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Ace Grammar 3 ESB

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Susan was .............................. disappointed at her daughter's bad marks.

a)

deep

b)

nearly

c)

near

d)

deeply

2.

Conrad is said ........................ with his boss yesterday and he may be fired.

a)

that the argued

b)

to have argued

c)

he was arguing

d)

to argue

3.

By the time our guests arrive, I .................... the table.

a)

will have laid

b)

had laid

c)

will lay

d)

laid

4.

......................... she didn't come to school today is that she has personal problems.

a)

The reason why

b)

Seeing that

c)

Because

d)

Due to

5.

As soon as Mrs Harrison ........................ lunch, the children arrived.

a)

had prepared

b)

has prepared

c)

was prepared

d)

would have prepared

6.

Jasmine cleaned the house ............................. her parents paid her a visit.

a)

while

b)

in case

c)

if

d)

then

7.

Tina likes spending her free time drawing and .......................... her brother.

a)

does also

b)

so does

c)

likes too

d)

as well does

8.

Dan really regrets not ......................... more time with his children when they were young.

a)

to spend

b)

have spent

c)

spending

d)

having been spent

9.

............................., there has been no increase in train fares since last year.

a)

It was surprising

b)

There was a surprise

c)

Surprisingly enough

d)

It is enough of a surprise

10.

Leanne fell into a deep depression ......................... she had lost her job.

a)

so soon

b)

after

c)

afterwards

d)

and then

11.

Debby ........................ her mum that she would come home late.

a)

explained

b)

said

c)

told

d)

spoke

12.

We interviewed a lot of applicants, .................. were unsuitable for the job.

a)

who most

b)

most of whom

c)

most of them

d)

most of which

13.

Wendy was really disappointed because very .......................... people turned up at her party.

a)

less

b)

a few

c)

many

d)

few

14.

The hotel ..................... was isolated and we had to go to the centre of the town by car.

a)

we stayed at

b)

which we stayed

c)

we stayed

d)

where stayed

15.

John's mother has been working since he ...................... twelve.

a)

had been

b)

was being

c)

has been

d)

was