Exercises with “some” and “any”
Fill in the missing parts of the following sentences with “some” or “any“.
- There’s . . . milk in that jug.
- He wanted . . . stamps but there weren’t . . . in the machine.
- I’m afraid there isn’t . . . coffee left; will you grind . . . ?
- Is there . . . one here who speaks Italian?
- I’d like to buy . . . new clothes but I haven’t . . . money.
- There’s . . . gin in the cupboard but there aren’t . . . glasses.
- They can’t have . . . more strawberries; I want . . . to make jam.
- . . . one I know told me . . . of the details.
- Have you . . . idea who could have borrowed your bicycle?
- I saw hardly . . . one I knew at the party, and I didn’t get . . . thing to drink.
- When would you like to come? ~
. . . day would suit me. - Are there . . . letters for me?
- Don’t let . . . one in. I’m too busy to see . . . body.
- . . . thing tells me you’ve got . . . bad news for me.
- I can’t see my glasses . . . where.
- We didn’t think he’d succeed but he managed . . . how.
- You’re looking very miserable; has . . . thing upset you?
- If you had . . . sense you wouldn’t leave your car unlocked.
- Scarcely . . . one was wearing a dinner jacket.
- . . . one who believes what Jack says is a fool.
- She put her handbag down . . . where and now she can’t find it.
- Will you have . . . pudding or . . . fruit?
- Haven’t you got . . . friends in Rome? I feel sure you mentioned them once.
- Haven’t you got . . . friends here? You should join a club and get to know people.
- I see you haven’t . . . maps. Would you like to borrow . . . of mine?
- . . . one can tell you how to get there. (Everyone knows the way.)
- Come and have supper with us if you aren’t doing . . . thing tonight.
- .. how imagined the house would be much larger.
- All the salaries are being paid much later now; it’s . . . thing to do with the computer.
- He lives . . . where in France now.
- You can’t expect just . . . student to solve the problem. It requires a mathematician.
- He’s not very well known here but he’s . . . one (an important person) in his own
country. - Where shall we sit? ~
Oh, . . . where will do. - Is there . . . one moving about downstairs? I heard . . . thing falling.
- Is there . . . one living in that house? It looks deserted.
- Would you like . . . thing to drink? There’s . . . very good beer in the fridge.
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