Vocabulary
Complete the gap: Photos are sometimes tampered ___ to mislead people.
What is: with?
What's the adverb of DELIBERATE? Write it down.
What is: deliberately?
Rewrite using a compound adjective:
His feet are flat.
What is: He is flat-footed?
Rewrite using IF: We'll walk unless it rains.
What is: We'll walk if it doesn't rain?
It will be a disaster unless Joyce HELP us.
What is: helps?
What's the synonym of reliable, e.g. a reliable source.
What is: reputable?
Form the word that fits in the sentence:
They met at university and fell HOPE in love.
What is: hopelessly?
Rewrite using compound words:
The monster has three legs, green eyes, looks scary and eats men.
What is: The scary-looking three-legged green-eyed man-eating monster?
Make a wish: I resigned from my job, but now I am unemployed. It was a mistake.
What is: I wish I hadn't resigned from my job?
Even if I ASK him yesterday, he wouldn't come.
What is: had asked?
Correct the mistake:
He has a habit to bite his nails when he's nervous.
What is: He has a habit OF BITING his nails when he's nervous?
What's the noun of ACCURATE? Write it down.
What is: accuracy?
Use a compound word:
Monica bought a used sofa.
What is: second-hand?
What type of conditional is it:
If I had won the lottery, I would be living in a penthouse in the downtown.
What is: mixed conditional?
Correct the mistake:
Provided that you could live on any planet, where would you live?
What is: Supposing/Suppose/Imagine you could live on any planet, where would you live?
an article in a newspaper expressing the editor's opinion
What is: editorial?
Form the word that fits in the sentence:
I can honestly say I've never KNOW misled anyone.
What is: knowingly?
Rewrite the sentence using a compound word:
We won tickets to the new 3D art exhibit, which had never before been seen in this city.
What is: We won tickets to the new, never-before-seen-in-this-city 3D art exhibit?
If he'd fallen from the 30th floor, he COULD / MIGHT / WOULD have died.
What is: would?
Grammatically correct or incorrect?
Only if you double-check information, can you be sure that it's accurate.
What is: correct?
Use a compound word:
The idea is not as improbable as it might sound.
What is: far-fetched?
Write the word that fits in the sentence:
REGRET, I got involved with some situations I shouldn't have.
What is: regrettably?
Use a compound word:
She's very calm and composed and unlikely to get upset by what has happened.
What is: level-headed?
Make a conditional sentence, start with IF:
Josh broke his leg and he can't go skiing with us.
What is: If Josh hadn't broken his leg, he could go skiing with us.
Rewrite the underlined part using BUT: If it hadn't been excessively humid, it might have been a pleasant day.
What is: But for the excessive humidity?