No Sooner, Hardly/When, As Soon As

Fill in the blanks.

1. ............................. did the bell ring than the

children ran out.

As soon as

No sooner

Hardly

2. ............................. he heard the news, he

rushed home.

As soon as

No sooner

Scarcely

3. Scarcely had the train arrived

.............................. passengers rushed to board it.
Please select 2 correct answers

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when

before

then

after

4. He fell asleep ............................. he hit the

sack.

no sooner

as soon as

scarcely

5. No sooner ……………………….. she earned name

and fame than she started ignoring her old
friends.

had

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did

does

6. She realized her mistake ............................. she

said it.

no sooner

as soon as

hardly

7. ........................ did he drink the potion than he

started feeling ill.

No sooner

As soon as

Hardly

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8. The deer ran away ............................ the

hunter raised his gun.

no sooner

as soon as

scarcely

9. ............................... had I solved one problem

before another one cropped up.

Scarcely

As soon as

No sooner

10. We will go out ............................ the rain

stops.

no sooner

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as soon as

hardly

11. He started creating trouble .............................

he arrived.

as soon as

scarcely

no sooner

12. No sooner …………………………… we hear the

gunshots than we rushed indoors.

did

had

does

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Answers
No sooner did the bell ring than the children ran out.
As soon as he heard the news, he rushed home.
Scarcely had the train arrived when passengers rushed to board it.
He fell asleep as soon as he hit the sack.
No sooner had she earned name and fame than she started ignoring her old friends.
She realized her mistake as soon as she said it.
No sooner did he drink the potion than he started feeling ill.
The deer ran away as soon as the hunter raised his gun.
Scarcely had I solved one problem before another one cropped up.
We will go out as soon as the rain stops.
He started creating trouble as soon as he arrived.
No sooner did we hear the gunshots than we rushed indoors.

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