Passive voice
Choose the correct form.
More than 100 pictures were painted/have been painted in this studio since the start of the year.
More than 100 pictures have been painted in this studio since the start of the year.
Choose the right word.
A modern water park was built last year, which was the best INVESTOR/INVESTMENT in our city.
A modern water park was built last year, which was the best INVESTMENT in our city.
This word means that clothes are the correct size for you.
fit
Choose the correct option.
We need to find ... to buy food.
We need to find somewhere to buy food.
Choose the suitable verb.
These shoes fit/match perfectly.
Your scarf fits/matches your hat.
These shoes FIT perfectly.
Your scarf MATCHES your hat.
Put the words in the correct order.
to be need do rooms need cleaned every the day?
Do the rooms need to be cleaned every day?
Choose the right option.
The factory tried to keep some EMPLOYEES/ EMPLOYERS by offering them more money.
The factory tried to keep some EMPLOYEES by offering them more money.
This word describes appearance in elegant clothes and a lot of modern gadgets as well.
smart
Spot the mistake and correct it.
There wasn’t nothing I liked in the shops, so I looked online.
There wasn’t ANYTHING I liked in the shops, so I looked online.
Complete the words with the missing vowels and spell them.
The chngng rms (...) are over there next to the checkout desk.
The CHANGING ROOMS are over there next to the checkout desk.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Has he been invited to Emma’s wedding last spring?
Was he invited to Emma’s wedding last spring?
Was he invited to Emma’s wedding last spring?
Name two words that belog to the same word family, e.g. sell- seller, sale
- pay
- earner
- investment
- shop
-pay- payment, payer
- earner- earn, earnings
- investment - invest, investor
- shop - shopper, shopping
The activity of looking at the goods in shop windows, usually without intending to buy anything.
window shopping
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the words in CAPITALS.
1) Most people buy online these days. EVERYONE
2) Almost ... online these days.
Almost everyone buys online these days.
Put the words in the correct order.
work I last this T-shirt zip week, but the doesn’t bought
I bought this T-shirt last week, but the zip doesn’t work.
Change the active into the passive.
Thousands of Palestinian farmers picked green ripe olives last October.
Green ripe olives were picked by thousands of Palestinian farmers last October.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the word in capitals.
Jack has saved half of his ... for a new computer. EARN
Jack has saved half of his earnings for a new computer.
This word describes an untidy or dirty appearance.
scruffy
Explain the difference between "a few" and "little".
"a few" + plural count. nouns; means not many but enough
"little + uncountable nouns; means not much and not enough
Spot three mistakes and correct them.
Do you like to try it out? Believe me, this leather jacket is of high quality, it'll last since ages.
WOULD you like to try it ON? Believe me, this leather jacket is of high quality, it'll last FOR ages.
Use the verbs in brackets correctly.
The kids _________ by the tales that________ by their grandparents (to entertain, to tell)
The kids were entertained by the tales that were told by their grandparents.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in capitals.
These jeans I bought two days ago are .... so I want a full ... Here is my ... FAULT, FUND, RECEIVE.
These jeans I bought two days ago are FAULTY so I want a full REFUND Here is my RECEIPT.
The long stage that models walk on during a fashion show.
catwalk
Complete the sentences with the correct indefinite pronoun.
That’s strange – there’s ... here to serve the customers.
That’s strange – there’s nobody/ no one here to serve the customers.
Give three pieces of advice to someone who wants to buy a present for their friend.