Word formation
They say that travel __________________ the mind. (BROAD)
broadens
make do
He has been making do with those bricks to see if it can ressit more
They'll blame the failure of the festival on the weather.
down
The failure of the festival ______________________________ the weather.
will be put down to
Mississippi has four S’s and four I’s. Can you spell that without using S or I?
t-h-a-t!
It looked dark and heavy __ it was going to rain.
(A) although (C) as if
(B) unless (D) whereas
The potential benefits of this treatment __________________ the risks. (WEIGH)
outweigh
give it a shot
I need to give it a shot! I'll try that mystical treatment
When people speak down to my sister, she hates it.
being
My sister hates ______________________________ to like that
being spoken down
There’s a one-story house where everything is yellow. The walls are yellow. The doors are yellow. All the furniture is yellow. The house has yellow beds and yellow couches. What color are the stairs?
There are no stairs—it’s a one-story house!
__ I get your call, I will leave.
(A) As soon as (C) By the time
(B) As though (D) Now that
Jane’s party was more of an __________________ test than anything else. (ENDURE)
endurance
get to grips with
It seemed like a regular-sized burger, and it is not! I better get to grips with this delight!!
I know it's dangerous, but I love hang gliding.
may
Dangerous ______________________________, I love hang gliding.
though it may be
What invention lets you look right through a wall?
A window!
____ he had read the instructions several times, he knew what to do.
(A) Whereas (C) Until
(B) After (D) While
B
Dickens’s last novel was __________________ The Mystery of Edwin Drood. (TITLE)
entitled
get to the bottoms of
I have better get to the bottoms of this before she calls me.
I'd prefer you not to stay out so late.
rather
I'd ______________________________ stay out so late.
rather you didn't
What two words, added together, contain the most letters?
Post office.
__ he cannot afford a car, he rides a bicycle.
(A) Unless (C) Though
(B) WTiereas (D) because
D
She has known me for two years now but she still __________________ my name. (PRONOUNCE)
mispronounces
fall into place
When I explained the topic again, some students understood and everything fell into place
I don't think it's important how fast we drive, we're going to be late.
matter
We're going to be late ______________________________ drive.
no matter how fast we
What kind of ship has two mates but no captain?
A relation-ship.
__ the cities do not provide better and cheaper mass transport the traffic problem will get worse.
(A) So that (C) If
(B) Even though (D) Before
C