Question

A. Fill in the blanks choosing the correct word given in brackets.
1. a. I have been living here ..
(since/for) the war.
b. I lived there
.... (since/for) twenty years, before I moved out.
2. a. The house was ...
(besides/beside the lake.
b.
(besides/beside the house, no other building could be seen.
3. a. I ............ (except/expect) to reach home on time.
b. All the boys
(except/expect) Ram have finished their work on
time.
4. a. No .... (farther/further) reasons were given for the delay.
b. Chennai is .................... (farther/further) from Delhi than Mumbai.
5.
a. This is the ...
........... (nearest/next) post office to my house.
b. The post office is just .................... (nearest/next) to my house.
Columbus
(discovered/invented) America while Edison
(discovered/invented) the phonograph.
6.
7. His ...... (voyage/journey) to the New World was a great success, and
when he returned he made the ........... (voyage/journey) to Barcelona.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. a.since

b.for

2.a.beside the lake

b.beside the house

3.a.expect

b.except

4.a.further

b.farther

5.a.nearest

b. Next

6.a.discovered

b.invented

7.a.voyage

b.journey

Answer 2

Answer:

1 a .scince

b.for

2.a.beside

b.besides

3.a.except

b.expect

4.a.further

b.farther

5.a.nearest

b.next

6.a.discovered

b.invented

7.a.journey

b.voyage