Grammar Worksheets for Class 10 CBSE
Prepare for your Class 10 English exam with our grammar worksheets. Students and teachers can use our worksheets for free at school or home.
Exercise 1
Error correction exercise
Identify the error in the statement given below and supply the correction.
1. Baikal Lake is feed by 336 rivers and streams. (Error: ……………………………………; Correction: ………………………………)
2. A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water that could float in the air. (Error: ……………………………………; Correction: ………………………………)
3. There are very many kind of clouds. (Error: ……………………………………; Correction: ………………………………)
4. You can predict weather by simple watching clouds. (Error: ……………………………………; Correction: ………………………………)
5. The Baikal Lake held twenty percent of the earth’s fresh water. (Error: ……………………………………; Correction: ………………………………)
6. Cirrocumulus clouds appear as small, rounded white puffs that appears in long rows. (Error: ……………………………………; Correction: ………………………………)
7. Air contains water what is usually in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor. (Error: ……………………………………; Correction: ………………………………)
8. The infrared light is ubiquitous in nature. Sunlight, fluorescent bulbs and even the human body emits infrared light. (Error: ……………………………………; Correction: ………………………………)
9. Baikal Lake nurture more exotic species of plants and animals than any other lake in the world. (Error: ……………………………………; Correction: ………………………………)
Answers
1. Error: feed; Correction: fed
2. Error: could; Correction: can
3. Error: kind; Correction: kinds
4. Error: simple; Correction: simply
5. Error: held; Correction: hold
6. Error: appears; Correction: appear
7. Error: what; Correction: which
8. Error: emits; Correction: emit
9. Error: nurture; Correction: nurtures
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the word in the bracket.
1. As a consequence of his laziness, he ………………………………………
a) fired
b) was fired
c) was firing
d) had fired
2. The police …………………………. him because he mingles with known criminals.
a) suspect
b) suspects
c) suspected
d) has suspected
3. To their horror, the swimmers saw a shark ……………………………………
a) approaching
b) was approaching
c) has approached
d) is approaching
4. Bad weather and car trouble …………………………….. our vacation.
a) was ruined
b) ruined
c) ruin
d) ruins
5. Surrounded by mountains, forests and wild rivers, Baikal Lake …………………….. in Siberia near the Mongolian border.
a) is located
b) located
c) is locating
d) locates
6. Increased consumption of paper …………………….. our forests.
a) is depleted
b) is depleting
c) deplete
d) have depleted
7. The entire building …………………… by fire.
a) consumes
b) consumed
c) was consumed
d) had consumed
8. The oil spill ………………………. the river contaminated.
a) is made
b) made
c) make
d) have made
9. I am contented with things as they …………………..
a) are
b) were
c) have been
d) had been
10. When you bend your elbow, the muscles of the arm ……………………..
a) contracts
b) contract
c) are contracting
d) contracted
Answers
1. was fired
2. suspect (police is a plural noun; hence, we use the plural verb suspect)
3. approaching
4. ruined
5. is located
6. is depleting
7. was consumed
8. made
9. are
10. contract
Exercise 3
Correct the following sentences:
1. I had hardly stepped out than the telephone rang.
2. I was horrifying to find him there.
3. She was able solving the puzzle easily.
4. He does nothing but to watch TV all the time.
5. The juice was so good that I couldn’t stop me from drinking.
6. Sam as well as his wife were present at the party.
7. He quit the job because he didn’t agree to their sales policy.
8. The poet and thinker are no more.
9. It is time you find a better job.
10. I would rather you stop talking to him.
Answers
1. I had hardly stepped out when / before the telephone rang. (The correct conjunction is hardly …when/before.)
2. I was horrified to find him there.
3. She was able to solve the puzzle easily. (Use a to-infinitive after be able.)
4. He does nothing but watch TV all the time.
5. The juice was so good that I couldn’t stop myself from drinking.
6. Sam as well as his wife was present at the party. (When we connect two singular nouns with as well as, the verb should be singular.)
7. He quit the job because he didn’t agree with their sales policy.
8. The poet and thinker is no more. (Here both nouns refer to the same person; hence, we use a singular verb. If they are different people, we would write ‘the poet and the thinker’.)
9. It is time you found a better job. (Use a past verb after it is time.)
10. I would rather you stopped talking to him. (Use a simple past after would rather.)
Exercise 4
Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verb given in the brackets.
1. She hadn’t applied in time; hence, she …………………………….. the job. (doesn’t get / didn’t get / hadn’t get)
2. If I had more money, I …………………….. that car. (will buy / would buy / would have bought)
3. We will start as soon as she …………………………. (arrives / will arrive / arrived)
4. The children injured in the accident ………………………… to hospital. (taken / took / had taken / were taken)
5. Although the men ……………………………. up, they refused to surrender. (were beaten / are beaten / had beaten / beat)
6. What she ……………………….. shocked me. (says / said / has said)
7. This ……………………………… on for a while. (is going / has been going / goes)
8. He ……………………… ill for several months before he died. (has been / had been / is)
9. Thousands of people ………………………….. in the war. (killed / were killed / had killed)
Answers
1. didn’t get; 2. would buy; 3. arrives; 4. were taken; 5. were beaten; 6. said; 7. has been going; 8. had been; 9. were killed
Exercise 5
Prepositions worksheet
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate preposition.
1. We must be prepared …………………. any emergency. (for / of / to / on)
2. She was tired by the frequent trips …………………. the grocery, school and office. (to / in / on / into)
3. The plane flew ………………… mountainous country. (over / across / through / on)
4. There are countless stars …………………. the sky. (in / on / at)
5. Don’t make any jokes ……………………. her funny-looking hat. (about / with / on)
6. The nurse cradled the baby ………………….. her arms. (in / on / at)
7. Ancient Athens was the cradle ……………………. democracy. (of / for / to / on)
8. The smaller boys were frightened …………………. the class bully. (by / to / from)
9. The police had a secret meeting with the kidnappers to arrange …………………. release of the captive. (of / for / by)
10. The tent protected the campers ………………….. the rain. (from / in / by)
Answers
1. for; 2. to; 3. over; 4. in; 5. about; 6. in; 7. of; 8. by; for; from
