ODD WORD OUT
Which word is different?
luckily lovely fortunately definitely
lovely
All other words are adverbs.
Correct the sentence:
For who are you waiting?
Who are you waiting for?
Complete the sentence with one word.
The p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ were waiting outside the restaurant to photograph the princess.
paparazzi
Correct the sentence:
My mum can drive, but my dad can't drive.
My mum can drive, but my dad can't.
What compound adjective means 'not willing to spend money'?
tight-fisted
Which word is different?
choke stitches stomach temperature
stomach
Redo the sentence using the correct reporting verb.
'I'm going to the dentist with you, whether you like it or not,' Alice said to me.
Alice _______________ to the dentist's with me, whether I liked it or not.
Alice insisted on going to the dentist with me, whether I liked it or not.
What word means demanding money from a person by threatening to tell somebody else a secret about them.
b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l
blackmail
Complete the phrasal verb.
Who picked you ____ from the airport the last time you travelled?
Who picked you up from the airport the last time you travelled?
What compound words means 'having good-manners and being polite'?
well-behaved
Choose the word that is different.
always hardly ever normally straight away
straight away
Is this sentence correct? If not, correct it.
He gave his mother a silk, blue, spotted scarf for her birthday.
He gave his mother a spotted, blue, silk scarf for her birthday.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in bold.
The sound of the rain on the roof kept me ________ last night.
wake
The sound of the rain on the roof kept me awake last night.
Choose the correct word.
Her suitcase was so / so much / such heavy that she couldn't pick it up.
Her suitcase was so heavy that she couldn't pick it up.
What compund word means relaxed; not easily worried about things?
laid-back
Choose the word that is different.
damp drizzling drought humid
drought
Complete the sentence.
The government is offering courses to help _____ _________ find jobs.
the unemployed
Complete the sentence.
Have you turned off the cooker? It _________ something's burning.
Have you turned off the cooker? It smells like/as if/as though something's burning.
Complete the words in the sentence.
My sister b _ _ _ _ h _ _ n _ _ _ _when she's nervous.
My sister bites her nails when she's nervous.
What compound word means often forgetting or not noticing things?
absent-minded
Which word has a different sound?
court guilty stalker fraud
guilty
Choose the correct form.
She worked / had been working for the same airline for eight years before she was promoted.
She had been working (had worked) for the same airline for eight years before she was promoted.
Complete the sentence.
As a c _ _ _ _ _ _ _, I want to have as much information about the food I buy as possible.
As a consumer, I want to have as much information about the food I buy as possible.
Complete the sentence.
Please don't hurry, ____ your _____.
Please don't hurry, take your time.
What compound word means not willing to listen to ideas and opinions different from your own?
narrow-minded