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1 (pronouns-adverbs-adjectives-determiners)
- Pronouns
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
- Determiners
Choose the best alternative
- I can see Amanda. ______ is waiting for the New York plane.
- The clerk is speaking to the women. He is talking to ______ .
- A) them
- B) they
- C) him
- D) he
- I haven’t got the keys. Father has got ______ .
- Can you see those boys and ______ father?
- A) they
- B) them
- C) their
- D) him
- Today ______ weather is very hot.
- He is Mrs. Taylor’s ______ husband.
- Butterflies are ______ insects.
- Is a bee ______ insect?
- I’ll wait for you half ______ hour.
- I haven’t got ______ paint.
- We are late. The teacher will get angry with ______ .
- My father is ______ engineer.
- This is not my bicycle. It is my ______ bicycle.
- A) _
- B) father
- C) father’
- D) father’s
- Cats can wash ______ paws and fur.
- A) they
- B) his
- C) its
- D) their
- There is some milk. I’d like to drink ______ .
- A) they
- B) it
- C) them
- D) its
- Terry is talking to two ______ .
- A) women
- B) woman
- C) woman’s
- D) women’s
- All the ______ are following the man.
- A) policeman
- B) woman
- C) dog
- D) children
- There are many ______ on the shelf.
- A) paper
- B) magazines
- C) book
- D) dust
- I can see a lot of ______ outside the building.
- A) person
- B) man
- C) people
- D) child
- There is a lot of ice in ______ refrigerator.
- Give me two ______ cake, please.
- A) piece
- B) pieces
- C) slice
- D) pieces of
- ______ students are looking for their ball.
- A) That
- B) Those
- C) This
- D) They
- Please hand me ______ dictionary.
- A) that
- B) these
- C) it
- D) them
- A: Is this your suitcase?
B: No, ______ is my suitcase.- A) that
- B) these
- C) it
- D) they
- Bill and Jack are going to ______ house.
- A) they
- B) their
- C) them
- D) his
- My brother and I are hungry. ______ are thirsty too.
- Take Janet and Anna to _______ rooms.
- A) her
- B) them
- C) they
- D) their
- Father is calling Ali and me. He wants ______ .
- Serpil dropped some books, so I picked ______ up for her.
- A) them
- B) it
- C) its
- D) they
- The boys are holding up ______ hands.
- A) their
- B) there
- C) they
- D) them
- Seda and I washed ______ hands.
- Look at that house. All ______ windows are broken.
- A) their
- B) his
- C) it
- D) its
- The sea is dirty. There is oil on ______ .
- A) them
- B) they
- C) it
- D) her
- The girls can go home. They have finished ______ work.
- A) its
- B) ours
- C) hers
- D) their
- Do you want those shoes? I don’t want ______ .
- A) them
- B) they
- C) him
- D) its
- We called Allan. He came to ______ .
- Look at these books. Are ______ yours?
- A) they
- B) them
- C) this
- D) that
- We went to ______ seaside and played on the beach.
- Many tourists visit ______ Turkey.
- There is only ______ water in the glass. Please give me some more.
- A) many
- B) much
- C) a few
- D) a little
- There were not ______ people at the market yesterday.
- A) many
- B) much
- C) a few
- D) a little
- I put ______ sugar on the fruit. I do not like sugar very much.
- A) many
- B) much
- C) a few
- D) a little
- We can all get on the bus. There are only ______ passengers on it now.
- A) many
- B) much
- C) a few
- D) a little
- The policeman is holding the ______ right arm.
- A) robber
- B) robber’s
- C) robbers
- D) robbers’
- It was my ______ watch.
- A) grandfathers
- B) of grandfather
- C) grandfather’s
- D) grandfather
- I can see the ______ bicycles.
- A) boys’
- B) boys
- C) boy
- D) of the boys
- I checked the answers. Two of ______ were wrong.
- A) it
- B) its
- C) them
- D) they
- The postman gave me two letters, so I gave ______ to my mother.
- A) them
- B) its
- C) they
- D) it
- The army lost the battle because ______ was not strong.
- A) they
- B) them
- C) it
- D) its
- My parents are coming. I’ll open the door for ______ .
- A) they
- B) them
- C) him
- D) her
- Is this radio ______ ?
- A) to you
- B) of you
- C) you
- D) yours
- Give that ball to Tom and me. It ______ .
- A) is mine
- B) is ours
- C) is theirs
- D) is our
- We washed ______ and then had our dinner.
- A) myself
- B) himself
- C) herself
- D) ourselves
- You must learn to defend ______ , Tom.
- A) yourself
- B) yourselves
- C) himself
- D) ourselves
- I cut ______ on that piece of wire.
- A) himself
- B) myself
- C) oneself
- D) herself
- I saw the girls, so I spoke to ______ .
- A) she
- B) her
- C) they
- D) them
- You can have these books. ______ are too hard for me.
- A) It
- B) They
- C) Its
- D) There
- The rope was not very strong, so we did not use ______ .
- A) them
- B) its
- C) they
- D) it
- The policeman spoke to my sister and me. He told ______ about the bridge.
- The bananas were not ripe, so we did not buy ______ .
- A) it
- B) its
- C) them
- D) they
- Please open the window. I can’t reach ______ .
- My father listened to the news. He was very pleased with ______.
- A) they
- B) them
- C) it
- D) its
- Can you tell me ______ best way to the station?
- She works as ______ clerk in a very large bank.
- Cyprus is ______ island in the Mediterranean.
- There is ______ excellent film on television this evening.
- In England there is a saying. “______ apple a day keeps the doctor away”. This means that apples keep you healthy.
- It is going to rain. I must buy ______ umbrella quickly.
- ______ other day I had a letter from my friend.
- They enjoyed ______ at the party.
- A) himself
- B) themselves
- C) them
- D) _
- My friend cut ______ when she was cooking.
- A) myself
- B) himself
- C) herself
- D) her
- Help ______ to some more coffee.
- A) yourself
- B) myself
- C) you
- D) yours
- I taught ______ to play the guitar. I’ve never had lessons.
- A) me
- B) myself
- C) himself
- D) herself
- The cow hurt ______ when it tried to get through the fence.
- A) himself
- B) herself
- C) itself
- D) themselves
- That machine is automatic. It runs by ______ .
- A) itself
- B) it
- C) themselves
- D) herself
- She is wearing ______ unusual dress .
- The car was traveling at more than 90 miles ______ hour when the accident happened.
- It’s ______ time for us to go home.
- This cake was made with ______ butter so it should be good.
- His parents and ______ went to a concert last weekend.
- I enjoyed ______ vacation. Did you enjoy ______ too ?
- A) me / yours
- B) my / yourself
- C) mine / yours
- D) my / yours
- ______ of the children is sick today.
- A) One
- B) Fewer
- C) Many
- D) Some
- Everyone is responsible for ______ own composition.
- A) his
- B) their
- C) nobody’s
- D) all their
- I asked her ______ was on the phone.
- A) which
- B) who
- C) whom
- D) whomever
- I don’t have ______ petrol in my car.
- A) some
- B) no
- C) any
- D) lots of
- He knows ______ about sports.
- A) nothing
- B) anything
- C) at all
- D) something
- The children ran screaming into ______ own rooms.
- A) his
- B) they’re
- C) their
- D) its
- ______ of us are staying home.
- A) Some
- B) A little
- C) Couples
- D) Much
- There is ______ food in the house.
- A) none
- B) some
- C) no
- D) any
- Misfortunes like that aren’t ______ fault.
- A) each
- B) anybody
- C) no one’s
- D) anybody’s
- This test is for students ______ native language is not English.
- A) that
- B) whose
- C) of whom
- D) which
- Please lend me ______ dollar.
- Her mother wants ______ to wash the dishes.
- A) she
- B) her
- C) hers
- D) she herself
- Each of the children ______ given a box of chocolate.
- A) was
- B) were
- C) are
- D) aren’t
- Everyone ______ in the room now.
- A) are
- B) is
- C) were
- D) weren’t
- Everybody in the classroom ______ sleepy.
- A) is
- B) has
- C) are
- D) weren’t
- They were here, but they have gone back to ______ apartment.
- A) they’re
- B) theirs
- C) hers
- D) their
- A couple of the players ______ leaving now.
- All the businessmen ______ staying at the hotel.
- A) isn’t
- B) was
- C) is
- D) are
- A: Whose coat it that?
B: It’s ______ .- A) my daughter’s
- B) of my daughter
- C) to my daughter
- D) of my daughter’s
- A: Do you have five dollars?
B: No, I don’t, but Oswald has ______ money with him.- A) a lot of
- B) much of
- C) many
- D) lots
- Someone forgot an umbrella. I’ll try to find out ______ it is.
- A) whom
- B) of whom
- C) whose
- D) who
- Most of the students ______ in the classroom now.
- A: May I help you?
B: Yes, I want three ______ .- A) cans beans
- B) cans of beans
- C) can of beans
- D) can beans
- Half of the salad ______ yours.
- A) is
- B) were
- C) are
- D) aren’t
- “That coat is expensive, isn’t it?” “Yes, it costs ______ .”
- A) very many
- B) a lot of
- C) too much money
- D) too many
- A: Let’s have lunch at the Sultan Restaurant.
B: I can’t. I didn’t bring ______ money today.- A) some
- B) any
- C) none
- D) no
- A: Would you like some coffee?
B: Yes please, but just ______ .- A) few
- B) a few
- C) little
- D) a little
- A: Whose house is that?
B: It’s ______ .- A) the Taylor
- B) the Taylors
- C) the Taylor’s
- D) the Taylors’
- Would you like ______ of this cake?
- A) some
- B) a few
- C) few
- D) little
- The boy has a knife. Don’t let him cut ______ .
- A) himself
- B) itself
- C) herself
- D) yourself
- A: Do you read a lot?
B: Yes, I read ______ books every year.- A) a lot
- B) a lot of
- C) too much
- D) very few
- A: What is the matter with the baby?
B: She is ______ hungry.- A) a few
- B) a little
- C) little
- D) few
- My niece can’t find her umbrella. Is this blue one ______ ?
- A) of her
- B) his
- C) mine
- D) hers
- He paid for an ice-cream for ______ .
- A: Have you read this new book by Robert O’Neill?
B: No, I haven’t. ______ like to read it.- A) He’d
- B) She’d
- C) We’d
- D) I’d
- A: Is Ashley’s new dress blue?
B: No, ______ is green. Helen’s is blue.- A) hers
- B) her
- C) mine
- D) ours
- If the police ______ arrive soon, they’ll be too late.
- A) isn’t
- B) doesn’t
- C) don’t
- D) wasn’t
- He has two friends. That’s not very ______ .
- A) few
- B) many
- C) much
- D) a lot
- There ______ some fish very near the coast.
- A) weren’t
- B) was
- C) wasn’t
- D) were
- The police ______ looking for a man who escaped from prison.
- A) is
- B) was
- C) are
- D) has been
- Plastic surgery doesn’t cost ______ .
- A) a lot of
- B) much
- C) many
- D) very few
- He knows ______ about classical music.
- A) a lot
- B) a lot of
- C) many
- D) a few
- He is very honest. He is ______ than David.
- A) honest
- B) more honestly
- C) more honest
- D) honestly
- Some people think that life was ______ a hundred years ago.
- A) badly
- B) worst
- C) well
- D) better
- A bee is ______ than a bird.
- A) smaller
- B) smallest
- C) the smallest
- D) small
- A bicycle moves ______ than a car.
- A) slowly
- B) fast
- C) very slow
- D) more slowly
- Concorde is ______ other planes.
- A) the safest
- B) safest
- C) as safe as
- D) safer
- The news ______ bad.
- A) was
- B) are
- C) were
- D) aren’t
- ______ everybody here?
- A) Are
- B) Is
- C) Were
- D) Does
- He has a lot of friends. He is ______ than Tony.
- A) much less friendly
- B) less friendly
- C) the most friendly
- D) more friendly
- Other planes are not so ______ Concorde.
- A) more expensive
- B) expensive
- C) expensive as
- D) as expensive
- The Boeing 747 makes ______ noise than Concorde.
- A) much
- B) less
- C) most
- D) least
- It was a very ______ journey.
- A) interesting
- B) more interested
- C) interested
- D) interestingly
- Venus is the ______ planet to the earth.
- A) far
- B) nearest
- C) farther
- D) near
- What are the ______ sports in Turkey?
- A) interested
- B) as interesting
- C) better than
- D) most popular
- This team is bad. It plays ______ .
- A) badly
- B) bad
- C) not good
- D) well
- He runs ______ than David.
- A) better
- B) slowly
- C) well
- D) very fast
- Jim is 19 years old. Tony is 15. Jim is ______ than Tony.
- A) younger
- B) oldest
- C) older
- D) youngest
- He came late because he can’t run ______ the others.
- A) as fast as
- B) faster
- C) the fastest of
- D) quickly as
- Bill swims ______ than Robert.
- A) faster
- B) very badly
- C) good
- D) worst
- How ______ butter do you need?
- A) much
- B) many
- C) few
- D) a lot
- Colombia is the ______ country in the world.
- A) as wet as
- B) wetter than
- C) wetter
- D) wettest
- He thinks that their team is the ______ one in Italy.
- A) better than
- B) better
- C) best
- D) good
- Who sings the ______ in your class?
- A) happy
- B) more happily
- C) happily
- D) most happily
- My father is sick. I’m worried about ______ .
- I saw Ann at the party but I didn’t talk to ______ .
- A) hers
- B) him
- C) she
- D) her
- A: Why doesn’t Pete have any teeth?
B: Because he ______ brushed them.- A) usually
- B) often
- C) frequently
- D) never
- Almost all of my father’s teeth are good because he ______ brushes them.
- A) usually
- B) ever
- C) never
- D) sometimes
- Paul doesn’t feel very good now. In six weeks he’s going to feel ______ .
- A) bad
- B) better
- C) best
- D) badly
- Kate is ______ than any other actress on TV.
- A) as pretty
- B) not pretty
- C) prettier
- D) the prettiest
- It’s very ______ . It’s going to rain.
- A) cloudy
- B) cloudless
- C) clouds
- D) more cloudy
- They’re good players, but we can beat ______ .
- A) their
- B) they
- C) theirs
- D) them
- Lisa likes to read ______ horoscope.
- A) hers
- B) her
- C) mine
- D) yours
- The kitchen looks beautiful. Have you cleaned ______, Mary?
- A) its
- B) it’s
- C) it
- D) them
- Sam and Bob went swimming with ______ sister, Lisa.
- A) their
- B) theirs
- C) hers
- D) them
- I think he was driving ______ .
- A) dangerous
- B) less careful
- C) hardly
- D) carelessly
- I don’t know why she behaves so ______ sometimes.
- A) careless
- B) badly
- C) worse
- D) strange
- This bag isn’t ______ it looks.
- A) as lightly as
- B) lighter
- C) as light as
- D) the lightest
- I haven’t ______ been as fat as I’m now.
- A) ever
- B) never
- C) usually
- D) sometimes
- She is a ______ driver. She drives her car ______ .
- A) carelessly / careless
- B) slowly / slow
- C) well / good
- D) careful / carefully
- He is ______ at painting. He paints ______ .
- A) bad / worse
- B) bad / badly
- C) worse / bad
- D) badly / the worst
- She behaves ______ every day.
- A) good
- B) strange
- C) bad
- D) worse
- Not every American ______ English.
- A) doesn’t speak
- B) don’t speak
- C) speak
- D) speaks
- Terry hasn’t come to school ______ .
- A) almost
- B) yet
- C) just
- D) never
- Janet has ______ left home.
- A) just
- B) yet
- C) almost
- D) ever
- I can’t find my homework ______ .
- A) nowhere
- B) everywhere
- C) anywhere
- D) somewhere
- I’ve looked for my book ______ but I can’t find it.
- A) anywhere
- B) somewhere
- C) nowhere
- D) everywhere
- I’m sure it’s here ______ .
- A) somewhere
- B) everywhere
- C) anywhere
- D) nowhere
- The bus is very ______ .
- A) quickly
- B) slow
- C) well
- D) noisily
- She listens to the teacher very ______ .
- A) good
- B) carefully
- C) better
- D) careless
- The author writes ______ .
- A) bad
- B) good
- C) well
- D) careful
- He plays the piano ______ than his father.
- A) very good
- B) better
- C) the best
- D) very well
- A: ______ did you go yesterday?
B: I went to a restaurant.- A) Where
- B) Why
- C) When
- D) What
- A: ______ didn’t you phone him?
B: I haven’t got his telephone number.- A) What
- B) Why
- C) When
- D) How
- A: ______ did you come to school?
B: On the school bus.- A) When
- B) What
- C) Why
- D) How
- Horses ______ drive automobiles.
- A) often
- B) usually
- C) never
- D) sometimes
- Students ______ shout in the library.
- A) always
- B) often
- C) frequently
- D) seldom
- Tourists ______ visit museums.
- A) often
- B) seldom
- C) never
- D) rarely
- The sun is ______ hot.
- A) always
- B) often
- C) usually
- D) never
- A: Do you ever fail tests?
B: No. I ______ fail tests.- A) sometimes
- B) usually
- C) never
- D) ever
- Susan fails all of her history exams. She ______ passes them.
- A) ever
- B) never
- C) often
- D) seldom
- Bob saw only one film last year. He ______ goes to the cinema.
- A) often
- B) seldom
- C) sometimes
- D) never
- David eats a lot of pears and apples. He ______ eats fruit.
- A) sometimes
- B) rarely
- C) ever
- D) frequently
- We can’t do our homework. Can you help ______ ?
- I’m a strong player, he can’t beat ______ .
- Swimming is ______ excellent sport.
- Mike wants to watch TV ______ tonight.
- I’d like ______ bowl of soup, please.
- Can you see those two men? They are ______ policemen.
- My father hates ______ hospitals.
- ______ traffic in Turkey is bad.
- I’d like ______ ice-cream, please.
- A) a few
- B) few
- C) a little
- D) a lot
- A: How ______ apples did you eat?
B: I ate ______ apples.- A) many / a few
- B) much / some
- C) many / a little
- D) a lot of / a few
- Carol writes well. Andy writes ______ than Carol. Mary writes ______.
- A) good / the best
- B) better / better
- C) good / better
- D) better / the best
- Maria sings ______ Julia.
- A) better than
- B) as good as
- C) as bad as
- D) worse
- Julia gets up early. Mike gets up ______ than Julia. Anderson gets up ______ .
- A) as early as / earlier
- B) earlier / the earliest
- C) early / earlier
- D) the earliest / earlier
- She arrives at work much ______ than anyone else.
- A) earliest
- B) the earliest
- C) earlier
- D) as early as
- Robert works less ______ than Tom.
- A) carefully
- B) careful
- C) careless
- D) as carelessly as
- Which student in the class works ______ ?
- A) more careful
- B) less careful
- C) the most carefully
- D) the least careful
- Tom wasn’t hungry, so he ate only ______ soup.
- A) a few
- B) a little
- C) a lot
- D) little
- Which is ______ place you’ve ever been to?
- A) more beautiful
- B) as beautiful as
- C) the most beautiful
- D) the most beautifully
- David’s sister is thin but not ______ Mike’s.
- A) so thin
- B) thinner
- C) the thinnest
- D) so thin as
- ______ Amazon is ______ longest river in the World.
- A) The / the
- B) _ / the
- C) _ / _
- D) The / _
- ______ Lake Oregon is ______ large lake.
- A) The / a
- B) _ / a
- C) A / a
- D) _ / _
- He always drinks ______ tea with ______ milk.
- A) the / _
- B) _ / _
- C) a / _
- D) a / a
- A: Where is ______ coffee I bought?
B: It’s in ______ kitchen.- A) _ / the
- B) _ / _
- C) the / the
- D) the / a
- They went to France by ______ plane but we’re planning to go on ______ bus.
- A) the / the
- B) _ / a
- C) _ / _
- D) a / a
- My father has gone into ______ hospital for ______ operation.
- A) _ / _
- B) _ / an
- C) the / _
- D) the / an
- ______ ABC cinema is opposite ______ hospital.
- A) _ / the
- B) The / _
- C) An / the
- D) The / the
- We visited ______ Birmingham Museum ______ last year.
- A) _ / _
- B) the / the
- C) the / _
- D) _ / the
- ______ Atlantic Ocean is larger than ______ Mediterranean Sea.
- A) The / the
- B) The / _
- C) _ / _
- D) _ / the
- He is ______ vegetarian. He doesn’t eat ______ meat.
- A) _ / _
- B) a / _
- C) a / the
- D) the / _
- There is ______ horror film on ______ TV tonight.
- A) a / the
- B) an / _
- C) _ / _
- D) a / _
- ______ earth moves round ______ sun.
- A) An / the
- B) The / _
- C) _ / the
- D) The / the
- What is ______ capital of ______ Switzerland?
- A) the / the
- B) the / _
- C) a / _
- D) _ / a
- ______ milk is good for you. Why don’t you drink ______ milk in your glass?
- A) The / the
- B) _ / the
- C) _ / a
- D) A / the
- Tracey has been in ______ prison for a year. Last Sunday his father went to ______ prison to see him.
- A) _ / _
- B) the / the
- C) a / the
- D) _ / the
- ______ weather was terrible yesterday, so we spent all day at ______ home.
- A) The / _
- B) _ / the
- C) The / the
- D) A / _
- Good health is ______ than money.
- A) more important
- B) very important
- C) as important as
- D) the most important
- Who is ______ footballer in Turkey?
- A) very good
- B) a better
- C) the best
- D) best
- The world’s population is getting ______ every year.
- A) big
- B) bigger
- C) very big
- D) the biggest
- Janet is almost ______ her father. She’s 176 cm and he is 178 cm.
- A) tall as
- B) as tall as
- C) taller than
- D) a little shorter
- Today isn’t ______ yesterday.
- A) cold as
- B) as sunny as
- C) a little warmer
- D) a lot hotter
- Where is the ______ place in the world?
- A) hottest
- B) as peaceful as
- C) more interesting
- D) colder
- I can’t speak English as ______ my elder brother.
- A) good as
- B) fluently as
- C) better than
- D) well
- The plane arrived ______ than we’d expected.
- A) very late
- B) later
- C) as late as
- D) lately
- I’ve got very ______ money.
- A) few
- B) a few
- C) little
- D) some
- She’s got ______ records of classical music.
- A) very much
- B) very little
- C) a few
- D) plenty
- A: Were there ______ passengers on the plane?
B: Not ______ .- A) a few / many
- B) a lot of / many
- C) many / a few
- D) a lot of / much
- Only ______ Simon’s friends went to the match, not ______ .
- A) a few / much
- B) a few of / many
- C) some / much
- D) a lot of / many
- ______ I want is a cup of tea.
- A) All
- B) Every
- C) Whole
- D) Everything
- Listen to me. I can explain _______.
- A) all
- B) every
- C) everything
- D) whole
Answer Key
Students who want help with English grammar. It is written for you to use without a teacher.
Will be useful for you if you are not sure of the answers to questions like these:
- What is the difference between I did and I have done?
- When do we use will for the future?
- What is the structure after I wish?
- When do we say used to do and when do we say used to doing?
- When do we use the?
- What is the difference between like and as?
These and many other points of English grammar are explained and there are exercises on each point.
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