English Grammar Practice Exercises
Practice various aspects of English grammar with exercises on filling in the blanks, sentence formation, and completing texts with the correct verb forms. Improve your grammar skills through these interactive exercises.
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Model Question -18 Part-A: Grammar 1. Fill in the blanks with the words from the box. You may need to change the forms of some of the words. You may need to use one word more than once. 0.5 10=10 for out an the anglers refresh into on fortunate Angling is my hobby. Whenever I get time, I go (a) _________ angling. On last Friday I went to a big lake near my village. I took (b) _________ angling rod, bait, (c) _________ umbrella, a towel, light (d) _________ and some other necessary things for angling. I went there in the morning and spent the whole day. I threw the hook with bait at about 8 am (e) _________ the lake but no fish took the bait. I got a little disappointed. When I was about to leave the place, a big fish devoured (f) _________ bait. I felt spirited and let the hook loose (g) _________ sometime and then I pulled it (h) _________ . It was such a big fish that other (i) _________ gathered round the fish, (j) _________ I angled another three fishes and returned home with a happy mood. Answer: (a) on (b) an (c) an (d) refreshment (e) into (f) the (g) for (h) out (i) anglers (j) Fortunately
2. Fill in the blank with suitable words.5 Once there lived (a) _________ affluent man in a town. The house of a the man was infested (b) _________ rats. The house became like the town Hamelin. There were rats (c) _________. They were having a good time. But the members could not enjoy sound (d_________ . Even the little babies were not free (e) _________ the attack and biting of the rats. All the members were (f) _________ great trouble. At last (g) _________ owner of the house hit (h) _________ a plan. He bought a cat. The mice were very afraid (i) _________ the cat. They fell in a great (j) _________ because they could not move freely as before. Answer : (a) an (b) with (c) everywhere (d) sleep (e) from (f) in (g) the (h) upon (i) of (j) difficulty
3.Make five sentences using parts of sentences from each column of the table below. 1x5=5 is surrounded can be seen come like is it most on a moonlit night. a large tomb above the centre of the Taj. to see it at different times. by a beautiful garden. in its reflection in pool water: There It People Answer (a) There is a large tomb above the centre of the Taj. (b) It is surrounded by a beautiful garden. (c) It can be seen in its reflection in pool water. (d) People come to see it at different times. (e) People like it most on a moonlit night.
4. Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box. xl0=5 pull catch have support feel see throw use become live Once upon a time there (a) _________a fisherman who was old and poor. He barely (b ________ his wife and three children. Every day he (c) _________ to go fishing early in the morning, but he never (d) _________his net into the sea more than four times. One morning he threw his net into the sea as usual. As he (e) _________ it back towards the shore, he (f) _________a great weight. He thought he (g) _________ a large fish, and so he felt very happy. But a moment later he (h) _________ that he (i) _________ no fish, rather only a dead donkey. Then the fisherman (j) _________ angry. Answer :(a) lived (b) could support (c) used (d) threw (e) was pulling (fj felt (g) had caught (h) saw (i) had (j) became
5. Change the narrative style of the following text. "Where are you from?" said the teacher. "I am from Nepal," said the student. "How did you find Dhaka when you first arrived?" said the teacher. "Well, I like it. I think the city is very beautiful," said the student. 5 Answer: The teacher asked the student where he was from. The student replied that he was from Nepal. The teacher again asked him how he had found Dhaka when he had first arrived. The student welcomed the teacher and said that he liked Dhaka. He added that he thought the city was very beautiful.
6.Change the sentences according to directions. a) Corruption is one of the worst evils, (positive) b) A corrupted man can do anything against morality, (complex) c) People hate a corrupted man. (passive). d) Nobody respects him. (interrogative) e) The man who takes bribe is next to devil, (simple) f) Though we have strict law, we are still affected by this evil, (compound) g) No other person is as hated as a corrupted man. (superlative) h) We hope that Bangladesh will be free from this evil, (passive) i) Everybody avoids a corrupted man. (negative) j) A corrupted man leads a very unhappy life, (exclamatory) 1x10=10
Answer: (a) Very few evils are as bad as corruption. (b) A man who is corrupted can do anything against morality. (c) A corrupted man is hated by people. (d) Who respects him? (e) The man taking bribe is next to devil. (f) We have strict law but we are still affected by this evil. (g) A corrupted man is the most hated person. (h) That Bangladesh will be free from this evil is hoped by us. (i) There is nobody but avoids a corrupted man. (j) What an unhappy life a corrupted man leads!
7. Complete the sentences. a) A Tokai is a small boy who_______________. b) Since he is shelter less _______________. c) He undergoes hard work so that_______________. d) He may have parents but_______________. e) He cannot go to school because _______________. Answer: a) A Tokai is a small boy who collects different things b) Since he is shelter less he lives in the street. ;HJ!1 c) He undergoes hard work so that he can earn his living. d) He may have parents but they don't take care of him. e) He cannot go to school because he is poor.
8.Complete the text adding suffixes, prefixes or the both with the root words given the parenthesis. (a) Grateful is the (b) acknowledge and appreciation of help received from others. In the society we can not do all things alone. Sometimes we need the help of others. We are inter (c) depend in the society. A man may be in danger, or in problem. It is a (d) nature instinct in man to come forward, because of his fellow feeling, (e) friend and (fj kin with help for the (g) need. To acknowledge and appreciate such help is gratefulness. Gratefulness comes from the (h) deep of the heart and finds its manifestation in looks, words and deeds of the grateful man. The (i) grate man feels (j) high obliged for the benefit he has received. in Answer: (a) Gratefulness (b) acknowledgment (c) dependent (d) natural (e) friendship (f) kinship (g) needy (h) depth (i) grateful (j) highly
9.Make tag questions of these statements. One day he was sitting alone in his beautiful flower garden. He was speaking to himself. : Everybody loves flowers, _______________? : Today flowers are used on different occasions, _______________? : We need flowers to greet our honourable guests, _______________? : Now many people cultivate flowers, _______________? : This will better the living condition of the poor flower peddlers, ____________? 1x5=5 Answer: (a) don't they? (b) aren't they? (c) don't we? (d) don't they? (e) won't it?
10.Complete the passage using suitable connectors. 1x5=5 There are some similarities and differences between the patterns of eating in Britain and that in Bangladesh, (a)_______ the main meal of the people of Bangladesh is the lunch, (b) _______ dinner is the main meal of the British. Usually the British have cereal, toast and tea or coffee for the breakfast, (c) _______. in Bangladesh the people of the rural areas eat rice and the urban people eat for their breakfast, (d) _______ during a week, on occasions special meals are arranged. In Britain Sunday lunch is the most important meal of the week when a cooked meal is served at midday instead of in the evening. Before going to bed people in Britain have a hot drink like tea or coffee with biscuits, (e) _______people in our country are not in the habit of taking these things before going to bed. Thus it is seen that differences are more than similarities. Answer: (a) but (b) whereas (c) on the contrary (d) though (e) but we have got no special meal
11. Use capitals and punctuation marks where necessary in the following text. where are you going said the merchant i was coming to see you what do you want to earn my bread by the labour of my hands do you really want Work said the merchant yes if you have any then follow me and carry a box from a shop to my house i do not see how i can do that said the youth Answer: "Where are you going?" said the merchant. "I was coming to see you". "What do you want?" "To earn my bread by the labour of my hands." "Do you really want work?" said the merchant. "Yes, if you have any". "Then follow me and carry a box from a shop to my house." "I do not see how I can do that," said the youth.
