Class 10 Grammar Worksheets CBSE
This class 10 grammar worksheet tests your ability to use tenses, prepositions, conjunctions, modals and determiners correctly.
Fill in the blanks.
1. Not even the experts …………………… figure out the magician’s ingenious escape. (should / could / would)
2. The corrupt politician’s transgressions …………………. not go unpunished. (may / should / could / would)
3. The mayor took the initiative in closing the park …………………. automobiles. (to / for / from)
4. Many injustices are committed ……………………. the name of progress. (in / from / on / by)
5. She confided her innermost thoughts …………………… me. (to / for/ on / with)
6. The defendant is innocent ……………………. proved otherwise. (if / until / unless / whether)
7. The innovation of jet flight …………………….. the world seem smaller. (have made / has made / are making / had made)
8. An inordinate amount of time …………………… spent on minor details. (was / were / has / have)
9. ………………….. people dispute the insanity of nuclear war. (Few / Each / Any / Less)
10. The engineers warned us …………………… the shakiness of the bridge in a storm. (with / from / about / by)
11. The teacher had unusual insight …………………. children’s emotions. (about/ into / for/ in)
12. That problem was insignificant compared ………………….. others she faced. (of / to / by / with)
13. Shakespeare ………………………. generations of playwrights. (has inspired / has inspiring / has been inspired / was inspiring)
14. The supervisor refused to put …………………… with the worker’s audacity. (in / up / out / off)
15. The doctor insisted that he …………………. stop smoking. (can / could / would / should)
16. A fair and kind employer …………………….. loyalty. (inspire / inspires / is inspiring / has inspired)
17. The company …………………… insolvent and had to declare bankruptcy. (became / has become / becomes / had become)
18. I can’t think of an instance …………………….. she was unfair. (as / that / when / where)
19. When the poor old fellow got hit by the truck, his death …………………….. instantaneous. (is / was / has been / had been)
20. …………………. people have a gift for saying the right thing. (All / Some / Every / Each)
21. All surgical instruments …………………….. be sterilized. (can / could / must / should)
22. The prison mutiny ……………………. by the guards. (has suppressed / was suppressed / was suppressing / has been suppressing)
23. The strength of a building …………………….. upon a sound foundation. (depend / depends / is depending / has depended)
24. Try to seize the letter before it ……………………. into the wrong hands. (fall / fell / falls / is falling)
25. The war stopped commercial trade ………………….. the two nations. (between / among / within / by)
Answers
1. could; 2. should; 3. to; 4. in; 5. to; 6. until; 7. has made; 8. was; 9. Few; 10. about; 11. into; 12. to / with; 13. has inspired; 14. up; 15. should; 16. inspires; 17. became; 18. when; 19. was; 20. some; 21. must; 22. was suppressed; 23. depends; 24. falls; 25. between
See Also
- Grammar worksheet for classes 9 and 10 | Omission
- Time expressions used with simple present tense
- Non-finite verbs worksheet for class 10
- Preposition worksheet for CBSE Class 9
- Relative pronouns worksheet for CBSE Class 10
- Dialogue completion exercise for Class 10
- Prepositions worksheet for CBSE Class 10
