Exercises for Practice
Fill in the blanks with words
Pronouns:
1. The landlady gets ------ clothes pressed in paris.
2. 'We have occupied ------ seats. Have ------- occupied ------?'
3. I got ------ aching tooth extracted.
4. The person ----- sells meat is a butcher.
Answers: 1. her 2. our, you, yours 3. my 4. who
Adverbs:
1. He spoke with great eloquence. He spoke ------
2. I thank you with all my heart. I thank you -------
3. The soldiers fought with great courage. They fought very -------
4. She searched for her umbrella in all places. She searched for her umbrella ------
Answers: 1. eloquently 2. wholeheartedly 3. courageously 4. everywhere
Adjectives:
1. I am ----- than Shahbuddin. (elder/ older)
2. We tuned on the radio for the ------ news. (latest/ last)
3. Gold is one of the ------ of metals. (costly)
4. Preethi is ------ than her elder sister. (tall)
Answers: 1. older 2. latest 3. costliest 4. taller
Verbs:
1. We ------ children's day last month. (celebrate)
2. I ---- the book tomorrow. (return)
3. It ------ since yesterday. (rain)
4. Vaseema ---- in IX class last year. (be)
Answers: 1. celebrated 2. will return 3. has been raining 4. was
Conjunctions:
1. I would have stopped ----- I had seen you.
2. Run fast ----- you won't win the race.
3. ------ you ask me, I won't help you.
4. We should not cut down the trees ------- they give us rain.
Answers: 1. if 2. otherwise 3. unless 4. since/ as
Prepositions:
1. It is ten ------- my watch.
2. There are a number of birds ------ the tree.
3. He is not interested ------- English.
4. My father gave -------- smoking.
Answers: 1. by 2. in 3. in 4. up
Interjection:
1. ------! We've won the match.
2. ------! The injured were dead.
Answers: 1. Hurrah! 2. Alas!