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June 01, 2015

Determiner - Worksheets


Fill in the blanks with some, any, someone, anyone, something, anything etc

  Did ______ see you while you were coming here ? No, _______ did.
Did anyone see you while you were coming here ? No, no one did.
1.  I saw _______ moving among the bushes. It wasn't ______ that I could recognize.
2.  I can't see _______ out there. There must be _______ wrong with your eyes !
3.  There is _______ walking towards the house. Does _______ know who it is ?
4.  Isn't there _______ knocking at the door ? I was sure I heard _______ out there.
5.  There isn't __ milk in the refrigerator. You had better ask __ to get us ____.
6.  I can't carry ____ more since both my hands are full. Can't you ask ____ else to help you ?
7.  We certainly don't need _______ more bread, but we do need _______ more tins of sardines.
8.  Did _______ come near my desk while I was out ? _______ seems to be missing from my drawer.
9.  She knows ___ about what has happened here, but she will not say ____ about it to us.
10. There is ________ at the door. Why won't you open it ? Is _______ the matter ?
11.No, _______ is wrong. It is just that _______ wants to see Mary, and he won't go away even though I've told him that she isn't here.
12.Would you like to have _______ to eat ? Here are _______ jam tarts which I know you like.
13.There is ___ I want to tell you. ____else must know about it, so you must promise not to tell _____
14. ___who saw the accident is reporting to the police. It was a serious accident, and ___ was killed.
15."Don't ____ of you know the answer to this question ? Come on, surely there is _____ in this class who can answer it !" the teacher said.

Answers
               1.    I saw something moving among the bushes. It wasn't anything that I could recognize.
               2.    I can't see anything out there. There must be something wrong with your eyes !
               3.    There is someone walking towards the house. Does anyone know who it is ?
               4.    Isn't there someone knocking at the door ? I was sure I heard someone out there.
               5.    There isn't any milk in the refrigerator. You had better ask someone to get us some.
               6.    I can't carry any more since both my hands are full. Can't you ask someone else to help you ?
               7.    We certainly don't need any more bread, but we do need some more tins of sardines.
               8.    Did anyone come near my desk while I was out ? Something seems to be missing from my  
                     drawer.
               9.    She knows something about what has happened here, but she will not say anything about it to 
                       us.
               10.  There is someone at the door. Why won't you open it ? Is anything the matter ?
               11.  No, nothing is wrong. It is just that someone wants to see Mary, and he won't go away even 
                      though  I've told him that she isn't here.
                12.  Would you like to have something to eat ? Here are some jam tarts which I know you like.
                13.  There is something I want to tell you. No one/Nobody else must know about it, so you must 
                        promise  not to tell anyone.
                 14.  Somebody who saw the accident is reporting to the police. It was a serious accident, and  
                         someone  was  killed.
                 15.  "Don't any of you know the answer to this question ? Come on, surely there is someone in 
                          this  class who can answer it !" the teacher said.

Read the following idiomatic expressions and underline the determiners.
 1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
      
2.  There is no smoke without fire.
      
3.  Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
      
4.  many hands make light work.
      
5.  Any time means no time.
      
6.  Every cloud has a silver lining.
      
7.  More haste, less speed.
      
8.  Too many cooks spoil the broth.
      
9.  All roads lead to Rome.
      
10. One man's meat is another man's poison.

Answers
1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
2. There is no smoke without fire.
3. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
4. Many hands make light work.
5. Any time means no time.
6. Every cloud has a silver lining.
7. More haste, less speed.
8. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
9. All roads lead to Rome.
10. One man's meat is another man's poison.

Complete the following passage with 'all', 'each', 'every', 'several', 'a lot of', 'many' or 'few'. In some cases, more than one word will fit.
Once, there was a very rich man. He was neither handsome nor clever but he worked hard and save ______ money.
Living two doors away from him was a beautiful lady. She was a widow with ______ children.
______ morning, the rich man would steal a ______ glances at the widow when she came out to do her chores in the garden.
One evening, the man decided to pay her a visit. He brought with him ______ presents, one for ______ child. _______ the children liked him and so ______ time he visited her, he brought presents for the children.
This went on for ______ months. Just when the man thought that he could propose to the widow, something happened.
A handsome stranger came to town. He was not as rich as the man. But somehow, ______ eligible lady in town fell in love with him, including the widow.

Answer
Once, there was a very rich man. He was neither handsome nor clever but he worked hard and save a lot of money.
Living two doors away from him was a beautiful lady. She was a widow with several/many children.
Each/Every morning, the rich man would steal a few glances at the widow when she came out to do her chores in the garden.
One evening, the man decided to pay her a visit. He brought with him several/many presents, one for each child. All the children liked him and so each/every time he visited her, he brought presents for the children.
This went on for several/many months. Just when the man thought that he could propose to the widow, something happened.
A handsome stranger came to town. He was not as rich as the man. But somehow, every eligible lady in town fell in love with him, including the widow.

Complete these sentences with much, many or a lot of.
1.   ______ girls have not come for sports practices.
            
2. How ______ sugar did you put in my tea ?
            
3.I saw ______ people at the night market.
            
4.There's ______ bread here.
            
5.I've got too ______ clothes for this cupboard.
            
6. She's got ______ time for her friends because she thinks they're important.
            
7.Take as ______ stamps as you need.
            
8. That's too ______ coffee for me.
            
9. Did you buy ______ souvenirs when you went to Japan ?
            
10. My new car uses too ______ petrol for my liking.
           
Answer
1.Many
2.much
3.many
4.a lot of
5.many
6.a lot of
7.many
8.much
9.a lot of / many
10.  much

Complete these sentences with little or few.
1.  There are ______ tigers left in Terengganu Darul Iman.
                     
2.  This car is wonderful. It uses so ______ petrol.
                     
3.  I have ______ interest in computers.
                     
4.  ______ men reach the age of one hundred years.
                     
5.  My uncle showed ______ concern fro his children.
                     
6.  There are ______ libraries in rural areas with plenty of books.
                     
7.  ______ schools in the city are without computers these days.
                     
8.  Our principal showed ______ mercy to boys caught smoking in school.
                     
9.  There has been _______ rain in Melaka this year.
                         
10.  With three young children, she has ______ energy at the end of the day.

Answer 
                   
1.  few
2.  little
3.  little
4. Few
5. little
6. few
7. Few
8. little
9. little
10.little

 Complete these sentences with few, a few, little or a little.
1. ______ care is necessary when handling that delicate machine.
            
2. Our teacher gave us ______ hints on essay writing just before the test.
            
3. When I met him ______ years after his wife died, he looked old and tired.
            
4. ______ knowledge of French is useful if you are thinking of going to France.
            
5. He showed ______ appreciation for traditional dancing.
            
6. The streets of K.L. are deserted during festive seasons as there is ______ traffic.
            
7. ______ buildings survived the bombing of Hiroshima.
            
8. I've very ______ patience with insincere people.
            
9. There are ______ ladies in their forties as attractive as Madonna.
            
10. ______ days' rest is all that Johnny needs.

Answer
1. A little
2. a few
3. a few
4. A little
5. a little
6. little
7. Few
8. little
9. few
10. A few

Complete the sentences with some or any.
1.She didn't bring ______ money to school.
  
2.I have ______ oranges in the kitchen.
  
3.Is there ______ milk left in the carton ?
  
4.I would like to buy ______ bananas and a kilo of grapes.
  
5.Would you like ______ coffee or tea ?
  
6.She doesn't have ______ patience with young children.
            
7. Can I have ______ cream with my apple pie ?
            
8. I can't see ______ advantage of driving so early in the morning.
            
9. I won't buy ______ mangoes until the price drops.
            
10. I shall give her ______ rambutans from my garden.

Answer
1.any
2.some
3.any
4.some
5.some
6.any
7.some
8.any
9.any
10.some

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