This interactive exercise tests your range of grammar and vocabulary.
Fill in the blanks.
1She is ............... to make her own decisions now.
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When "enough" modifies an adjective, it comes after the adjective, so "mature enough" is correct.
2Girls mature ............... than boys.
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The comparative form of "early" is "earlier", not "more early" or "more earlier".
3The body ............... maturity earlier than the mind.
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The verb "reach" takes a direct object here, so "reaches" is correct.
4............... we will see you tomorrow.
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The one-word adverb "Maybe" means "perhaps" at the beginning of this sentence.
5Many elderly people do not have the ............... to travel.
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The noun "means" means money or resources, so "means" is correct.
6How could anyone be so ...............?
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The adjective "mean" describes someone who is unkind, so "mean" is correct.
7I do not want anyone to ............... in my affairs.
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The verb "meddle" means interfere, so "meddle" is correct.
8It takes a lot of ............... to fight bulls.
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The noun "mettle" means courage or determination, so "mettle" is correct.
9The lawyer tried to ............... between the company and the union.
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The verb "mediate" means try to settle a disagreement, so "mediate" is correct.
10She spends hours admiring ............... in the mirror.
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Use the reflexive pronoun "herself" because the object refers back to the subject.
11I do not approve of whisky, but I am not averse ............... a glass of wine now and then.
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The adjective "averse" is followed by the preposition "to".
12Cats have an aversion ............... wet.
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After "aversion", use "to" plus a gerund, so "to getting" is correct.
Answers
- She is mature enough to make her own decisions now.
- Girls mature earlier than boys.
- The body reaches maturity earlier than the mind.
- Maybe we will see you tomorrow.
- Many elderly people do not have the means to travel.
- How could anyone be so mean?
- I do not want anyone to meddle in my affairs.
- It takes a lot of mettle to fight bulls.
- The lawyer tried to mediate between the company and the union.
- She spends hours admiring herself in the mirror.
- I do not approve of whisky, but I am not averse to a glass of wine now and then.
- Cats have an aversion to getting wet.