ESL Grammar Worksheets: Parts of Speech
Each of the worksheets below includes clear explanations of the different tenses, using simple language that ESL students can understand.
Nouns
NOUNS (1): Introduction. to Nouns – Introduction to nouns (people, places, and things)
NOUNS (2): Introduction to Nouns – Practice writing nouns (people, places, and things) to complete sentences
NOUNS: Singular and Plural Nouns – Practice writing singular or plural nouns in blanks
NOUNS: Review of Singular and Plural Nouns – Review of singular and plural nouns, with an error correction worksheet
NOUNS: Review of Nouns – Practice identifying nouns in sentences
NOUNS: “There is…” and “There are…” – Introduction to sentence patterns with “there is” and “there are,” with an error correction worksheet
NOUNS: Review of “There is…” and “There are…” – Practice writing sentences using a simple sentence pattern
Singular & Plural Nouns (with a / an / the)
SINGULAR NOUNS: a/an – Practice using “a/an” with various single nouns
PLURAL NOUNS: -s/-es – Practice adding -s/-es to various nouns
PLURAL NOUNS ending in -y – Practice making the plural form of nouns ending in -y
PLURAL NOUNS ending in -f/-fe – Practice making the plural form of nouns ending in ‘y
PLURAL NOUNS ending in -o – Practice making the plural form of nouns ending in ‘y
PLURAL NOUNS: Irregular Plural Nouns – Introduction to the plural form of various irregular nouns
NOUNS: When to use “the” – Practice using a/an/the in short conversations
NOUNS: When to use “the” (2) – Practice writing sentences with a/an/the based on a simple sentence pattern
NOUNS: a/an & the – Simple sentence patterns and conversations using a/an/the
NOUNS: When to use “the” (3) – Write sentences with “the” to identify specific nouns
NOUNS: Review of a/an & the – Short reading passage focusing on the articles a/an/the
NOUNS: Review of a/an & the (2) – Review worksheet based on the above conversation
Count Nouns & Noncount Nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: Introduction – Introduction to the concepts of count nouns and noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: many / much – Practice using “many” with count nouns and “much” with noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: “a lot of” – Review of many/much and introduction to the use of “a lot of” with both count and noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: many / much / a lot of – Review of many / much / a lot of with count nouns and noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: “a few” /“a little” – Practice using “a few” with count nouns and “a little” with noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: “some” – Review of count/noncount nouns and introduction to the use of “some” with both count and noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: “There is” / “There are” – Practice using “there is” with noncount nouns and “there are” with count nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: Nouns Can Be BOTH Count and Noncount – Introduction to certain nouns that can be both count nouns and noncount nouns
COUNT & NONCOUNT NOUNS: Measure Words – Practice using “measure words” with noncount nouns
Verbs
Verbs (1) – an introduction to verbs
Verbs (2) – introduction to Be Verbs (am, is, are)
Verbs (3) – extra practice with verbs
Nouns and Verbs – practice differentiating nouns and verbs
List of Irregular Verb Forms – Present, Past, and Past Participle
Irregular Verbs – Past and Past Participle Quiz
Adjectives
Adjectives (1) – an introduction to adjectives
Adjectives (2) – opposites
Adjectives (3) – fill in the blank with an adjective
Adjectives (4) – adjectives and the nouns they modify
Comparative Adjectives (1) – an introduction to comparative adjectives (adj. + er)
Comparative Adjectives (2) – more practice with comparative adjectives
Comparative Adjectives (3) – more vs. -er
Comparative Adjectives – As–As (1) – introduction to the “as – adjective – as” pattern
Comparative Adjectives – As–As (2) – use either more/-er or as-adjective-as to compare two things
Comparative Adjectives – As–As (3) – compare different things using comparative adjectives
Comparative Adjectives – Not as–as – use this pattern to say the oppposite of “more + adjective”
Superlative Adjectives (1) – introduction to superlative adjectives, using adjective + est
Superlative Adjectives (2) – more practice with superlative adjectives
Irregular Adjectives – some irregular adjectives, and their comparative and superlative forms
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Adverbs
Adverbs (1) – an introduction to adverbs
Adverbs (2) – fill in the blanks with a suitable adverb
Adjectives and Adverbs – identify adjectives and adverbs, and the words that they modify
Irregular Adverbs (1) – an introduction to some irregular adverbs
Irregular Adverbs (2) – hard/hardly and late/lately
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Tenses
Each of the worksheets below includes clear and simple explanations of the different tenses, along with basic exercises to help students understand when and how to use them correctly.
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Present Tense
Present Tense Worksheet 1 – an introduction to present tense
Present Tense Worksheet 2 – adding -s to verbs
Present Tense Worksheet 3 – adding -s and -es to verbs
Present Tense Worksheet 4 – “don’t” vs. “doesn’t”
Present Tense Worksheet 5 – fix the mistakes in these present tense sentences
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Present Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Worksheet 1 – an introduction to present continuous tense (present progressive tense)
Present Continuous Worksheet 2 – using Be Verbs in present continuous sentences
Present Continuous Worksheet 3 – adding -ing to verbs
Present Continuous Worksheet 4 – is it “present tense” or “present continuous tense?
Present Continuous Worksheet 5 – practice making negative sentences
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Past Tense
Past Tense Worksheet 1 – an introduction to past tense
Past Tense Worksheet 2 – practice recognizing past tense verbs
Past Tense Worksheet 3 – more practice using past tense
Past Tense Worksheet 4 – fix the mistakes in these past tense sentences
Past Tense Worksheet 5 – using “didn’t” to make negative past tense sentences
Past Tense Worksheet 6 – fix the mistakes in these past tense sentences
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Future Tense
Future Tense Worksheet 1 – an introduction to future tense
Future Tense Worksheet 2 – use “will + verb” or “won’t + verb” to complete the sentences
Future Tense Worksheet 3 – use “will + verb” or “won’t + verb” to complete the sentences
Future Tense Worksheet 4 – practice writing future tense sentences
Future Tense Worksheet 5 – practice using past tense and future tense correctly
ESL Basic Tense Review Quizzes
Tense Review Quiz 1 – a simple quiz in which students write the correct form of the verbs in the blanks
Tense Review Quiz 2 – write a suitable verb in each blank
Tense Review Quiz 3 – write questions and answers using different tenses
Tense Review Quiz 4 – identify the tenses of different sentences
Tense Review Quiz 5 – write sentences (and negative sentences) using the different tenses
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Past Continuous Tense
Past Continuous Worksheet 1 – an introduction to past continuous tense (using the word “during”)
Past Continuous Worksheet 2 – an introduction to past continuous tense (using the word “when”)
Past Continuous Worksheet 3 – more practice with past continuous tense (using the words “while/as”)
Past Continuous Worksheet 4 – fill in the blanks to complete the past continuous tense sentences
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Worksheet 1 – an introduction to present perfect tense
Present Perfect Worksheet 2 – using present perfect tense with “already” and “not yet”
Present Perfect Worksheet 3 – using present perfect tense to describe experiences and accomplishments
Present Perfect Worksheet 4 – using present perfect tense to say how many times you have done something
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Worksheet 1 – introduction to present perfect continuous tense
Present Perfect Continuous Worksheet 2 – answer the questions with present perfect continuous sentences, using “lately/recently/these days”
Present Perfect Continuous Worksheet 3 – use the information provided to write several present perfect continuous sentences
Present Perfect Continuous Worksheet 4 – fix the mistakes in these present perfect continuous sentences
Advanced ESL Grammar Worksheets
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Passive Voice
Subject-Verb-Object Worksheet 1 – introduction to the “subject-verb-object” sentence construction.
Subject-Verb-Object Worksheet 2 – practice identifying subjects and objects
Passive Voice Worksheet 1 – rewrite the sentences in the passive voice (“be verb” + “past participle” + “by”)
Passive Voice Worksheet 2 – practice writing passive voice sentences without subjects
Passive Voice Worksheet 3 – practice using the passive voice with the words “get” and “got” (instead of “be verbs”)
Passive Voice Worksheet 4 – practice switching between active and passive voices
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Embedded Questions
Embedded Questions Worksheet 1 – introduction to embedded questions (indirect questions)
Embedded Questions Worksheet 2 – practice writing embedded questions
Embedded Questions Worksheet 3 – practice writing questions that include embedded questions
Embedded Questions Worksheet 4 – introduction to embedded questions using the word “if”
Embedded Questions Worksheet 5 – introduction to embedded questions using the words “whether … or not”
ESL Grammar Worksheets: Relative Clauses
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 1 – introduction to relative clauses (using “that”, “which”, and “who”)
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 2 – review of relative clauses (using “that”, “which”, and “who”)
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 3 – relative clauses using “where”, “when”, and “whose”
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 4 – “identifying” vs. “non-identifying” relative clauses
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 5 – review of “identifying” relative clauses
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 6 – introduction to the grammar rule stating that you should not put prepositions at the end of sentences
Relative Clauses – Worksheet 7 – “no prepositions at the end of a sentence” review