Reported Speech
Negative Words
Finish the Sentence with Positive or Negative
Sentence Completion
Word Transformation
100
"I'm earning five times as much as my brother." He b_______ that ...
He boasted that he was earning five times as much as his brother.
100
civilized
uncivilized
100
I'm very ________ for the help you have given me.
grateful
100
I'm going bungee jumping and nobody is going to talk me _______ of it.
out
100
In 1912, a scientific ______ made newspaper headlines around the world. DISCOVER
discovery
200
"I'm afraid I've lost those keys." He c_______ that ...
He confessed that he was afraid he'd lost the keys.
200
logical
illogical
200
The earliest attempts to measure the size of the Earth were surprisingly ________, given the lack of scientific instruments available at the time.
accurate
200
Martin Luther King Jr. spoke ______ against racism.
out
200
An amateur fossil ________ called Charles Dawson took 500,000-year-old-skull to a museum. COLLECT
collector
300
"My car is on fire!" She s______
She shouted that her car was on fire.
300
sincere
insincere
300
It's rather _________ to wipe your nose on your sleeve.
impolite / uncivilized
300
Please get to the _____ -- I haven't got all day.
point
300
After a thorough ________ of the skull, the scientists told Dawson that it belonged to a kind of ape. EXAMINE
examination
400
"Please, please, stop singing!" He b_____ us ...
He begged us to stop singing.
400
probable
improbable
400
That dog was a _____ friend to me for 15 years.
loyal
400
I think I've got the wrong ____________ of the stick. I thought you wanted to go out tonight!
end
400
It represented a missing _________ between modern humans and their ape ancestors. CONNECT
connection
500
"I really will be on time tomorrow." He i_______ ...
He insisted that he would be on time the next day.
500
loyal
disloyal
500
My parents are very __________ -- they don't let me play loud music.
intolerant / strict
500
Have you talked your parents ______ paying for your holiday?
into
500
Three scientists from the British museum re-examined the bones _________ and uncovered the truth. CARE
carefully
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