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Sentence Completion

English grammar quiz testing sentence completion skills with focus on appropriate word choice, verb tenses, prepositions, and sentence structure.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word and fill in the blank.

While holidaying in Toronto, Alice ________ a strong Canadian accent.

  1. caught
  2. earned
  3. acquired
  4. scored
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

Does John enjoy ________ models from clay?

  1. to make
  2. make
  3. making
  4. to making
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

________ he was, he played well.

  1. Though tired
  2. Tired though
  3. As tired
  4. Although tired
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

________ she was, she could not find her way.

  1. Though shocked
  2. Although shocked
  3. As shocked
  4. Shocked as
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word and fill in the blank.

Their front door was open, ________ nobody was at home.

  1. as
  2. or
  3. but
  4. so
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word and fill in the blank.

The bell for school has already ________.

  1. rang
  2. ring
  3. rung
  4. ringing
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word and fill in the blank.

There were ________ children in the class than expected.

  1. few
  2. fewer
  3. less
  4. lesser
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word and fill in the blank.

John has ________ on the sofa all morning.

  1. laid
  2. lain
  3. lied
  4. lay
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word and fill in the blank.

Each day she ________ her books neatly on the table.

  1. lies
  2. lays
  3. lay
  4. laid
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate words and fill in the blanks.

His old car goes ________, but sounds ________.

  1. quick, noisy
  2. quickly, noisy
  3. quickly, noisily
  4. quick, noisily
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

My aunt gave me a necklace ________ I was very thankful.

  1. to which
  2. on which
  3. at which
  4. for which
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word and fill in the blank.

________ circumstances arise that work becomes available, we shall tell you.

  1. Could
  2. Would
  3. Should
  4. Must
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word and fill in the blank.

We were given ________ work today than yesterday.

  1. fewer
  2. lesser
  3. less
  4. few
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word and fill in the blank.

Alice says that she has already ________ the table.

  1. laid
  2. lied
  3. lay
  4. lain
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

Sita ________ wait until her birthday.

  1. can hardly
  2. can't hardly
  3. won't hardly
  4. couldn't hardly
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

_______ much blood, the driver struggled with the controls, which felt sluggish.

  1. Losing
  2. Having lost
  3. Being lost
  4. Lost
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

The man was charged with theft. ________, he was suspected of committing a serious crime in another state.

  1. In addition
  2. In the same way
  3. For instance
  4. Similarly
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

I believe that smoking is extremely injurious to health. ________, have you heard of the people who die from cancer because they smoke?

  1. For instance
  2. In addition
  3. Similarly
  4. In the same way
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word and fill in the blank.

You will benefit ________ the experience.

  1. with
  2. to
  3. from
  4. by
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

I have invited John and Peter. ________ Harry, I don't care whether he comes or not.

  1. As for
  2. As far as
  3. While
  4. Whereas
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

The train was an hour late. ________, I managed to get to the meeting in time.

  1. On the contrary
  2. In the same way
  3. In spite of this
  4. Incidentally
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate words and fill in the blanks.

She held the bag ________ even though her arm hurt ________.

  1. tight, bad
  2. tightly, badly
  3. tight, badly
  4. tightly, bad
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

________ as quickly as possible, she managed to arrive in time.

  1. Being driving
  2. Driven
  3. Driving
  4. Having driving
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word/phrase and fill in the blank.

Why do you want to get a job as a secretary? You won’t be able to work for eight years. ________, you can’t type.

  1. In any case
  2. In general
  3. For instance
  4. Incidentally
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Don’t miss this opportunity ________ travelling to Japan.

  1. at
  2. to
  3. of
  4. on
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