Exercise 1
Complete these sentences with all , everything or everybody /everyone .
1) It was a good party. ________ had a great time.
2) _____ I've eaten today is a sandwich.
3) _____ has their faults. Nobody is perfect.
4) Nothing has changed. ________ is the same as it was.
5) Kate told me ________ about her new job. It sounds quite interesting.
6) Can ________ write their names on a piece of paper, please?
7) Why are you always thinking about money? Money isn't ________ .
8) I didn't have much money with me. ________ I had was ten pounds.
9) When the fire alarm rang, ________ left the building immediately.
10) Sarah didn't say where she was going. ________ she said was that she was going away.
11) We have completely different opinions. I disagree with ________ she says.
12) We all did well in the exam. ________ in our class passed.
13) We all did well in the exam. ________ of us passed.
14) Why are you so lazy? Why do you expect me to do ________ for you?
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1)
1 Everybody
2 All
3 Everybody/ Everyone
4 Everything
5 all
6 everybody/everyone
7 everything
8 All
9 everybody/everyone
10 All
11 everything/all
12 Everybody/Everyone
13 All
14 everything
Exercise 2
Write sentences with whole .
1) I read the book from beginning to end. ________
2) Everyone in the team played well. The ________
3) Paul opened a box of chocolates. When he finished eating, there were no chocolates left in the box. He ate ________
4) The police came to the house. They were looking for something. They searched everywhere, every room. They ________
5) Everyone in Ed and Jane's family plays tennis. Ed and Jane play, and so do all their children. The ________
6) Ann worked from early in the morning until late in the evening. ________
7) Jack and Lisa had a week's holiday by the sea. It rained from the beginning of the week to the end. It ________
Now write sentences 6 and 7 again using all instead of whole.
8) (6) Ann ________
9) (7) ________
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1 I read the whole book.
2 The whole team played well.
3 He ate the whole box (of chocolates).
4 They searched the whole house.
5 The whole family play/plays tennis.
6 Ann/ She worked the whole day.
7 It rained the whole week.
8 Ann worked all day.
9 It rained all week.
Exercise 3
Complete these sentences using every with the following:
five minutes ten minutes four hours six months four years
1) The bus service is very good. There's a bus ________ .
2) Tom is ill. He has some medicine. He has to take it ________ .
3) The Olympic Games take place ________ .
4) We live near a busy airport. A plane flies over our house ________ .
5) Martin goes to the dentist for a check-up ________ .
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3)
1 every ten minutes
2 every four hours
3 every four years
4 every five minutes
5 every six months
Exercise 4
Which is the correct alternative?
1) I've spent the whole money / all the money you gave me.
2) Sue works every day / all days except Sunday.
3) I'm tired. I've been working hard all the day / all day.
4) It was a terrible fire. Whole building / The whole building was destroyed.
5) I've been trying to contact her, but every time / all the time I phone there's no answer.
6) I don't like the weather here. It rains every time / all the time.
7) When I was on holiday, all luggage / whole luggage was stolen.
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4)
1 all the money
2 every day
3 all day
4 The whole building
5 every time
6 all the time
7 all luggage