No/none/any – Nothing/nobody

Exercise 1 

Complete these sentences with no, none or any.

1) It was a public holiday, so there were ________ shops open.

2) I haven't got ________ money. Can you lend me some?

3) We had to walk home because there were ________ taxis.

4) We had to walk home because there weren't ________ taxis.

5) 'How many eggs have we got?' ‘________ . Do you want me to get some?'

6) We took a few pictures, but ________ of them were very good.

7) 'Did you take lots of pictures?' 'No, I didn't take ________ .

8) What a stupid thing to do! ________ intelligent person would do such a thing.

9) There's nowhere to cross the river. There's ________ bridge.

10) I haven't read ________ of the books you lent me.

11) We cancelled the party because ________ of the people we invited were able to come.

12) 'Do you know when Chris will be back?' 'I'm sorry. I have ________ idea.'

Exercise 2 

Answer these questions using none/nobody/nothing/nowhere .

1) What did you do?   ________

2) Who were you talking to?   ________

3) How much sugar do you want?   ________

4) Where are you going?   ________

5) How many emails did you get?   ________

6) How much did you pay?   ________

Now answer the same questions using complete sentences with any/anybody/anything/anywhere .

7) (1)   ________

8) (2)   I ________

9) (3)   ________

10) (4)   ________

11) (5)   ________

12) (6)   ________

Exercise 3 

Complete these sentences with no – or any -+ –body /-thing /-where .

1) I don't want ________ to drink. I'm not thirsty.

2) The bus was completely empty. There was ________ on it.

3) 'Where did you go for your holidays?' '________ . I stayed at home.'

4) I went to the shops, but I didn't buy ________ .

5) 'What did you buy?' ‘________ . I couldn't find ……………. ….. ………. I wanted.'

6) The town is still the same as it was years ago. ________ has changed.

7) Have you seen watch? I can't find it ________ .

8) There was complete silence in the room. ________ said ________ .

Exercise 4

Choose the right word.

1) She didn't tell nobody / anybody about her plans.

2) The accident looked bad, but fortunately nobody / anybody was badly injured.

3) I looked out of the window, but I couldn't see no-one / anyone.

4) job is very easy. Nobody / Anybody could do it.

5) 'What's in that box?' 'Nothing / Anything. It's empty.'

6) The situation is uncertain. Nothing / Anything could happen.

7) I don't know nothing / anything about economics.

8) I'll try and answer no / any questions you ask me.

9) 'Who were you talking to just now?' 'No-one / Anyone. I wasn't talking to no-one / anyone.