5810 compound words made with some any and no grammar 5 tasks 2 pages with key fully editable

The sentence

These compound nouns are in affirmative
sentences.
e.g.: I know something about my birthday
present.
You can use ‘some’ in questions if you expect
a positive answer.
e.g.: Can you give me something to drink?

The sentence

These compound nouns are in questions and
negative sentences
or in sentences with one of these words: without,
neither, none, no, nor, never, seldom, rarely, hardly,
to deny, to refuse, to doubt …
Using not … any+… we don’t emphasize. It is a
neutral sentence.
e.g.: I don’t know anything about the excursion.
You can use ‘any’ in affirmative statements with a
different meaning.
You
e.g.: Anyone knows the answer.

Task 1

Someone – anyone – no one. Choose the
correct word to each sentence.
1) Sorry, but ________________ has phoned to ask about
the house for sale.

2) Jackie asked ________________ to take her home.
3) Did ________________ do the homework?
4) Mrs Nixon saw ________________ in the shop.
5) ________________ can solve this maths problem.
6) Could ________________ hardly ever water this poor
plant?
7) ________________ has bought the last bottle of milk.
8) Megan and Frank didn’t tell ________________ about
their marriage.
9) Neil found ________________ at home, so he couldn’t
talk to the Gilmores.
10) I haven’t heard ________________ complaining about
the service.
11) ________________ broke into their house while they
were on holiday in Italy.
12) ________________ published a disgusting photo about
my favourite actress yesterday.
13) Can ________________ explain me the difference
between these two pictures?
14) ________________ has been on strike from this
company.
15) ________________ followed me after work.

The sentence
With these compound nouns
become the sentence negative.
Using these compound nouns you
express
more
emphatically

what you want to say, maybe in
a defensive way.
e.g.: I knew nothing about
your present.

can use somebody instead of
someone, anybody instead of anyone
or nobody instead of no one.

Task 2 Something – anything – nothing. Choose the
correct word to each sentence.
1) Nick has never sent me _________________ for
Christmas.
2) Would you like to drink _________________?
3) Kim showed us _________________. We didn’t meet
her.
4) Do you want _________________ to write on?
5) Did you hear _________________ about our new
teacher?
6) Mr Bishop found _________________ in the
excavation in Egypt.
7) Mrs Roberts usually eats _________________ spicy in
this restaurant.
8) Jim introduced me _________________ interesting. I
was bored.
9) Katherine couldn’t carry _________________ heavy
during her pregnancy.
10) Mr Irwin noticed _________________ on the floor.
11) Miranda feels _________________ towards Oliver.
Maybe it’s love.

12) Do you know _________________ about Mary’s
birthday party?
13) Elisa has done _________________ dangerous yet.
14) I can’t draw _________________. My arm is broken.
15) Harry and Mickey learnt _________________ in that
camp.


Task 3

Somewhere – anywhere – nowhere. Choose
the correct word to each sentence.

Task 4

Choose the correct word to each sentence.

1) What’s up? Something/Nothing interesting.
1) Why have you hidden my keys __________________?
2) He put my notes __________________. I found them
in my bag.
3) Jessie plays basketball __________________ near the
school.
4) The town is going to build a new theatre
__________________. They haven’t got enough money.
5) Tim left his glasses __________________ in the living
room.
6) Peter will drive __________________. His car is at the
service-station.
7) I like listening to music __________________.

8) The burglars broke into a house __________________
in Chestnut Street.
9) Kyle
can’t
find
his
favourite
baseball
cap
__________________.
10) After
three
hours
travelling
they
arrived
__________________ in the middle of the desert.
11) The Lees travel __________________ abroad every
summer.
12) Will you go on holiday __________________?
13) I’m _____________ in this list. I can’t find my name.
14) She waited for him __________________ because she
was terribly ill.
15) Have you written down the receipt of this great cake
__________________?

2) The keys can be anywhere/nowhere. I don’t remember
where I have lost them.
3) Someone/Anyone must have stolen my new mobile.
4) You can make a phone call with your mobile almost

somewhere/anywhere in the world.
5) It can be something/anything interesting.
6) Anyone / No one greeted her when she entered the
hotel.
7) What’s the matter? I can’t find my keys anywhere /
nowhere.
8) Something / Anything is missing from the soup.
9) Open the fridge. You can’t find anything / nothing in it.
10)

jogging.
11)

Can

you

recommend

me

nothing

/

12)

Do you have a photo about their wedding ceremony
somewhere / anywhere?

13)

Simon has never read something / anything about
the dinosaurs.

14)

This medicine is for someone / anyone who has a

high temperature.
Billy asked anyone’s / no one’s permission to leave.

Task 5

1) Carlos knows ___ who can repair the car.
a) someone
b) anyone
c) no one

8) My grandparents invited us ___.
a) somewhere
b) anywhere

c) nowhere

2) Should Kelly hide her diary ___?
a) somewhere
b) anywhere

9) She usually supposes ___ bad.

a) something
b) anything

c) nothing

c) nowhere

3) Helen met ___ from her high school class.
a) someone
b) anyone
c) no one

10) Jason has encouraged ___ recently.
a) someone
b) anyone
c) no one

4) “Can you give me ___?” “No, I can’t.”
a) something
b) anything

11) She sat down ___ near the monument.
a) somewhere
b) anywhere
c) nowhere

c) nothing

anything

harmless?

15)

Which word is incorrect? Two solutions are right.

Where is Luke? He has gone nowhere / somewhere

5) Paul taught French ___ in Wales last year.
a) somewhere
b) anywhere
c) nowhere

12) Has ___ interesting happened to you?
a) something
b) anything
c) nothing

6) Could you draw ___ memorable into my album?
a) something
b) anything
c) nothing

13) The teachers can correct the tests ___ at school.
a) somewhere
b) anywhere
c) nowhere

7) Does Sue listen to ___?
a) someone

b) anyone

14) Trudy had ___ for dinner.
a) someone
b) anyone

c) no one

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c) no one


Task 1
1) Sorry, but no one has phoned to ask about the house for sale.
2) Jackie asked someone to take her home.
3) Did anyone do the homework?
4) Mrs Nixon saw someone in the shop.
5) No one / Someone can solve this maths problem.
6) Could anyone hardly ever water this poor plant?
7) Someone has bought the last bottle of milk.
8) Megan and Frank didn’t tell anyone about their marriage.
9) Neil found no one at home, so he couldn’t talk to the Gilmores.
10) I haven’t heard anyone complaining about the service.
11) No one / Someone broke into their house while they were on
holiday in Italy.
12) Someone published a disgusting photo about my favourite actress
yesterday.
13) Can anyone explain me the difference between these two
pictures?

14) No one / Someone has been on strike from this company.
15) Someone followed me after work.

Task 3
1) Why have you hidden my keys anywhere?
2) He put my notes nowhere. I found them in my bag.
3) Jessie plays basketball somewhere near the school.
4) The town is going to build a new theatre nowhere. They
haven’t got enough money.
5) Tim left his glasses somewhere in the living room.
6) Peter will drive nowhere. His car is at the servicestation.
7) I like listening to music anywhere.
8) The burglars broke into a house somewhere in
Chestnut Street.
9) Kyle can’t find his favourite baseball cap anywhere.
10) After three hours travelling they arrived somewhere
in the middle of the desert.
11) The Lees travel somewhere abroad every summer.
12) Will you go on holiday anywhere?
13) I’m nowhere in this list. I can’t find my name.
14) She waited for him nowhere because she was terribly
ill.
15) Have you written down the receipt of this great cake
anywhere?
Task 5: Choose the incorrect word to each sentence.

1) Carlos knows _B_ who can repair the car.
a) someone
b) anyone
c) no one

2) Should Kelly hide her diary _ A _?
a) somewhere
b) anywhere
c) nowhere
3) Helen met _ B _ from her high school class.
a) someone
b) anyone
c) no one
4) “Can you give me _A_?” “No, I can’t.”
a) something
b) anything
c) nothing
5) Paul taught French _ B _ in Wales last year.
a) somewhere
b) anywhere
c) nowhere
6) Could you draw _ C _ memorable into my album?
a) something
b) anything
c) nothing
7) Does Sue listen to _ A _?
a) someone
b) anyone
c) no one

Task 2
1) Nick has never sent me anything for Christmas.
2) Would you like to drink something?
3) Kim showed us nothing. We didn’t meet her.
4) Do you want something to write on?

5) Did you hear anything about our new teacher?
6) Mr Bishop found nothing / something in the
excavation in Egypt.
7) Mrs Roberts usually eats something spicy in this
restaurant.
8) Jim introduced me nothing interesting. I was bored.
9) Katherine couldn’t carry anything heavy during her
pregnancy.
10) Mr Irwin noticed something on the floor.
11) Miranda feels something towards Oliver. Maybe it’s
love.
12) Do you know anything about Mary’s birthday party?
13) Elisa has done nothing dangerous yet.
14) I can’t draw anything. My arm is broken.
15) Harry and Mickey learnt nothing in that camp.

Task 4: Choose the correct word to each sentence.
16)
What’s up? Something/Nothing interesting.
17)
The keys can be anywhere/nowhere. I don’t remember
where I have lost them.
18)
Someone/Anyone must have stolen my new mobile.
19)
You can make a phone call with your mobile almost
somewhere/anywhere in the world.
20)
It can be something/anything interesting.
21)

Anyone / No one greeted her when she entered the hotel.
22)
What’s the matter? I can’t find my keys anywhere /
nowhere.
23)
Something / Anything is missing from the soup.
24)
Open the fridge. You can’t find anything / nothing in it.
25)
Where is Luke? He has gone nowhere / somewhere jogging.
26)
Can you recommend me nothing / anything harmless?
27)
Do you have a photo about their wedding ceremony
somewhere / anywhere?
28)
Simon has never read something / anything about the
dinosaurs.
29)
This medicine is for someone / anyone who has a high
temperature.
30)
Billy asked anyone’s / no one’s permission to leave.

8) My grandparents invited us _ B _.
a) somewhere
b) anywhere
c) nowhere
9) She usually supposes _ B _ bad.
a) something

b) anything
c) nothing
10) Jason has encouraged _ B _ recently.
a) someone
b) anyone
c) no one
11) She sat down _ B _ near the monument.
a) somewhere
b) anywhere
c) nowhere
12) Has _ A _ interesting happened to you?
a) something
b) anything
c) nothing
13) The teachers can correct the tests _C_ at school.
a) somewhere
b) anywhere
c) nowhere
14) Trudy had _ B _ for dinner.
a) someone
b) anyone
c) no one