Exercise on Grammar [May Week 3] A Replace each of the underlined word or words with a single word or words bearing

the same meaning. 1 Presently, a new building will be erected here. __________________ 2 He came here occasionally. __________________ 3 It will bring about changes in the organization. __________________ 4 A tiger suddenly appeared from nowhere. __________________ 5 If you meet him, ask him to see me. __________________ 6 It really matters. __________________ 7 She was over the moon when she heard the good news. __________________ 8 He could hardly sing. _______________________________ 9 A car stopped beside him. 10 My watch was good for good. __________________ B 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions. I am _________ the opinion that smoking is bad for health. Let us sing _________ the sound of the band. What is the gadget _________ ? We will talk _________ this matter now. She marveled _________ the boys ability to speak five languages fluently. He decided to take _________ karate lessons after being bullied by his seniors a few times. 7 I ran _________ an old friend of mine the other day. 8 We asked _________ his health when we met him yesterday. 9 The teacher will deal _________ the boy for misbehavior. 10 Minah really takes _________ her twin sister. C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Fill in the blanks with suitable words. The counsellor gave him _________ advice regarding his choice of a suitable career. You should ____________ your right as a voter during the coming election. It was _________ luck that I scored in the exam. His writing is _____________ as I cant read it at all. Only ______________ candidate needs to apply for this post. Dont _____________ with other peoples affair. It cannot be _____________ that the Internet is a vast source of knowledge. The snatch-thief begged for ____________ when more punches were showered on him by the angry by-standers. 9 Nothing can _________ the joy of reading. 10 He received lots of ____________ from the public.