Fill in the blanks with each or every. In some sentences, you can use either each or every.
1. ........................ winner will get a prize.
Wrong!
Each and every have similar meanings and in some cases, they are both possible.
2. ..................... adult citizen has a vote.
Wrong!
3. She was holding bags in ........................ hand.
Wrong!
We do not use every to talk about two people or things.
4. I have read ....................... book on that shelf.
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.
Wrong!
6. I gave them ....................... a coin.
Wrong!
7. The doctor examined .......................... patient.
Wrong!
8. There are two teams in a cricket match. ........................ team has 11 players.
Wrong!
9. ‘How often do you call your mother?’ ‘......................... day.’
Wrong!
10. ............................ sentence must have a subject and a finite verb.
Wrong!
11. He would call her .......................... few hours.
Wrong!
We every to say how often something happens.
12. These apples cost 50 cents ...........................
Wrong!
13. I have six cats. ......................... of them is a different color.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/13
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.
