Advanced Level ESL Grammar Exercise

Fill in the blanks.

1. ............................ anyone was there.

Hardly

Nearly

Almost

2. ...................... everybody was there.

Almost

Hardly

Rarely

3. I don't ......................... her story.

believe

believe in

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4. Do you believe that the private lives of

celebrities should be shared .............................?

publicly

publicaly

publically

5. I doubt .......................... she will come.

if

that

that if

6. The medicine made me ..............................

dizzy.

feel

to feel

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feeling

7. Let's go, ..............................?

will we

shall we

should we

8. She fell ......................... as soon as she hit the

sac.

sleeping

asleep

sleep

9. ...................... a matter of fact, we can't afford

to continue like that.

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As

Like

So

10. Thanks for your ...............................

help

helps

helping

11. I don't know why she ..............................

without saying a word.

left

has left

Either could be used here

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12. The first time I ........................... my fiancée

was at my cousin's wedding.

meet

met

will meet

Answers
Hardly anyone was there.
Almost everybody was there.
I don’t believe her story.
Do you believe that the private lives of celebrities should be shared publicly?
I doubt that she will come.
The medicine made me feel dizzy.
Let’s go, shall we?
She fell asleep as soon as she hit the sac.
As a matter of fact, we can’t afford to continue like that.
Thanks for your help.
I don’t know why she left / has left without saying a word.
The first time I met my fiancée was at my cousin’s wedding.

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