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Sentence Completion Exercise

May 5, 2018 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.

1. I earn ………………………. money than my wife.

Correct! Wrong!

We use less with uncountable nouns and fewer with countable nouns.

2. I have got ………………………… problems than I used to have.

Correct! Wrong!

We use fewer with plural nouns.

3. Choose the ………………………… of the two evils.

Correct! Wrong!

Lesser can mean smaller in a rather formal style.

4. The government must take immediate action, lest the problem ……………………….. worse.

Correct! Wrong!

Lest can be followed by should + infinitive or a subjunctive verb.

5. Let’s take a short break, ………………………?

Correct! Wrong!

Shall we is used as a question tag after let’s.

6. ‘Let’s go for a walk, shall we?’ Yes, ………………………’

Correct! Wrong!

Let’s is used in short answers.

7. I don’t let the children …………………………. up late.

Correct! Wrong!

Let is followed by an infinitive without to.

8. He worked ………………………….. a driver for five years.

Correct! Wrong!

As is used to say what function or role a person or thing has.

9. ……………………….. people can learn a foreign language perfectly.

Correct! Wrong!

Only a few means the same as few. It is more common in an informal style.

10. Cactuses need ……………………….. water.

Correct! Wrong!

Only a little means the same as little.

11. The play was …………………………. interesting.

Correct! Wrong!

We cannot use little to modify other adjectives and adverbs.

12. I waited ……………………………… but he didn’t come.

Correct! Wrong!

We do not normally use long in affirmative clauses.

Answers

1. I earn less money than my wife.
2. I have got fewer problems than I used to have.
3. Choose the lesser of the two evils.
4. The government must take immediate action, lest the problem get / should get worse.
5. Let’s take a short break, shall we?
6. ‘Let’s go for a walk, shall we?’ ‘Yes, let’s.’
7. I don’t let the children stay up late.
8. He worked as a driver for five years.
9. Few / only a few people can learn a foreign language perfectly.
10. Cactuses need little / only a little water.
11. The play was not very interesting.
12. I waited for a long time but he didn’t come.

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