Formation of Negatives English Grammar Exercises

This grammar exercise tests your ability to form negative sentences in English. In English, we make negatives by putting not after an auxiliary verb.

Use the first form of the verb after do, does and did.Use the past participle (third form of the verb) after has, have and had.

Question. I ....................... him yesterday.
(a) don't see
(b) didn't saw
(c) hadn't see
(d) didn't see

Answer : D

Question. She ..................... English.
(a) does not know
(b) do not know
(c) did not knew

Answer : A

Question. She ..................... any friends in the city.
(a) hasn't got
(b) didn't get
(c) hasn't gotten

Answer : C

Question. He ......................
(a) didn't come
(b) didn't came
(c) don't come

Answer : A

Question. He ................... me although I recognized him.
(a) doesn't recognize
(b) didn't recognize
(c) hasn't recognized

Answer : B

Question. It .................. right to me.
(a) don't seem
(b) doesn't seem
(c) didn't seemed

Answer : B

Question. I .................... this coming.
(a) didn't seen
(b) didn't saw
(c) didn't see

Answer : C

Question. She ...................... anybody here.
(a) doesn't know
(b) doesn't knew
(c) don't know

Answer : A

Question. The truck driver ................ after hitting the pedestrian.
(a) does not stop
(b) didn't stop
(c) didn't stopped

Answer : B

Question. They .................. the invite.
(a) hadn't receive
(b) didn't received
(c) hadn't received

Answer : C

Question. She .................... much.
(a) doesn't eat
(b) don't eat
(c) didn't ate

Answer : A

Question. It ................... more than 30 minutes to finish this job.
(a) doesn't take
(b) don't take
(c) doesn't took

Answer : A
 

Formation of Nouns from Adjectives and Verbs

Question. He is a victim of racial ……………………..
(a) discriminate
(b) discrimination
(c) discriminant

Answer : B

Question. The ………………… of the idea inspired everyone.
(a) original
(b) originality
(c) originate

Answer : B

Question. Children do not understand the ……………… between right and wrong.
(a) distinct
(b) distinction
(c) distinguish

Answer : B

Question. She accepted her fate with …………………
(a) dignified
(b) dignity

Answer : A

Question. The minister is facing ……………………… of bribery.
(a) accusations
(b) accused
(c) accusative

Answer : A

Question. Animals do not normally harm people if there is no …………………..
(a) provoke
(b) provocation
(c) provocative

Answer : B

Question. His …………………….. led to his downfall.
(a) extravagant
(b) extravagance
(c) extravagantly

Answer : B

Question. She suffers from ………………
(a) anxiety
(b) anxious
(c) anxiously

Answer : A

Question. His …………………. is due to his illness.
(a) irritable
(b) irritate
(c) irritability

Answer : C

Question. The charges of corruption led to the …………… of the minister.
(a) resign
(b) resignation
(c) resigned

Answer : B

Question. His strange behavior aroused my ………………..
(a) suspect
(b) suspicion
(c) suspicious

Answer : B

Question. Though he is old, his ……………………… is still sharp.
(a) memorable
(b) memory
(c) memorize

Answer : B
 

Addition of Positive or Negative

Question. 'Is James coming to the party?' '...............................'
(a) I hope to
(b) I hope so

Answer : B

Question. 'Where is James?' 'He ......................... here a few minutes ago.'
(a) has been
(b) was
(c) is

Answer : B

Question. 'I don't watch TV.' '.............................'
Please select 2 correct answers
(a) So do I
(b) Neither do I
(c) Nor do I
(d) Neither I do

Answer : B, C

Question. She used to work here but she ........................ anymore.
(a) do not
(b) doesn't
(c) hasn't

Answer : B

Question. Peter didn't come but Mark ..........................
(a) had
(b) did
(c) didn't

Answer : B

Question. James does not have a car and ............................ Peter.
(a) neither does
(b) neither has
(c) neither do

Answer : A

Question. 'Do you think it will rain?' 'I ..............................'
Please select 2 correct answers
(a) hope not
(b) hope don't
(c) hope it doesn't

Answer : A

Question. I liked the movie but my wife ........................
(a) hadn't
(b) didn't
(c) doesn't

Answer : A

Question. 'I don't want to go.' '........................ do I.'
(a) Neither
(b) Nor
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. 'Please help me.' 'I'm sorry. I ........................'
(a) don't
(b) can't
(c) couldn't

Answer : B

Question. I like warm weather but my wife .............................
(a) don't
(b) doesn't
(c) didn't

Answer : B

Question. 'Do you think they have been invited?' 'I ..........................'
(a) suppose so
(b) suppose they don't
(c) suppose to

Answer : A