Test your English ability online

Want to find out how good you currently are at English? Take our Online Test for a quick and clear assessment.

There are 40 questions in the test. It will take you about 20 minutes to complete.

By providing your email address, you agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy.

Name Email
1. A: Are you going to school?

B: No. I'm _____ home.
2. A: Would you _____ with me tomorrow?

B: Yes, I'd love to.
3. A: Can he speak English?

B: No, he _____ .
4. A: ____ you ever owned a Rolls Royce?

B: No, never.
5. A: Have you been in England a long time?

B: Yes, several months. I arrived here _____ August last year.
6. A: Where was Jack at twelve o'clock yesterday?

B: At home. He _____ TV with me.
7. A: I think history is _____ than geography.

B: Really? I think the opposite.
8. A: What are your plans for next summer?

B: Well, I _____ a holiday to France in July.
9. A: How long _____ you been working here?

B: Almost ten years now.
10. A: Who in your family do you look _____?

B: I don't know. A mix of my mother and father, I think.
11. A: Do you like dogs?

B: Not really, I'm a little afraid _____ them.
12. A: I'm still quite new. I _____ doing this job for long.

B: Really? Are you enjoying it?
13. A: John finished his homework already.

B: Yes, I know. He writes very _____.
14. A: If I go to the supermarket today, I _____ some milk.

B: Don't forget some sugar, too.
15. A: Do the police know who did it?

B: Yes. The burglar _____ yesterday.
16. A: I love my grandfather!

B: Yes, he _____ such wonderful stories.
17. A: Do you like sad films?

B: Yes, but I always _____ upset when someone dies.
18. A: I really like watching soap operas on TV.

B: _____. My favourite is "Eastenders".
19. A: My parents never _____ out late. We had to be home by nine.

B: That seems very strict.
20. A: Is the restaurant very formal?

B: No, you _____ wear a tie.
21. A: I'm fed up with all this work. I hate revising _____ exams.

B: Me too. Let's have a coffee.
22. A: Do you think Billy broke that vase?

B: No. He wasn't here so it _____ him.
23. A: _____ you possibly help me with this table?

B: Of course. Where should I put it?
24. A: How do you know he stole that necklace?

B: He _____ it to police yesterday afternoon.
25. A: Your flat looks lovely.

B: Thank you. I've just _____.
26. A: He's very rude, isn't he?

B: Yes. It's a characteristic _____ doesn't help him make friends.
27. A: Would you like a piece of fruit cake?

B: No thanks. I'm not very _____ fruit cake.
28. A: Why did you arrive so late?

B: We forgot _____ flowers so we stopped on the way.
29. A: He's a very important businessman, isn't he?

B: Yes, he _____ his money from a new kind of plastic.
30. A: Are you going to London this weekend?

B: No, I can't. I wish I _____ but I'm busy at work.
31. A: I'd like to learn another language.

B: I suppose you'd _____ start finding out about language schools.
32. A: I'm so tired. I haven't been to bed before midnight all week.

B: It sound like you need to _____ some sleep.
33. A: Did you say the man was just arriving at the station when you saw him?

B: No, he _____ already been there for some time.
34. A: I've just bought a Spanish dictionary.

B: That's good. It's very useful for _____ new words.
35. A: Our family _____ wine for five generations.

B: That's a long time.
36. A: By this time next year, I _____ on a beach in the Bahamas.

B: Lovely! I wish I could come too.
37. A: John and Bill are always arguing.

B: Yes, they don't _____ at all well.
38. A: I am saving money for a trip around Australia.

B: You'll need to be very _____ this year.
39. A: I really like Stilton cheese. It's delicious.

B: Yuk! That's not for me. I'd _____ have nothing.
40. A: There will be some serious global warming _____ we reduce the amount of air pollution.

B: Yes. Water levels will rise too.