Begin & Start ESL Worksheet

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ESL Worksheet: Begin & Start

Instructions: Choose the correct answer.

Q1 - My car wouldn't ____ this morning, so I had to come by bus.
 
begin
 
start
 
Either could be used here
Q2 - It ____ off well, but I soon got bored.
 
began
 
started
 
Either could be used here
Q3 - Losing the contract was the ____ of the end of his career.
 
beginning
 
start
 
Either could be used here
Q4 - They ____ up with the same old complaints at the meeting.
 
began
 
started
 
Either could be used here
Q5 - The story ____ with a murder.
 
begins
 
starts
 
Either could be used here
Q6 - She kept stopping and ____ her presentation.
 
beginning
 
starting
 
Either could be used here
Q7 - The book was very technical and I couldn't ____ to understand what it was about.
 
begin
 
start
 
Either could be used here
Q8 - She got angry and ____ off at me because I hadn't finished on time.
 
began
 
started
 
Either could be used here
Q9 - They fire a gun to indicate the ____ of the race.
 
beginning
 
start
 
Either could be used here
Q10 - The race ____ at three o'clock.
 
begins
 
starts
 
Either could be used here

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