Compound nouns
Use the correct form of the word in capitals.
Last year they moved to a semi-_______ house. DETACH
detached
Fill in the correct prepositions.
I don’t have a lot __ common __ my sister and we don’t spend a lot of time together.
in common with
Fill in the correct articles and quantifiers.
The Chinese eat __ lot of __ rice.
a lot of rice
Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
He is the person which I have been knowing for ages.
He is the person WHO/THAT I have KNOWN for ages.
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“A/The successful man is one which/who can lay a firm foundation with -/the bricks others have thrown at him”. (David Brinkley)
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him”. (David Brinkley)
Use the correct form of the word in capitals.
An ______ estate is an area which has been especially planned for a lot of factories. INDUSTRY
industrial
Fill in the correct prepositions.
Regardless of having a natural talent __ business management he still puts __ the hours.
have a talent for
put in hours
Fill in the correct articles and quantifiers.
I’m sorry, but there are __ tickets left for the concert.
no tickets
Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
I could catch the last train to London although there were none taxis and I had to walk all the way to the station.
I MANAGED TO catch the last train to London although there were NO taxis and I had to walk all the way to the station.
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“I have been learning/have learned that success is to be measured not so much by a/the position that/who one has reached in life as by -/the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed”. (Booker T. Washington)
“I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed”. (Booker T. Washington)
Use the correct form of the word in capitals.
When I entered I saw Mary wearing high-_______ shoes, which made her even taller than she was. HEEL
heeled
Fill in the correct prepositions.
Everyone thinks that you are hopeless __ languages, but I’m sure that if you keep trying, you’ll get better __ them.
be hopeless at
get better at them (be good at smth)
Fill in the correct articles and quantifiers.
__ most people thought that __ Beatles were __ very good group.
Most
the Beatles
a very good group
Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
I don’t always manage speak to my parents every day as they live in United Kingdom.
I don’t always manage TO speak to my parents every day as they live in THE United Kingdom.
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“What’s -/the money? A man is a/- success if he gets up in -/the morning and goes to bed at the/- night and in between does what he wants to do”. (Bob Dylan)
“What’s money? A man is success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do”. (Bob Dylan)
Use the correct form of the word in capitals.
The price includes flights and car ________. RENT
rental
Fill in the correct prepositions.
The best way to succeed __ life is to rely __ yourself and make friends __ the right people.
succeed in
rely on
make friends with
Fill in the correct articles and quantifiers.
Both roads lead to the city centre. You can take __ one.
any one
Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
I saw a latest film by Alejandro G. Inarritu, that was terrible.
I saw THE latest film by Alejandro G. Inarritu, WHICH was terrible.
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“-/the greatest sign of success for a/the teacher … is to can/be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist”. (Maria Montessori)
“The greatest sign of success for a teacher … is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist”. (Maria Montessori)
Use the correct form of the word in capitals.
Ten minutes later the taxi pulled up in front of the largest ______ mall in Central America. SHOP
shopping
Fill in the correct prepositions.
The film picks up __ and focuses __ the difficulties people experienced during the war.
pick up on
focus on
Fill in the correct articles and quantifiers.
In __ past, most of the population lived in __ country.
In the past
in the country
Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
There are a few of candies, but there is lots of cookies.
There are a few _ candies, but there ARE lots of cookies.
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“-/the success comes to those which/who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let -/the fame or -/the money travel to your head”. (A.R. Rahman)
“The success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head”. (A.R. Rahman)