Functional Grammar worksheet for English language learners with fill-in-the-blank exercises.

Let’s go step by step through each question.

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Q1. Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.

Articles are: a, an, the

a) “She met with ………… accident last Wednesday.”
→ “accident” starts with a vowel sound, but we use “an” only if it’s *any* accident (not specific). But here, it’s likely referring to *one particular* accident she had — so we might think “the”. However, in common usage, when someone says “met with an accident”, it means “had an accident” — and it’s not specified which one → so “an” is correct.
✔ Answer: an

b) “She saw monkeys, ………… giraffe and ………… ape.”
→ First blank: “giraffe” — singular, countable noun, first mention → needs article. Starts with consonant sound → “a”
Second blank: “ape” — also singular, countable, first mention → starts with vowel sound → “an”
✔ Answers: a, an

c) “Our ship crossed ………… Atlantic Ocean.”
→ “Atlantic Ocean” is a unique, specific body of water → always takes “the”
✔ Answer: the

d) “May I have ………… cup of coffee and milk?”
→ This is asking for *one* cup → indefinite article → “cup” starts with consonant sound → “a”
✔ Answer: a

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Q2. Fill in the blanks with ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘has’, ‘have’, ‘do’ or ‘does’.

We need to match subject-verb agreement.

a) “The boy ………… his work carefully.”
→ Subject: “The boy” = singular → verb should be singular.
“Does” fits if it’s about doing work. “Has” could fit if owning/possessing, but “work carefully” suggests action → “does”
Wait — actually, “does his work” is correct phrasing.
✔ Answer: does

b) “The men ………… repairing the bridge.”
→ “men” = plural → present continuous? Then we need “are” + verb-ing → “are”
✔ Answer: are

c) “I usually ………… my homework in the evening.”
→ “I” → base form verb → “do” (as in “do homework”)
✔ Answer: do

d) “Mrs Sharma ………… our new Headmistress.”
→ Linking verb needed → “is” (she = singular)
✔ Answer: is

e) “These pictures ………… without colours. Those pictures ………… beautiful colours.”
First part: “These pictures” = plural → “are” (state of being)
Second part: “Those pictures” = plural → “have” (possession of colors)
✔ Answers: are, have

f) “………… this well and you will get a prize.”
→ Imperative sentence → command → use base verb → “Do”
✔ Answer: Do

g) “The book ………… many new words.”
→ Book = singular → possesses words → “has”
✔ Answer: has

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Q3. Identify the nouns in the following sentences

Sentence: “The children are going to the cinema.”

Nouns = people, places, things, ideas

→ “children” = people → noun
→ “cinema” = place → noun
“The” and “are” and “going” and “to” are not nouns.

✔ Nouns: children, cinema

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Final Answer:

Q1:
a) an
b) a, an
c) the
d) a

Q2:
a) does
b) are
c) do
d) is
e) are, have
f) Do
g) has

Q3:
i) children, cinema