This grammar exercise is designed for intermediate level learners. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate word or phrase.
1I met him in Germany three years ...............
Wrong!
Use "ago" with a past-tense verb and a time expression counted back from now.
2Have you been here ...............?
Wrong!
Use "before" with the present perfect to mean at any earlier time.
3I was in Spain two years ...............
Wrong!
Use "ago" with a past-tense verb and a time expression counted back from now.
4The two girls are ............... in looks, but not in personality.
Wrong!
Use "alike" after the verb "are" to mean similar to each other.
5I have been round ............... looking for the dog.
Wrong!
The phrase "all the village" means every part of the village.
6You have eaten ............... loaf.
Wrong!
Use "a whole" before a singular countable noun to mean complete.
7We are very ............... finished.
Wrong!
Use "nearly" after "very" to mean almost.
8............... I don’t agree with him, I think he is sincere.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Although" and "Even though" introduce a real contrast here.
9I have got ............... energy than I used to have.
Wrong!
Use "less" as the comparative form before an uncountable noun like "energy".
10Thank you very much. That was ............... of you.
Wrong!
Use "most kind" without "the" when "most" means very.
11They experienced little difficulty ............... the money.
Wrong!
After "difficulty", use"in stealing" with the -ing form.
12We are having ............... weather.
Wrong!
Use "terrible" without an article because "weather" is uncountable.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I met him in Germany three years ago
- Have you been here before?
- I was in Spain two years ago
- The two girls are alike in looks, but not in personality.
- I have been round all the village looking for the dog.
- You have eaten a whole loaf.
- We are very nearly finished.
- Although / Even though I don’t agree with him, I think he is sincere.
- I have got less energy than I used to have.
- Thank you very much. That was most kind of you.
- They experienced little difficulty in stealing the money.
- We are having terrible weather.
