Gap Fill Exercises

Up to ten sentences, each with a gap. Students type the missing word or words, press Check and see what's right. It works on phones, tablets and computers. Type or paste your own sentences, or generate them from a topic and level in seconds. Good for grammar, vocabulary and revision.

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Ideas for using it

Grammar practice. Tenses, articles, prepositions, comparatives, question tags. Put the base word in brackets after the gap, e.g. She ___ (go) home.
Vocabulary from the lesson. Use the new words in fresh sentences so students have to recognise them in context.
Phrasal verbs and collocations. Gap the particle (get ___ with) or the verb (___ a decision).
Warmer or review. Five quick sentences on last lesson's grammar at the start of class.
Talk about the answers. Before checking, ask pairs to compare and explain their choices. Why past simple and not present perfect?
Generate in seconds. Type a topic like "present perfect for experiences" or "travel phrasal verbs", choose a level, then check and edit the sentences before you save.
You correct it. Hide the Check button if you'd rather go through the answers together in class.
Homework. Turn on homework mode and students send their answers to you, already marked.

How it works

Open the exercise on the board, or send the link to your students.
Students type in each gap. Enter jumps to the next one.
Check marks every answer right or wrong and shows the score.
Show answers fills in the gaps they missed. Start again clears everything.

Tips for good gap fills

Give enough context. The sentence should point to one answer. "I ___ to Paris" could be went, have been or am going.
Accept every right answer. Separate them with commas: {didn't go, did not go}. Capitals and a final full stop don't matter.
Use a clue for grammar. A word in brackets after the gap tells students which word to change: (buy), (big), (decide).
Gap one thing at a time. One to three words per gap is plenty.
Paste to save time. One sentence per line, with the answer in {curly brackets}. The { } button adds the brackets for you.

Make your own

Give your exercise a title, then type, paste or generate up to ten sentences. You get a link to share with your class.