Word Formation
What’s the noun for popular?
popularity
What do you call the hat you can wear to protect your head?
a helmet
What’s the missing word? My grandfather has finally given ____ smoking.
up
He couldn't swim until he was in his twenties.
ABLE
He ______ until he was in his twenties.
Which modal verb expresses a strong obligation?
must
What’s the noun for wide?
width
What noun means entering a building and stealing things?
a burglary
What’s the missing word? I take _______ my mum – we are both very tidy.
There is not much difference between your essay and mine.
VERY
Your essay is __________ mine.
VERY SIMILAR TO
a preposition
What's the verb for success?
succeed
What do you call the piece of paper which proves you have bought something?
a receipt
What's the missing word? Following the scandal, the prime minister announced his decision to step _____.
down
Compared to his holiday, mine was luxurious.
MORE
My holiday _________ his was.
WAS MORE LUXURIOUS THAN
A gerund combines the characteristics of a verb and _____.
a noun
What's the adjective for coward?
cowardly
What’s the missing word? I sprained my _____ last week and I still can’t walk properly.
ankle
What’s the missing word? My boss has asked me to take _____ more responsibility at work.
on
I am starting to find watching television boring.
FED
I am beginning to get ______ television.
FED UP WITH WATCHING
A participle combines the characteristics of a verb and _____.
an adjective
What’s the adverb for appear?
apparently
What do you call the long narrow space between the rows of shelves in a shop?
an aisle
What's the missing word? The breakfast wasn't perfect, but it won't put us _____ going back to the hotel next year.
off
They will have given him the news by now.
TOLD
He _______ the news by now.
will have been told
Which sentence has a mistake?
a) Hardly had we arrived when it started to rain.
b) Neither of us were inside when the fire started.
c) He suggested we should look into ordering a taxi.
b)
Neither of us WAS inside...