This grammar exercise tests your understanding of basic grammar rules and sentence patterns. Fill in the blanks.
1I am not the ............... bit afraid of dogs.
Wrong!
The fixed expression is "least" in "not the least bit", meaning not at all.
2The essay with the ............... mistakes isn’t always the best.
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Use "fewest" with a plural countable noun when comparing the smallest number.
3Last year I ............... to water-ski.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "learnt" and "learnt how" can be used before an infinitive to talk about gaining a skill.
4I want to ............... down for a few minutes.
Wrong!
Use "lie" in the phrase "lie down", meaning become horizontal.
5The ............... few days have been quite hectic.
Wrong!
The natural phrase is "last" in "the last few days" for recent days.
6Do you ............... to ride a bicycle?
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Use "know how" before an infinitive to talk about ability.
7The dog wagged ............... tail.
Wrong!
Use "its" as the possessive form before the noun "tail".
8When they mocked him, he ............... out angry words at his tormentors.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "spit" and "spat" are acceptable past-tense forms of "spit"; the past clause "When they mocked him" shows that a past form is needed, so "spits" is wrong.
9I understood her ............... her strange accent.
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Use "despite" before a noun phrase to show contrast.
10I have bought some eggs in case she ............... to dinner.
Wrong!
Use "stays" after "in case" for a future possibility with a third-person singular subject.
11We ............... Mumbai at 4 a.m.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "arrive at" and "arrive in" can be used with a city depending on how the place is viewed.
12We landed ............... Mumbai in the morning.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "at" and "in" can follow "landed" with a city name.
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- I am not the least bit afraid of dogs.
- The essay with the fewest mistakes isn’t always the best.
- Last year I learnt / learnt how to water-ski.
- I want to lie down for a few minutes.
- The last few days have been quite hectic.
- Do you know how to ride a bicycle?
- The dog wagged its tail.
- When they mocked him, he spit / spat out angry words at his tormentors.
- I understood her despite her strange accent.
- I have bought some eggs in case she stays to dinner.
- We arrive at / arrive in Mumbai at 4 a.m.
- We landed at / in Mumbai in the morning.