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WAEC WASSCE English Grammar Questions
Practise english grammar (english) for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination: 10 multiple-choice questions, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Click an option to check it, or “New questions” for another set.
English Grammar practice
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Q1.Choose the correct option: There is no ___ in crying over spilt milk.
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Answer: D — use
Fixed expression: “There is no use (in) doing something”.
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Q2.Identify the correct sentence.
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Answer: C — He and I went to the market.
Subject pronouns (he, I) are needed for the subject of the verb.
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Q3.Choose the correct option: The furniture in the house ___ new.
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Answer: C — is
“Furniture” is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
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Q4.Choose the correct option: I would rather you ___ now.
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Answer: A — left
“Would rather + subject” is followed by the past tense for present/future meaning: “left”.
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Q5.Choose the correct option: He prefers tea ___ coffee.
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Answer: B — to
“Prefer X to Y” is the correct pattern.
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Q6.Choose the correct option: Let’s discuss ___ the matter tomorrow.
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Answer: C — no preposition
“Discuss” is transitive: we discuss the matter (no “about”).
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Q7.Choose the correct option: He insisted ___ paying the bill.
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Answer: A — on
“Insist” takes the preposition “on” + gerund.
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Q8.Choose the word that fits: The news ___ surprising.
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Answer: A — is
“News” is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb.
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Q9.Choose the correct tag question: She can swim, ___?
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Answer: D — can’t she
A positive statement takes a negative tag with the same auxiliary: “can’t she?”.
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Q10.Choose the correct form: By the time we arrived, the film ___.
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Answer: B — had already started
An action completed before another past action takes the past perfect: “had already started”.
How to approach english grammar questions
Find the subject first and make the verb agree with it, ignoring phrases in between. Watch fixed prepositions (good at, insist on, prefer to) and tense sequence in reported speech.
About WAEC WASSCE
West African Senior School Certificate Examination — conducted by West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Senior school certificate exam taken in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and The Gambia.
Original practice questions written for this site in the style and difficulty of each exam’s syllabus. They are not past papers and the site is not affiliated with any exam body. Exam patterns, marking schemes and syllabi change — always check the latest official notification.
WAEC WASSCE practice topics
| Topic | Section | Question source |
|---|---|---|
| English Grammar | English | Question bank |
| Algebra | Mathematics | Calculated (new numbers every set) |
| Biology | Science | Question bank |
| Chemistry | Science | Calculated + question bank |