ENGLISH ACTIVITIES - SOME/ANY/NO AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

1 – Complete with SOME, ANY or NO.

a)      There are __________ weird guys outside. I think they’re thieves.

b)      Is there __________ milk left? I’m going to the supermarket and can bring _________ if you want.

c)       There’s ________ money in my pocket. Can you pay for the sandwiches?

d)      There isn’t ________ water in the pool. I think Dad is going to clean it.

e)      Are there ________ computers available in the school lab?

f)       Philip brought you ________ flowers. I think he wants to ask you out.

g)      Bill and Cindy have _________ problems arriving here. Can you call Cindy’s cell phone and give her the directions?

h)      Jill has ________ questions to ask you before you leave.

i)        I have ________ time to talk to you now. Please, return after lunch.

j)        There aren’t ________ available seats. We have to stand outside.

2 – Complete with compounds of SOME, ANY or NO. (Body/One – Thing – Where)

a)      You shouldn’t tell…………………………………..…………. about what happened. It’s a secret. ………………………………. should ever know the truth.

b)      When my father goes abroad he always brings me………………………..…………. nice.

c)       This car makes a strange noise. Yes, you are right. I’m afraid there is ………….……………wrong with it.

d)      Don’t believe………………………………. she says. She’s always making up stories. …………………………………trusts her.

e)      I don’t want to go ………………….  . I’d better stay in and watch ……………………..…on TV.

3 - Choose the correct alternative for each sentence.

a)                 a)Sam was alone at home, no-one / anyone was with him.

b)    Did you go everywhere / anywhere last weekend?

c)    There is always nothing / something interestingto read in this magazine.

d)    Are you doing anywhere / anything tonight?

e)    Please, don’t tell anybody / somebody about mysecret.

f)     There is nothing / anything to do now, so let’swatch TV.

g)                 g)Do you know where Susan is? She’s anywhere / somewhere in the building, but I don’t know where exactly.

h)                  h) Would you like something / nothing to eat?

i)                     i) Did you go somewhere / anywhere on holiday? No, I went nowhere / anywhere, because I had no money.

4 – Choose the correct alternative.

1.       __________ students were late today. They didn’t arrive at school on time.

a)      Any                                                       b) Some                            c) No

2.       I called you yesterday evening, but there was __________ at home.

a)      Nobody                                              b) Anyone                            c) everybody

3.       Let’s go __________ tonight, I don’t want to stay at home.

a)      nowhere                                            b) anything                           c) somewhere

4.       It is raining hard. There aren’t __________ people in the streets.

a)      nobody                                               b) any                                   c) no

5.       Lucas said __________ to me, but I couldn’t hear __________.

a)      anything, nothing                 b) something, nothing         c) something, anything

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