Compound Nouns
Use the correct form of the word in capitals.
1. Last year they moved to a semi-_______ house. DETACH
semi-detached
Fill in the correct prepositions.
1. 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.
1. __ Chinese eat __ lot of __ rice.
The Chinese / a lot of / -
Correct a mistake in the sentence.
1. He is the person which I have been knowing for ages.
1. He is the person WHO I have been knowing for ages.
Complete the dialogues with ONE word in each gap.
A: In my ___ online courses are great if you can’t travel to class.
B: I agree, but for ___ face-to-face courses are better, as I prefer to have a real teacher.
view / me
Use the correct form of the word in capitals.
2. An ______ estate is an area which has been especially planned for a lot of factories. INDUSTRY
industrial
Fill in the correct prepositions.
2. Regardless of having a natural talent __ business management he still puts __ the hours.
talent for / puts in
Fill in the correct articles and quantifiers.
2. I’m sorry, but there are __ tickets left for the concert.
no tickets
Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
2. I could catch the last train to London although there were none taxis and I had to walk all the way to the station.
2. 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.
Choose the correct response.
A: Is it OK if I smoke at the table?
a: Yes, of course.
b: It’s OK. We can sort it out.
c: No, you’d better not.
c: No, you’d better not.
Use the correct form of the word in capitals.
3. When I entered I saw Mary wearing high-_______ shoes, which made her even taller than she was. HEEL
high - heeled
Fill in the correct prepositions.
3. Everyone thinks that you are hopeless __ languages, but I’m sure that if you keep trying, you’ll get better __ them.
Fill in the correct articles and quantifiers.
3. __ most people thought that __ Beatles were __ very good group.
- / the Beatles / a
Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
3. I don’t always manage speak to my parents every day as they live in United Kingdom.
3. I CAN'T speak to my parents every day as they live in THE United Kingdom.
Complete the dialogues with ONE word in each gap.
A: For ___ thing I don’t like him as a person. But for ___ he’s so talented in everything he does.
B: I ___ say I agree with you.
ONE / ANOTHER / MUST
Use the correct form of the word in capitals.
4. The price includes flights and car ________. RENT
car rental
Fill in the correct prepositions.
4. 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.
4. Both roads lead to the city centre. You can take __ one.
any one
Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
4. I saw a latest film by Alejandro G. Inarritu, that was terrible.
4. I saw THE latest film by Alejandro G. Inarritu, WHICH was terrible.
Choose the correct response.
A: My apologies. I didn’t realize you were busy.
a: If I were you, I’d go home.
b: No, it’s not necessary.
c: It’s OK. Don’t worry about it
c: It’s OK. Don’t worry about it
Use the correct form of the word in capitals.
5. Ten minutes later the taxi pulled up in front of the largest ______ mall in Central America. SHOP
shopping mall
Fill in the correct prepositions.
5. 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.
5. In __ past, most of __ population lived in __ country.
the past / - / the country
Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
5. There are a few of candies, but there is lots of cookies.
5. There IS a few of candies, but there ARE lots of cookies.
Complete the dialogues with ONE word in each gap.
A: I __ think we should talk to them first. The __ I say this is that it will be better if they learn everything from us.
B: Exactly. That’s what I was __.
DO / REASON / SAYING