English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences/Elementary level # 5
Start vs. Begin
Q1 I ....... my car to make sure it worked about ten mintues before I drove to work.
(d) start
(c) begin
(b) started
(a) began
Q2 My car very rarely....... first time when the weather is really cold.
(b) beginning
(d) starts
(c) starting
(a) begins
Q3 We........ ff early on the first day of summer so that we could see the sun rise.
(d) beginning
(c) starting9
(b) started
(a) began
Q4 Iread the....... of that book but I couldn't possibly read the whole story.
(b) start
(d) begin
(c) beginning
(a) starting
Q5 I can't......... to understand why anyone would want to be cruel to animals.
(b) begin
(c) starts
(d) begins
(a) start
Q6 He..,..... off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.
(a) started
(b) began
(c) begun
(d) starts
Q7 I won a lot of money by betting on that horse but it was simply a case of ...... luck.
(a) start's
(b) starters
(c) beginner's
(d) beginning's
Q8 As far as I was concerned when the accident happened, it was the ....... of the end.
(a) start
(b) begin
(c) starting
(d) beginning
09 Who would like to....... off the debate?
(a) begin
(b) start
(c) begins
(d) starting
Q10 I would greatly appreciate it if you didn't...... up that old argument again.
(a) start
(b) begin
(c) starts
(d) begins
English Grammar/Incomplete Sentences/Elementary level #5 (Answer Keys)
Start vs.Begin
A1 I started my car to make sure it worked about ten mintues before I drove to work.
answer: (b) started
A2 My car very rarely________first time when the weather is really cold.
answer: (d) starts
A3 We started off early on the first day of summer so that we could see the sun rise.
answer: (b) started
A4 I read the beginning of that book but I couldn't possibly read the whole story.
answer: (c) beginning
A5 I can't_______to understand why anyone would want to be cruel to animals.
answer: (b) begin
A6 He started off at me again simply because I had forgotten to lock the back door after I came home.
answer: (a) started
A7 I won a lot of money by betting on that horse but it was simply a case of beginner's luck.
answer: (c) beginner's
A8 As far as I was concerned when the accident happened,it was the beginning of the end.
answer: (d) beginning
A9 Who would like to _ the debates?
answer: (b)start
A10 I would greatly appreciate it if you didn't_______up that old argument again.
answer: (a)start
