Indefinite pronouns answer keys

1. Circle the correct answer.

a) I like everything in this shop, but I can only buy one thing.

b) There are flowers everywhere in the hotel, so all the rooms are very pretty.

c) There's something about your friend Lia in the paper.

d) There's somebody in the living room. He wants to see you.

e) Our hotel is somewhere in the city center.

f) Can you help with the cooking? I can't do everything!

g) Is everybody in your family tall?

h) Listen. Somebody is singing. I think it's Jhonny.

i) I want to go everywhere in the world.

2. Complete what Anna says. Use something, somebody, somewhere, everything, everybody or everywhere.

I want to be a doctor. I like working with people and I think that everything about the human body is fascinating. I'd like to work somewhere in Africa. There's an organization that works with children there. I know somebody who works for it. I'd like to work for it, too. There are a lot of health problems everywhere in the world and I want to do something about them. I can't help everybody, of course, but I want to help some people.

3. Circle the correct answer.

a) I can't eat anything.
b) Kate doesn't know anybody here.
c) Our names are nowhere on this list.
d) There's nothing about our town on this website.
e) He doesn't walk anywhere. He always drives.
f) There's no one at the reception desk.
g) She never tells me anything.
h) We can't go anywhere. We must stay here.
i) There's nothing in this box. It's empty.

4. Complete the conversation. Use these words: anybody, anything (2x), anywhere, nobody, nothing, nowhere.

A: Hi, Anna. I'm in town. It's very quiet here. What are you doing?
B: I'm not doing anything. It's very quiet here, too. There's nobody at home with me. Are you with anybody?
A: No, I'm not. I'm alone and I'm standing outside a clothes shop. The clothes are horrible! I don't like anything in the window. Listen, Anna, I can't find my new sunglasses anywhere. Are they at your house? On the table?
B: No, there's nothing on the table. Sorry.
A: Oh dear! They're nowhere at home!
B: Don't worry. You'll find them. Maybe Isabel's got them.