ESL Grammar Practice Online: Teacher Guide and Free Activities
Choose ESL and EFL grammar practice by what learners need to do: ask for information, form a question or negative, choose an active or passive focus, or make the timing of a story clear. Start with the public classroom materials below, then decide whether a relevant online topic or a new speaking or writing context is the useful next step.
The four routes connect existing original activities, explained answers and print options. You do not need an account to use those materials. Platform assignments are a separate option for practising topics from the existing library.
Choose the resource that matches the difficulty
Use an answer you have heard or read to choose a starting point. A wrong answer alone does not tell you whether the problem is meaning, form, unfamiliar vocabulary or unclear instructions. Preview the task and select only the structures your learners have met.
1. Asking for the right information: WH questions
Choose this when: learners need to ask about a time, place, person or reason, or they have the right question word but the wrong word order.
Start here: use the six-question contextual check. Items 1–4 cover a time question, word order, an action now and a past-question repair. Item 5 contrasts a subject question with an object question; item 6 is an optional indirect-question extension.
Choose the follow-up: use section A of the two-page WH worksheet for information words, or section B for question order. Print page one for learners and keep page two for answers. If the question word is appropriate but do/does/did or the main verb is wrong, move to the auxiliary route below. Finish with the guide's partner-question task and one new question without the model.
2. Building questions, negatives and short answers: auxiliaries
Choose this when: learners confuse be, have, do or a modal, retain an extra verb ending after does/did, or use the wrong auxiliary in a short answer.
Start here: open the 12-item auxiliary diagnostic. Select items 3, 4 and 10 for do-support; 1 and 5 for continuous be; 2 and 6 for perfect have; or 7–9 for the modal patterns and meanings they cover. Item 11 is useful after WH subject/object questions.
Choose the follow-up: use the matching row of the reference chart to compare a statement, question, negative and short answer. Then choose one of the pack's four paired transfer tasks and listen for the same pattern without the chart. The learner and teacher PDFs are separate four-page files; give learners the learner version and use the teacher version for explanations and acceptable alternatives.
3. Reporting what happened and choosing the focus: passive voice
Choose this when: learners need to describe a process or result, preserve the original time reference, or decide whether naming the person who acted matters.
Start here: the 12-question repair-day activity separates form from communication. Select appropriate items from 1–6 for tense and verb forms. Use 7–8 when a learner can form a passive but needs to explain the choice of subject or agent. Items 9–11 check repairs; item 12 combines the choices in a short status update.
Choose the follow-up: compare reasons using the explained answer key, then use the visitor/organiser role-play to decide when an active reply answers the question more directly. This resource uses a browser-print layout, not a downloadable PDF. Its answer key starts separately; check the print preview and distribute question pages first.
4. Making a story's timing clear: past simple and past continuous
Choose this when: learners can form both tenses but their story does not distinguish events from situations already in progress, or they choose a tense only because they see when or while.
Start here: read the concert narrative with eight choices, then check its timeline. Use the three meaning comparisons to discuss how two grammatical versions can describe different timing or viewpoints. Use the two form repairs only if those forms need attention.
Choose the follow-up: the retelling, fictional rehearsal and exit tasks ask learners to keep events in order and explain their choices. Choose one rather than making every stage compulsory. The separate four-page learner and teacher PDFs contain the material for paper use; acceptable alternatives are explained in the teacher pack.
Turn the first response into a manageable next step
- Name one goal. For example, asking for a start time is a narrower goal than “improve questions”. Choose the linked items that check that goal, not a whole pack by default.
- Check meaning before adding more items. Ask the learner what they intended and what information they used. If a word or instruction caused the difficulty, clarify it before treating the response as a grammar error.
- Use the explanation, then change the context. Compare with the teacher key, allow relevant alternatives, and use the selected guide's existing speaking, writing or exit task. Keep track of whether the learner used a chart, model or partner help.
- Choose the next lesson action. If the pattern is still unclear, return to one contrast with support. If the learner can explain and use it in the follow-up, try a different context instead of automatically assigning the whole worksheet again. A grammar exit ticket can capture a short independent response.
A practical distinction: a learner who asks for a place when the task needs a time may need WH meaning work; one who chooses the right information word but doubles the tense marking may need auxiliary-form work. Use the response and the learner's explanation together. Neither route is a level diagnosis.
For other lesson goals, use the existing reported-speech exercises for speaker, time and place changes, or either/or and neither/nor practice for choices and negative alternatives. Keep the same routine: select, explain, then check a fresh use.
Add online practice when a library topic fits the goal
The Kingdom of English groups grammar topics into easy, medium and hard platform bands. These are not CEFR certifications. Use the dated topic list below as a planning reference, then check the current selection in your account. The verb-tense guide, articles guide, prepositions guide and conditionals guide cover other topic choices.
For homework, follow the assignment walkthrough: choose a class, select the listed grammar topic or topics and set the assignment dates. The public worksheets above are teacher-run materials; selecting a platform topic does not import their questions, upload your worksheet or automatically reproduce their lesson sequence.
The current grammar activity checks typed responses against stored answers. It does not assess the explanation a learner gives in a discussion or mark every possible paraphrase as a teacher would. Keep open-ended follow-up on paper or in your classroom workflow. For a longer platform writing task, consult the writing guide; that separate activity has its own instructions and a 250-word minimum.
Read completion and grammar scores separately
The assignment overview shows completed and required work. The separate grammar overview shows a high score for each topic, with expandable attempt counts and a correct-answer success percentage. A high score is a best recorded performance; it is not a transcript of every answer or proof that a learner used the structure independently.
Use the progress-record guide to interpret these measures before selecting a follow-up. If work is missing, check access and instructions as well as the record. Points, rankings and streak indicators are separate game signals; they do not establish grammar mastery or explain why someone needs support.
To look beyond an isolated form, preview a relevant reading activity or use the linked classroom transfer tasks. Choose material that actually contains or calls for the target structure; the platform does not automatically connect each worksheet to a matching reading text.
Every Grammar Topic, Listed
This retained snapshot is dated 3 September 2026: 61 topics, comprising 20 easy, 21 medium and 20 hard. The points column records each topic's target in that snapshot, not a common achievement percentage. Check the current assignment screen for availability; the list is not a newly exported inventory or a CEFR scale.
| Topic | Difficulty | Points |
|---|---|---|
| A vs. an | Easy | 25 |
| Personal Pronouns | Easy | 25 |
| Present Simple with the Verb Be | Easy | 25 |
| Present Simple Mixed Verbs | Easy | 25 |
| Past Simple Regular Verbs | Easy | 25 |
| Past Simple with the Verb Be | Easy | 25 |
| Past Simple Mixed Verbs | Easy | 25 |
| Present Continuous | Easy | 25 |
| Past Continuous | Easy | 25 |
| Will Future | Easy | 25 |
| Going to | Easy | 25 |
| Comparatives | Easy | 25 |
| Superlatives | Easy | 25 |
| Relative Pronouns Who Which Whose | Easy | 30 |
| One vs. Ones | Easy | 25 |
| Much vs. Many | Easy | 25 |
| Some vs. Any | Easy | 25 |
| A Few vs. a Little | Easy | 25 |
| This That These Those | Easy | 25 |
| Let and Make | Easy | 25 |
| Basic Irregular Verbs | Medium | 40 |
| First Conditional | Medium | 25 |
| Second Conditional | Medium | 25 |
| Third Conditional | Medium | 25 |
| Zero Conditional | Medium | 25 |
| Unless | Medium | 15 |
| Present Perfect with for or Since | Medium | 40 |
| Past Perfect | Medium | 25 |
| Future Continuous | Medium | 25 |
| Future Perfect Simple | Medium | 25 |
| Future Perfect Continuous | Medium | 25 |
| Present Simple for the Future | Medium | 40 |
| Present Perfect Continuous | Medium | 25 |
| Prepositions of Time In On At | Medium | 25 |
| Prepositions of Place In On At | Medium | 25 |
| Question Tags | Medium | 25 |
| Adverbs of Manner | Medium | 25 |
| Participle Adjectives | Medium | 25 |
| Say vs. Tell | Medium | 25 |
| Do or Make | Medium | 25 |
| Reflexive Pronouns | Medium | 25 |
| Advanced Irregular Verbs | Hard | 25 |
| Present Simple vs. Present Continuous | Hard | 25 |
| Past Simple vs. Past Continuous | Hard | 25 |
| Will Future vs. Present Simple | Hard | 25 |
| Past Simple vs. Present Perfect | Hard | 25 |
| Past Simple vs. Past Perfect | Hard | 25 |
| Present Perfect Simple vs. Continuous | Hard | 25 |
| Past Perfect Continuous vs. Past Simple | Hard | 25 |
| Past Perfect Simple vs. Past Perfect Continuous | Hard | 25 |
| Reported Speech Present and Past Simple Statements | Hard | 17 |
| Reported Speech Questions | Hard | 17 |
| Passive Voice Present and Past | Hard | 25 |
| Passive Future Simple | Hard | 25 |
| Passive Present Perfect | Hard | 25 |
| Modal Verbs of Probability | Hard | 25 |
| Modal Verbs of Obligation | Hard | 25 |
| Indirect Questions | Hard | 25 |
| Prefixes and Suffixes | Hard | 25 |
| Phrasal Verbs | Hard | 25 |
| While During Until | Hard | 15 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which free grammar activity should I choose first?
Start with the difficulty you have observed: use the WH check for question words and word order, the auxiliary diagnostic for be, have, do and modals, the passive repair-day activity for form and focus, or the past-tense narrative for event order and background. Choose only items that match what learners have met; these activities are not placement tests.
Can I print the activities without an account?
Yes. The auxiliary and past-tense guides have separate learner and teacher PDFs. The WH worksheet has two pages: learner tasks first, answers and teaching notes second. The passive activity has a browser-print layout with a separate answer-key section. These public classroom materials are separate from the platform assignment library.
Can teachers assign and track grammar homework online?
Teachers can select listed grammar topics for a class assignment. Assignment records show completion; the separate grammar view shows topic high scores and expandable attempt counts and success percentages. These records do not diagnose the cause of an error or establish independent use. Check a fresh classroom response before choosing the next task.
How many grammar topics are listed here?
The retained snapshot from 3 September 2026 lists 61 topics: 20 easy, 21 medium and 20 hard. These are platform difficulty bands, not CEFR certifications. The snapshot is dated, so check the current assignment screen before planning around a particular topic.
About this guide
The resource-selection guidance was prepared by The Kingdom of English with AI-assisted drafting. The linked original activities, answer guidance and the described assignment and grammar-report behavior were checked on 13 October 2026. The topic table retains its September snapshot date. These are teaching suggestions, not reported classroom outcomes or proficiency certifications. See our editorial approach.