Sentence Completion Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.

1. She appears to be very ...................... today.

happy
happily
Either could be used here

Appear is a copular verb. It is modified by an adjective.

2. She doesn’t want to complete her studies. It .......................... a pity.

seems
appears
Either could be used here

We do not use appear to talk about subjective feelings and impressions.

3. She suddenly ............................. in the hall.

appeared
seemed
Either could be used here

Appear can mean come into sight. Seem is not used with this meaning.

4. I am afraid a problem has ..............................

arose
arisen
risen

Arise can mean begin or appear.

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5. Prices keep ..........................

arising
rising
Either could be used here

Rise means get higher.

6. I don’t enjoy doing odd jobs ................................ the house.

around
about
Either could be used here

Around and about can both be used to talk about movements that are not very clear or
definite.

7. .............................. usually start talking at around 18 months old.

Children
The children
Either could be used here

No article is used here because we are talking about children in general.

8. I always feed ........................... before I go to work.

dogs
the dogs
Either could be used here

We use the article ‘the’ here because we are talking about particular dogs.

9. Do you like ..........................?

dogs
the dogs

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Either could be used here

No article is used here because we are talking about dogs in general.

10. He has made .................................

good progress
a good progress
Either could be used here

Progress is an uncountable noun. We cannot use an article with it.

11. Can I have ............................... pancake?

next
the next
Either could be used here

The article ‘the’ is used with next.

12. We have been waiting for rain ................................ weeks.

for
since
from

We use for to indicate duration.

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Answers

1. She appears to be very happy today.

2. She doesn’t want to complete her studies. It seems a pity.
3. She suddenly appeared in the hall.
4. I am afraid a problem has arisen.
5. Prices keep rising.

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6. I don’t enjoy doing odd jobs around / about the house.

7. Children usually start talking at around 18 months old.
8. I always feed the dogs before I go to work.
9. Do you like dogs?
10. He has made good progress.
11. Can I have the next pancake?
12. We have been waiting for rain for weeks.

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