Word Formation
1. Remember that you are ___ to achieve all your goals in life. (ABILITY)
2. I need a ___ baby-sitter to take care of the children while I'm at work. (DEPEND)
3. As witnesses to the accident, we were asked to make a written ___ of what we had seen. (DECLARE)
1. Remember that you are CAPABLE to achieve all your goals in life. (ABILITY)
2. I need a DEPENDABLE baby-sitter to take care of the children while I'm at work. (DEPEND)
3. As witnesses to the accident, we were asked to make a written DECLARATION of what we had seen. (DECLARE
1. I've always wanted to study Interior Design.
DREAM
I have always _____ becoming an Interior Designer.
2. Matthew could fix your computer.
BE
Your computer _____ Matthew.
1. I have always HAD THE DREAM OF becoming an Interior Designer.
2. Your computer COULD BE FIXED BY Matthew.
1. More and more people ___ (become) vegetarians due to the lack production of meat.
2. Ulises and Dante ___ (know) each other since elementary school.
1. More an more people ARE BECOMING vegetarians due to the lack production of meat.
2. Ulises and Dante HAVE KNOWN each other since elementary school.
1. I somehow enjoy people's black ___ of humour.
a) way b) manner c) type d) sense
2. Will you ___ an eye on my suitcase while I go to get the tickets?
a) give b) maintain c) keep d) have
1. I somehow enjoy people's black D) SENSE of humour.
2. Will you C) KEEP an eye on my suitcase while I go to get the tickets?
1. Diego is very ___- if he says he'll do something, he'll do it. (RELY)
2. After his heart attack, he abandoned his ___ to become a pilot. (AMBITIOUS)
3. He ___ something under his breath to the person next to him because all the train was in silence. (MUTTER)
1. Diego is very RELIABLE - if he says he'll do something, he'll do it. (RELY)
2. After his heart attack, he abandoned his AMBITION to become a pilot. (AMBITIOUS)
3. He MUTTERED something under his breath to the person next to him because all the train was in silence. (MUTTER)
For 100 extra points!
1. We will most likely be in Spain this time next year.
PROBABLY
We ______ Spain this time next year.
2. Is your company giving you a lot of benefits?
GIVEN
Are you ______ of benefits in your company?
1. We WILL PRAOBABLY BE IN Spain this time next year.
2. Are you BEING GIVEN A LOT of benefits in your company?
1. My sister often ___ (meet) her boyfriend on Saturday evenings.
2. If it ___ (rain), we won't go to the park.
1. My sister often MEETS her boyfriend on Saturday evenings.
2. If it RAINS, we won't go to the park.
1. The stunning special effects ___ the story to life.
a) took b) hung c) kept d) brought
2. Before competing, every gymnast requires to ___ their posture technique right.
a) get b) develop c) have d) train
1. The stunning special effects D) BROUGHT the story to life.
2. Before competing, every gymnast requires to A) GET their posture technique right.
For 100 extra points!
1. The end of the book wasn't very ___; it seemed unrealistic. (CONVINCE)
2. The clown ___ the children entertained for more than two hours. His show was hilarious. (KEEP)
1. The end of the book wasn't very CONVINCING; it seemed unrealistic. (CONVINCE)
2. The clown KEPT the children entertained for more than two hours. His show was hilarious. (KEEP)
1. They suggested going to café to catch up.
UP
They suggested _____ coffee to catch up.
2. How are you doing in your new home?
ON
How are _____ your new home?
1. They suggested MEETING UP FOR A coffee to catch up.
2. How are YOU GETTING ON IN your new home?
Rewrite into Passive Voice:
1. You can see the 'Trojan Wars' in the British Library in London.
2. The members of the IOC will hold the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
3. Two years earlier 2006, two thieves stole 'The Scream' from a gallery in Oslo.
1. The 'Trojan Wars' can be seen in the British Library in London.
2. The 2024 Olympic Games will be held in Paris.
3. 'The Scream' had been stolen two years earlier from a gallery in Oslo.
1. My cats are everything ___ me. I love them!
a) for b) to c) about d) in
2. As my siblings and I were ___ up, we learnt to treasure the moments when we were together.
a) learning b) shaping c) getting d) growing
1. My cats are everything B) TO me. I love them!
2. As my siblings and I were D) GROWING up, we learnt to treasure the moments when we were together.
1. She's the woman who ___ the funniest character in the whole series. (IMPERSONATION)
2. Shane's been ___ at 5 am as he's getting ready for next month's marathon. (RUNNER)
1. She's the woman who IMPERSONATES the funniest character in the whole series. (IMPERSONATION)
2. Shane's been RUNNING at 5 am as he's getting ready for next month's marathon. (RUNNER)
1. My mum will be in Colombia for the first time at the end of the year.
ALREADY
By the end of the year, my mum _____ Colombia for the first time.
2. My parents are the ones who always support me during difficult times.
STAND
My parents are the ones who always _____ through difficult times.
1. By the end of the year, my mum WILL HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO Colombia for the first time.
2. My parents are the ones who always STAND BY ME through difficult times.
1. I'm sure that he ___ be late. He's always on time.
a) might not b) won't
2. He's ___ be thrilled when he sees what I've prepared for dinner. He loves enchiladas!
a) going to b) about to
3. Come to the boarding gate. The plane ___ leave.
a) 's about to b) will
1. I'm sure that he B) WON'T be late. He's always on time.
2. He's A) GOING TO be thrilled when he sees what I've prepared for dinner. He loves enchiladas!
3. Come to the boarding gate. The plane A) 'S ABOUT TO leave.
1. Would you ___ back in time if you had the chance?
a) turn b) flip c) go d)travel
2. As a child, my father used to ___ me stories before going to bed.
a) count b) tell c) narrate d) say
1. Would you C) GO back in time if you had the chance?
2. As a child, my father used to B) TELL me stories before going to bed.
1. I found the book so ___ that I couldn't put it down. The plot and characters are so endearing. (GRIP)
2. With all the Halloween decorations, our house looked like a ___ old house. (CREEPINESS)
1. I found the book so GRIPPING that I couldn't put it down. The plot and characters are so endearing. (GRIP)
2. With all the Halloween decorations, our house looked like a CREEPY old house. (CREEPINESS)
1. Our spending will have to be reduced next year.
BACK
We will have __________ our spending next year.
2. It is not my fault that the glass broke.
BLAME
You cannot __________ the glass.
1. We will have TO CUT BACK our spending next year.
2. You cannot BLAME ME FOR BREAKING the glass.
1. Grab something to eat now because we ___ have time later.
a) aren't about to b) might not
2. It ___ rain today. Look, there are no clouds in the sky.
a) might not b) isn't going to
3. Mike ___ to the art exhibition today. He got the tickets ages ago.
a) will go b) is going to go c) is going
1. Grab something to eat now because we B) MIGHT NOT have time later.
2. It B) ISN'T GOING TO rain today. Look, there are no clouds in the sky.
3. Mike C) IS GOING to the art exhibition today. He got the tickets ages ago.
1. I know that I ____ pass all my exams because I studied very hard for them.
a) might b) will c) am passing d) pass
2. Experts say that by 2030, the world's population ____ to 8.5 billion people.
a) 'll be increasing b) 'll increase c) 'll have increased
3. At 6:30 today, Paula ____ in the gym.
a) will be working out b) will work out
c) will have worked out d) works out
1. I know that I B) WILL pass all my exams because I studied very hard for them.
2. Experts say that by 2030, the world's population C) 'LL HAVE INCREASED to 8.5 billion people.
3. At 6:30 today, Paula A) WILL BE WORKING OUT in the gym.