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 few of candies, but there is lots of cookies.
5. There are few 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