Fill in the blanks
1. Supply a suitable word to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences:
A. He does not want --- coffee.
B. Did you see --- girl there?
C. He saw --- girls dancing on the stage.
D. Will you give me --- sugar?
E. There is --- coffee in the kitchen, but there isn't ---- milk.
F. Tisha has ---- books but Tina hasn't ----.
Answer: a) any; b) some/any; c) some; d) some / any; e) some & any; f) some & any
2. Supply a suitable word to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences:
A. An addicted man is --- a beast.
B. I would --- starve than beg.
C. One should do --- duty.
D. A terrible car accident happened ---me.
E. Pride goes --- destruction
F. The boy does not know --- to swim.
G. While --- in the field , I saw a dead cow.
Answer: a) like; b) rather; c) one's d) before; e) before; f) how; g) walking
3. Supply a suitable word to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences:
A. He is not — intelligent as you.
b. People consider him —.
C. Some people are honest --- others are not.
D. Would you mind - the door?
E. Open ---- page 50.
F. Charity ---at home.
G. Man proposes but God ----.
Answer: a) so/as; b) wise; c) while; d) opening/closing; e) at; f) begins; g) disposes.
4. Supply a suitable word to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences:
A. Hurry up --- you will be late.
b. I am not used to --- lies.
C. --- is the mother of invention.
D. --- his riches, he leads a simple life.
E. Sin --- sin.
F. Listen to --- I say.
G. Everybody likes to --- praised.
Answer: a) or; b) telling; c) Necessary; d) Despite; e) begets; f) what; g) be
5. Supply a suitable word to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences:
a. He would --- starve than steal.
b. He --- reads passes
c. --- who work hard shine in life.
d. A sinner cannot — unpunished.
e. There is no --- blessing on earth.
f. The police caught the thief ---.
g. The man cannot read Bengali --- English.
Answer: a) rather; b) who; c) Those; d) go; e) unmixed; f) red handed; g) let alone.
6. Supply a suitable word to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences:
a. I saw the man --- in the field.
b. The sight is not worth ---.
c. The problem is ---difficult for me to solve.
d. Too many cooks spoil the ---.
e. The man is blind ---his son's fault.
f. His brother is ---MA.
g. She could not ----shedding tears.
Answer: a) walking; b) seeing; c) too; d) broth; e) to; f) an; g) help.
7. Supply a suitable word to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences:
a. Floods --- heavy damage.
b. I --- I were a bird.
c. Money ---- money.
d. Man is ---- free.
e. Truth prevails to the ----.
f. Justice ---- in the long run.
g. He ruled the country with an --- rod.
Answer: a) cause; b) wish; c) begets; d) born; e) honest; f) prevails; g) iron.
8. Supply a suitable word to fill in the blank in each of the following sentences:
a. He could not --- shed tears.
b. Come and see --- we have done.
c. The man is afraid --- insects.
d. Panchagarh is --- the north of Bangladesh.
e. His failure was --- to his laziness.
f. He died --- over eating.
g. Wait --- I come back.
Answer: a) but; b) what; c) of; d) on; e) due; f) from; g) until.
9. Supply a suitable word to fill the blank in each of the following sentences:
a. Now --- the time to go to college.
b. No sooner had I gone out --- he came.
c. He bought a car --- China.
d. Spare the rod, --- the child.
e. Of the two brothers, Ali is the ---.
f. She is annoyed --- his behaviour.
g. Man has no escape --- death.
Answer: a) is ; b) than; c) from; d) spoil; e) elder; f) at: g) from.
10. Supply a suitable word to fill the blank in each of the following sentences:
a. United we stand, --- we fall.
b.The man died of ---.
c. There is no mother loves ---her child.
d. had the police arrived when the criminals ran away.
e. She --- ate nor slept last night.
f. Historians call Mir Jafar a ---.
g. Teachers do not like those students who are ---.
Answer: a) divided; b) cholera; c) but; d) Scarcely; e) neither; f) traitor; g) inattentive.
11. Supply a suitable word to fill the blank in each of the following sentences:
a. The thief broke ---the house.
b. You had -leave the place.
c. The authority should deal --- equal justice to all.
d. He is always busy ---nothing.
e. He burst ---laughing at my story.
f. --- ignorance is a bliss, it is folly to be wise.
g. Do you hanker ---wealth?
Answer: a) into: b) better; c) with; d) for; e) out; f) If; g) after.
