XI

Grammar Skills

Worksheet

A. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions: (only answers to be written in your
grammar notebooks)

1. He is eligible …………….the post.

2. I bought this cycle ……………..six hundred rupees.
3. I listened ……………..what he said.
4. He divided his money …………..his sons.
5. Open your book ……………..page twenty.
6. Ceylon is ……………..the south of India.
7. Many people still believe ……………..magic.
8. Wait ………………me……………..the bus stop.
9. Your brother was charged ……………….theft.
10. The manager is not satisfied …………….his work.
11. He is junior …………….me ……………..service.
12. The soldier fought …………….courage.
13. The train was passing ………………..a tunnel.
14. I shall come ……………….an hour.
15. Can we depend ……………..you?
16. This white car belongs ………………me.
17. The ladies were surprised ………………..the seller’s rudeness.
18. He always boasts ………………his high connections.
19. What grudge do you have ………..me?
20. His disease is ………………..cure.
21. He quarrelled with me ………………..a trivial matter.
22. I had no knowledge ……………..this accident.
23. He is very sincere ……………me.
24. The crew fell short ……………food.
25. He felt ashamed …………..himself.
26. He hurried home ………….school.
27. It is difficult………………me to say what will happen next.
28. I was going to my friend’s house …………………the way I met his father.
29. She longs …………. her father’s arrival.
30. He deals ……………..cloth.

B. Complete the text using and, but, or. (only answers to be written in your grammar
notebooks)

I get up at half past eight in the morning. I´m hungry ...... there isn´t any food in the kitchen. I
want milk, cereals ...... orange juice. Then, I go to the shop ...... when I get there it´s still closed. I
go back home and into the kitchen. There´s some grapefruit juice and brown bread. ...... I don´t
like grapefruit juice ...... brown bread! This is not a good morning, so I go back to bed until the
shop opens.

C. Complete with and, but, or, so, because. (only answers to be written in your grammar
notebooks)
1. We aren´t going to the park ...... it´s raining.

2. I don´t have any money, ...... I´ll go to the bank.

3. She doesn´t like vegetables ...... fish.

4. I need milk, butter ...... bread.

5. There´s snow on the street ...... it´s not too cold.

6. She studies a lot ...... she never passes the exams.

7. You´ve got an exam tomorrow, ...... you must study tonight.

8. I don´t go to the cinema ...... I haven´t got any money.

D. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners. (only answers to be written in your
grammar notebooks)

1. ……………. books are missing from the library. (Any, Some)

2. She has not solved…………….. sums. (many, any)
3. This book is mine but………………. is yours, (that, any)
4. ……….boys have done their work. (That, These)
5. He didn’t make………… progress. (much, many)
6. He has forgotten……………….. of the details. (some, many)
7. The District Magistrate visited…………………….. flood affected area. (every, either)
8. ………….. villa is this? (Whose, What)
9. He is the…………. boy who has joined this gym. (first, whose)
10. I met her………… week. (this, those)