TOEFL grammar practice

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate grammatical structure.

1. I felt like …………………….., but I didn’t dare.

a) laugh
b) to laugh
c) to laughing
d) laughing

2. She prefers making toys for her children …………………….. them in the shops.

a) rather than to buy
b) rather than buying
c) rather buying
d) to buy

3. Books shall not be left near the open fire. They might ……………………. easily.

a) catch fire
b) catch with fire
c) catch to fire
d) catch on fire

4. When will the meeting …………………?

a) be held
b) be hold
c) hold place
d) take hold

5. It isn’t getting any better. You had better …………………….. a specialist.

a) consult to
b) consult
c) consult with
d) consult by

6. Would you like to …………………. next week?

a) go ski
b) go skiing
c) go to ski
d) skiing

7. I ………………………. since 6 o’clock and I was getting tired.

a) have been working
b) had been working
c) was working
d) is working

Answers

1. I felt like laughing, but I didn’t dare.

2. She prefers making toys for her children rather than buying them in the shops.

3. Books shall not be left near the open fire. They might catch fire easily.

4. When will the meeting be held?

5. It isn’t getting any better. You had better consult a specialist.

6. Would you like to go skiing next week?

7. I had been working since six o’clock, and I was getting tired.