Other is a subcategory of Fill-in-the-Blank that includes a variety of activity types of which there were relatively few occurrences in the texts. The small number of these exercises lead us to include them here rather than allocate them to independent categories.
ACTIVITIES:
1. Fill in each blank with the missing word. (Not every sentence needs a word.)
EXAMPLE: I have been in the U.S. for three years.
1. He has been in the U.S. _______________ 1992.
2. How _______________ have you been married?
3. She found a good job in 1990. She has worked at the same job ever _______________.
4. He has worked at a hotel ever since he _______________ to the U.S.
5. They have lived in the U.S. _______________ all their lives.
6. She has lived in the U.S. for the _______________ ten years.
7. _______________ you lived in the U.S. all your life?
8. I've been at this college for three years. _______________ have you been at this college?
9. He' _______________ been sick _______________ Monday.
10. We' _______________ known each other for many years.
Elbaum, S. (1996). Grammar in Context, Book 3, 2nd ed.
2. Fill in each blank with an object pronoun in place of the underlined word.
EXAMPLE: The groom doesn't walk down the aisle with the bride. Her father walks with her.
1. The bride doesn't enter with the groom. He waits for __________ and she goes to __________.
2. The groom has a ring. He puts __________ on the bride's hand.
3. The bride wears a veil. The groom lifts __________ to kiss __________.
4. The bride doesn't throw the bouquet to all the women. She throws __________ to the single women only.
5. The guests don't throw flowers at the bride and groom. They throw rice at __________.
6. The groom promises to love the bride, and the bride promises to love __________.
7. The bride and groom receive gifts. They usually open __________ at the reception or at home.
Elbaum, S. (1996). Grammar in Context, Book 2, 2nd ed.
3. Choose an appropriate verb from the list below and fill in each blank with an affirmative or negative imperative.
keep / use / drink / be / drive / wear / obey / leave / look / use
EXAMPLE: To avoid accidents, learn to drive cautiously.
1. __________ prepared to stop.
2. __________ ahead.
3. __________ your rearview mirrors.
4. __________ the speed limit.
5. __________ space between your car and the car in front of you. (Do not "tailgate.")
6. __________ your seat belt.
7. __________ if you are very tired, or are on medication.
8. __________ and drive.
9. __________ your horn to warn other drivers of danger.
10. __________ your car in good condition.
Badalamenti, V. and Henner-Stanchina, C. (1993). Grammar Dimensions, Book One.
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