Further Study - Grammar - Practice

Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
   
 1) It is generally believed that teaching is it is a science.
  A) an art much as B) much an art as
  C) as an art much as D) as much an art as
   
 2) How can you finish the drawing?
  A) often B) soon
  C) long D) many
   
 3) I won't go with you. It's cold today.
  A) so much B) too much
  C) very so D) much too
   
 4) This kind of cloth is as soft and smooth as silk but expensive.
  A) more less B) much less
  C) a lot less D) still as
   
 5) The little town has now grown into a modern city, and is what it used to be.
  A) twice the size than B) twice times the size as
  C) twice the size of D) twice the size as
   
 6) In the middle of the room stands a/an table.
  A) beautiful wooden round B) round wooden beautiful
  C) wooden round beautiful D) beautiful round wooden
   
 7) Although John tried hard in the exam, he did than his brother.
  A) much worse B) much better
  C) much badly D) more badly
   
 8) If the football match is put off, notice will be given.
  A) much B) more
  C) further D) farther
   
 9) I tried hard to get some information about the new technology out of his mouth, but he remained .
  A) silent B) secret
  C) quiet D) calm
   
 10) If I had , I'd visit Europe , stopping at some small interesting places.
  A) a long enough holiday B) an enough long holiday
  C) a holiday enough long D) a long holiday enough
   
 11) Have you ever heard wonderful music?
  A) so B) such
  C) too D) much
   
 12) John plays basketball , if not better than, David.
  A) as well B) as well as
  C) so well D) so well as
   
 13) She got up this morning.
  A) lately B) latter
  C) later D) late
   
 14) entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his report.
  A) He hardly had B) Had he hardly
  C) Hardly had he D) Hardly he had
   
 15) The lazy boy always feels during classes.
  A) sleep B) sleepy
  C) asleep D) slept