English Language

Fill in the Blanks

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All Contextual Vocabulary 2563 Prepositional Usage 2021 Tense and Aspect 1751 Determiners 1005 Phrasal Verbs 949 Confusable Vocabulary 908 Pronoun Antecedent 867 Subject-Verb Agreement 735 Collocations 654 Idiomatic Expressions 627 Conjunctions and Connectors 557 Modals 390

Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

Another important activity is to ....... your spoken language.

  1. train

  2. practice

  3. exercise

  4. emphasise
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence requires a verb that describes what you do with spoken language skills. 'Practice' is the correct choice because it means to do something repeatedly to improve your skill. 'Train' typically requires an object (you train someone or something, not practice itself), 'exercise' is more physical, and 'emphasise' means to give special importance to something.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

If you manage to do all these things, it won't be long before you find yourself speaking the language........

  1. flowingly

  2. fluently

  3. knowingly

  4. frequently
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence describes speaking a language well. 'Fluently' is the correct adverb meaning 'flowing easily and naturally'. 'Flowingly' is not a standard word, 'knowingly' means with awareness, and 'frequently' means often - these don't fit the context of speaking well.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

Start reading the story from page 4 and then go on until you ....... the end of the chapter.

  1. arrive

  2. reach

  3. touch

  4. achieve
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence describes reaching a specific point in a book. 'Reach' is correct because it means to arrive at or get to a place or point. 'Arrive' typically requires 'at' after it, 'touch' doesn't fit the context of getting to the end, and 'achieve' is used for goals or accomplishments, not physical locations in text.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

I need to find some kind of chemical that will ....... the weeds in the garden.

  1. keep off

  2. keep out

  3. keep down

  4. keep on
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence requires a phrasal verb meaning to control or suppress weeds. 'Keep down' is correct because it means to suppress, control, or prevent something from growing or spreading. 'Keep off' means to stay away from, 'keep out' means to prevent entry, and 'keep on' means to continue - none of these fit the context of weed control.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

Last week I ....... the book you wanted to buy from a small shop.

  1. came up

  2. came into

  3. came across

  4. came by
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence describes finding something by chance. 'Came across' is the correct phrasal verb meaning to find something unexpectedly. 'Came up' means to rise or appear, 'came into' typically means to inherit or enter, and 'came by' means to obtain or acquire - none of these capture the element of chance discovery.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

Don't worry we'll have to wait a little longer because I'm sure he'll ....... soon.

  1. turn up

  2. turn in

  3. turn into

  4. turn down
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence expresses confidence that someone will arrive. 'Turn up' is the correct phrasal verb meaning to arrive or appear. 'Turn in' means to submit or go to bed, 'turn into' means to transform into, and 'turn down' means to refuse or decrease volume - none of these mean to arrive.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

You should always check the sell ....... date of things you buy in the supermarket.

  1. in

  2. through

  3. by

  4. off
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence refers to the expiration date on products. 'Sell by' is the correct term - it's the date before which a product should be sold. The other options don't form standard date terminology: 'sell in', 'sell through', and 'sell off' are not used in this context.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

A useful way to ....... your vocabulary is to read as much as possible.

  1. amass

  2. increase

  3. collect

  4. gather
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence describes improving vocabulary size. 'Increase' is the correct verb meaning to make something greater in amount or degree. 'Amass' means to gather together over time but is less common for abstract skills, 'collect' and 'gather' are similar to each other and more about physical objects - increase is the most natural verb for vocabulary improvement.

Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

Newspapers are ....... to people's doors every day.

  1. taken

  2. distributed

  3. delivered

  4. handed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence describes newspapers being brought to homes. 'Delivered' is correct because it specifically means to bring something to a recipient or destination. 'Taken' doesn't specify bringing, 'distributed' means spread out but doesn't imply bringing to doors, and 'handed' would require 'handed over' or 'handed to' - delivered is the precise term for this service.