English Grammar Exercises for B1 – Indefinite pronouns: some-, any-, no-, every-

1. Choose the correct indefinite pronoun.

1   I didn’t have to pay …………… for the tickets. They were free.

     a   nothing      b   anything      c   something

2   We didn’t like the city. There were tourists …………… .

     a   anywhere      b   somewhere      c   everywhere

3   I think I’ve missed the train. There’s …………… on the platform.

     a   anybody      b   everybody      c   nobody

4   He can’t lift his suitcase. There’s …………… heavy in it.

     a   something      b   everything      c   anything

5   The law says that …………… has to wear a seat belt.

     a   everybody      b   anybody      c   somebody

6   The restaurant was full. There was …………… to sit.

     a   anywhere      b   nowhere      c   somewhere

2. The indefinite pronouns in these sentences are incorrect. Rewrite them correctly.

1   Has somebody seen my passport?

     …anybody……………

2   I was hungry because there was anything to eat.

     ……………………………

3   There wasn’t nobody at the check-in desk.

     ……………………………

4   We didn’t have nowhere to sleep.

     ……………………………

5   Can I have anything to drink?

     ……………………………

6   I’ll go somewhere as long as there’s a beach.

     ……………………………

7   I want to meet nobody from London.

     ……………………………

8   Anybody says that Paris is amazing in the spring.

     ……………………………

3. Complete the dialogue with indefinite pronouns.

Liz      I’ve been thinking about the holidays. Let’s go 1…………………… different this year.

Phil    Were you thinking of 2…………………… in particular?

Liz      Well, 3…………………… at work went to Monte Carlo last year. She said it was great!

Phil    But 4…………………… in Monte Carlo is so expensive! We can’t afford a holiday.

Liz      You said the same last year and we did 5…………………… all summer. I don’t know 6…………………… except us who spends their holidays in their garden!

Phil    Well, if you can think of 7…………………… cheap to do, I’ll agree to it.

Liz      8…………………… says that camping is cheap.

Phil    OK. Let’s go and buy a tent.

4. Complete the article with indefinite pronouns.

Low-cost flights may mean you can go away 1…………………… exciting for the same price as it costs to stay at home, but there is another side to the story. Every time 2…………………… takes a return flight from London to New York, about 1.2 tonnes of carbon dioxide is produced. You can’t travel 3…………………… by plane without contributing to global warming.

So, can 4…………………… be done to solve the problem? Currently, governments seem to be doing almost 5…………………… to control the carbon emissions from aircraft. 6…………………… has managed to discover an alternative fuel to kerosene yet. Governments need to do 7…………………… to stop the damage airlines are causing. Relying on individuals to limit the flights they take is not the answer. There isn’t 8…………………… who would choose a train over a plane when they have to travel over 1,000 km to a business meeting or a family wedding.

One thing is clear. If the issue of aircraft carbon emissions is not addressed, there will soon be 9…………………… attractive to fly to.