Multiple Choice Gap Fill

Each question is a sentence with a gap. Students choose the right word or phrase from two to four options. Use it for grammar points, vocabulary, phrasal verbs and commonly confused words, on a projector, a shared screen or students' own devices.

Make a multiple choice activity

Try one

Ideas for using it

• Grammar check after presenting a point. Ten quick questions show you who's got it before you move on to speaking practice.
• Commonly confused words. Two-choice questions suit pairs like make/do, say/tell, since/for, borrow/lend.
• Phrasal verbs and fixed phrases. Answers can be more than one word, so you can test "looked after", "in spite of" or "has been".
• Whole-class mode. Put it on the board, read each sentence, and have pairs agree on an answer before you reveal it. Ask why the other options are wrong.
• Homework or self-study. Share the link; students check their own answers.
• Online lessons. Share your screen and let the student choose, or send the link in the chat.
• Students make the questions. Pairs write three questions on today's topic; you collect them into one activity for the next lesson.
• Revision before a test. Mix questions from several units into one activity.

Tips for good questions

• Make every wrong answer something a learner might really choose, the same type of word as the right answer.
• Give enough context in the sentence that only one answer works.
• Use two choices for confused pairs; don't add a weak third option just to fill the space.

Make your own

Type your sentences, paste a list, or use Generate to write questions from a topic and level. Check and edit them, then create the activity and share the link.

Make a multiple choice activity

More in our collections

Multiple choice activities appear in many of our grammar and vocabulary collections, alongside other activity types on the same topic.

Commonly Confused Words · All collections

More examples

• Placeholder. Ready-made activities that are not in a collection will be listed here.