A. Match the sentence beginnings to the correct endings.
1 Anything that can go wrong,
2 Worrying
3 Try something
4 Nothing
5 If you have hope,
6 Nobody’s
7 Everyone needs
a someone to talk to.
b lasts forever.
c perfect.
d will go wrong.
e won’t help anyone.
f new today.
g you have everything.
Answers
1 d 2 e 3 f 4 b 5 g 6 c 7 a
B. Underline the correct option.
1 Let’s go somewhere / everywhere special.
2 She doesn’t have anything / nothing nice to wear.
3 I think there’s something / anything strange about him.
4 I have nothing / anything new to read.
5 Look in the fridge if you’re hungry. You can have anything / something you want.
6 This music is boring – I want to listen to something / everything different.
7 I’ve met someone / anyone special.
8 Everybody / Everything loves a good story.
Answers
2 anything 3 something 4 nothing
5 anything 6 something 7 someone
8 Everybody
C. Complete the sentences with an appropriate pronoun. Sometimes there is more than one right answer.
1 A: Have you seen the dog?
B: No, I’ve looked ……everywhere…… .
2 I’ve got …………………… in my eye.
3 You must come to the party – …………………… is going to be there.
4 There’s …………………… at the door.
5 Has …………………… seen my watch?
6 My cousin is very shy – she never says ……………………!
7 I need to buy …………………… for dinner.
8 Can …………………… come to the party or do you need a ticket?
9 She lives …………………… in France.
Answers
2 something 3 everyone / everybody
4 someone / somebody / no one / nobody
5 anyone / anybody 6 anything
7 something 8 anyone / anybody
9 somewhere
D. Write sentences which mean the opposite.
1 She doesn’t have anywhere to live.
She has somewhere to live.
2 I could see no one.
………………………………..
3 I told the police officer everything.
………………………………..
4 The woman told me something interesting.
………………………………..
5 Everyone is happy.
………………………………..
6 Nobody knows.
………………………………..
7 There was nothing unusual about her.
………………………………..
8 He hasn’t been anywhere.
………………………………..
Answers
2 I could see someone / somebody / everyone / everybody.
3 I didn’t tell the police officer anything. / I told the police officer nothing.
4 The woman didn’t tell me anything interesting. / The woman told me nothing interesting / The woman told me something boring.
5 Nobody / No one is happy / Everyone is sad.
6 Everybody / Everyone knows.
7 There was something unusual about her.
8 He’s (He has) been everywhere / somewhere.
E. Complete each sentence with an appropriate pronoun.
1 ……No one…… knows the answer.
2 There’s ……………………. in the garden.
3 ……………………. says it’s true.
4 I can’t see him ……………………. .
5 Do ……………………. and ……………………. will happen.
6 ……………………. loves a happy ending.
7 ……………………. is always right.
Answers
Possible answers
2 someone 3 Everybody 4 anywhere
5 nothing; nothing 6 Everyone 7 Nobody
F. Circle the correct option.
1 Please tell me …………… about your family.
a something b anywhere c everyone
2 A: What do you want for your birthday? B: …………… . I don’t mind. I’ll be happy with something small.
a Everything b Anything c Something
3 I didn’t know …………… at the party, so I went home again.
a nobody b anybody c no one
4 …………… mistakes.
a Everyone makes
b Anybody make
c Everybody make
5 A: I can’t find my keys …………… . B: Where have you looked? A: Everywhere.
a somewhere b anything c anywhere
Answers
1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 c
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