Word Formation
1. The professor gave me excellent _____ on how to improve my presentation skills. (ADVISE)
2. The new housing project aims to provide _____ homes for low-income families. (AFFORD)
3. After the minor earthquake, the residents felt a bit ______ up but quickly resumed their daily activities. (SHOOK)
1. ADVICE
2. AFFORDABLE
3. SHAKEN
Marcus's not coming today. Didn't you hear the news? He was walking down the street and stumbled with a rock and (1) ______ his ankle. Moreover, he also (2) ______ his arms and (3) ______ his elbows. He's taking a week off until he recovers.
1. a) grazed b) pulled c) stubbed d) sprained
2. a) bumped b) chipped c) broke d) grazed
3. a) bruised b) strained c) lost d) broke
1. D) SPRAINED
2. D) GRAZED
3. A) BRUISED
He hasn't told me what they told him. He promised he'd tell ___ to me once he found out. However, I have a feeling that they will complain about the argument they had in class. Did you know ___?
He hasn't told me what they told him. He promised he'd tell IT to me once he found out. However, I have a feeling that they will complain about the argument they had in class. Did you know THAT?
1. Sarah would have been well-advised to take on the new job in New York.
OUGHT
Sarah _____ the new post in New York.
2. My uncle has felt ill and exhausted lately.
WEATHER
My uncle has felt a bit ______.
1. Sarah OUGHT TO HAVE TAKEN ON the new post in New York.
2. My uncle has felt a bit UNDER THE WEATHER LATELY.
1. Nowadays new parents must do exhaustive research and hire just the most _____ person to take care of their children. (RELY)
2. The _____ music at the festival kept everyone dancing all night. (OUTLIVE)
3. Many customers were ______ with the service and left negative reviews. (SATISFACTION)
1. RELIABLE
2. LIVELY
3. DISSATISFIED
1. I know that it hurts, but ___ it some time and you'll fee much better.
a) WAIT b) GIVE c) BUY d) THINK
2. There are some teens who have ___ a diet due to body dysmorphia.
a) GONE FOR b) TAKEN ON
c) GONE ON d) STARTED OUT
1. b) GIVE
2. c) GONE ON
The other day I was going to the park to cycle ___ while my dog was sleeping. But he immediately woke up, put ___ a lovely face and decided ___ take it ___ with me.
The other day I was going to the park to cycle AROUND while my dog was sleeping. But he immediately woke up, put ON a lovely face and decided TO take it OUT with me.
1. I don't consider it is quite likely that she finished on time because she struggles to work under pressure.
CAN'T
She __________ time because she struggles to work under pressure.
2. Mum gets really annoyed when my siblings and I have cluttered desks.
IS
What really ______ my siblings and I have cluttered desks.
1. She CAN'T HAVE FINISHED ON time because she struggles to work under pressure.
2. Wat really ANNOYS MUM IS WHEN my siblings and I have cluttered desks.
1. The children didn't certainly wait in ______ for the classes to start. They wanted more holidays. (ANTICIPATE)
2. She stood by her ______ of honesty, even when it was difficult. (PRINCIPAL)
3. I though bad of her and she was quite ______ at the meeting. (AFFABILITY)
1. ANTICIPATION
2. PRINCIPLE
3. AFFABLE
1. You ___ have skipped breakfast; it’s the most important meal of the day.
a) MUSTN'T b) WOULDN'T
c) SHOULDN'T d) NEEDN'T
2. I used to think that my difficulty to concentrate would prevented me ___ studying a major.
a) FROM b) TO c) FOR d) AT
1. c) SHOULDN'T
2. a) FROM
Contrary ___what everybody may think, I ___ tell her the reasons why we couldn't continue ____. But know they say that I was a coward and cheated on her. I wouldn't have done ___.
Contrary TO what everybody may think, I DID tell her the reasons why we couldn't continue DATING. But know they say that I was a coward and cheated on her. I wouldn't have done SO.
1. Despite the hilarious joke, Maria didn't laugh at all.
KEEP
Despite the hilarious joke, Maria managed _____ face.
2. Farm keepers must feed the animals, and maintain the barn clean.
INVOLVES
A farm keeper's job ______ the barn clean.
1. Despite the hilarious joke, Maria managed TO KEEP A STRAIGHT face.
2. A farm keeper's job INVOLVES FEEDING THE ANIMALS AND MAINTAINING the barn clean.