other(s)-the other(s)-another

EXERCISES ON “ OTHER”
Exercise: Complete the sentences with a form of “ other ”.
1. I got three letters. One was from my father. _____________ one was from
my sister. _____________ letter was from my girlfriend.
2. Look at your hand. You have five fingers. One is your thumb. ____________
is your index finger. ____________ one is your middle finger. ___________
finger is your ring finger. And ___________ finger (the last of the five) is your
little finger.
3. Look at your hands. One is your right hand. ____________ is your left hand.
4. I invited five people to my party. Of those five people, only John and Mary
can come. __________ can’t come.
5. I invited five people to my party. Of those five people, only John and Mary
can come. __________ people can’t come.
6. I would some more books on this subject. Do you have any ____________
that you could lend me?
7. I would some more books on this subject. Do you have any ____________
books that you could lend me?
8. There are many means of transportation. The airplane is one means of
transportation. The train is _____________.
9. There are many means of transportation. The airplane is one . ___________
are the train, the automobile, and the horse.
10. There are two women standing on the corner. One is Helen Jansen, and
____________ is Pat Hendricks.
11. Alice reads The New York Times every day. She doesn’t read any
__________ newspapers.
12. Some people prefer classical music, but ___________ prefer rock music.
13. Individual differences in children must be recognized. Whereas one child
might have a strong interest in mathematics and science, ___________ child
might tend toward more artistic endeavors.
14. I’m almost finished. I just need ___________ five minutes.
15. One of the most important inventions in the history of the world was the

printing press. ___________ was the electric light. __________ were the
telephone, television, and the computer.
16. Some babies begin talking as early as six months; ___________ don’t speak
until they are more than two years.
17. One common preposition is from. ____________ common one is in.
___________ are by, for, and of. The most frequently used prepositions in
English are at, by, for, from, in, to, of, and with. What are some __________
prepositions?
18. That country has two basic problems. One is inflation, and __________ is
the instability of the government.
19. I have been in only three cities since I came to the United States. One is
New York, and ___________ are Washington, D.C, and Chicago.
20. When his alarm went off this morning, he shut it off, rolled over, and slept for
___________ twenty minutes.
21. They have three children. One has graduated from college and has a job.
___________ is at Yale University. ________ is still living at home.
22. Two countries border on the United States. One is Canada. ___________ is
Mexico.
23. One of the countries I would like to visit is Sweden. __________ is Mexico.
Os course, besides these two countries, there are many __________ places
I would like to see.
24. Louis and I have been friends for a long time. We’ve known ____________
since we were children.
25. A: I talked to Sam ________ day.
B: Oh? How is he? I haven’t seen him for ages.
26. In the Southwest there is a large area of land that has little or no rainfall, no
trees, and very few plants ___________ than cactuses. In ____________
words, this area of the country is a desert.
27. Thank you for inviting me to the picnic. I’d like to go with you, but I’ve already
made ________ plans.

28. Some people are tall; _________ are short. Some people are fat;
__________ are thin. Some people are nearsighted; _________ people are
farsighted.
29. Mr. and Mrs. Jay love ___________ . They support ___________ . They like
_____________. In ____________ words, they are a happily married
couple.
30. A: How often do you travel to Portland?
B: Every ___________ month. I go there to visit my grandmother in a
nursing home.
31. Could I borrow your pen? I need to write a check, but I have nothing to write
with ___________ than this pencil.
32. My niece, Kathy, ate one cookie after ____________ until she finished the
whole box. That’s why she had a bad stomachache.
33. This pen isn’t working. Please give me ____________. (singular)
34. If you are still thirsty, I’ll make _________ pot of coffee.
35. This dictionary has a page missing. Please give me . ( the last one)
36. He does not need those books. He needs ___________. ( all the remaining)
37. There are thirty people in the room. Twenty were buying are from Latin
America and __________ are from _________ countries.
38. Six people were in the store. Two were buying meat. __________ was
looking at magazines. __________ was eating around looking fro more food.
(notice the verbs)
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39. This glass of milk is sour. ___________ glass of milk is sour too.
40. The army was practicing its drills. One group was doing artillery practice.
___________ was marching; ___________ was at attention; and
___________ was practicing combat tactics.
41. There are seven students from Japan. __________ are from Iran, and
___________ are from _______ places.

42. We looked at four cars today. The first two were far too expensive, but
____________ ones were reasonably priced.
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