Grammar Practice

The bus __________ before I reached the bus-stop.

• left

• had left

• was leaving

• will leave

The hotter the weather is, __________.

• more tired we feel

• we will feel more tired

• more and more we feel tired

• the more tired we feel

The teacher needs to __________ the class into two to play the game.

• decrease

• shorten

• reduce

• divide

I’ve tried those tablets and they are not __________ in helping me stop coughing.

• effective

• successful

• profitable

• helpful

Which is __________, an elephant or a blue whale?

• bigger

• the bigger

• biggest

• the biggest

He couldn’t reach the goal, __________ surprised me.

• who

• whom

• which

• that

The school __________ all the student to take an interest in arts.

• noticed

• encouraged

• supposed

• managed

I like sitting on the beach watching the __________ in the evenings.

• sunshine

• sunrise

• sunlight

• sunset

There is __________ food left but not enough for everyone.

• few

• a few

• little

• a little

I bought these magazines __________ have something to read on the trip.

• for

• so that

• so as to

• in order