Grammar practice worksheet with fill-in-the-blank sentences and a bird's nest image.

Let’s go through each question one by one and pick the best word to complete the sentence.

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Question 1:
*The beggar lived a ________ life on the street. He had to beg all day.*
Options: A quiet, B happy, C miserable, D successful

→ Think about what “begging all day” means — it’s hard, sad, and not comfortable.
→ “Miserable” means very unhappy or uncomfortable — that fits perfectly.
→ “Happy” or “successful” don’t make sense here. “Quiet” is possible but doesn’t match the sadness of begging.
✔ Best answer: C miserable

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Question 2:
*I cut ________ while slicing onions in the kitchen.*
Options: A itself, B myself, C herself, D himself

→ The subject is “I”, so we need a reflexive pronoun that matches “I”.
→ “Myself” is used when you do something to yourself — like cutting your own finger.
→ “Herself” and “himself” are for other people. “Itself” is for objects or animals.
✔ Best answer: B myself

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Question 3:
*________ I ________ Susie will be attending Mary’s party.*
Options:
A Either, if
B Neither, if
C Neither, or
D Neither, nor

→ This is testing correlative conjunctions. We’re talking about two people (you and Susie) and whether they’ll come.
→ If neither person is coming, we say “Neither...nor...” → “Neither I nor Susie will be attending.”
→ “Either...or” would mean one of them is coming — but the sentence structure suggests both aren’t coming.
→ Also, “if” doesn’t fit grammatically here.
✔ Best answer: D Neither, nor

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Question 4:
*Ivan swam very hard, yet he could not go ________ the tide.*
Options: A along, B across, C among, D against

→ “Tide” is the movement of water in the ocean.
→ If you swim “against” the tide, you’re fighting the current — which makes sense with “swam very hard” and “could not go”.
→ “Along” = same direction; “across” = from side to side; “among” = between things — none fit as well as “against”.
✔ Best answer: D against

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Question 5:
*Jason found a bird’s nest in ________ backyard.*
Options: A its, B his, C her, D their

→ Jason is male, so we use “his” to show possession.
→ “Its” is for animals or things. “Her” is for females. “Their” is plural or gender-neutral — but Jason is singular and male.
✔ Best answer: B his

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Final Answer:
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. D
5. B