Fill in the blanks.
1I have ............... sent the parcel.
Wrong!
Use "already" in an affirmative present perfect sentence to mean before now.
2Have you finished the task ...............?
Wrong!
Use "yet" at the end of a present perfect question to mean up to now.
3The guests have ............... arrived.
Wrong!
Use "already" in an affirmative sentence to show that something has happened sooner than expected.
4They are ............... to announce the results.
Wrong!
Use "yet" in "be yet to" to mean that something has not happened but is expected.
5I ............... knew this.
Wrong!
Use "already" to show that the speaker knew this before that moment.
6She can speak English ............... well.
Wrong!
Use "fairly" before an adjective or adverb to mean reasonably or quite.
7I have not ............... finished the job.
Wrong!
Use "yet" in a negative present perfect sentence to mean up to now.
8I ............... call my old friends.
Wrong!
Use "often" to say that something happens many times.
9His ideas are ............... difficult to comprehend.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "rather" and "quite" can modify the adjective "difficult" here.
10They ............... ever visit us.
Wrong!
Use "hardly" with "ever" to mean almost never.
11She is almost ............... late for work.
Wrong!
Use "never" after "almost" to mean very rarely or not at all.
12It is ............... foolish of you to say that.
Wrong!
Use "rather" before a negative adjective such as "foolish" to mean somewhat or quite.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I have already sent the parcel.
- Have you finished the task yet?
- The guests have already arrived.
- They are yet to announce the results.
- I already knew this.
- She can speak English fairly well.
- I have not yet finished the job.
- I often call my old friends.
- His ideas are rather / quite difficult to comprehend.
- They hardly ever visit us.
- She is almost never late for work.
- It is rather foolish of you to say that.
