Completing Sentence Exercise
1. Complete the following sentences.
(a) As a student you should read properly so that you can make a good result in the exam.
(b) Make proper use of time lest you should lag behind.
(c) You ought to read your text books again and again with a view to making your desired result/ understanding the texts.
(d) If you memorise the answers without knowing the meaning, you will fail to Improve yourself properly/ you may easily forget it.
(e) It is high time you started studying in a proper way.
2. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Once there was a cobbler who passed his day working and singing from morning to night.
(b) But he had a neighbor who was rich.
(c) One day the neighbor came to the cobbler and asked him his yearly income.
(d) The cobbler told him that he didn't know and never thought in that way.
(e) The cobbler also said that he lived from hand to mouth.
3. Complete the following sentences.
(a) It is Gulliver who fell victim to a shipwreck.
(b) He lay down on the grass as he was very tired.
(c) When he woke up, it was daylight.
(d) He attempted to rise but couldn't do so.
(e) He was fastened to the ground lest he should cause any harm to the Lilliputlans.
4. Complete the following sentences.
(a) We should say 'No' to corruption because It is nothing but a curse for us.
(b) Corrupt persons are not only dishonest but also devoid of humanity.
(c) Now It is high time govt. took strong Initiative against corruption.
(d) We should work together if we want to fight corruption.
(e) But we are so self-centered that we hardly do anything unitedly.
5. Complete the following sentences.
(a) We work hard so that we can prosper In life.
(b) If we are not Industrious, we are sure to lag behind.
(c) A man who leads an idle life can never prosper In life.
(d) An idle man can never help people and so he cannot serve the society.
(e) We know the proverb that “An idle brain is the devil's workshop”.
6. Complete the following sentences.
(a) It is youth that is regarded as the golden period of life.
(b) When there is not only physical strength but also adventurous spirit.
(c) This is the period of time when a person has the opportunity to mould his or her life.
(d) The youth can struggle a lot so that they can succeed in any mission.
(e) A youth can have the confidence in order to gain his or her objective.
7. Complete the following sentences.
(a) It is price hike which is considered to be a great problem for the common people.
(b) People who earn very little lead a miserable life.
(c) The government has taken necessary steps to keep the price of the essentials within the reach of the common people.
(d) The people who are greedy create artificial crisis of the daily necessaries.
(e) Day-to-day life in the city is going out of the capacity of the common people.
8. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Unemployment is a state when a person does not get any work according to his/ her worth.
(b) It is a social evil that causes instability in society.
(c) If unemployment problem is solved; the development of the country will be accelerated.
(d) Students should be very sincere in their study lest they should remain unemployed after their education.
(e) Our national development will be hindered unless unemployment problem can be removed.
9. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Once time is lost is lost forever.
(b) If every student used time properly, they would pass the examination.
(c) It is high time every student completed their lessons.
(d) A little learned man speaks as if he knew everything.
(e) There is a proverb- “A stitch in time saves nine”
10. Complete the following sentences.
(a) If we invest in education for girls, they will contribute to our nation.
(b) It is education which is the backbone of a nation.
(c) Educated women have higher income potential than those who are uneducated.
(d) Those mothers who are educated can guide their children in proper way.
(e) It is important to realize that educated mothers can give an educated nation.
Completing sentence exercise with answer
11. Complete the following sentences.
(a) It is high time we reformed our society.
(b) Scarcely had we finished our duty when it began to rain heavily.
(c) She acted as though she had become mad.
(d) If I had been invited to join the party I would have given you wonderful gift.
(e) Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
12. Complete the following sentences.
(a) There goes a proverb that time and tide wait for none.
(b) Lost health can be regained but lost time can never be got back.
(c) Time is so valuable that it cannot be purchased with money.
(d) A person cannot shine that does not make the proper use of time.
(e) It is high time we made the proper use of time.
13. Complete the following sentences.
(a) To walk in the morning is a good exercise.
(b) It is better than any other exercise because it is an easy form of exercise.
(c) It is in the morning when the surroundings remain calm and quiet.
(d) In the park we see that people of all ages walk in the morning.
(e) It is high time we formed this good habit.
14. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Hardly had the thief seen house owner when he fled away.
(b) I would have answered his questions if he had asked me.
(c) Mashrafe, a Bangladesh international cricketer and current captain of the One Day Internationals for Bangladesh National Cricket Team, is one of the most inspiring characters in Bangladesh.
(d) A person who is truthful is accepted by all.
(e) Check he beast in you lest everybody should avoid you.
15. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Truth is an abstract idea although all can feel It practically.
(b) We cannot get it as shape. yet we all can feel its beauty.
(c) Falsehood may rule but only for a limited period.
(d) It will disclose either sooner or later.
(e) The person who are truthful are honoured by the people.
16. Complete the following sentences.
(a) It is study which paves the way to success/ bright career.
(b) If a student neglects his study, he cannot shine in life.
(c) But those who are sincere to their studies can succeed in life.
(d) They never put off today's work for tomorrow lest they should fail to finish their works in time.
(e) It is high time every student became serious about their study.
17. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
(b) He succeeded though he was not brilliant.
(c) Unless you read attentively, you will fail in the exam.
(d) Scarcely had we reached home when it began to rain.
(e) Avoid mistakes lest you should fail to get your desired GPA.
18. Complete the following sentences.
(a) 1952 is the year when the Language Movement took place.
(b) Our language martyrs sacrificed their lives so that they could uphold the position of our mother tongue.
(c) They protested bravely against Urdu which was declared the only state language of Pakistan.
(d) Then some students were killed who violated section 144.
(e) If they did not do that the seed of independence remained unsown.
19. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Bangladesh is one of the most resourceful places but we can't extract these resources duc to technical constraints.
(b) It is a matter of sorrow that we can't utilize our resources properly.
(c) There are many resources that can be utilized by us.
(d) If we want to make a progress, we have to make the best use of our resources.
(e) If we can't do that, we cannot make our country advanced in the world.
20. Complete the following sentences.
(a) The weather was so cold that we could not go out for a walk.
(b) The load is too heavy for the old man to carry.
(c) Despite his brilliance in academic result, he failed to get a good job.
(d) Scarcely had they reached home when the rain began.
(e) Your neighbours will not love you unless you love them.
Completing sentence practice
21. Complete the following sentences.
(a) I wondered who the lady could be.
(b) She proceeded as though she had never seen me.
(c) No sooner had we reached the station than the train left.
(d) Hardly had I seen the bird when it flew away.
(e) Many years have passed since we met last.
22. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Faults are thick where love is thin.
(b) We shall go there provided the weather is fine.
(c) Study seriously lest you should fail to achieve good results.
(d) Scarcely had the assembly begun when a chaos was created.
(e) There is hardly any person who can do this task easily.
23. Complete the following sentences.
(a) The postman who serves in the town is an urban one.
(b) But the postman who serves in the village is a rural one.
(c) The postman has a definite area where he renders his service.
(d) He carries across his shoulders a bag which is full of letters, parcels, money orders etc.
(e) He goes from one house to another and distributes letters, parcels,etc to specific recipients.
24. Complete the following sentences.
(a) They will go to market provided they get sufficient money.
(b) He does not go to bed until he brushes his teeth.
(c) Unless he works hard he cannot prosper in life.
(d) It's high time you changed your bad habits.
(e) Hardly had he reached the market when the accident took place.
25. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Though an honest man is poor, he is praised everywhere.
(b) Fortune smiles upon those, who are industrious.
(c) She talks to everyone as if nothing happened.
(d) Had I recognized him, I would have talked to him and informed him of the fact.
(e) Scarcely had they reached the airport, when the accident took place.
26. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Poor though he is, he is honest.
(b) But for your timely intervention we would fall in danger.
(c) The old woman walks slowly lest she should fall down.
(d) Hardly had I reached the station when the train left.
(e) He pretended as if he had been mad.
27. Complete the following sentences.
(a) There goes a proverb that health is wealth.
(b) Unless you have good health, you cannot live a healthy and happy life.
(c) It is a healthy poor man who can enjoy life better than an unhealthy rich man.
(d) You may have vast wealth but you cannot enjoy your wealth because of ill health.
(e) You must follow the rules of health with a view to enjoying a healthy life.
28. Complete the following sentences.
(a) A proverb goes that time and tide wait for none.
(b) Though lost wealth can be regained by hard work, lost time can never be regained.
(c) Time is so valuable that we should not waste it./ we should utilize time properly.
(d) Those who have become great in life must have utilized their time.
(e) So we have to make the best use of time lest we should lag behind.
29. Complete the following sentences.
(a) If I had been invited to join the party, I would have tried my best.
(b) The wind was so strong that it blew the ship gently back to the harbour.
(c) Take your umbrella lest you should get drenched.
(d) He can prove himself provided that he gets a chance.
(e) He spoke as though he were an intellectual.
30. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Though our life is short, our art is immortal.
(b) He is a wise man who never puts off his long.
(c) We have to finish our duties in time and tide wait for none.
(d) We should not put off work for tomorrow because we may not live tomorrow.
(e) He who spoils time, will repent later.
31. Complete the following sentences.
(a) Make proper use of time lest you should fail in life.
(b) When danger is gone God is forgotten.
(c) Had I any pen I could have used that at this moment.
(d) A child who burns its hand dreads the fire.
(e) Waste not want not.
32. Complete the following sentences.
(a) It is true that man is the architect of his own fate.
(b) He can achieve what he desires.
(c) It is a wrong idea that man's life is decided by fate.
(d) It is not fate but sincere efforts that makes him successful.
(e) There may be ups and downs but he should not lose heart.
33. Complete the following sentences.
(a) It is known that gold is a precious metal.
(b) It glitters and looks very beautiful.
(c) There are many worthless things that also glitter.
(d) This means that all that glitters is not gold.
(e) So the proverb teaches us that we should not judge a thing on its outward appearance.
34. Complete the following sentences.
(a). The postman who serves in the town puts on a khaki/normal/ordinary dress.
(b) But the postman who works in the village has no particular dress.
(c) The postman has a definite area where he has to go for work.
(d) He carries across his shoulders a bag which contains letters, parcels etc.
(e) He goes from one house to another and delivers letters, money orders etc.
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1. Check the beast in your least you should/might fail in the life.
2. A man cannot succeed in life without being industrious.
3. In the youth the mind is so soft that accepts anything which is brought before it.
4. Avoid mistakes lest you should make a good marks.
5. A man who leads an idle life he can't success in life.
6. It is not fate but what we make it.
7. Take raincoat lest you should get wet
