Transformation Sentences
Helen is not usually so pessimistic. (LIKE)
-It is ____________________________ so pessimistic. (2-5 words)
NOT LIKE HELEN TO BE
HAD ALREADY LEFT
He is a millionaire. ______________, he isn't happy at all.
a) On the one hand,
b) However,
c) But,
HOWEVER
The same suffix is required for all four words:
DIFFER / EXIST / DEPEND / OBEY
Spell the last one.
-ENCE (obedience)
Aunt Gwen's _________________ at Christmas was unquestionable. (GENEROUS)
GENEROSITY
I still find it strange to wear glasses. (USED)
- I still haven't ______________________ glasses. (2-5 words)
GOT USED TO WEARING
By this time tomorrow I ______________ (finish) all my exams.
WILL HAVE FINISHED
It goes without ______________ that she is the most intelligent person in class.
a) telling
b) explaining
c) saying
SAYING
The same suffix is required for all four words:
APPEAR / PERFORM / ANNOY / TOLERATE
Spell the last one
-ANCE (tolerance)
The potatoes are __________________, you should have boiled them for a bit longer. (COOK)
UNDERCOOKED
I got so absorbed in the film I forgot to phone Amy. (SUCH)
- It ___________________________ film I forgot to phone Amy. (2-5 words)
WAS SUCH AN ABSORBING
The car ________________ (show) to the clients last Monday.
WAS SHOWN
Many people were trapped in their houses ______________ the heavy snowfall.
a) due to
b) because
c) lead to
DUE TO
The same suffix is required for all four words:
OBJECT / REACT / PREDICT / CONVERT
Spell the last one.
-ION (conversion)
This has nothing to do with the question and is therefore _______________ (RELEVANT)
IRRELEVANT
Rock stars often wear dark glasses so that people don't recognise them. (PREVENT)
- Rock stars ofen wear dark glasses ______________________ them. (2-5 words)
TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM RECOGNIZING
At 6 o'clock next Saturday I _________________ (ride) my bicycle.
WILL BE RIDING
Taking all this into _____________, the worst project was the second one.
a) account
b) consideration
c)the fact that
ACCOUNT / CONSIDERATION
The same suffix is required for all four words:
ORIGINAL / POPULAR / MAJOR / ABLE
Spell the last one.
-ITY (availability)
Participants usually find the experience extremely _________________. (FASCINATE)
FASCINATING
The science teacher made me clean all the test tubes. (MADE)
- I ________________________ the test tubes by the science teacher. (2-5 words)
WAS MADE TO CLEAN ALL
Did you do this exercise last Monday? (John to his sister)
Reported speech:
- _________________________________________
JOHN ASKED HIS SISTER IF SHE HAD DONE THAT EXERCISE THE PREVIOUS MONDAY.
________________ she loves her job, she decided to quit.
a) However
b) Although
c) Yet
ALTHOUG
The same suffix is required for all four words:
SAD / WEAK / CARELESS / LONELY
Spell the last one.
-NESS (loneliness)
The first domestic microwaves made its _____________ in 1955. (APPEAR)
APPEARANCE