Filling in Sentences

When it comes to filling in sentences, there are many sections that contribute in it. There’s the grammar part to it, vocabulary part to it, and then some phonetics as well. Here in this section, we will see many exercises with brief explanations. Let’s get started with fill in the blanks.

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Filling in Sentences: Exercise Number 1

1. She started ranting about his pet projects, but everybody …………………………….. out of the room.

2. He began to play sitar when he …………………………. six.

3. I wondered who …………………………….. the money.

4. My legs were stiff because I ………………………………….. standing still for a long time.

5. I looked out of the window and saw Susie ………………………………. down the street.

6. After he finished his exams, he …………………………… to New York for a month.

7. I don’t know …………………………. she will come.

8.  This is the girl ……………………………….. won the first prize.

9. If they ………………………………. him to a good hospital, he would have survived.

10. We eat that we ………………………………. live.

Answers to the above are as follows:

1. She started ranting about his pet projects, but everybody went out of the room.

2. He began to play sitar when he was six.

3. I wondered who had taken the money.

4. My legs were stiff because I had been standing still for a long time.

5. I looked out of the window and saw Susie driving down the street.

6. After he finished his exams, he went to New York for a month.

7. I don’t know whether she will come.

8. This is the girl who won the first prize.

9. If they had taken him to a good hospital, he would have survived.

10. We eat that we may live.

 

Filling in Sentences: Exercise Number 2

• You should get that tooth …………………………..
  extracting
  to extract
  extracted
• We found the house ………………………….
  deserting
  deserted
  to desert
• She kept the fire ………………………..
  burning
  to burn
  burned
• We saw him ……………………… the bridge.
  cross
  to cross
  crossing
• We heard them ……………………..
  (laugh
  to laugh
  Either could be used here)
• The teacher made the boy …………………….. his lesson.
  learn
  to learn
  Either could be used here
• We saw him …………………….. out.
  go
  to go
  Either could be used here
• We ………………………. you would succeed.
  hoped
  hoped that
  Either could be used here
• He ………………………… he had written the letter.
  admitted
  admitted that
  Either could be used here
• The boys suggested ……………………….. to the park.
  us to go
  going
  that we should go
• I consider the plan ……………………..
  unwise
  to be unwise
  Either could be used here
• I …………………. he is not at home.
  suppose
  suppose that
  Either could be used here

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Hope you all selected your answers. Answers to the above are as follows:

1. You should get that tooth extracted.
2. We found the house deserted.
3. We saw him crossing the bridge.
4. We heard them laugh.
5. The teacher made the boy learn his lesson.
6. We saw him go out.
7. We hoped / hoped that you would succeed.
8. He admitted / admitted that he had written the letter.
9. The boys suggested going / that we should go to the park.
10. I consider the plan unwise / to be unwise.
11. 11. I suppose / suppose that he is not at home.

Hope these exercises were fun for you to practice. We will keep adding more to this thread soon. Read about other interesting English grammar articles here. Keep learning!

Solved Question for You

Q. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
A: I’ve got a terrible cold.
B: You ________ .

1. better go to bed
2. had better not go to the doctor.
3. must go out
4. need to work harder.

Solution: A. Better go to bed.