Intermediate Level Grammar Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. It took me a lot of time to get used ................................ under supervision.

to work

to working

working

Correct! Wrong!

Write to + ing form after get used.

2. If you want to lose weight, you have to .................................. your calorie intake.

cut out

cut down on

cut in

Correct! Wrong!

3. This color doesn't really ............................. me.

suit

suits

fit

fits

Correct! Wrong!

4. This suit doesn't ........................... me. Do you have a smaller size?

fit

suit

Either could be used here

Correct! Wrong!

We use fit when we are talking about size. We use suit when we are talking about color, design or similar aspects.

5. We were not able ............................ her home.

of locating

to locate

to locating

Correct! Wrong!

Use a to-infinitive after be able.

6. She is quite capable ............................... the situation.

to handle

of handling

to handling

Correct! Wrong!

Use of + ing form after capable.

7. We ........................ our roof blown off in the storm.

had

have

had have

Correct! Wrong!

8. That carpet needs ..............................

Please select 2 correct answers

to clean

cleaning

to be cleaned

Correct! Wrong!

9. Don't call them now. They ............................ have gone to bed.

can

would

must

Correct! Wrong!

Use must to make a logical inference.

10. She found it hard to accept the fact that she ...........................

failed

has failed

had failed

Correct! Wrong!

11. ............................ they arrived, the clock struck twelve.

Just

Just as

Just then

Correct! Wrong!

12. The writer ............................... works have influenced me the most is Dostoevsky.

whom

whose

who's

Correct! Wrong!

Answers

It took me a lot of time to get used to working under supervision.
If you want to lose weight, you have to cut down on your calorie intake.
This color doesn’t really suit me.
This suit doesn’t fit me. Do you have a smaller size?
We were not able to locate her home.
She is quite capable of handling the situation.
We had our roof blown off in the storm.
That carpet needs cleaning / to be cleaned.
Don’t call them now. They must have gone to bed.
She found it hard to accept the fact that she had failed.
Just as they arrived, the clock struck twelve.
The writer whose works have influenced me the most is Dostoevsky.