Vocabulary
Telephone Conversation
Adverbs
Active and Passive
100

This device is used for calculating.

calculator

100

How do you introduce yourself over the phone?

Hi, this is ___ .

Hello, ___ speaking.

100

Adverbs of manner tell us ____ something happens.

a. what

b. how

b. how

100

Is this an active or passive sentence?

He lost his keys yesterday.

active

200

This device eases our time and labor to wash clothes.

washing machine

200

How do you ask who is on the phone?

Excuse me, who is this?

Can I ask who is calling, please?

200

She planned their trip to Beijing ... .
a. careful                        b. carefully

b. carefully

200

Is this sentence active or passive?

His car was stolen yesterday.

passive

300

This device is used to shoot photos.

camera

300

How do you ask for someone over the phone?

Could I speak to ____ ?

Is ____ in?

300

She speaks more ... than his friend .
a. quietly                        b. quiet

a. quietly

300

Change the sentence into the passive tense:

She wrote an old letter.

An old letter was written by her.

400

This device is used to heat food in a quick way.

microwave

400

How do you reply over the phone when someone is not available?

I'm afraid ____ is not available at the moment.

____ is busy right now.

_____ isn't in. 

400

Jim painted the kitchen ... than I did .
a. badly                          b. worse

b. worse

400

Change the sentence into the active tense:

The car was washed by dad.

Dad washed the car.

500

This device is used to keep food fresh.

refrigerator or fridge

500

How do you ask to leave a message through the phone?

Could I leave a message?

Could you tell ____ that I called?


500

He skipped ... down the road to school.
a. happy                         b. happily

b. happily

500

Change the sentence into passive:

Farmers grow soy in Argentina.

Soy is grown by farmers in Argentina.

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