Complete The Given Passage | Class 10 English Grammar Worksheets

Complete the following passages. This grammar exercise is designed for students of classes 9 and 10.

Class 10 English Grammar Worksheets

………1……… now, we all know that air pollution …………….2………….. temperatures on Earth. Now evidence from a mountaintop in China ………….3………….. that pollution can also change the amount of rain and snow that ……………4………… in some places.

1. a) by; b) until; c) till; d) since
2. a) change; b) changed; c) changes; d) have changed
3. a) suggested; b) suggest; c) suggests; d) had suggested
4. a) fell; b) fall; c) falls; d) fallen

Solution

By now, we all know that air pollution changes temperatures on Earth. Now evidence from a mountaintop in China suggests that pollution can also change the amount of rain and snow that fall in some places.

English Grammar Exercise 2

…………1…………., more precipitation falls in mountainous places than …………..2………….. flat areas. That’s because air ………..3…………… a lot of water. When wind …………4………… wet air up a mountainside, the air …………5………… colder. This temperature …………6………….. often forces water to fall out of the air as rain or snow. In recent years, ………….7………….., many mountainous areas across the world ………………8……………. 25 percent less precipitation than normal.

1. a) regularly; b) usually; c) frequently; d) sometimes
2. a) on; b) in; c) at; d) to
3. a) can hold; b) will hold; c) may hold; d) should hold
4. a) blew; b) blow; c) blows; d) blown
5. a) got; b) get; c) gets; d) is getting
6. a) changes; b) change; c) changed; d) changing
7. a) but; b) however; c) though; d) although
8. a) has been getting; b) have been getting; c) getting; d) have got

Solution

Usually, more precipitation falls in mountainous places than in flat areas. That’s because air can hold a lot of water. When wind blows wet air up a mountainside, the air gets colder. This temperature change often forces water to fall out of the air as rain or snow. In recent years, however, many mountainous areas across the world have been getting 25 percent less precipitation than normal.