English Language

Fill in the Blanks

13,781 Questions

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: Select the appropriate word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

_____ pompous, yet he was an entertaining companion.

Before
Never
Though
Despite
While

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

The Major Corporation had to lay ______15% of its employees due to decreased sales.

aside
up
of
off
out

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

The leaders put ______ a rebellion in their country by appeasing the different groups.

up
down
on
off
away

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

He is studying hard ______ he may become learned.

although
for
because
so that
lest

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate words or phrases to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

______ did a soldier of the tenth legion leap into the water ______ the ship touched the shore.

Though, yet
No sooner, than
Scarcely, when
When, still
As soon, as

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

The patient was cheered ____ by the news that she was likely to be discharged in a day or two.

on
up
out
down
(blank)

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate words or phrases to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

It is a long time ______ I saw my brother who is studying ______ a boarding school ______ Shimla.

when, at, of
since, for, of
since, at, in
before, in, at
before, with, at

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

As soon as my attention was _____ the dangerous state of the staircase, I got it repaired.

drawn for
drawn upon
drawn near
drawn to
drawn away from

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

The City Council was forced to ______ and put a stop to the development in the area when it was judged to be unsafe.

step up
step in
step back
step by
step out

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

As soon as the visitor's dishonest purpose was discovered, he was ____ the door.

show with
shown to
shown
shown out of
shown off

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct words or phrases to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

His duties ______ of a kind ill suited ______ his ardent and daring character.

was, with
is, to
were, for
were, to
were, with

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct option to complete the sentence.

John had considered dropping ______ of college to work, but a discussion with his parents made him think ______ it, and he decided to stay back in college.

off, about
in, over
out, better of
off, better of
out, about

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

Not until a monkey is several years old ____ to exhibit signs of independence from its mother.

it begins
does it begin
it starts
does it start
it takes

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct words or phrases to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

We lament the _________ delicacy of his ideas, which ______ one from grasping them.

excess, prevent
excessive, prevent
excess of, prevent
excessive, prevents
excess, prevents

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Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct word or phrase to complete a grammatical and idiomatic sentence.

The thieves had driven ten miles before the police caught ______ them.

on with
upon
up to
up with
abreast

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