Gap Filling Exercise

Test your understanding of basic rules and patterns with this exercise.

Fill in the blanks.

1. He asked me …………..

a) to quit
b) quitting

2. I sent ……………… a letter.

a) him
b) to him

3. I sent the parcel …………………..

a) to my mother
b) my mother

4. We ……………. the railway station in ten minutes

a) reached
b) reached at
c) reached to

5. Do you know the reason …………… she hates me?

a) why
b) that
c) for

6. It looks ………….. rain.

a) like
b) as if

7. Have you heard anything from them …………..?

a) yet
b) already
c) still

8. I have ………….. had my lunch.

a) yet
b) still
c) already

9. She hasn’t arrived ……………….

a) yet
b) already
c) still

10. We are …………. waiting for him.

a) still
b) yet
c) already

Answers

1. He asked me to quit.

2. I sent him a letter.

3. I sent the parcel to my mother.

4. We reached the railway station in ten minutes.

5. Do you know the reason why she hates me?

6. It looks like rain.

7. Have you heard anything from them yet?

8. I have already had my lunch.

9. She hasn’t arrived yet.

10. We are still waiting for him.