General grammar exercise | Intermediate level

Complete the following sentences.

1. The sun is …………………. at the center.

a) more hot
b) hotter
c) Either could be used here

2. Get is one of the ……………….. words in English.

a) most common
b) commonest
c) Either could be used here

3. Men have developed weapons of …………….. destruction.

a) mass
b) whole
c) Either could be used here

4. Kabir did not believe in ………………… customs or rituals.

a) any
b) no
c) Either could be used here

5. A peacock can fly only as ……………….. as the branches of a tree.

a) higher
b) high
c) Either could be used here

6. You ………………. have heard of Aryabhatta.

a) must
b) can
c) Either could be used here

7. Everyone was happy, …………………?

a) weren’t they
b) wasn’t they
c) wasn’t everyone

8. ‘What are you doing there?’ ‘I ………………. peeling the vegetables.’

a) am
b) was
c) were

9. She showed no signs of ………………

a) improved
b) improvement
c) Either could be used here

10. She ………………… to come.

a) has accepted
b) has agreed
c) Either could be used here

Answers

1. The sun is hotter at the center.

2. Get is one of the most common / commonest words in English.

3. Men have developed weapons of mass destruction.

4. Kabir did not believe in any customs or rituals.

5. A peacock can fly only as high as the branches of a tree.

6. You must have heard of Aryabhatta.

7. Everyone was happy, weren’t they?

8. ‘What are you doing there?’ ‘I am peeling the vegetables.’

9. She showed no signs of improvement.

10. She has agreed to come.