Another – Other – The Other – The Others

1. I haven’t finished my tasks. Now, I have to work on ___ thing, but I only have ___ task to complete.

a) other / the others

b) another / the other   

c) the other / others

d) another / other

2. Some people prefer hiking, while ___ enjoy relaxing at the beach. You should find something that interests you because ___ activity might be boring for you.

a) others / another      

b) the other / others

c) another / other

d) other / other

3. She tried on several dresses, but she didn’t like any of them. I suggested she should try ___ shop to find ___ options.

a) another / others

b) other / others

c) the other / another

d) another / other        

4. I have more friends. One of them lives in London, and ___ live in New York. I see them more often because ___ are very busy.

a) the other / others

b) other / the others

c) another / the others   

d) the others / the others

5. Some students finished their tasks early, but ___ needed more time. The teacher said ___ can ask for help if needed.

a) the other / another

b) others / the others   

c) others / another

d) the others / others

6. You should try ___ approach if this one doesn’t work. There might be ___ ways to solve the problem.

a) other / others

b) another / other     

c) the other / others

d) another / the other

7. One of the students was absent today. ___  students were present and took the test. We will have to give ___ student the test later.

a) Others / another

b) Others / other

c) The other / the other     

d) The others / the other

8. She’s come with a light blue bag because her _______ bag has broken and she’s going to buy _______ one tomorrow.

a) the other / another

b) another / the other

c) another / another
d) other / another       

SAY – SPEAK – TELL – TALK

1. “When I _______ to my boss, I _______ him that I would _______ to the team about the new project.”

a) said / told / talk
b) spoke / told / speak
c) talked / said / speak

2. “Can you _______ me what he _______ in the meeting, or should I _______ directly to him?”

a) tell / said / talk
b) speak / told / say
c) say / told / speak

3. “During the interview, she _______ that she couldn’t _______ French, but she could _______ German fluently.”

a) told / talk / speak
b) said / speak / talk
c) said / speak / speak

4. “After the movie, we all _______ about how great it was, and I _______ to my friend that we should _______ more often.”

a) spoke / told / speak
b) talked / told / talk
c) talked / said / talk

5. “At the conference, the professor _______ about climate change and _______ us how we can _______ other people what to do.”

a) told / said / talk

b) talked / told / speak

c) spoke / told / tell

6. “My mother has always _______ me to _______ up for myself and not be afraid to _______ my mind.”

a) said / speak / tell
b) told / speak / speak
c) said / say / speak

7. “He _______ that he wanted to _______ to the manager, but he was too nervous to _______ anything.”

a) said / talk / say
b) told / say / talk
c) spoke / speak / say

8. “I didn’t _______ anything at the meeting because I was waiting for you to _______ me what to _______.”

a) say / tell / talk
b) speak / say / tell
c) talk / tell / say

Vocabular

1. It’s better to ask for help _____ to struggle for hours. If you finish your homework,  _____ call me and we can go to the park.

A) than, then

B) then, than

2. She wanted to _____ her hair purple, but she was afraid it might look like she would _____ soon.

A) die, dye

B) dye, die

3. There was a big _____ in the ground after the earthquake and the ______ village was there to see it.

A) hole, whole

B) whole, hole

4. He wants me to write an essay about _________ with him, but I don’t want to do it because everyone has their own ________ when it comes to writing.

A) peace, pace

B) pace, peace

5. He _____ the History exam with flying colors, while others had trouble remembering _____ events.

A) passed, past

B) past, passed

6. The _____ announced new policies today, which will have a _____ impact on the city’s development.

A) mayor, major

B) major, mayor

7. I’m considering buying a more ________ car to save money on fuel, especially with the current _________ uncertainty.

A) economic, economical

B) economical, economic

8. After buying the ingredients, she threw away the _________ and she started to look for the ________in her agenda.

A) recipe, receipt

B) receipt, recipe

9. Can you _____ me the book for a day? I forgot mine at home and I don’t want to _____ one from the library.

A) lend, borrow

B) borrow, lend