Word Formation
What's the noun from "annoy"?
annoyance
Which idiom means "to get a very high mark in an exam"? (WITH)
to pass with flying colours
Which phrasal verb means "to prevent someone from moving forward"? (HOLD)
to hold sb back
Make the sentence passive:
Some men were following me home.
I was being followed home by some men.
Emphasise the word in italic:
John went to the cinema with his friends yesterday.
It was yesterday that John went to the cinema with his friends.
What's the noun from "press"?
pressure
Which idiom means "to do something from the very beginning"? (FROM)
to start from scratch
Which phrasal verb means "to start to like something"? (TAKE)
to take to sth
Make the sentence passive:
I don't like when people shout at me.
I don't like being shouted at.
Emphasise the word in italic:
Sarah went there absolutely alone.
What Sarah did was go there absolutely alone.
What's the noun from "approve"?
approval
Which idiom means "to be closely connected"? (HAND)
to go hand in hand
Which phrasal verb means "to choose not to make use of something"? (PASS)
to pass sth up
Make the sentence passive:
I've paid someone to repair my computer.
I've had my computer repaired.
Use the stylistic inversion:
I haven't been to the United States. (NEVER)
Never have I been to the United States.
What's the noun from "intrude"?
intrusion
Which idiom means "to have the benefits of two completely different situations that you can enjoy at the same time"? (WORLDS)
to have the best of both worlds
Which phrasal verb means "not to give up on something until it is finished"? (SEE)
to see something through
Make the sentence passive:
People think that she was a murderer.
She is thought to have been a murderer.
Use the stylistic inversion:
She knew nothing about the whole incident. (LITTLE)
Little did she know about the whole incident.
What's the noun from "deceive"?
deception
Which idiom means "to remain calm in a difficult situation"? (COOL)
to keep one's cool
Which phrasal verb means "to face something difficult"? (COME)
to come up against sth
Make the sentence passive:
Everyone said that he had been stealing for years.
Use the stylistic inversion:
After I'd come back home, I saw the mess made by my cat.