Fill in the blanks.
1English is ............... language of ……………………. people of England.
Wrong!
2He is ............... American, not ………………………… European.
Wrong!
Use a before a consonant sound; use an before a vowel sound.
3That was ............... stupid thing to do.
Wrong!
Use 'a' to mean one.
4Ceylon is ............... island in ……………………….. Indian Ocean.
Wrong!
5There isn’t ............... sugar left.
Wrong!
Use any in questions and negatives to indicate an indefinite quantity.
6She didn’t show ............... interest in my work.
Wrong!
7Don’t make ............... noise. I must get …………………………… sleep.
Wrong!
8In many parts of the world, May is ............... hottest month of …………………………. year.
Wrong!
9He spent ............... hour or so in the library.
Wrong!
10Yesterday I heard ............... interesting story which is ………………………….. best I have ever heard.
Wrong!
11We want ............... official inquiry into …………………………… incident.
Wrong!
12That was not ............... right thing to do.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- English is the, the language of ……………………. people of England.
- He is an, a American, not ………………………… European.
- That was a stupid thing to do.
- Ceylon is an, the island in ……………………….. Indian Ocean.
- There isn’t any sugar left.
- She didn’t show any interest in my work.
- Don’t make a, some noise. I must get …………………………… sleep.
- In many parts of the world, May is the, the hottest month of …………………………. year.
- He spent an hour or so in the library.
- Yesterday I heard an, the interesting story which is ………………………….. best I have ever heard.
- We want an, the official inquiry into …………………………… incident.
- That was not the right thing to do.
