phrasal verbs
make or do
present perfect
key word transformation
word formation
100

It's Toby's birthday next week. We need to ___ some ideas for a present.

come up with

100

Could you _ me a favour and let me copy your notes from the last class?

do

100

I'm celebrating because my team _ (win) the leage!

has won

100

This motorbike is not as noisy as my previous one. 

MADE

My previous motorbike _ this one.

made more noise than

100

What an _ band! I never expected they'd be that good!

AMAZE

amazing

200

I can see the family resemblance. You've got your father's eyes, you really __ him don't you?

take after

200

Do you mind if I use your phone? I've got to _ an urgent call.

make

200

At last you _ (arrive)! We _ (expect) you for ages.

have arrived / have been expecting

200

Small towns are safer than large cities.

NOT

Small towns _ as large cities.

are not as dangerous

200

They found the journey so _ that they fell asleep as soon as they arrived.

EXHAUST

exhausting

300

Why are you standing by the window? 

I'm ___ the delivery person. I'm expecting an important package today.

looking out for

300

My mum's _ an English course in the evenings, I sometimes help her with her homework.

doing

300

Kate _ (lose) weight recently because she _ (get) more exercise.

has lost / has been getting

300

She looks more relaxed than she did before the exam.

STRESSED

She does not look _ she did before the exam.

as stressed as

300

It's a _ problem - I don't really know what to do about it.

PUZZLE

puzzling

400

We'll need to __ the new internet streaming service, I've heard it's much better than the other but I want to see it for myself.

try out

400

Marco has _ a big effort with his students, so I'm afraid he's a bit disappointed with the results.

made

400

Paolo _ (look) very tired recently. I think it's because he _ (study) too hard.

has been looking / has been studying

400

None of the other sofas in the shop are as comfortable as this one.

ANY 

This sofa is _ the others in the shop.

more comfortable than any of

400

Lake felt _ that he wasn't picked to play the match.

DISAPPOINT

disappointed

500

I must apologise to my sister. We __ over something really small and had a massive argument. I hope she'll forgive me.

fell out

500

We phoned the police because our neighbours were _ too much noise

making

500

We _ (have) a really interesting time. Gavin _ (tell) us about his trip around the world. There are a few countries he still _ (not tell) us about but I get the impression he _ (see) almost everything!

have been having / has been telling / hasn't told / has seen

500

Tatiana does not speak nearly as clearly as Irina.

MUCH

Irina speaks _ Tatiana

much more clearly than

500

We were _ by the way the other team shouted at us.

ASTONISH

astonished

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