Fill in the blanks.
1The sick boy looked ............... .
Wrong!
The adjective "pale" means having little colour, while "pail" is a bucket.
2The cat licked ............... tail.
Wrong!
The possessive determiner "its" shows that the tail belongs to the cat.
3............... raining.
Wrong!
"It's" is the contraction of "it is" in this sentence.
4The lecture was quite ............... .
Wrong!
"Uninteresting" means not interesting and correctly describes the lecture.
5I have so ............... work to do.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "work".
6They are very rich, ...............?
Wrong!
A positive main clause takes the negative question tag "aren't they".
7............... beautiful painting it is!
Wrong!
Use "What a" before an adjective plus a singular countable noun in this exclamation.
8............... terrible!
Wrong!
Use "How" before an adjective in this exclamation.
9It was a ............... experience.
Wrong!
"Terrifying" describes the experience that caused fear.
10I was ............... to hear the news.
Wrong!
"Horrified" describes how the speaker felt after hearing the news.
11The snake ............... the frog.
Wrong!
"Caught" is the correct past simple form of "catch".
12He ............... for his generosity.
Wrong!
"Is known" is the correct passive form before "for his generosity".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- The sick boy looked pale .
- The cat licked its tail.
- It’s raining.
- The lecture was quite uninteresting .
- I have so much work to do.
- They are very rich, aren’t they?
- What a beautiful painting it is!
- How terrible!
- It was a terrifying experience.
- I was horrified to hear the news.
- The snake caught the frog.
- He is known for his generosity.

