Grammar Cloze 1
jog jogs jogged to jog
are jogging will jog jogging is jogging
Most days, Karen ____________ alone but at times, when her father wants some exercise, he
will join Karen on her runs. Karen loves ______________ around her estate as here is beautiful
greenery all around. At times she would ______________ in the morning but because she
usually works during the day, Karen goes _____________ at night. Last week, Karen
_____________ all the way home from work! She really loves jogging.
when off for have with into while of
It was a sunny day, perfect ______________ a picnic. Mother and I decided to have a picnic.
Mother filled a basket ______________ sandwiches, drinks and a few slices of chocolate cake.
Then we were _______________. We sat under a huge tree. After helping mother set out the
food, I rushed down the sea. mother sat under the tree, keeping a lookout for me
______________ reading her novel. I came up for lunch and then went straight back
______________ the water. Much later, I came out, changed, and had more of the delicious
food. What a wonderful day it was!
nothing on then by
although something however during
Being poor is not _____________ Mr Lim is ashamed of. ______________ he is poor, giving
to charity is nothing new to him. The amount of money he donates is rather small as he does
not earn much working as a labourer. _______________, he makes up for his small monetary
donations by 'donating' his time to the society. ________________ the weekends, he helps out
at the society, doing odd jobs. His efforts are appreciated _______________ the society and
they consider him an important part of the society.
Grammar Cloze 2
sees knew thought saw went know thinking go
Rabbit and Cat were best friends. They ______________ everywhere together. One day, Rabbit
______________ something shiny in the long grass. "Hey Cat, look at this. What do you think
it is?" said Rabbit.
Cat came over and peered at the object. "I ______________ what it is!" exclaimed Cat. "It's a
Christmas star."
"That's what I _______________ too," said Rabbit, who did not like to think that Cat was
cleverer.
Then Rabbit asked, "But what's a Christmas star?"
"It's the star that people put at the top of a Christmas tree," said Cat.
"Oh," said Rabbit, nodding his head. "I _______________ that."
walking to walk walk could walk
walked will walk walks was walking
Sarah _____________ to school every day. One day, Sarah was late for school. There was a
shorter route that she could take but she would have ______________ through a rather secluded
area. She said to herself, "I must ______________ through here to be on time." And so she did.
As she ______________ through the area, she heard footsteps behind her. She panicked and
started ______________ faster. Sarah turned around and saw a man following her!
with it which and its whose to it's
The egg was huge. Andy wondered what animal had laid ______________. He examined it
carefully. ________________ shell was dark brown with small white freckles. "I wonder
________________ egg this is?" though Andy to himself.
Suddenly, he heard a terrifying roar behind him. He turned around and found himself face
_____________ face with a dinosaur. Andy stood there ______________ his mouth wide open.
It was only when the dinosaur gave another loud roar that Andy took to his heels, screaming.
Grammar Cloze 3
on and how with as in to of
Have you ever wondered ______________ clouds are formed? Clouds are formed
______________ part of the water cycle that takes place every day on earth.
As the sun shines, some water found ______________ earth evaporates, that is, they change
and become water vapours. As these water vapours rise, they expand ______________ cool
down, becoming tiny water droplets. Billions _______________ these water droplets combine
to form clouds. The clouds become heavier and darker as more water droplets combine. When
the clouds become too heavy, they will start to release the water and that's how we get rain!
whom where who while who's whose which when
In the neighbourhood ______________ I live, there are many interesting characters. Mr.
Krishnan, ______________ lives on the fifth floor, is one of them. ____________ most people
either drive or take public transport to work, he runs to his office every morning. Mr. Krishnan,
______________ office is far from his home, does this as his way of keeping fit. My father, to
______________ Mr. Krishnan is close, admires his friend's determination to keep fit.
him his himself they
them their themselves theirs
Jerry and John are good friends. _______________ have a lot of things in common. One of
_______________ hobbies is assembling toy airplanes. Whenever Jerry gets a new set, he will
try his best to assemble it. Mostly he manages to do it _______________. If he finds it too
difficult, he will call John. Together, they will try and fix the airplane _______________. If it
is still not possible, they will call on Jerry's father to help. He will gladly help
_________________.
Grammar Cloze 4
however since but although
as still because and
_________________ Tina and Gina are identical twins, they have very little in common. Tina
loves to sing and dance. Gina, ___________________, prefers to sit quietly in one corner and
read. Tina likes to have her friends over __________________ not Gina. _________________
of that, they sometimes end up quarrelling as they share the same room. Their parents are
puzzled. _________________ they are identical twins, they should have a lot in common.
Actually, there is something that they both love -- cats. That's their only similarity!
collecting collection will collect was collecting
collects collect to collect collected
Collecting stamps is Ahmad's hobby. He started _______________ stamps when he was
10years old. The first stamp that he ________________ came from a letter for his father. It had
a picture of a beautiful Chinese junk on it. He asked his father's permission to remove the stamp
from the letter. And that was the beginning of his stamp _______________. Now, he
______________ stamps from all over the world. In school, he started a club for pupils who
have the same interest as he. The club encourages its members ________________ stamps and
find out more about the places they come from.
who what where when who's whose why which
I was shopping with my mother ______________ we saw the bag lying at the foot of the stairs.
We did not pay any attention to it until we hear cries coming from it. We wondered
_______________ was in it. We went closer and took a look. It was a baby! "
_______________ baby is this?" my mother asked.
"_______________ could have done such a horrible thing?" I asked. We picked the baby up
and went straight to the police station. After telling the officer _______________ we had found
the baby, we left.
