all and every: meaning – similar BUT grammar - different

ALL + PLURAL EVERY + SINGULAR ALL / EVERY

All days are different. Every day is different.
All men make mistakes. Every man makes mistakes. Choose the correct determiner.
Other determiners (the, my, this etc.) can be used after all, but
not after every. 1 Not all / every girls have long hair.

All the schools were closed in Every school was closed in 2 All / Every problem is difficult.
summer. summer. 3 She likes all / every kinds of movies.
all my fellows all these bags every fellow every bag 4 Not all / every problem is important.
all day = a complete day (from morning to night) ; every day = on 5 I took part in all / every competition.
all days (on Monday, on Tuesday, on Wednesday etc.) 6 I usually win all / every competitions.
I was very tired yesterday. I I work hard every day. 7 All / Every house in this street has a big living
worked hard all day.
room.
8 All / Every children in this class study hard.
9 All / Every the machines in the house went
Re-write the sentences with every. wrong.
10 I practise the piano for an hour all / every
 All the planes were late. – Every plane was late. day.

1 All elephants can remember things easily. Complete the sentences with all or every.
___________________________________
1 _______ glasses in the house is broken.
2 Are all roses red?
____________________________________
2 _______ languages have nouns.
3 All horses have four legs.
____________________________________ 3 _______ her students have left school.
4 All cars have engines.
____________________________________ 4 ‘Does she believe this story?’ ‘She believes
5 All languages are different. _________ word.’
____________________________________
5 The baby’s been smiling _______ afternoon.
6 All the trains stop at this station.
___________________________________ 6 Tom and Peter go to see their grandma
_______ two weeks.

7 Why do you write _______ other line?

Complete the sentences with every day or all day.
8 ______ year is new and different.
1 Yesterday it snowed ____________.
2 She buys a magazine _____________ but sometimes she 9 ______ houses in that village look the same.
doesn’t read it.
3 We aren’t going out tomorrow. We’ll be at home 10 _____ house in that village looks the same.
___________.
4 My dad usually drinks about three cups of tea
____________. All women become like their mothers.
5 I felt ill yesterday, so I stayed in bed __________. That is their tragedy.
6 Mr Black was tired yesterday because he worked hard No man does. That’s his.
_____________. (Oscar Wilde)
7 Her wife is tired now because she’s been cleaning the
house_________.
8 She cleans the house ______________. Every day, in every way, I am getting
better and better.
(Emile Coué)