Find a "Missing Word" in Sentences

It is not impossible but very hard to get your ideas across in English, using incorrect grammar. Why don’t you test out your grammatical competence? One word is missing in each sentence. Find and rewrite the sentence with the Missing Word.    (source from http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/mw001.html)

    

    

    1.   When visitors come, don't forget keep these chipped dishes out of sight.

ð   ________________________________________________________.

    2.   The car wasn't a success, so they decided to work a new model.

ð  _________________________________________________________.

    3.   The books used in our school published in the USA.

ð  _________________________________________________________.

    4.   If you don't know the meaning of a word, look up in the dictionary.

ð  ________________________________________________________.

    5.   She was little late, but still in time for the closing session.

ð  ______________________________________________________.

    6.   Young boy finally plucked up courage to invite his beautiful classmate to dinner.

ð  _________________________________________________________.

     7.   You shouldn't live memories of your childhood.

ð   ________________________________________________________.

     8.   The girl was dressed in blue head to foot.

ð  _________________________________________________________.

     9.   When they looked through the window, saw a boy hiding behind a tree.

ð  _________________________________________________________.

     10.Don't fill the glasses to brim.

ð  _________________________________________________________.

<Answer Keys>

1.  “to”:      When visitors come, don’t forget to keep these chipped dishes out of sight.

2.  “on”:    The car wasn't a success, so they decided to work on a new model.

3.  “are/ were”:  The books used in our school are/ were published in the USA.

4.  “it”:  If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it  up in the dictionary.

5.  “a” :  She was a little late, but still in time for the closing session.

6.  “The”:  The young boy finally plucked up courage to invite his beautiful classmate to dinner.

7.  “on”:  You shouldn't live on memories of your childhood.

8.  “from”: The girl was dressed in blue from head to foot.

9.  “they”: When they looked through the window, they saw a boy hiding behind a tree.

10.              “the”: Don’t fill the glasses to the brim.