Sentence Completion Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.

1. If you had played games regularly, you ……………………………… strong and healthy.

a) will become
b) would become
c) would have become

2. If you …………………………….. more carefully, you wouldn’t have made so many silly mistakes.

a) listened
b) listen
c) had listened

3. I consider …………………………….. to have this opportunity of welcoming you.

a) it a privilege
b) it privilege
c) a privilege

4. It is silly ……………………………. away your chances like that.

a) throwing
b) to throw
c) to throwing

5. What a difficult business …………………………….. to start the car with such a low battery.

a) was it
b) it was
c) it had been

6. The leader said that it would be unwise …………………………….. the democratic demands of the common people.

a) to not accept
b) not to accept
c) Either could be used here

7. You were silly ………………………….. your car.

a) to not have locked
b) not to have locked
c) Either could be used here

Answers

1. If you had played games regularly, you would have become strong and healthy.
2. If you had listened more carefully, you wouldn’t have made so many silly mistakes.
3. I consider it a privilege to have this opportunity of welcoming you.
4. It is silly to throw away your chances like that.
5. What a difficult business it was to start the car with such a low battery.
6. The leader said that it would be unwise not to accept the democratic demands of the common people.
7. You were silly not to have locked your car.