Question Words
... colour was your wedding dress on your wedding day?
a) How b) What
What colour was your wedding dress on your wedding day?
Where ... he born?
a) is b) was
Where was he born?
We've decided ... to Brazil.
a) to move b) moving
We've decided to move to Brazil.
Choose the noun:
a) prediction b) predictable c) predict
Prediction.
She likes that her job is sometimes ... because she often learns new things.
a) challenging b) difficult
She likes that her job is sometimes challenging because she often learns new things.
... car is that parked behind yours? It looks great!
a) Who b) Whose c) Which
Whose car is that parked behind yours? It looks great!
Everything ... produced in China nowadays, isn't it?
a) will be b) has been c) is
Everything is produced in China nowadays, isn't it?
My mother is ill, so we want ... some time there to help her out.
a) spending b) spend c) to spend
My mother is ill, so we want to spend some time there to help her out.
a) shorter b) short c) shorten
That dress is too long on you. We'll need to shorten it for you.
He took the promotion that was offered as there were ... such as private health care.
a) benefits b) advantages
He took the promotion that was offered as there were benefits such as private health care.
.. part of town is your apartment in? I'm thinking of moving.
Which part of town is your apartment in? I'm thinking of moving.
How long ... Pete been in the bathroom?
How long has Pete been in the bathroom?
I don't like my job. I'm thinking of ... to be a teacher.
I don't like my job. I'm thinking of studying/ training to be a teacher.
Thank you for your ... while looking after my mother. (KIND)
Thank you for your kindness while looking after my mother.
Edinburgh Castle has about 1.3 million ... each year.
a) guests b) visitors c) callers
Edinburgh Castle has about 1.3 million visitors each year.
... programme do you want to watch, the comedy ... the news?
Which programme do you want to watch, the comedy or the news?
Correct it: My sister not coming on holiday with us after all.
My sister is not coming on holiday with us after all.
I promise ... you forever and ever!
I promise to love you forever and ever!
It was a complete ...! Luckily we sorted everything out before it was too late. (UNDERSTAND)
It was a complete misunderstanding! Luckily we sorted everything out before it was too late.
University ... have increased in the UK for the last two years. (=something payable)
University fees have increased in the UK for the last two years.
... does his brother look ...?
What does his brother look like?
Correct it: Do you have got a fast car?
a) Have you got a fast car?
b) Do you have a fast car?
Let me ... to the director - he's a kind man and good at ... of solutions for situations like yours.
Let me talk/ speak to the director - he's a kind man and good at thinking of solutions for situations like yours.
The customer and the salesman had a ... over the price of the car. (AGREE)
The customer and the salesman had a disagreement over the price of the car.
I ... a nanny to help look after my children when I went back to work. (=employed)
I hired a nanny to help look after my children when I went back to work.