Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase. This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules.
1Get your big feet ............... my flowers.
Wrong!
Use "off" to mean away from or no longer touching something.
2We need three meters ............... the windows.
Wrong!
Use "between" for the space separating two things, so the correct answer is "between".
3There is something ............... the piano.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "under" and "underneath" mean below something here.
4I had to get up ...............
Wrong!
Use "in the night" to mean during the night in this sentence.
5I can run 400 meters ............... about one minute.
Wrong!
Use "in" to say how long it takes to do something.
6I am at home ...............
Wrong!
Use "every evening" without a preposition.
7Don’t forget to signal when ............... right.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "when", both "turning" and "you are turning" are natural here.
8Life would be more peaceful without ...............
Wrong!
Use "the phone" to refer generally to the telephone as a part of everyday life.
9Try ............... to her.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "and speak" and "to speak" can follow "try" in this sentence.
10You have eaten ...............
Wrong!
Use "a whole loaf" to mean one complete loaf.
Done.
Score: 0/10
Answers
- Get your big feet off my flowers.
- We need three meters between the windows.
- There is something under / underneath the piano.
- I had to get up in the night
- I can run 400 meters in about one minute.
- I am at home every evening
- Don’t forget to signal when turning / you are turning right.
- Life would be more peaceful without the phone
- Try and speak / to speak to her.
- You have eaten a whole loaf
