Fill in the blanks with each or every. In some sentences, you can use either each or every.
1. ........................ winner will get a prize.
Correct!
Wrong!
Each and every have similar meanings and in some cases, they are both possible.
2. ..................... adult citizen has a vote.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. She was holding bags in ........................ hand.
Correct!
Wrong!
We do not use every to talk about two people or things.
4. I have read ....................... book on that shelf.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either each or every can be used here; however, every is preferred when we are talking about a large number.
5. There are three books on the table. .......................... book has a different size.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I gave them ....................... a coin.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The doctor examined .......................... patient.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. There are two teams in a cricket match. ........................ team has 11 players.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. ‘How often do you call your mother?’ ‘......................... day.’
Correct!
Wrong!
10. ............................ sentence must have a subject and a finite verb.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. He would call her .......................... few hours.
Correct!
Wrong!
We every to say how often something happens.
12. These apples cost 50 cents ...........................
Correct!
Wrong!
13. I have six cats. ......................... of them is a different color.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Each / Every winner will get a prize.
- Each / Every adult citizen has a vote.
- She was holding bags in each hand.
- I have read every book on that shelf.
- There are three books on the table. Each book has a different size.
- I gave them each a coin.
- The doctor examined each / every patient.
- There are two teams in a cricket match. Each team has 11 players.
- ‘How often do you call your mother?’ ‘Every day.’
- Every sentence must have a subject and a finite verb.
- He would call her every few hours.
- These apples cost 50 cents each.
- I have six cats. Each of them is a different color.
