Vocabulary
Replace the words in Italic:
My Cousin Jack is fifteen.
My Cousin Jack is in his teens / a teenager.
Choose the correct answer:
The teacher was getting irritated because the children didn't listen/weren't listening to her at all.
The teacher was getting irritated because the children weren't listening to her at all.
Replace the words in Italic with an appropriate phrasal verb:
Connor didn't fulfil his parents' expectations and failed to get a place at university.
Connor didn't live up to his parents' expectations and failed to get a place at university.
Complete the sentense with used to or get used to :
My sister _______ cry a lot when she was a baby.
My sister used to cry a lot when she was a baby.
Complete the sentense with one of the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
I didn't answer the phone because I _______ yet. (get up/get up to)
I didn't answer the phone because I hadn't got up yet.
Replace the words in Italic:
My niece is only four months old.
My nephew is two years old.
My niece is only an infant.
My nephew is a toddler.
Choose the correct answer:
We weren't satisfied with our hotel room because it didn't have/wasn't having a bathroom.
We weren't satisfied with our hotel room because it didn't have a bathroom.
Replace the words in Italic with an appropriate phrasal verb:
After her father abandoned his job, the family moved house.
After her father walked out on his job, the family moved house.
Complete the sentense with used to or get used to :
Mike has just moved to the city from the country and he can't ___________ the noise.
Mike has just moved to the city from the country and he can't get used to the noise.
Complete the sentense with one of the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
The room was full, so he needed to take a deep breath before he _____. (go in/go in for)
The room was full, so he needed to take a deep breath before he went in.
Replace the words in Italic:
My great-grandfather is over a hundred.
My mother is fifty next year.
My great-grandfather is a centenarian.
My mother is middle-aged next year.
Choose the correct answer:
It was very late, so my parents were very relieved when I got/had got home last night.
It was very late, so my parents were very relieved when I got home last night.
Replace the words in Italic with an appropriate phrasal verb:
That child doesn't behave like the rest of the class because he prefers to play on his own.
When Amy agreed to do a job as a waitress, she didn't think it would be such hard work.
That child doesn't fit in with the rest of the class because he prefers to play on his own.
When Amy signed up for a job as a waitress, she didn't think it would be such hard work.
Complete the sentense with used to or get used to :
I'll never ______ wearing contact lenses. To be honest, I prefer my glasses.
I'll never get used to wearing contact lenses.
Complete the sentense with one of the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
The starter wasn't very tasty, but the main course ________. It was delicious. (make up/make up for)
The starter wasn't very tasty, but the main course made up for it. It was delicious.
Use an appropriate verb in the correct form:
My grandfather is in his seventies, but he has no plans to _____ from his job.
They're thinking of leaving the UK. They'd like to _____ to Australia.
My grandfather is in his seventies, but he has no plans to retire from his job.
They're thinking of leaving the UK. They'd like to emigrate to Australia.
Choose the correct answer:
The children were afraid because a big dog was following/had followed them.
The children were afraid because a big dog was following them.
Replace the words in Italic with an appropriate phrasal verb:
My brother is always making ambitious plans, but he never completes them.
He'll never succeed in reaching the other runners because he's much slower than they are.
My brother is always making ambitious plans, but he never goes through with them.
He'll never catch up with the other runners because he's much slower than they are.
Complete the sentense with used to or get used to :
We ________ live in a small flat, but we've recently moved to a house.
We used to live in a small flat, but we've recently moved to a house.
Complete the sentense with one of the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
The teacher didn't notice that we hadn't done the homework. We _________. (get away/get away with)
The teacher didn't notice that we hadn't done the homework. We got away with it.
Use an appropriate verb in the correct form:
When I leave university, I want to go travelling before I _______ and have a family.
Tom's grandmother is ill in hospital. He'll be extremely upset if she _________.
When I leave university, I want to go travelling before I settle down and have a family.
Tom's grandmother is ill in hospital. He'll be extremely upset if she passes away.
Choose the correct answer:
We were very confused when we discovered we were getting/had got lost.
I went home and was doing/did my homework straight away.
We were very confused when we discovered we had got lost.
I went home and did my homework straight away.
Replace the words in Italic with an appropriate phrasal verb:
I couldn't tolerate the heat any longer, so I went out and bought a fan.
She couldn't finish the exam because she had used all of the time.
My little brother and I don't have a good relationship with each other.
I couldn't put up with the heat any longer, so I went out and bought a fan.
She couldn't finish the exam because she had run out of time.
My little brother and I don't get on with each other.
Complete the sentense with used to or get used to :
I _______ see my best friend every day, but now I'm too busy.
You'll have to _______ drinking tea if you go and live in the UK.
I used to see my best friend every day, but now I'm too busy.
You'll have to get used to drinking tea if you go and live in the UK.
Complete the sentense with one of the verbs in brackets in the correct form:
If you don't understand a word, _________ in the dictionary. (look up/ look up to)
If you make a promise, you shouldn't _______. (go back/go back on)
If you don't understand a word, look it up in the dictionary.
If you make a promise, you shouldn't go back on it.