Worth | Grammar worksheets

This grammar exercise tests your ability to use ‘worth’ correctly. Complete the following sentences.

1. I don’t think you should talk to Raj. It is not ……………………….

a) worth the trouble

b) worthy of the trouble

c) worth troubling

2. ………………………. is that piano worth?

a) How

b) What

c) How much

d) Either ‘What’ or ‘How much’

3. Rahul is ………………………..

a) worthy of talking

b) worth talking to

c) worth talking

4. Is Kerala …………………….?

a) worth visiting

b) worthy of visiting

c) worth to visit

5. Could I have ……………………. of diesel, please?

a) ten pounds worth

b) ten pounds’ worth

c) ten pounds of worth

6. ‘Should I get the car repaired?’ ‘No, ……………………….’

a) it is not worth it

b) is isn’t worth repairing

c) Either could be used here

7. ‘Would you like to babysit my daughter? I will make it ……………………….’

a) worthwhile

b) worth

c) worth your while

8. Kerala is ……………………. visiting.

a) well worth

b) very worth

c) worth

Answers

1. I don’t think you should talk to Raj. It is not worth the trouble.

2. How much / what is that piano worth?

3. Rahul is worth talking to.

4. Is Kerala worth visiting?

5. Could I have ten pounds’ worth of diesel, please?

6. ‘Should I get the car repaired?’ ‘No, it’s not worth it / it isn’t worth repairing.’

7. ‘Would you like to babysit my daughter? I will make it worth your while.’

8. Kerala is worth / well worth visiting.