Grammar One Word
1 I don’t really feel ________ going out tonight – let’s stay in and watch TV.
2 Helena didn’t ________ to read much, but now she’s really into crime novels.
1 like
2 use
1 My youngest son is studying medicine at ________ university.
a (–) the
2 Unfortunately, we lost the match because ________ of our team played well today.
some none neither
1 (–)
2 none
1 Do you think I ________ (learn) enough Spanish by the time I go to Madrid?
2 We had to work from home last week because our office was ________ (redecorate).
1 ’ll have learnt
2 being redecorated
1 Is this restaurant part of a ________? I think I went to one in Manchester last year.
company chain branch
2 Geneticists working in the USA have ________ an important discovery.
done carried out made
1 chain
2 made
1 Freya likes green vegetables, ________ broccoli. (special)
2 _________ is a big problem in this area of the city. (vandal)
1 especially
2 Vandalism
3 Do you have any idea ________ Maria is coming to class this week?
4 The news was ________ a big shock that we all had to sit down.
3 if / whether
4 such
3 Does anyone know where ________?
does Mattias work works Mattias Mattias works
4 Who made this _______ spoon?
lovely wooden little little lovely wooden lovely little wooden
3 Mattias works
4 lovely little wooden
3 I’m on a late shift so I ________ (still work) at 7.30. I can meet you after 9.00 though.
4 One of the most valuable necklaces in the world ________ (report) to have been stolen.
3 ’ll still be working
4 is reported
3 I really want to read that magazine! Have you ________ finished it?
yet nearly still
4 That shirt really ________ Javier. It goes well with his eye colour.
matches fits suits
3 nearly
4 suits
3 Luca is ________ to peanuts, but he can eat other types of nuts. (allergy)
4 At the moment, my home town is quite ________ but there are plans to transform it next year. (develop)
3 allergic
4 underdeveloped
5 Anja sang that song beautifully, ________ she?
6 I’m ________ that window fixed next week – the handle on it is broken.
5 didn’t
6 having / getting
5 I ________ when I’m driving to work.
play often music often play music play music often
6 We all really enjoyed the holiday ________ the bad weather.
in spite although despite
5 often play music
6 despite
5 Let’s take something to drink in case we ________ (get) thirsty.
6 We wanted to meet the new neighbours, but they ________ (already leave) when we got to the barbecue.
5 get
6 ’d already left
5 The team was ________ to hear that Roberto’s ankle was only sprained rather than broken.
upset disappointed relieved
6 At the end of the concert, the audience made so much noise that the band came back to give ________.
a performance an encore a chorus
5 relieved
6 an encore
5 I really enjoy being on my own – I don’t suffer from ________ at all. (lonely)
6 There are a lot of ________ people in this city because housing costs are so high. (home)
5 loneliness
6 homeless
7 Don’t ________ me for forgetting to post Sarah’s birthday card – you forgot too!
8 I offered Safiyah and Adeel a snack but ________ of them wanted anything.
7 blame
8 neither
7 We turned down the volume on the TV ________ wake the baby.
not to so as not to to not
8 Services for ________ are improving in our area.
the elderly the elderly people elderly
7 so as not to
8 the elderly
7 I shouldn’t ________ (spend) so long in the sun today – I’ve got terrible sunburn.
8 Call an ambulance! Martina’s foot ________ (run over) by a car!
7 have spent
8 has been run over
7 I’m ________ and tired of my boss complaining all the time – I’m going to quit this job!
sick bored fed up
8 I find it ________ when my computer keeps updating itself all the time.
confused confusing confusion
7 sick
8 confusing
7 Apparently, this phone is _________, even if you drop it on a hard surface! (break)
8 The weather in Scotland is so _________ – it could be very different in an hour. (change)
7 unbreakable
8 changeable
9 Neither Bella ________ Raul are interested in joining the drama group.
10 We ________ have been crazy to buy this house! There’s so much wrong with it.
9 nor
10 must
9 I just love ________ in this hotel!
the furnitures the furniture a furniture
10 I really like my fashionable shoes, but for comfort I generally prefer to wear ________ trainers.
some (–) the
9 the furniture
10 (–)
9 Gemma immediately regretted ________ (send) the email.
10 Tomasz wishes he ________ (not buy) that car. It’s been nothing but trouble!
9 sending / having sent
10 hadn’t bought
9 The teacher was trying hard not to ________ her voice, but she was getting angrier and angrier.
rise raise put up
10 Newspapers in this country don’t always tell the truth – they’re all ____.
accurate objective censored
9 raise
10 censored
9 I like a good drama series as long as there’s no strong ________. (violent)
10 I felt so ________ when I couldn’t remember Marta’s husbands’ name! (embarrass)
9 violence
10 embarrassed