Grammar 1
If ______ we had read the reviews first. This place is disgusting!
only
What is the ______ of the Amazon River? (LONG)
LENGTH
My mother likes to go to the local shops but I prefer to b______ for clothes online.
browse
It's possible that your charger wasn't connected properly. (BEEN)
Your charger ___________ connected properly.
MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN
The door to my flat was unlocked. I must forgotten to lock it.
(Correct the sentence.)
I wish _____ too but I have to work next Saturday.
(CAN GO)
COULD GO
The thieves were ________ that they were being filmed. (AWARENESS)
UNAWARE
We need to u_____ our website to show our current prices.
update
I'm certain he's stuck in traffic so I'm not going to phone him yet. (MUST)
He ____________ so I'm not going to phone him yet.
MUST BE STUCK IN
The politician's ______ declined because people saw him as _____. (POPULAR / HONEST)
POPULARITY / DISHONEST
My brother regrets _____ to university. He hates his job at the fast food restaurant. (NOT GO)
NOT GOING
Four boys have been suspended due to __________ behaviour at school. (ACCEPT)
UNACCEPTABLE
The hospital has a b_______ generator in case there is a power failure. (a copy of a file or other item of data made in case the original is lost or damaged; a reserve)
backup
My mother ________ . Her keys and handbag are in the kitchen. I wonder where she is. (GO OUT)
CAN'T HAVE GONE OUT
'I've rung her doorbell three times. I wonder where she is.'
'She _____ (be) in the shower. Let's wait a few minutes and try again.' (It's a possibility.)
could / may / might
I wish I ______ all that chocolate. I don't feel very well today. (NOT EAT)
HADN'T EATEN
Are you going to _____ your subscription for that app? (NEW)
In computing, a c_____, occurs when a computer programme such as a software application or an operating system stops functioning properly and exits.
crash
There's a strange smell in the fridge. The milk must be gone off.
must HAVE gone off
I look forward hearing from you soon.
I can't wait hear back from you soon.
(Correct these two sentences.)
I look forward TO hearing..
I can't wait TO hear...
I wish I _____ you were coming to see us. We wouldn't have gone out. (KNOW)
HAD KNOWN
Do you think it is ______ to use your mobile phone when you are having a meal? (POLITE)
IMPOLITE
One word, two meanings. What is the same word for each gap?
I caught a stomach _____ and spent three days in bed.
In the computer world, a _____ is an error in a software program.
bug
A: Look! There's Anton with his mother.
B: She couldn't be his mother. She looks too young. Perhaps it's his older sister or his aunt.
(Make the correction.)
She CAN'T BE his...
They regretted paying so much for the music festival. It was so crowded and dirty and the music was terrible.
WISH
They __________ so much for the music festival.
WISH THEY HADN'T PAID