All, No, None, Each, Every, Either, Neither (Exercises)

 ALL, NO, NONE, EACH, EVERY, EITHER, NEITHER

 

1 Underline the most suitable word.

1 Sorry, but there is no / none / neither time left.

2 Each / All / Every Wednesday, Helen goes to the gym and does weight training.

3 The members of the team all / each / every received a certificate.

4 Harry said he was no / none / not interested in the job.

5 Oh no! A power failure is all / everything/ every we need!

6 Sorry, but not /no / none talking is allowed in this part of the library.

7 None / Neither / Every / All of the two buses went where Jan wanted to go.

8 The members of the group every / all had long hair and earrings.

9 This year’s weather has been not / none / no worse than last year’s.

10 Paula wasn’t keen on neither / either / both / none of the jobs she was offered.



2 Complete each sentence with the most suitable word or phrase.



1 Jack walked into the room with a gun in either........C...............

A side

В door

С hand

D one

2 I had.............................. a hundred offers for my house.

A neither

В each

С all

D no less than

3 I feel so tired this evening. I’ve been working hard..........................

A all day

В every day

С each day

D day by day

4 The two cars for sale were in poor condition, so I didn’t buy....................

A either of them

В both of them

С neither of them

D each of them

5 I tried to lift the heavy trunk but it was..............................

A not good

В no less than good

С neither good

D no good

6 The room was full of people and............... were talking.

A neither of them

В all of them

С no of them

D each of them

7 ................. spent more time walking a century ago.

A People all

В All persons

С Each people

D All

8 My friend Jonathan has a gold earring in …..............

A his two ears

В each ear

С every year

D the ears

9 I looked everywhere for my pen and it was here.....................

A none of the time

В every time

С all the time

D each time

10 People say that there is................... like show business.

A all business

В no business

С not business

D all business





3 Rewrite each sentence so that it contains the word given, and the meaning stays the same. Do not change the word in any way.



1 This is the only money I have left.

.....This is all money I have left..............

ALL

2 There wasn’t anyone at the meeting.

NO

3 Both singers had bad voices.

NEITHER

4 All of the cups are dirty.

NONE

5 Everyone was cheering loudly.

ALL

6 You both deserve promotion.

EACH

7 I read both books, but I liked neither of them.

EITHER

8 Whenever I travel by boat I feel seasick.

EVERY


4 Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.


1 Everyone in the office was given a personal parking space.

Each...person in the offie was given a personal parking space...............

2 This town doesn’t have any good hotels.

There are...........................................................................

3 Love is the only thing that you need.

All........................................................................................

4 These two pens don’t write properly.

Neither.................................................................................

5 We are all responsible for our own actions.

Each.....................................................................................

6 All of us feel lonely sometimes.

We........................................................................................

7 All of the shops are closed.

None.....................................................................................

8 Both jobs were unsuitable for Helen.

Neither...................................................................................



5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.


1 I always go to the cinema on Thursdays in winter.

Thursday

I go to the cinema ….....every Thursday.................... in winter.

2 This has nothing to do with you!

none

This is........................................................................business!

3 I’m afraid there aren’t any empty seats at the front,

all

I’m afraid............................................... at the front are taken.

4 From today, lorries are not allowed to go through the town centre,

no

From today..........................to go through the town centre.

5 The days get colder and colder,

it

Each............................................................................ colder.

6 Both questions were impossible to understand,

couldn’t

I.................................................................................. question.

7 You only want to listen to rock music!

is

All you................................................................ to rock music.

8 As many as 20,000 people are thought to have attended the concert,

than

No............................................ are. thought to have attended the concert.

9 Each child was given £100.

were

The....................................................................... £100 each.

10 We cannot waste any time!

no

There........................................................................................... waste.



6 Look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. Tick each correct line. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space.

SUPERMARKETS

The every time I go to a supermarket I ask


The...

myself why I go shopping there so often.


...V...

Last time I ended up buying all the kinds of things

1

….............

when the all I really wanted was a packet of

2

….............

rice and a small loaf, but I could find neither

3

….............

of them. I looked in every one corner of the shop

4

….............

but there was simply no a sign of these products.

5

….............

I looked carefully on either side of the aisles

6

….............

but it was no any good. I ought to confess here

7

….............

that I had forgotten my glasses! All of I could see

8

….............

was rows of colourful shapes of all sizes. I decided

9

….............

to ask an assistant. They were all a busy of course

10

….............

and none of them was anywhere nearby in any

11

….............

case. Meanwhile I had been filling my basket with

12

….............

all the kinds of things I thought I wanted. After I

13

….............

had paid, I had no money left for the weekend,

14

….............

but I hadn't bought the either of the things I needed!

15

….............





7 Complete each sentence with the most suitable word from the box.


all

each (x2)

either (x2)

every (x2)

no (x2)

none



     1 Is ...either...of you interested in working on Saturday this week?

2 I am afraid there are........................... vacancies in the company at present.

3 I think we should be given at least £50.....................

4 …............................... other Saturday we watch our local hockey team.

5 Let’s start now. There’s................................ , time like the present!

6 …....................... you are interested in doing is going to the cafe!

7 There are two beds. You can sleep in........................ one, it doesn’t matter.

8 Sally gave a present to.................. and every one of us!

9 And the star of our show is............................ other than Dorothy Rogers!

10 My boss has given me..................... chance to succeed.


 
 
 
 

ANSWERS

1 1 no. 2 Every. 3 each. 4 not. 5 all. 6 no. 7 Neither. 8 all. 9 no. 10 either.

2 1 C. 2 D. 3 A. 4 A. 5 D. 6 B. 7 A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 B.

3 1This is all money I have left. 2 There were no people at the meeting. 3 Neither singer/ of the singers had a good voice. 4 None of the cups are clean. 5 All the people were cheering loudly. 6 Each of you deserves promotion/ You each deserve promotion. 7 I read both books but I didn't like either of them.8 Every time I travel by boat I feel seasick.

4 1 Each person in the office was given a personal parking space. 2 There are no good hotels in this town. 3 All you need is love. 4 Neither of there pens writes properly. 5 Each of us is responsible for our own actions. 6 We all feel lonely sometimes. 7 None of the shops are open. 8 Neither job was suitable for Helen.

5 1 every Thursday.2 none of your. 3 all (of) the seats. 4 no lorries are allowed.5 day it gets.6 couldn't understand either.7 want to do is listen.8 fewer than 20,000 people.9 children were given.10 is no time to.

6 1 the. 2 the. 3 v. 4 one. 5 a. 6 v. 7 any. 8 of. 9 v. 10 a. 11v. 12 v. 13 the. 14 v. 15 the.

7 1 either. 2 no. 3 each. 4 Every. 5 no. 6 All. 7 either. 8 each. 9 none. 10 every.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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