Gap Fills Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. I like …………………… music.

all
every
each
We cannot use every with uncountable nouns.

2. You have eaten ……………………… loaf.

all
all a
a whole
All is not normally used with a or an.

3. Under no circumstances ………………………… allowed in the pub.

children are
are children
We use an inverted word order after negative expressions like ‘under no circumstances’.

4. The two sisters are very much ……………………….

like
alike
similar
Alike means like each other. It is used in predicative positions.

5. I was here a year ………………………….

ago
before
back
We use ago to count back from the present.

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6. ………………………… drug is 100 percent safe.

No
Not any
None of
We cannot start a new sentence with not any. Instead we use no.

7. I think we should paint the wall …………………….. color.

an other
another
other
Another means an alternative.

8. I am looking forward to being .................................

grandmother
the grandmother
a grandmother

9. He has two children. …………………… of them are good at maths.

All
Both
Either could be used here
Both is used to speak of two people or things.

10. I will be here ……………………. four o’clock onwards.

from
since
for
We do not use since to measure duration from the point of view of a future end-point.

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11. I will phone you when I …………………….. time.

have
will have
would have
In subordinate clauses, we normally use a present tense with a future meaning.

12. I had no sooner closed the door …………………….. somebody knocked.

than
when
before
We use than after sooner.

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Answers
1. I like all music.
2. You have eaten a whole loaf.
3. Under no circumstances are children allowed in the pub.
4. The two sisters are very much alike.
5. I was here a year ago.
6. No drug is 100 percent safe.
7. I think we should paint the wall another color.
8. I am looking forward to being a grandmother.
9. He has two children. Both of them are good at maths.
10. I will be here from four o’clock onwards.
11. I will phone you when I have time.
12. I had no sooner closed the door than somebody knocked.

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