Prefixes
The opposite of "practical" is...
IMPRACTICAL
At school, we ... eat crisps during recess.
(a) were allowed to
(b) were able to
(c) can
All three.
(a) and (b) refer to past permission; (c) refers to present permission.
You ... publish pictures of children on social media.
(a) mustn't
(b) can't
(c) don't have to
You MUSTN'T publish pictures of children on social media.
(a)
You ... to have a driving license to buy a car.
(a) needn't
(b) don't need
You DON'T NEED to have a driving license to buy a car.
(b)
I ... anything in this fog!!!
(a) can see
(b) can look
(c) can't see
I CAN'T SEE anything in this fog!!!
(c)
DISCONTINUE
PERMITTED
You ... listen to me or I'll never help you again.
(a) should
(b) ought to
(c) could
(d) had better
You HAD BETTER listen to me or I'll never help you again.
(d)
In the USA, you ... to tip waiters in every restaurant.
(a) can
(b) needn't
(c) need
In the USA, you NEED to tip waiters in every restaurant.
I heard the birds ... while I was sunbathing in the garden.
(a) sing
(b) singing
I heard the birds SINGING while I was sunbathing in the garden.
(b)
If something hasn't been cooked for long enough, it is...
I am ... to drive cars but not trucks. I only have a type-B license.
ALLOWED
I ... hand this in until Monday.
(a) mustn't
(b) don't have to
(c) have to
I DON'T HAVE TO hand this in until Monday.
(b)
We knew how to get there, so we ... the GPS.
(a) didn't need to use
(b) needn't have used
We knew how to get there, so we DIDN'T NEED TO USE the GPS.
(a)
I watched my sister ... the violin at the concert. She was amazing!
(a) playing
(b) play
(c) to play
I watched my sister PLAY the violin at the concert. She was amazing!
(b)
An event that many different countries take part is is classed as...
INTERNATIONAL
We're not ... to wear trainers to work, but if they're black, nobody really cares.
SUPPOSED/MEANT
Helmets ... be worn at all times while on the building site.
(a) may
(b) must
(c) can
Helmets MUST be worn at all times while on the building site.
(b)
You ... take the car. I'm happy to give you a lift.
(a) mustn't
(b) needn't
(c) don't need to
You DON'T NEED TO / NEEDN'T take the car. I'm happy to give you a lift.
(b), (c)
Everybody says that I ... my grandmother.
(a) seem like
(b) look
(c) look like
Everybody says that I LOOK LIKE my grandmother.
(c)
If you lose something, you (...)place it.
(Complete with the correct prefix!)
MISPLACE
From tomorrow we won't ... to park on this street.
BE ABLE / BE ALLOWED
You ... touch his things. He gets really angry when you do.
(a) mustn't
(b) had better not
(c) hadn't better
You MUSTN'T/HAD BETTER NOT touch his things. He gets really angry when you do.
(a) and (b)
We ... packed a waterproof jacket. It's been dry all day.
(a) needn't have
(b) need have
(c) should have
We NEEDN'T HAVE packed a waterproof jacket. It's been dry all day.
(a)
The sauce tastes ... flour. I don't think you've cooked it for long enough.
(a) of
(b) like
The sauce tastes OF flour. I don't think you've cooked it for long enough.
(a)