Word formation
It is not ............. (PERMIT) for employers to discriminate on grounds of age.
PERMISSIBLE
Mrs Maloney is a character from...
The Leg of Lamb
My performance at the competition was worse than my sister's. (AS)
My sister's performance at the competition ............ mine.
WASN'T AS BAD AS
If I had known you were such a fuss, I ............ you to the trip. (NOT INVITE)
WOULDN'T HAVE INVITED
I can't find my notes. I ................ at school. (HAVE)
I can't find my notes. I ...................... at school.
MUST HAVE LEFT THEM
Babies are ...... (PLAY) and alert when they first wake up.
PLAYFUL
What is ironic by the end of the story in The Leg of Lamb?
The detectives eat the evidence.
The acting was terrible. That's why the film was a failure. ( DUE)
The film was a failure ........................... acting.
DUE TO THE TERRIBLE
While I was window-shopping, my car .............. (ROB)
WAS ROBBED
Although he was scared of heights, he decided to try parachuting. (SPITE)
In ........................................... of heights, he decided to try parachuting.
SPITE OF BEING SCARED
Carla was always very .............. (SECRET) about her work.
SECRETIVE
Mrs Foster was fed up because her husband was always ...
LATE
It's not normal for me to stay up late on weekdays. (USED)
I ............................. up late on weekdays.
AM NOT USED TO STAYING
We couldn't board the plane because we ..... (FORGET) to pack our passports.
HAD FORGOTTEN
I don't want to interfere in their business. ( RATHER)
I .............................................. in their business.
WOULD RATHER NOT INTERFERE
Her earlier work shows a lot of .......... (ORIGINAL).
ORIGINALITY
Where does Mrs Bixby go once a month? Why?
TO BALTIMORE TO VISIT THE COLONEL, HER LOVER.
It wasn't a good idea to eat that mushroom sauce last night. Now I don't feel well. ( WISH)
I .............................. that mushroom sauce last night. Now I don't feel well.
WISH I HADN'T EATEN
This time next week Clinton ................. house. (MOVING)
WILL BE MOVING
I've been offered a job in Spain but can't speak Spanish. ( wish)
I ................................................ Spanish because I've been offered a job in Spain.
WISH I COULD SPEAK
The concert went very ............ ( good)
WELL
In what story does the servant saves Louise,' How does she do it?
TASTE. SHE GIVES RICHARD PRATT HIS GLASSES BACK. SHE SAYS HE HAD LEFT THEM IN THE STUDY WHERE THE WINE WAS KEPT OPEN TO BREATHE.
Although she slept well, she felt tired the following morning. DESPITE
......................................., she felt tired the following morning.
DESPITE SLEEPING WELL
I'd rather you ............ that vase. It's a very expensive antique. (NOT TOUCH)
DIDN'T TOUCH
Why don't we revise for the oral exam? ABOUT
What ................................... for the oral exam?
ABOUT REVISING