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Gap Fills Exercise

January 17, 2019 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. ………………… child can learn to sing.

Correct! Wrong!

Any and every can both be used to talk in general about all the members of a group.

2. Our birthdays are only a week …………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Apart can mean one from another.

3. The weather was unpredictable but we went hiking ………………………………

Correct! Wrong!

Anyway means the same as anyhow. Both words mean nevertheless.

4. ‘Which color would you like?’ ‘It doesn’t matter. …………………….. one.’

Correct! Wrong!

Any can mean this or that or the other.

5. On the table there were books of ………………………… kind.

Correct! Wrong!

Every is similar to all, but all is not possible here because it is used with plural nouns.

6. She doesn’t look …………………….. older than her daughter.

Correct! Wrong!

Any can modify comparatives. In this case, any is similar to at all.

7. Cooking breakfast is an ……………………. job.

Correct! Wrong!

Everyday means daily or common place.

8. I read the newspaper ………………………….

Correct! Wrong!

Every day is synonymous with each day.

9. Was the movie ………………….. good?

Correct! Wrong!

This is similar to ‘at all’.

10. My hopes were …………………..

Correct! Wrong!

Rise can mean go up.

11. The children were running …………………….. everywhere.

Please select 2 correct answers

Correct! Wrong!

Round is used for movement in a circle or curve. Around can refer to movements that are not very definite.

12. I can’t …………………….. to understand his motives.

Correct! Wrong!

Seem is often used with can’t. Appear cannot be used like this.

Answers

  1. Any / every child can learn to sing.
  2. Our birthdays are only a week apart.
  3. The weather was unpredictable but we went hiking anyway / anyhow.
  4. ‘Which color would you like?’ ‘It doesn’t matter. Any one.’
  5. On the table there were books of every kind.
  6. She doesn’t look any older than her daughter.
  7. Cooking breakfast is an everyday job.
  8. I read the newspaper every day.
  9. Was the movie any good?
  10. My hopes were rising.
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