CBSE Class 9 English Gap Filling Worksheet

Question. Peter as well as his brothers ……………………… guilty.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. If he ………………………… me about his arrival, I would have gone to the airport to receive him.
(a) told
(b) has told
(c) had told

Answer : C

Question. He spoke loudly …………………………. I was deaf.
(a) though
(b) if
(c) as if
(d) even if

Answer : C

Question. We had some free time ……………………….. we decided to do a little bit of shopping.
(a) as
(b) so
(c) hence

Answer : B

Question. It was ……………………….. a hot night that I couldn’t sleep at all.
(a) such
(b) so
(c) either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. …………………………. the servant was honest, his master trusted him.
(a) As
(b) If
(c) Though

Answer : A

Question. He is ……………………… old to work.
(a) so
(b) too
(c) very

Answer : B

Question. ………………………. you want more money, you have to do more work.
(a) If
(b) Unless
(c) Whether

Answer : A

Question. The famine was ………………………. severe that thousands of people perished.
(a) so
(b) very
(c) too

Answer : A

Question. I enjoyed the movie ………………………… having a headache.
(a) despite
(b) though
(c) however

Answer : A

Question. The room is …………………………. to accommodate all the guests.
(a) enough spacious
(b) spacious enough
(c) spaciously enough

Answer : B

Question. ……………………….. he felt tired, he did not go to office.
(a) As
(b) As if
(c) Though

Answer : A

Gap Filling Intermediate English Grammar Exercises

Question. The students …………………….. to write a review of a novel of their choice.
(a) required
(b) were required
(c) have required

Answer : B

Question. I got a cramp in my leg while I …………………
(a) swam
(b) was swimming
(c) am swimming

Answer : B

Question. The hunter ……………………… up as close to the deer as possible.
(a) creep
(b) creeped
(c) crept

Answer : C

Question. His crude manners made others …………………….. him.
(a) to dislike
(b) dislike
(c) disliked

Answer : B

Question. Edison …………………….. with the invention of the phonograph.
(a) credited
(b) is credited
(c) was credited

Answer : B

Question. The trip ……………………. cut short because of bad weather.
(a) was
(b) had
(c) has

Answer : A

Question. We …………………… hear the crash of pots and pans in the kitchen.
(a) could
(b) should
(c) might

Answer : A

Question. The team …………………….. after losing the game.
(a) disheartened
(b) was disheartened
(c) has disheartened

Answer : B

Question. When he ………………….. angry, he cursed everyone in sight.
(a) is
(b) was
(c) had been

Answer : A

Question. You had better put a muzzle on that dog before he …………………….. someone.
(a) bit
(b) bites
(c) has bitten

Answer : B

Question. The creation of new playgrounds ……………………. the children.
(a) will benefit
(b) shall benefit

Answer : A

Question. A child ……………………. to culture at a young age.
(a) should expose
(b) should be exposed
(c) exposed

Answer : B

Gap Filling Vocabulary English Grammar Exercises

Question. He visits his mother on ………………………… days.
(a) alternative
(b) alternate

Answer : B

Question. Until the police completed the ……………………………., the accused was denied bail.
(a) investigate
(b) investigation
(c) investigative

Answer : B

Question. She hails from a ………………………… family.
(a) respectful
(b) respectable
(c) respective

Answer : B

Question. We have to ……………………….. our campaign against dowry and domestic abuse.
(a) intense
(b) intensify
(c) intensified

Answer : B

Question. Everyone was present …………………….. John.
(a) expect
(b) except

Answer : B

Question. It was a …………………………. evening.
(a) memory
(b) memorable
(c) memorize

Answer : B

Question. You never ………………………. to amaze me.
(a) cease
(b) seize

Answer : A

Question. ………………………. use of antibiotics can give rise to drug resistant bacteria.
(a) Indiscriminate
(b) Discriminate
(c) Indiscriminant
(d) Discriminant

Answer : A

Question. Rabbits live in ……………………….
(a) furrows
(b) burrows

Answer : B

Question. The cancellation of flights caused a great deal of ………………………….. to the travelers.
(a) inconvenient
(b) inconvenience
(c) unconvenience

Answer : B

Question. Hard work is the only …………………….. to success.
(a) root
(b) route

Answer : B

Question. I have no words to express my ………………………….
(a) gratefulness
(b) gratitude
(c) gratitudinous

Answer : B

Question. His ……………………….. was due to his illness.
(a) irritable
(b) irritability
(c) irritate

Answer : B

Question. He took a deep ………………………
(a) breath
(b) breathe

Answer : A

Question. Without any ……………………….. he started shouting at me.
(a) provocation
(b) provoke
(c) provocative

Answer : A

Question. They were in …………………….. danger of being killed.
(a) eminent
(b) imminent

Answer : B

Question. You should wear …………………….. garments while exercising.
(a) lose
(b) loose

Answer : B

Question. The circus artists performed many tricks while walking ………………………….. on a rope.
(a) precarious
(b) precariously

Answer : B

Question. The Enforcement Directorate …………………….. his property.
(a) ceased
(b) seized

Answer : B

Question. There was …………………………. in his voice.
(a) accuse
(b) accusation
(c) accusative

Answer : B

Question. You can easily carry this bag if you ……………………… it to your back.
(a) strip
(b) strap

Answer : B

Question. His ………………………… landed him in a great deal of financial difficulty.
(a) extravagant
(b) extravagance
(c) extravagantly

Answer : B

Question. Why didn’t you ……………………….. him?
(a) ask
(b) speak

Answer : A

Question. The lawyer was not able to ………………………….. his argument.
(a) substantiate
(b) substantiatively
(c) substance

Answer : A