1. Complete the indefinite pronouns.
1) No ________. was listening when I spoke.
2) phone must be some ________. in the house.
3) Did you notice any ________. different about Sam?
4) Does any ________. know the lyrics to this next song?
5) I know no ________. about modern classical music.
6) Did you go any ________. exciting during the summer?
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1) one / body 2 where 3) thing 4) one / body
5) thing 6) where
2. Underline one mistake in each sentence. Then correct it.
1) We didn’t see nothing we liked in the art gallery.
________
2) I shouted, but anybody could hear me.
________
3) It doesn’t look as if somebody is home yet.
________
4) Nobody saw you, did he?
________
5) Has everybody got your tickets?
________
6) I’ve looked anywhere, but I can’t find wallet.
________
7) Everyone need to carry their own bags.
_________
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1) We didn’t see anything we liked in the art gallery.
2) I shouted, but nobody could hear me.
3) It doesn’t look as if anybody is home yet.
4) Nobody saw you, did they?
5) Has everybody got their tickets?
6) I’ve looked everywhere, but I can’t find wallet.
7) Everyone needs to carry their own bags.
3. Complete the sentences with indefinite pronouns.
1) Would you like ________. to drink before we leave?
2) He pressed the button, but ________. happened.
3) _____. knows why she resigned; it’s a stery.
4) When the ground floor flooded, we moved ________. upstairs to keep it dry.
5) They searched the sea for survivors, but they didn’t find ________. at all.
6) The room was a mess: there were plastic cups and empty crisp packets ________.
7) There were a few people in the shopping centre, but ________. saw the robbery happen.
8) sister is starting university in London next month and needs ________. to live.
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1) something 2) nothing 3) Nobody / No one
4) everything 5) anybody / anyone 6) everywhere
7) no one / nobody 8) somewhere
4. Complete the dialogue with indefinite pronouns.
George Hi, Ellie. Did you do 1) _____. interesting at the weekend?
Ellie I went to a concert with cousin on Saturday. It was at a tiny venue 2) _____. in London.
George What was it like?
Ellie It wasn’t like 3) _____. I’d ever heard before. It was incredibly modern.
George Did you like it?
Ellie No, I hated it! But 4) _____. else seemed to enjoy it. They all clapped at the end. Anyway, what did you get up to?
George I just stayed in and watched 5) _____. on TV.
Ellie That sounds nice.
George It was OK. But I was a bit lonely. I didn’t see 6) _____. all weekend.
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1) anything 2) somewhere 3) anything 4) everybody / everyone
5) something 6) anybody / anyone
5. Complete the dialogues with the correct indefinite pronouns.
1) a Are you ready for your holiday?
b Yes, I think I’ve got ________. I need.
2) a Did you manage to get some tickets for the play?
b No, the ticket office was closed. There wasn’t ________. there.
3) a Are you going to the music festival next month?
b Yes, but I need ________. to stay.
4) a What’s wrong?
b I’m bored. I’ve got ________. to do.
5) a How much exercise do you do?
b None at all. I go ________. by car.
6) a How are you getting home from the airport?
b _____. is picking me up – probably mother.
7) a Have you got any plans for tonight?
b Not really. I’m not doing ________. special.
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1) everything 2 anybody / anyone 3 somewhere
4) nothing 5) everywhere 6) Somebody / Someone
7) anything
6. Complete the sentences with the words below.
anything fan into love much on stand thing
1) Folk is not really ________.
2) I’m a big ________. of jazz.
3) I’ve never been that keen ________. rap.
4) I’m quite ________. classical music.
5) I really can’t ________. country and western.
6) I enjoy techno very ________.
7) I absolutely ________. heavy metal.
8) Hip hop doesn’t do ________. for me.
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1) thing 2) fan 3) on 4) into 5) stand 6) much
7) love 8) anything
