Verb Patterns
Future forms
Body Part Idioms
Prefixes and Suffixes
The Opinion Essay
100
Infnitive and -ing
Complete the sentence with the infinitive or -ing form of the following verbs:
walk give up wonder mend work help wake up find watch live
I'll repair your watch for you. I'm good at ______ things.
mending
100
will vs going to
Complete the conversation with will or going to and the verb in brackets.
A: Why are you making all those sandwiches?
B: Because we ____________ (have) a picnic on the beach. Do you want to come?
A: Yes! I__________________ (go) and get my swimsuit and towel.
are going to have / 'll go
100
Body Part Idioms
Make a phrase with the verb in CAPS. e.g. "HIT" "hit a home run" "hit a nail with a hammer"
BLOW
Blow your nose, blow a kiss, blow up a balloon
100
Prefixes and suffixes
Correct the mistake of the word in italics.
'You've disspelt 'address' again!'
misspelt / misspelled
100
The Opinion Essay
Mention 3 aspects of a good thesis statement
debatable, focused, clear, a full sentence, doesn't include personal language, is not neutral
200
Infnitive and -ing
Complete the sentence with the infinitive(with or without to) or -ing form of the following verbs:
buy pay follow join stay be carry learn hurt show
Let me ________ you how to do it.
show
200
will vs going to vs the present continuous
Choose the most suitable future form for the gap below.
_______________ this weekend?
a. Do you go out
b. Will you go out
c. Are you going out
Are you going out this weekend?
200
Body Part Idioms
Make a phrase with the verb in CAPS. e.g. "HIT" "hit a home run" "hit a nail with a hammer"
CLIMB
Climb a ladder, climb a mountain,
200
Prefixes and suffixes
Correct the mistake of the word in italics.
'Doing something misperfectly is better than doing nothing perfectly.'
imperfectly
200
The Opinion Essay
A good introduction includes...
A hook, background information and the thesis statement.
300
Infnitive and -ing
Complete the sentence with the infinitive or -ing form of the following verbs:
walk give up wonder mend work help wake up find watch live
My children are afraid of __________ in the dark now, so we keep a light on at night.
waking up
300
Future forms + I (don't) think
Complete the sentence with I think / I don't think... and the correct future form + the verb in brackets. Read carefully before you answer.
I _________ he _______ (find) a job easily. The market is too competitive.
I think he won't find a job easily.
I don't think he will find a job easily.
300
Body Part Idioms
Mention the action based on the clue:
You do this to a lollipop
LICK
300
Prefixes and Suffixes
Correct the mistake of the word in italics.
"Is 'burn' an unregular verb?"
irregular
300
The Opinion Essay.
TRUE OR FALSE
The HOOK's purpose is to tell the reader basic information about what they are going to read.
FALSE
The hook's purpose is to grab the reader's attention. A good hook is usually a question or a statistic.
400
Infnitive and -ing
Complete the sentence with the infinitive or -ing form of the following verbs:
buy pay follow join stay be carry learn hurt show
I've invited Mr. Smith _________ us.
to join
400
Future forms
Choose the TWO corect or most appropriate options to complete the sentence.
We _____ married in July.
A. are getting
B. get
C. are going to get
D. will have get
A. are getting and C. are going to get
400
Body Part Idioms
Change the expression in italics for an idiom.
A man tried to sneak into the front of the line at the bank, but the other people got so angry and made him go to the back of the queue.
kicked up such a fuss
400
Prefixes and suffixes
Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the sentence.
I wouldn't trust a __________ car - I want to see a person in control! (drive)
driverless
400
The Opinion Essay.
What is the pupose of the conclusion in an opinion essay?
To summarize the main points of the essay and offer a reflection or advice to the reader.
500
Infnitive and -ing
Rewrite the sentence to mean the same. Use an infinitive.
"Don't forget to send Aunt Maud a birthday card," Mary said to her son.
Mary reminded _____________________________________.
Mary reminded her son to send (his) Aunt Maud a birthday card.
500
Future forms
Choose the INCORRECT answer to complete the sentence below.
We ____________ into our new flat at the end of next week.
A. were moving
B. are moving
C. 'll move
D. are going to move
E. might move
A. were moving
500
Body Part Idioms
Change the expression in italics for a body part related verb.
I had no idea where Botswana is, so Andrew used his finger to show me the location to it on the map.
I had no idea where Botswana is, so Andrew pointed to it on the map.
500
Prefixes and suffixes
Use the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete the sentence.
Sue's had a lot of __________ in her life, but she's still very positive. (unhappy)
unhappiness
500
The Opinion Essay
Where should the thesis statement and the topic sentences be in an essay, respectively?
The thesis statement should be at the end of the introduction. The topic sentences should be at the beginning of each body paragraph.