Fill in the blanks.
1I call my mother every ............... .
Wrong!
Use "day" because "every" is followed by a singular noun when it means each single day.
2Buses leave every five ............... .
Wrong!
Use "minutes" because a number after "every" is followed by a plural count noun.
3They looked at ............... other.
Wrong!
Use "each" in the fixed expression "each other".
4I have read ............... book on that shelf.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "every" and "each" can refer to all the individual books on the shelf.
5We have two hands. ............... hand has five fingers.
Wrong!
Use "Each" when focusing separately on the two hands.
6Each of them ............... here.
Wrong!
Use "was" because "each of them" takes a singular verb.
7Everybody ............... shocked to hear the news.
Wrong!
Use "was" because "everybody" takes a singular verb.
8I searched ............... room, but I couldn't find my wallet.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "each" and "every" can mean that all the rooms were searched individually.
9I know ............... of them.
Wrong!
Use "each" because we say "each of them", not "every of them".
10............... of us has our own problems.
Wrong!
Use "Each" because we say "each of us", not "every of us".
11The atmosphere is getting hotter and hotter ............... year.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "each" and "every" can be used with a singular time word like "year".
12I talked to ............... of them.
Wrong!
Use "each" because we say "each of them", not "every of them".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I call my mother every day.
- Buses leave every five minutes.
- They looked at each other.
- I have read every / each book on that shelf.
- We have two hands. Each hand has five fingers.
- Each of them was here.
- Everybody was shocked to hear the news.
- I searched each / every room, but I couldn’t find my wallet.
- I know each of them.
- Each of us has our own problems.
- The atmosphere is getting hotter and hotter each / every year.
- I talked to each of them.
