Grammar Drills and Exercises with Answers

Answers. A CAE student should have scored ten or more correct and a successful FCE student seven or more.

1. He didn't tell the truth. He lied about it.

2. The patient was very ill indeed. The doctors were working against time.

3. The sun disappeared behind the clouds.

4. The boxer lost the fight because he hit his opponent below the belt.

5. I will arrive sometime between three and four in the afternoon.

6. He was so ill, he was beyond the help of the doctors.

7. The weather didn't improve. It went from bad to worse.

8. I couldn't buy the book because the shop didn't have it in stock.

9. I felt pleased I no longer had the responsibility. It was a weight off my shoulders.

10. This is the better product. It has many advantages over its competitors.

11. The floods were serious. There were ten thousand square kilometres under water.

12. The bank wants to be sure you can pay back the money. It lends money only against good security.

01 elementary
02 elementary
03 elementary
04 elementary

06 intermediate
07 intermediate
08 intermediate
09 intermediate
10 intermediate
11 intermediate
12 intermediate
13 intermediate


16 advanced
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18 advanced
19 advanced