Determiners Worksheet For Class 10
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
Determiners are words like much, many, all, both, most, little and few. Articles (the, a, an), possessives (my, your, his, their etc.) and demonstratives (this, that, these and those) are also determiners.
1. I answered ……………………………. the questions. (most / most of / much / much of)
2. He does not have ………………………….. patience. (much / much of / many / many of)
3. ………………………… my friends are atheists. (Many / Many of / Much / Much of)
4. There is ………………………… water in the pond. (little / few / least)
5. An essay with the ………………………… mistakes is not always the best. (least / fewest / lesser)
6. He is ……………………………. experienced than his brother. (less / few / fewer / lesser)
7. Is there …………………………….. water on the moon?
8. Not ………………………… birds can sing. (every / all / all of)
9. ………………………….. my friends are non-smokers. (All / All of / Every)
10. ………………………….. guest has arrived. (All / Every)
Answers
1. I answered most of the questions. (Use most of before a noun with a determiner.)
2. He does not have much patience. (Use much before an uncountable noun without a determiner.)
3. Many of my friends are atheists. (Use many of before a noun with a determiner.)
4. There is little water in the pond.
5. An essay with the fewest mistakes is not always the best.
6. He is less experienced than his brother.
7. Is there any water on the moon?
8. Not all birds can sing. (Use all before a noun without a determiner.)
9. All / All of my friends are non-smokers. (Before a noun with a determiner, all and all of are both possible.)
10. Every guest has arrived. (Use every before a singular noun; use all before a plural noun)
Determiners worksheet 2
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1. She has lain on the sofa …………………. morning. (all / whole / every)
2. He spent the ………………….. day in the bed. (all / whole)
3. I am sorry for …………………… the trouble I have caused. (all / some / any)
4. I am sorry for …………………….. trouble I have caused. (all / some / any)
5. You can take …………………….. bus. They all go to the city centre. (some / any / all)
6. Have you got ……………………. luggage? (any / some / many)
7. We haven’t got …………………….. milk. (any / some / few)
8. I don’t mind having ……………………. milk in my tea. (any / some / all)
9. I wanted to buy …………………….. bread but the store didn’t have ……………………… (some / any / much)
10. I would like ……………………… information about the tourist attractions in the city. (some / any / many)
11. As there was …………………….. bus, we walked home. (no / none / any)
12. They were not able to give …………………….. satisfactory explanation. (any / some / no)
13. …………………… reason was given for the change of plan. (No / Any / None)
14. How …………………… money do you have? (much / many / little)
15. There were …………………….. tickets left. (no / none / any)
16. I haven’t got …………………. money. (no / some / any)
17. ……………………… of the shops are open on Sundays. (None / Any / Much)
18. We took …………………… photos (few / a few / the few) but ………………….. of them were particularly good. (none / all / any)
19. We spent ………………………. money on food. (a lot of / a lots of / lot of / a lot)
20. He travels ……………………. (a lot / much / a lot of)
Answers
all; 2. whole; 3. all; 4. any; 5. any; 6. any; 7. any; 8. some; 9. some, any; 10. some; 11. no; 12. any; 13. no; 14. much; 15. no; 16. any; 17. none; 18. a few, none; 19. a lot of; 20. a lot
Notes
After none of, we can use a singular or plural verb. The plural verb is more common in an informal style.
None of the shops was open. Or None of the shops were open.
Much is unusual in affirmative sentences.
He reads a lot. (NOT He reads much.)
