Grammar Usage Competition ( 5 )

Name : _____________________ Class:_____________

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.

1. Kok Ping can run 400 metres ______ three minutes.

A. in B.into C. around D. through

2. Not ________ birds fly , but most of them can.

A. all B.each C. some D. many

3. The fish _____ by the fisherman is now on the dining table.

A. catch B. caught C. catches D. catching

4. Edison has not eaten ________ avocado before.

A. a B.an C. the D. –

5. The policeman asked my sister to pull ______ to the roadside.

A. up B.out C. over D. through

6. As it was a fine day , the sun _________.

A. blew strongly B. baked fiercely
C. rained heavily D. shone brightly

7. The oranges bought by my sister were _________ lime.

A. as sour as B.as salty as
C. as bitter as D. as sweet as

8. The ________ were arguing over the expenditure for the month.
A. husband and wife B.prince and princess
C. waiter and waitress D. author and authoress

9. They ________ late for class yesterday morning.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

10. Irene is the _________ girl in my class.

A. clever B .cleverer
C. cleverest D. as clever as