20
fill-in-the-blank questions with a mix of present simple, present continuous,
and present perfect tense:
1. She ______ (go) to school every
morning.
2. I ______ (read) a novel right now.
3. They ______ (play) football in the park at the moment.
4. He ______ (work) in this company for five years.
5. We ______ (study) English every day.
6. My mother ______ (cook) dinner now.
7. The baby ______ (sleep) peacefully.
8. You ______ (watch) TV at the moment?
9. The teacher ______ (explain) the lesson clearly.
10. I ______ (not/finish) my homework yet.
11. She always ______ (drink) green tea in the morning.
12. They ______ (live) in Kathmandu for a long time.
13. I ______ (go) to the market right now.
14. He ______ (write) a letter to his friend.
15. We ______ (visit) many beautiful places this year.
16. The dog ______ (bark) loudly at the moment.
17. My friend ______ (help) me with my project now.
18. She ______ (already/complete) her assignment.
19. The sun ______ (shine) brightly today.
20. They ______ (not/see) that movie yet.
20
fill-in-the-blank questions with a mix of past tenses using when, while,
after, and before:
1.
I
was cooking dinner ______ she called me.
2.
He
arrived home ______ it started raining.
3.
______
they were playing football, it began to snow.
4.
She
had left the room ______ I entered.
5.
I
finished my homework ______ going to bed.
6.
They
were watching a movie ______ I knocked on the door.
7.
He
washed his hands ______ he ate.
8.
______
I woke up, the sun was shining.
9.
She
smiled ______ she saw her friend.
10. ______ we were walking to school, we
met our teacher.
11. He had completed the report ______ the
meeting began.
12. The baby was sleeping ______ the phone
rang.
13. They cleaned the room ______ the
guests left.
14. I was reading a book ______ you were
watching TV.
15. He apologized ______ making a mistake.
16. We went for a walk ______ dinner.
17. ______ she was studying, her friends
were playing outside.
18. They left the house ______ it got
dark.
19. The lights went out ______ we were
having dinner.
20. She had already gone to bed ______ I
got home.
a. Can you ............. the box
in the back garden? (bury/berry)
b. Alex could not ........... the branch
off the tree. (break/brake)
c. .................. pencil is on the
floor? (Who’s/Whose)
d. We have got
very ................... (phew/few) tasks left.
e. Some tribes worship their gods before
they ...................... (prey/pray)
f. ....................... it. Everything is messed
up. (Dam /Damn)
g. What a wonderful ................... the
professor presented. (lesson/lessen)
1.
a. Does
television ................ children? (affect/effect)
b. Does television have an ................. on
children? (affect/effect)
c. Could you ..................me your book,
please? (borrow/lend)
d. Can I.................... your pen?
(borrow/lend)
e. Prices seem to ....................every year.
(raise/rise)
f. You can ..............your hand if you
want to ask a question. (raise/rise)
g. What did he ............ to you?
(say/tell)
h. I can’t ............. Hindi. (speak/talk)
i. I will .................... to you on the phone.
(speak/talk)
j. I think that’s a
very ................ idea. (sensible/sensitive)
k. My teeth are very .................. to
cold. (sensible/sensitive)
l. Our ..................... is a popular
person. (principal/principle)
m. I couldn’t understand the .............. of
gravity. (principal/principle)
n. All friends, ................. Nabina, came
to the party. (accept/except)
o. Will you ............ my request?
(accept/except)
p. They were making too much .................
(noise/sound)
q. All she could hear was
the ............. of the waves. (noise/sound)
r. Did you give him any ..............for
his career? (advice/advise)
s. My parents ................... me to be a
teacher. (advice/advise)
20 practice questions where you need
to arrange words in alphabetical order
Ball, Bag, Bat, Band
Cat, Cup, Cap, Cart
Dog, Drum, Duck, Door
Fish, Fan, Farm, Fence
Gate, Garden, Gift, Game
Hat, Hill, House, Horse
Jam, Jug, Jar, Jump
Kite, King, Key, Kitten
Lamp, Land, Leaf, Ladder
Map, Market, Mask, March
Net, Nest, Name, Neck
Pen, Pin, Pan, Pet
Queen, Quick, Quilt, Quarrel
Rain, Rabbit, Ring, Rope
Sun, Sand, Sit, Salt
Tree, Train, Table, Track
Van, Vase, Vote, Visit
Water, Watch, Wall, Wave
Xylophone, Xenon, Xerox, X-ray
Zebra, Zero, Zip, Zone
20 fill-in-the-gap questions using although,
in spite of, despite, so that, because, because of, due to, even though,
and though:
- She went to the party ______ feeling tired.
- ______ it was raining, they played football.
- He was late ______ the heavy traffic.
- They stayed indoors ______ the bad weather.
- I studied hard ______ I could pass the exam.
- ______ he was sick, he went to work.
- He couldn’t attend the meeting ______ his illness.
- She smiled ______ she was upset.
- We arrived late ______ the road was closed.
- He didn’t win the race ______ running very fast.
- ______ her busy schedule, she always finds time for
family.
- They left early ______ they wanted to catch the first
bus.
- He passed the exam ______ not preparing well.
- The match was canceled ______ heavy rain.
- She went to school ______ her fever.
- I woke up early ______ I could finish my project on
time.
- ______ he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.
- She failed the test ______ she had studied a lot.
- The concert was postponed ______ bad weather.
- He bought a new car ______ he needed one for work.
the answers to
the 20 fill-in-the-blank questions with a mix of present simple, present
continuous, and present perfect tense:
1. She goes to school every morning. (present
simple)
2. I am reading a novel right now. (present
continuous)
3. They are playing football in the park at
the moment. (present continuous)
4. He has worked in this company for five
years. (present perfect)
5. We study English every day. (present
simple)
6. My mother is cooking dinner now. (present
continuous)
7. The baby is sleeping peacefully. (present
continuous)
8. Are
you watching TV at the moment?
(present continuous)
9. The teacher explains the lesson clearly. (present
simple)
10. I have not finished my homework yet.
(present perfect)
11. She always drinks green tea in the morning.
(present simple)
12. They have lived in Kathmandu for a long
time. (present perfect)
13. I am going to the market right now.
(present continuous)
14. He is writing a letter to his friend.
(present continuous)
15. We have visited many beautiful places
this year. (present perfect)
16. The dog is barking loudly at the moment. (present
continuous)
17. My friend is helping me with my project now.
(present continuous)
18. She has already completed her assignment.
(present perfect)
19. The sun is shining brightly today. (present
continuous)
20. They have not seen that movie yet. (present
perfect)
the answers to
the 20 fill-in-the-blank questions with a mix of past tenses using when,
while, after, and before:
1. I was cooking
dinner when she called me.
2. He arrived home when it started raining.
3. While
they were playing football, it began to snow.
4. She had left the
room before I entered.
5. I finished my
homework before going to bed.
6. They were
watching a movie when I knocked
on the door.
7. He washed his
hands before he ate.
8. When
I woke up, the sun was shining.
9. She smiled when she saw her friend.
10. While
we were walking to school, we met our teacher.
11. He had completed
the report before the meeting
began.
12. The baby was
sleeping when the phone rang.
13. They cleaned the
room after the guests left.
14. I was reading a
book while you were watching TV.
15. He apologized after making a mistake.
16. We went for a
walk after dinner.
17. While
she was studying, her friends were playing outside.
18. They left the
house before it got dark.
19. The lights went
out while we were having dinner.
20. She had already
gone to bed before I got home.
The answers to
the 20 fill-in-the-gap questions:
1. She went to the
party in spite of feeling tired.
2. Although
it was raining, they played football.
3. He was late because of the heavy traffic.
4. They stayed
indoors due to the bad weather.
5. I studied hard so that I could pass the exam.
6. Even though he was sick, he went to work.
7. He couldn’t
attend the meeting because of
his illness.
8. She smiled though she was upset.
9. We arrived late because the road was closed.
10. He didn’t win the
race despite running very fast.
11. In spite of her busy schedule, she always finds time for
family.
12. They left early because they wanted to catch the first
bus.
13. He passed the
exam despite not preparing well.
14. The match was
canceled due to heavy rain.
15. She went to
school in spite of her fever.
16. I woke up early so that I could finish my project on
time.
17. Although
he tried hard, he didn’t succeed.
18. She failed the
test even though she had studied
a lot.
19. The concert was
postponed because of bad
weather.
20. He bought a new
car because he needed one for
work.
Here are the
answers:
1. Choose the right
word to fill in the blanks:
a. Can you bury the box in the back garden?
(bury/berry)
b. Alex could not break the
branch off the tree. (break/brake)
c. Whose pencil is on the floor?
(Who’s/Whose)
d. We have got very few tasks
left. (phew/few)
e. Some tribes worship their gods before they pray. (prey/pray)
f. Damn it. Everything is messed
up. (Dam/Damn)
g. What a wonderful lesson the
professor presented. (lesson/lessen)
2. Complete the
sentences by choosing the correct word given in brackets:
a. Does
television affect children?
(affect/effect)
b. Does television have an effect
on children? (affect/effect)
c. Could you lend me your book,
please? (borrow/lend)
d. Can I borrow your pen?
(borrow/lend)
e. Prices seem to rise every
year. (raise/rise)
f. You can raise your hand if
you want to ask a question. (raise/rise)
g. What did he say to you?
(say/tell)
h. I can’t speak Hindi.
(speak/talk)
i. I will talk to you on the
phone. (speak/talk)
j. I think that’s a very sensible
idea. (sensible/sensitive)
k. My teeth are very sensitive
to cold. (sensible/sensitive)
l. Our principal is a popular
person. (principal/principle)
m. I couldn’t understand the principle
of gravity. (principal/principle)
n. All friends, except Nabina,
came to the party. (accept/except)
o. Will you accept my request?
(accept/except)
p. They were making too much noise.
(noise/sound)
q. All she could hear was the sound
of the waves. (noise/sound)
r. Did you give him any advice
for his career? (advice/advise)
s. My parents advise me to be a
teacher. (advice/advise)
3. Arrange words in
alphabetical order (Answers):
1.
Bag, Ball, Band, Bat
2.
Cap, Cart, Cat, Cup
3.
Dog, Door, Drum, Duck
4.
Fan, Farm, Fence, Fish
5.
Game, Garden, Gate, Gift
6.
Hat, Hill, Horse, House
7.
Jam, Jar, Jug, Jump
8.
Key, King, Kite, Kitten
9.
Ladder, Lamp, Land, Leaf
10. Map, March,
Market, Mask
11. Name, Neck,
Nest, Net
12. Pan, Pen,
Pet, Pin
13. Quarrel,
Queen, Quick, Quilt
14. Rabbit,
Rain, Ring, Rope
15. Salt, Sand,
Sit, Sun
16. Table,
Track, Train, Tree
17. Van, Vase,
Visit, Vote
18. Wall, Watch,
Water, Wave
19. Xenon,
Xerox, X-ray, Xylophone
20. Zebra, Zero,
Zip, Zone
The specified suffixes and prefixes:
Suffix:
-ment
1.
Enjoyment
2.
Achievement
-able
1.
Readable
2.
Comfortable
-less
1.
Careless
2.
Hopeless
Prefix:
un-
1.
Unhappy
2.
Unlikely
dis-
1.
Disagree
2.
Dishonest
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