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 to count back from the present.
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 finished time period.
4The two girls are ............... in looks, but not in personality.
Wrong!
Use "alike" after a linking verb to mean similar to each other.
5I have been ............... the village looking for the dog.
Wrong!
Use "all over" before a place to mean in many parts of it.
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" can both introduce a real contrast.
9I have got ............... energy than I used to have.
Wrong!
Use "less" as the comparative before the uncountable noun "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 before the uncountable noun "weather".
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 all over 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.