ENGLISH WORKSHEET

GRADE- 10
Topic: Determiners

Q1. Fill in the blanks with some, any, someone, anyone, something, anything etc.

1. I saw _______ moving among the bushes. It wasn't ______ that I could recognize.

2. I can't see _______ out there. There must be _______ wrong with your eyes!

3. There is _______ walking towards the house. Does _______ know who it is?

4. Isn't there _______ knocking at the door? I was sure I heard _______ out there.

5. There isn't _______ milk in the refrigerator. You had better ask _______ to get us _______.

6. I can't carry _______ more since both my hands are full. Can't you ask _______ else to help you?

7. We certainly don't need _______ more bread, but we do need _______ more tins of sardines.

8. Did _______ come near my desk while I was out? _______ seems to be missing from my drawer.

9. She knows _______ about what has happened here, but she will not say _______ about it to us.

10. There is ________ at the door. Why won't you open it? Is _______ the matter?

11. No, _______ is wrong. It is just that _______ wants to see Mary, and he won't go away even though I've
told him that she isn't here.

12. Would you like to have _______ to eat? Here are _______ jam tarts which I know you like.

13. There is _______ I want to tell you. _______ else must know about it, so you must promise not to tell
_______.

14. _______ who saw the accident is reporting to the police. It was a serious accident, and _______ was killed.

15. "Don't _______ of you know the answer to this question? Come on, surely there is ________ in this class
who can answer it!" the teacher said.

Q2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answer.

1. There isn't ______ food in the house.

(A) any (B) many (C) some (D) a few

2. How ______ boys bought tickets for the show?

(A) a few (C) much
(B) some (D) many

3. He spends ______ his time watching television.

(A) many of (C) a few of
(B) a great deal of (D) a large number of

4. Can you lend me ______ ringgit?

(A) many (C) a few
(B) any (D) a great deal of

5. There was ______ rain yesterday.

(A) a few (C) a little
(B) any (D) many

6. The thieves stole ______ goats.

(A) a large number of (C) much
(B) a great deal of (D) a little

7. There is only ______ tea in the cup.

(A) several (C) a few
(B) a little (D) a lot of

8. We don't have ______ time to finish this work.

(A) a little (C) much
(B) some (D) many

9. I'm very thirsty. Give me ______ water.

(A) a few (B) much (C) any (D) some
10. I'm tired. I need ______ rest.
(A) a few (C) many
(B) plenty of (D) a large number of
Q3. Fill in the blanks with 'many', 'much', 'a few', or 'a little'.

1. He told me that ______ guests would be arriving today. As we don't have ______ room in our house, he is
taking them to a hotel.

2. Put ______ cornflour in the gravy to thicken it. Simmer the gravy for ______ minutes before taking it off the
stove.

3. There are quite ______ old coins in my collection. I wonder how ______ they are worth now.

4. She has ______ more dresses to sew, but there is only ______ thread left on the reel.

5. The bank is just ______ kilometers from here. It won't take you ______ time to get there.

6. Not ______ people attended the church wedding, but ______ turned up at the luncheon. We couldn't help
feeling ______ disappointed at this attitude of the guests.

7. Use ______ ink-remover to get the stains off your shirt.

8. I shan't take ______ of your time. I've got ______ matters to clear up with you.

9. We couldn't buy ______ meat from the butcher as he had only ______ left.

10. Dab ______ perfume behind your ears, but don't use too ______ as the scent can be overpowering.

11. ______ money is being spent to construct the road, which will be ready in ______ months' time.

12. Quite ______ trees were blown down in the storm last night. ______ workers were trying to clear them off
the road this morning.

13. Not ______ iron ore was exported last month. Unless production improves, ______ workers will be
unemployed soon.

14. How ______ days are there before the National day celebrations? My brother can't help feeling ______
excited about taking part in the celebrations.

15. There are ______ caterpillars on the leaves of the lime tee. Try spraying ______ insecticide on the tree.

16. How ______ rice is there in the pot ? We need only ______ to feed the cat.

17. There were not ______ oranges to choose from. We bought ______ which we thought were not sour.

18. He can't speak ______ of our language as he comes from abroad. He needs _______ more time to adjust
himself to this country. There will be ______ chances for him to practice speaking.