Fill in the blanks.
1He never wears ............... coat.
Wrong!
Use "a" before the singular countable noun "coat" when speaking generally.
2I always carry an umbrella. If it rains, I will open ............... umbrella.
Wrong!
Use "the" because "the" refers to the umbrella already mentioned.
3Have you got ............... umbrella?
Wrong!
Use "an" before the singular countable noun "umbrella" because it begins with a vowel sound.
4Have you got ............... friends here?
Wrong!
Use "any" in a neutral question with the plural noun "friends".
5I watched ............... interesting movies recently.
Wrong!
Use "some" in an affirmative sentence with the plural noun "movies".
6I need to buy ............... clothes.
Wrong!
Use "some" in an affirmative sentence for an unspecified amount of "clothes".
7............... students learn fast, but others need more time.
Wrong!
Use "Some" to mean an unspecified part of a group of students.
8When he was ............... child, he used to be very shy.
Wrong!
Use "a" in the phrase "a child" when talking about one person at that age.
9I have got ............... apples.
Wrong!
Use "some" in an affirmative sentence with the plural noun "apples".
10He is ............... liar. Don't trust him.
Wrong!
Use "a" before the singular countable noun "liar" to describe someone.
11Have we got ............... rice?
Wrong!
Use "any" in a neutral question with the uncountable noun "rice".
12She doesn't have ............... children.
Wrong!
Use "any" in a negative sentence with the plural noun "children".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He never wears a coat.
- I always carry an umbrella. If it rains, I will open the umbrella.
- Have you got an umbrella?
- Have you got any friends here?
- I watched some interesting movies recently.
- I need to buy some clothes.
- Some students learn fast, but others need more time.
- When he was a child, he used to be very shy.
- I have got some apples.
- He is a liar. Don’t trust him.
- Have we got any rice?
- She doesn’t have any children.
