Revision - First Trimester

Say or Tell

100

He ____ "Merry Christmas" and then walked away.

SAID

200

I see what you're _____, but if you look at it from another perspective...

SAYING

300

Can you ____ the difference between diet coke and coke?

TELL

400

He'd be great at Poker, you can never ___ whether or not he's lying.

TELL

500

In Islam, prayers are ____ five times a day.

SAID

Auxiliaries

100

____ you got any brothers or sisters?

HAVE

200

A: I'm not going home for Christmas this year.
B: ______ you? Why not?

AREN'T

300

You haven't got me socks again for Christmas, ____ you?

HAVE

400

Oh no, all my family have Covid, I'm going to test positive, _____ I!

AREN'T

500

A: I still haven't caught Coronavirus...
B. _______  _______ I! Touch wood! I hope we don't get it next year. 

NEITHER HAVE 

Phrasal Verbs

100

What did you ____ ____ ____ at the weekend?

GET UP TO

200

I _____ _____ my Mum, we're both really shy and we're both artists. 

TAKE AFTER

300

I would ___ _____ ____ that (i agree)

GO ALONG WITH

400

Firefighters are working hard to _____   _____ the fires around the volcano. (extinguish)

PUT OUT

500

Guy Fawkes tried to _____ _____ the houses of Parliament! (explode)

BLOW UP

Vocabulary

100

What portmanteau means foggy weather in a polluted environment?

SMOG

200

What "verb" do volcanoes do?

ERUPT

300

I _____ to differ, I'm afraid. 

BEG

400

Complete the expression: "he disappeared without a _____"

TRACE

500

A valuable object you inherit and pass down in your family. 

HEIRLOOM

Grammar

100

Which of the following is grammatically correct?

A: Covid has done many damages.
B: Covid has done much damage.
C: Covid has made many damages.
D: Covid has made much damage.

B: Covid has done a lot of damage.

"damage" is uncountable, so it takes "much" not "many" and is not plural.
"damage" collocates with do, not make.

200

Rephrase this sentence using a MODAL VERB:

"It is impossible that you saw John."

YOU CAN'T HAVE SEEN JOHN.
YOU COULDN'T HAVE SEEN JOHN.

300

Change this question to an indirect question. 

"What are your plans for Christmas?"

I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW....

I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT YOUR PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS WERE

400

Complete the missing words:

A: We didn't understand anyone in Paris.
B: Well, you _____ _____ _____ some French before going!

SHOULD HAVE LEARNT

500

Two boys took an English auxiliary verbs test. Punctuate the following so that it makes sense: 

James while John had had had had had had had had had was the correct answer

James, while John had had "had," had had "had had." "Had had" was the correct answer.