GRAMMAR PRACTICE

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Q1 Complete the following paragraphs by filling in the blanks with the help of the
given options.

1. “Nobody is answering the doorbell. They (a) _______on a holiday.”
“You (b)______ right, but we (c) ________check with the neighbours.
They (d)________know their whereabouts.”
(a) (i) may (ii) may be (iii) need (iv) needn’t
(b) (i) couldn’t (ii) can (iii) can’t be (iv) could be
(c) (i) should (ii) need (iii) cannot (iv) shouldn’t
(d) (i)could (ii) must (iii)may (iv)cannot

2. You (a) ______litter the train station. You (b)______use the bins placed on the platforms
You(c) ______follow the rules of hygiene and safety in public places.
You (d)________ know the consequences of littering.
(a) (i) can (ii) must (iii) should (iv) cannot
(b) (i) needn’t (ii) may (iii) must (iv) mustn’t
(c) (i) could (ii) should (iii) couldn’t (iv) shouldn’t
(d) (i)may (ii)ought to (iii)could (iv)needn’t

3. “You (a) ...... go to the bank tomorrow. I (b) ......lend you the money. You (c)....... return the
money later.”
“ You (d) _____take as much rest as possible.”
(a) (i) needn’t (ii) need (iii) may (iv) may not
(b) (i) must (ii) can (iii) needn’t (iv) wouldn’t
(c) (i) mustn’t (ii) cannot (iii) shouldn’t (iv) may
(d) (i) could (ii) couldn’t (iii) should (iv)shouldn’t


4. “The house keys are not in my pocket. They (a)_______be on the desk.
“ (b) _____you get them for me please?”
I (c)_____ run to the bus stop or I will miss the bus.”
“You(d)_______ keep your things better organized.”
(a) (i) cannot be (ii) should (iii) shouldn’t (iv) can
(b) (i) must (ii) need (iii) can (iv) should
(c) (i) could (ii) couldn’t (iii) must (iv) needn’t
(d) (i)needn’t (ii)may not (iii) may (iv) need to

Q2 The following sentences are not edited. There is one error in each sentence against
which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your
answer sheet against the correct blank number given in the example.

                                                                                                    Error             Correction
“John should reached there by now.”                                 e.g should           should have 
“He can have missed the train.” (a)                                      _______          _______
“He ought not to have messaged us.” (b)                             _______          _______
“You need worry about him. (c)                                           _______          _______
He mustn’t speak the local language.” (d)                           _______          _______

Q3 In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing
word, in the sentences of the given paragraph, along with the word that comes
before and the word that comes after it in the space provided.

                                                                                          before        Missing         after
The refrigerator is the only appliance that finds              e.g is             the             only
a place in all homes. It consists of a polished (a)            _____         ______         _____
cabinet with shelves inside for storage. Due to (b)         _____         ______         _____
the cold atmosphere inside, it is used to (c)                    _____         ______         _____
store and preserve vegetables, milk, curd, etc (d)           _____         ______         _____

Q4 Look at the words and phrases below. Rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences
e.g golf / my / here / comes / every Sunday / grandfather / to play
My grandfather comes here to play golf every Sunday.
(a) walking stick / he / cannot walk / although / without / his / comfortably
(b) be /somewhere /around /must/ he
(c) I / car / in / parking lot / saw / the / his
(d) have missed / he / the / today / wouldn’t / event