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IELTS Grammar Exercises

Practice essential grammar structures with targeted exercises designed for IELTS success. Regular practice improves accuracy and builds confidence for the test.

Tense Practice

Exercise 1: Complete with the correct tense

  1. The graph _______ (show) that unemployment _______ (rise) since 2020.
  2. By next year, I _______ (complete) my degree and _______ (start) working.
  3. While I _______ (study) for IELTS, I _______ (discover) many useful resources.
  4. Scientists _______ (predict) that technology _______ (change) education dramatically by 2030.
  5. If I _______ (know) about this opportunity earlier, I _______ (apply) immediately.
Answers:
1. shows, has risen
2. will have completed, will start
3. was studying, discovered
4. predict, will have changed
5. had known, would have applied

Conditional Sentences

Exercise 2: Choose the correct conditional

  1. If students _______ (have) better resources, they _______ (perform) better.
  2. If I _______ (be) the minister of education, I _______ (increase) funding.
  3. Unless governments _______ (act) quickly, climate change _______ (worsen).
  4. If technology _______ (not advance) so rapidly, life _______ (be) simpler.
  5. Provided that funding _______ (be) available, the project _______ (succeed).
Answers:
1. have, will perform (First conditional)
2. were, would increase (Second conditional)
3. act, will worsen (First conditional)
4. hadn't advanced, would be (Third conditional)
5. is, will succeed (First conditional)

Active to Passive

Exercise 3: Convert to passive voice

  1. Researchers conducted the study over two years. ’ _______
  2. The government will implement new policies next year. ’ _______
  3. Students should complete assignments on time. ’ _______
  4. Technology has changed communication methods. ’ _______
  5. People were discussing the issue widely. ’ _______
Answers:
1. The study was conducted over two years (by researchers).
2. New policies will be implemented next year (by the government).
3. Assignments should be completed on time (by students).
4. Communication methods have been changed by technology.
5. The issue was being discussed widely (by people).

Articles Practice

Exercise 4: Choose the correct article (a, an, the, or )

  1. _____ education is _____ key to _____ success in _____ modern world.
  2. I attended _____ university where my sister studied _____ medicine.
  3. _____ graph shows _____ significant increase in _____ renewable energy usage.
  4. _____ technology has transformed _____ way we communicate with _____ others.
  5. She works as _____ engineer for _____ European company in _____ Asia.
Answers:
1. , the, , the
2. the, 
3. The, a, 
4. , the, 
5. an, a, 

Modal Verbs

Exercise 5: Choose the appropriate modal verb

  1. Students _______ (should/must) prepare thoroughly for IELTS to achieve their goals.
  2. The results _______ (may/will) be published next month, depending on the review process.
  3. You _______ (mustn't/don't have to) use a dictionary during the test.
  4. The government _______ (should have/must have) invested in education earlier.
  5. _______ (Could/Should) I suggest that we consider alternative approaches?
Answers:
1. should (advice)
2. may (possibility)
3. mustn't (prohibition)
4. should have (past advice/criticism)
5. Could (polite suggestion)
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