Grammar Gap Fills Exercise
Fill in the blanks
N1. The eruption of the volcano is an ……………………… sight
awesome
awful
Either could be used here
N2. It was an ……………………… movie. I shouldn’t have watched it
awesome
awful
Either could be used here
N3. He never took a ………………………. glance
backward
backwards
Either could be used here
N4. Bacteria ………………………. in the air we breathe and the food we eat
is
are
Either could be used here
N5. I feel …………………….. enough to go to the hospital
bad
badly
Either could be used here
N6. Don’t feel ………………………… about losing the match
bad
badly
Either could be used here
N7. The student was admonished for behaving ………………………. in the class
bad
badly
Either could be used here
………………………… N8. She wants a new job
bad
badly
Either could be used here
N9. Customs officers examined all ………………………. at the airport
baggage
baggages
Either could be used here
N10. We watched the fight with ………………………. breath
baited
bated
N11. When the rescuers found the castaway, he ………………………… alive
was barely
was not barely
N12. She was so weak that she ………………………………… hardly walk
could
could not
: Answers
N1. The eruption of the volcano is an awesome sight
N2. It was an awful movie. I shouldn’t have watched it
N3. He never took a backward glance
N4. Bacteria are in the air we breathe and the food we eat
N5. I feel bad enough to go to the hospital
N6. Don’t feel bad about losing the match
N7. The student was admonished for behaving badly in the class
N8. She wants a new job badly
N9. Customs officers examined all baggage at the airport
N10. We watched the fight with bated breath
N11. When the rescuers found the castaway, he was barely alive
N12. She was so weak that she could hardly walk