; have finished, will not work
3. The boy …………………… (leave) home a year ago. He ……………………. (not write) to his parents since then. They are doubtful whether they …………………… (see) him again before they ……………………. (die)
Answers
left, has not written, will see, die
4. Sunil ……………………… (hail) from a hill community. He …………………….. (live) in the city since 2005. He now …………………… (want) to go back because his parents ………………………. (get) old.
Answers
hails, has been living, wants, are getting
5. My brother ………………….. (stop) smoking a few months ago. His health ………………………. (improve) a lot since then. He says that he …………………….. (not smoke) ever again.
Answers
stopped; has improved; will not smoke
6. My sister ……………………… (stay) with us since January. She ……………………… (build) her own home now. She ………………….. (expect) the construction to be ……………………. (complete) by the end of this month.
Answers
has been staying, is building, expects, completed
7. Mr. Bose ………………………….. (be) a friend of mine for some years. He ……………………. (go) abroad two years ago to do research at a foreign university. Most probably he ……………………… (finish) the research by the end of this year.
Answers
has been, went, will finish
8. Prayaga …………………. (be) a famous writer. I ……………………. (know) her since our school days. Yesterday I …………………… (meet) her at the airport and she …………………… (tell) me that her latest book …………………… (sell) well.
Answers
is, have known, met, told, is selling
9. Yesterday, while I …………………… (return) from my uncle’s house, I …………………… (meet) my friend who ……………………. (come) from Malaysia last month. I ………………….. (invite) him to visit my house before he ……………………. (go) back.
Answers
was returning, met, had come, have invited, goes
10. Sam …………………… (move) to the US in March. He ………………….(not write) to me since June. He seldom …………………… (answer) my letters. I …………………… (decide) that I ……………………. (not write) to him ever again.
Answers
moved, has not written, answers, have decided, will not write
11. Ravi …………………… (be) weak in mathematics. He ……………………….. (receive) private tuition since the beginning of this year. As a result, he ……………………… (improve) considerably. He ……………………. (get) good marks in the next exam.
Answers
Is, has been receiving, has improved, will get
12. Our examination ……………………. (begin) next week. I …………………….. (already revise) my lessons once. Last time I …………………… (fail) in mathematics. This time I ……………………. (pass) in all subjects.
Answers
Begins, have already revised, failed, will pass
13. Our headmaster ………………………. (retire) next week. He ………………….. (teach) since he ………………… (be) 22. Because he is efficient and sincere, he ………………………. great respect and admiration. Last year, he also …………………….. (win) the award for the best teacher.
Answers
Retires, has been teaching, was, enjoys, won
14. My uncle …………………….. (be) an engineer. He ………………… (work) in Chennai for several years before he …………………… (move) to Germany. He ……………………… (return) by the end of next year.
Answers
Is, worked / had worked, moved, will return
15. Raju …………………… (be) in hospital since Monday. We …………………(visit) him yesterday. Doctors say that he …………………… (recover). He will most probably be ………………….. (discharge) tomorrow.
16. Sophia ………………………. (look) for a job since she …………………… (complete) her studies. Yesterday, she ……………………. (appear) for an interview.
Answers
Has been looking, completed, appeared
17. We …………………… (live) in this rented house for five years. We ………………….. (construct) a house of our own. It …………………. (be) nearing completion. Next month we ……………………. (move) to our new house.
Answers
Have been living, are constructing, is, will move
18. India …………………… (become) independent in 1947. Since then our country ………………….. (make) a lot of progress. Today she ………………… (be) one of the fastest growing countries in the world.
Worksheet 2
Fill in the blanks using the most appropriate option.
1. When air ………i……… warm, it rises, expands and cools. Cool air can’t hold as much water vapor as warm air, ………..ii……….. some of the vapor sticks onto tiny pieces of dust that ………iii……. in the air and forms a tiny droplet around each dust particle. When billions of these droplets come together they ………iv……… a visible cloud.
a) (i) is getting; (ii) gets; (iii) got; (iv) has gotten
b) (i) and; (ii) so; (iii) thus; (iv) because
c) (i) floats; (ii) are floating; (iii) have been floating; (iv) had been floating
d) (i) are becoming; (ii) becomes; (iii) become; (iv) have become
Answers
a) gets; b) so; c) are floating; d) become
Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks.
2. Clouds are of different kinds. Cirrus clouds are …………..i………….. clouds. They ………..ii……….. of ice and are thin, wispy clouds. Cirrostratus clouds are thin, sheet like high clouds ……….iii………. the entire sky. Altostratus clouds are gray or blue-gray mid level clouds …….iv……… of ice crystals and water droplets.
a) (i) most common; (ii) the most common; (iii) the more common; (iv) commonest
b) (i) composes; (ii) composed; (iii) are composed; (iv) are composing
c) (i) that often cover; (ii) that often covers; (iii) who often cover; (iv) which often covers
d) (i) composed; (ii) composing; (iii) are composed; (iv) compose
Answers
a) the most common; b) are composed; c) that often cover; d) composed
Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks.
The fully implantable heart built by the European team can instantly ………….i………… in blood pressure and adapt the heart beat rate accordingly. The new heart ………ii…………. in specially treated tissue to avoid blood clots and rejection by the body’s immune system. The heart ……..iii……….. around 1 kilo, and its only external part is its battery. Human trials ……….iv………… soon.
a) (i) responds to changes; (ii) respond to changes; (iii) respond with changes; (iv) respond for changes
b) (i) covered; (ii) is covered; (iii) covers; (iv) is being covered
c) (i) weighs; (ii) weighed; (iii) weigh; (iv) is weighing
d) (i) are happening; (ii) happen; (iii) could happen; (iv) would happen
Answers
a) respond to changes; b) is covered; c) weighs; (d) could happen
Choose the correct options to fill in the blanks.
A strong earthquake ……….i………. Baluchistan in southwestern Pakistan on October 29, killing at least 150 people, injuring scores more and ……….ii………. an estimated 15,000 homeless, officials said. The death toll ………iii……… to rise. Pakistan is prone ………iv……. violent seismic upheavals. Wednesday’s quake was ………..v……. since a magnitude-7.6 quake devastated Kashmir and northern Pakistan in October 2005, killing about 80,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.
a) (i) strikes; (ii) struck; (iii) was striking; (iv) strike
b) (i) left; (ii) leaves; (iii) leaving; (iv) had left
c) (i) expects; (ii) is expected; (iii) expect; (iv) is expecting
d) (i) for; (ii) with; (iii) to; (iv) of
e) (i) deadliest; (ii) the deadliest; (iii) the most deadliest; (iv) most deadliest
Answers
a) struck; b) leaving; c) is expected; d) to; e) the deadliest
Worksheet 3
Error correction exercise
There is an error in each sentence. Write the erroneously used word or phrase and its correction in the space provided.
1. I have seen that movie last week. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
2. You must hear the instructions carefully. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
3. He is here since Monday. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
4. He had graduated in 1995. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
5. They hanged the pictures on the wall. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
6. He was hung for murder. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
7. He lost his watch shortly after he has bought it. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
8. Although the driver was badly hurt, he can explain what had happened. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
9. Six thousand francs were not much to Roucolle. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
10. She doesn’t remember nothing about that incident. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
11. Much effort brings their reward. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
12. This is Megha, she was my friend at university. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
13. I talked to the child which was sitting alone. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
14. This table is made with wood. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
15. Columbus had a false impression on the size of earth. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
16. The boy and his pony is a familiar figure around town. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
17. The apple fell out the tree. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
18. My birthday falls at Sunday. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
19. Yesterday saw a suddenly fall in stock prices. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
20. The leaves are ever colourful in the fall. (Error: …………………..; Correction: ………………………)
Answers
1. Error: have seen; Correction: saw (Use the simple past with past time expressions like yesterday or last week.)
2. Error: hear; Correction: listen to
3. Error: is; Correction: has been (Use the present perfect with time expressions like since and for.)
4. Error: had graduated; Correction: graduated
5. Error: hanged; Correction: hung (Pictures are hung; criminals are hanged for murder)
6. Error: was hung; Correction: hanged
7. Error: has bought; Correction: had bought
8. Error: can; Correction: could
9. Error: were; Correction: was
10. Error: nothing; Correction: anything
11. Error: their; Correction: its
12. Error: she; Correction: who
13. Error: which; Correction: who (Use who to refer to people; use which to refer to things)
14. Error: with; Correction: of
15. Error: on; Correction: of
16. Error: is; Correction: are
17. Error: out; Correction: down / from
18. Error: at; Correction: on
19. Error: suddenly; Correction: sudden
20. Error: ever; Correction: always
