Key word
1 Food is often cheaper in supermarkets than in small shops.
LESS
Often, food in supermarkets _____ in small shops.
Often, food in supermarkets is + less expensive than in small shops.
Thank you for such a good talk. It was both ___ and entertaining. INFORM
INFORMATIVE
Sam stopped playing football when he left school.
USED
Sam _____ a lot when he was at school.
Sam used to + play football a lot when he was at school.
Have you got any ____of completing your assignment on time? INTEND
INTENTION
More than two-thirds of the young people who were
surveyed clean floors _____ least once a
week
AT
2 I’m the least musical person I know.
ANYONE
I don’t _____ me.
I don’t know anyone + less musical than me.
Mrs Naylor is retiring today after 25 years of _____ service to the company. EXCEPTION
EXCEPTIONAL
I went abroad for the first time when I started this job.
NEVER
I _____ abroad before I started this job.
I had + never been/travelled abroad before I started this job.
Iqbal is the person ____ for timetabling classes.
RESPOND
RESPONSIBLE
Girls are more likely than boys to wash _____ own clothes.
THEIR
3 His confidence is higher than it was at the start of the course.
NERVOUS
He doesn’t seem _____ he did at the start of the course.
He doesn’t seem as nervous + as he did at the start of the course.
Your essay is ____ but, with a little more research, it could have been much better. SATISFY
SATISFACTORY
Andrea and Silvio have been close friends since university.
WHEN
Andrea and Silvio’s friendship ____ students.
Andrea and Silvio’s friendship started/began + when they were students.
I’m afraid we need to make a tiny _____ to your salary this month. ADJUST
ADJUSTMENT
According to a recent study of teenagers, most of
them do not do housework just _____ pocket
money
FOR
4 That was the most boring speech I have ever heard.
NEVER
I have _____ boring speech in my life.
I have never heard + a more / such a boring speech in my life.
The telecoms sector is increasingly _____ as new firms continue to enter the market. COMPETE
COMPETITIVE
Who told you that the schedule had changed?
KNOW
How _____ the changes to the schedule?
How did you + know about the changes to the schedule?
In _____ with other countries, Finnish children have quite short school days. COMPARE
COMPARISON
_____ are, however, a few teens who only do the housework because they are made to by their parents.
THERE
5 It is easier to travel around the city by bicycle than by bus or car.
ONE
Going by bicycle is _____ ways to travel round the city.
Going by bicycle is one of + the easiest ways to travel round the city.
I really enjoy golf, but the nearest club is so _____ . They rarely accept new members. EXCLUDE
EXCLUSIVE
The company went out of business after months of losses.
LOSING
The company went out of business because it _____ for months.
The company went out of business because it had been + losing money for months.
We can get together any time next week. Do you have any _____ for which day? PREFER
PREFERENCE
They argue that they should _____ be expected to help out at home because in their view, their teenage years are a period which should be enjoyed rather than interrupted with household responsibilities.
NOT