CBSE Class 5 English Fill In The Blanks Worksheet

1. Fill in the blanks.

a. The valley of Mississippi is known as _______________.

b. The lives of the European settlers were saved because they were able to get a supply of _________ by trading with ________________.

c. Three fourth of the corn of the world is grown in the ________________.

d. The White man grows mostly _________ or ____________ corn.

e. Maize is the gift of the ____________ to the world.

f. Cornstalks are made into a ____________ which looks like ________.

2. Give 2 examples of each of the following.

a. Breakfast foods prepared from corn.

b. Useful items made from corn.

3. Make sentences of your own with the following words.

a. treasured

b. perched

c. despair

d. hovered

e. shortage

4. Cross out the wrong spellings.

Feild, relieve, theif, shield, neice, deceive, piece, ceiling, greif

Q1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words:

  1 .A place where milk is converted into butter , cheese ,etc is known as____________ .

  2. A place where money is coined is known as____________.

  3. Gloves is to hand as ________ is to foot.

  4. Tiger is to ______ as ________ is to kid.

  5. She is as ______ as a clock.

  6. Ravi is as _______ as Solomon.

  7. My dog’s coat is as white as _______.

  8. Water is as cold as ______.

  9. Gita just _______ to show that she has agreed.

  10. Ms. Anu _________ when He misbehaved in the class.

  11. I liked the painting at first _______.

  12. The baby _________ when he does not like his food.

  13. I noticed a _______ of robbers entering the neighbour’s house.

  14. We had got a _________ of rooms booked at the hotel for our relatives.

  15. This _________ of dancers has just arrived from Russia.

Q2. Underline the errors and correct the spellings:

  1. My teacher took the action imediatly._____________

  2. We went to a restarant for dinner yesterday.______________

  3. I have promised to fullfill all her wishes._________

  4. My neibor is a very clever man.________

  5. It is an auspicious occasion.__________

Q3. Give two synonyms each for the following words :

  1. strong-__________ __________

  2. delight-_____________ ____________

  3. peace-_____________ ____________

  4. strange-____________ ____________

Q4. Give antonyms for the following words :

  1. usual-__________

  2. patient-____________

  3. connect-___________

  4. honour-____________

Q1) Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the chapter.

  a) Govind was a quiet man , intelligent and ________

  b) They had barely gone some distance when Radha _____ upon her own.

  c) Radha was followed Govind totally _______ by the unusual.

  d) As she peeped into the bush, she was _______ to find a newly born kitten.

   e) With his hard work and sharp brains, he _______ lot of money.

Q2) Find the words from the text which mean the same as the following

  a) A person who is not proud and

     Does not believe that he is better

     Than other

  b) Something that surprises you

      Very much

  c) Puzzled and confused

Q3) Make sentences.

      Contended, offended, astonished, amazed, stumble

Q4) Who said the following to whom

   a) “Can this really be true? Are all these riches mine? o lord?”

   b) “Wait till I tell you the very queer things that I saw last night.”

   c) “You certainly have a wild imagination.”

Q5) Give the dictionary meanings of the following words.

  a) Contended

  b) Toiling

  c) Seize

  d) Goblins

  e) Lamented

  f) Startled

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word (s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose he correct alternative out of the four as your answer.

Question. She heard the __________ of the hinges.
(a) rattling
(b) rustling
(c) crashing
(d) creaking
Answer : D

Question. The sound effects __________ by the recording director.
(a) are provided
(b) being provide
(c) been provided
(d) provided
Answer : A

Question. The __________ of cotton is very heavy.
(a) bald
(b) ball
(c) bale
(d) band
Answer : C

Question. The principal has given his__________ to the match.
(a) except
(b) ascent
(c) refuse
(d) assent
Answer : D

Question. The hunter killed two __________ for dinner.
(a) flour
(b) fowl
(c) foul
(d) fool
Answer : B 

In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate words), Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. He does not __________ any fixed principle.
(a) go through
(b) go about
(c) go with
(d) go upon
Answer : C

Question. My finger is still __________,where I caught it in the door yesterday.
(a) broken
(b) wounded
(c) bruised
(d) injured
Answer : C

Question. A trader was __________ at the city airport early on Thursday for carrying gold jewellery worth over one crore.
(a) hindered
(b) detained
(c) retained
(d) blocked
Answer : B

Question. A book’s a book __________ there is nothing in it
(a) because
(b) unless
(c) till
(d) although
Answer : D

Question. __________ knocking at the gate, be demanded admission.
(a) Cruelly
(b) Kindly
(c) Speedily.
(d) Loudly
Answer : D

Question. I __________ the job if you had paid me enough.
(a) would have done
(b) had done
(c) will do
(d) would do
Answer : A

Question. As soon as he got the telegram, he__________ in a taxi.
(a) would have left
(b) left
(c) had left
(d) has left
Answer : B

Question. We had difficulty __________ finding a parking place.
(a) at
(b) about
(c) in
(d) for
Answer : C

Question. The peasant rebellion was__________ with a high hand by the Emperor.
(a) put off
(b) put away
(c) put back
(d) put down
Answer : D

Question. That car is throwing __________ lot of smoke.
(a) out
(b) up
(c) away
(d) in
Answer : A

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. Do not laugh __________ other’s mistakes.
(a) at
(b) for
(c) against
(d) about
Answer : A

Question. He could not cope __________ the heavy workload.
(a) in with
(b) up with
(c) up
(d) with
Answer : D

Question. The garbage has been disposed__________
(a) off
(b) of
(c) with
(d) out
Answer : B

Question. She __________ college late that day.
(a) was reaching
(b) reaching
(c) is reached
(d) reached
Answer : D

Question. The Sun __________ brightly.
(a) shone
(b) shining
(c) shine
(d) is shine
Answer : A

Question. Lokesh was busy when we__________ to see him.
(a) go
(b) went
(c) gone
(d) goes
Answer : B

Question. The date of the function__________ not been decided yet.
(a) have
(b) has
(c) was
(d) is
Answer : B

Question. India was a prosperous county__________ the reign of King Ashoka.
(a) between
(b) from
(c) while
(d) during
Answer : D

Question. Lemons are sold __________ the market
(a) in
(b) at
(c) for
(d) by
Answer : D

Question. The Supreme Court has__________ tourism in the core area of the forest.
(a) propagated
(b) encapsulated
(c) forced
(d) prohibited
Answer : D

In the following questions, sentences are given with blanks to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative out of the four.

Question. Leila said the new restaurant was nothing to write about. She thought it was__________ .
(a) just average
(b) really terrible
(c) splendid
(d) excellent
Answer : A

Question. My Nigerian friend, Fela, is having trouble finding work here in London, but he says if push comes to shove he can always __________
(a) go to jail
(b) win the lottery
(c) end of the journey that is life
(d) go back to Nigeria
Answer : D

Question. If you say to someone “You’re so full of yourself ” they’ll probably feel__________
(a) upset
(b) pleased
(c) calm
(d) proud
Answer : D

Question. The archer missed the __________by an inch.
(a) score
(b) point
(c) blow
(d) aim
Answer : D

Question. Bob and Jane decided to tie the knot because __________
(a) they loved one another
(b) they needed to save money
(c) they wanted to make a long rope
(d) it had come undone
Answer : A