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OTHER / ANOTHER / DIFFERENT — EXERCISE 1 (ESL)

level: Intermediate/Advanced (B2/C1)
Another, other, and different all relate to the idea of something being not the same, but they follow different grammar rules and carry slightly different meanings. The choice depends on whether the noun is singular or plural, countable or uncountable, and what meaning you want to convey.

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Choose another, other, or different to complete each sentence.
1. Give me ________ chance!
2. He doesn't get along well with ________ children.
3. She's not like other girls. She's ________.
4. He goes out with a ________ girl every week.
5. I can't meet you today. I have ________ things I have to do.
6. I'll have ________ beer, please.
7. I can't meet you today. Let's do it some ________ time.
8. This dish is made up of a lot of ________ vegetables.
9. You have to choose a ________ topic.
10. You have to choose ________ topic.
11. Peter is wearing a ________ hat today.
12. Peter told a joke and the ________ students started laughing.
13. I really liked that drink. I'll have ________, please.
14. Well, that's ________! = That's not something you see every day.
15. That's a great song. Does he have any ________ good ones?
16. The new manager had a ________ approach.
17. We asked for ________ order or fries.
18. Do you know of any ________ good restaurants?
19. I'm busy now. We'll talk ________ time.
20. We bought some cucumbers, as well as some ________ vegetables.
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Grammar Review: Another, Other & Different ANOTHER
Use another with singular countable nouns. It means "one more" or "a different one":
Can I have another coffee?   /   Let’s try another approach.

OTHER
Use other with plural countable nouns or uncountable nouns. It means "additional" or "the remaining ones":
I have other plans.   /   There are other ways to solve this.
The others (with the) refers to the remaining items or people in a specific group.

DIFFERENT
Use different when you want to emphasize that something is unlike something else in nature or quality — not just "one more" or "additional":
That’s a completely different problem.   /   She has a different personality from her sister.

Key distinction: Another and other are primarily about quantity or choice; different is about quality or contrast.

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