This section is from the book "Lessons In English", by Chestine Gowdy, Lora M. Dexheimer. Also available from Amazon: Lessons in English.
Fill blanks, choosing between words in parentheses:
1. -----you sick yesterday? (was, were)
2. Either a robin or a bluebird-----building a nest in that tree, (is, are)
3. There-----two mistakes in your recitation, (was, were)
4. Each of you girls------right, (is, are)
5. The dog and the boy------running a race, (was, were)
6. Where------you when I called? (was, were)
7. She ------ complain about her work, (don't, doesn't)
8. It------seem right to go. (don't, doesn't)
9. ------you like history? (don't, doesn't)
10. ------she write well? (don't, doesn't)
11. She - - her parents credit, (did, done)
12. Have you------your composition? (wrote, written)
13. She has------more work than I. (did, done)
14. She said she------her best, (did, done)
15. I have------that before, (saw, seen)
16. I------it last Tuesday, (saw, seen)
17. She said she------robins yesterday, (saw, seen)
18. Where have you------the prettiest wild flowers?
(saw, seen)
19. I believe I------a kinglet yesterday, (saw, seen)
20. That man------hear the bell, (don't, doesn't)
21. -----the children frightened? (was, were)
22. She has ------ to me about the matter, (spoke, spoken)
23. She is-----as tall as her brother, (most, almost)
24. Each of the children------trying to help, (is, are)
25. The horse was put ------ the pasture last night.
(in, into)
26. He ran about ------the pasture all the morning.
(in, into)
27. The cat has----- by the fire all day. (lain, laid)
28. She is------quietly, (lying, layitig)
29. The hen has been ---- a week, (sitting, setting)
30. The river has------a foot, (raised, risen) ^
31. Wages have------this fall, (raised, risen)
32. The------was expected, (raise, rise)
33. Is it------? (she, her)
34. ------do you expect? (who, whom)
35. Mary and------will come. (I, me)
36. Give it to Anna and------. (I, me)
37. I expect John and------. (she, her)
38. He is the-----that I referred to. (person, party)
39. Here is a gift for you and------. (she, her)
40. I thought it was------. (she, her)
41. Do it------I do. (as, like)
42. I feel------I ought to go. (like, that)
43. I------that she came while I was gone, (expect, think)
44. ------ how far I have walked since I saw you.
(guess, think)
45. I------I remember her. (guess, think)
 
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