Complete Advanced U8 & U9

UOE part 4

Vocabulary

Prepositions

Mystery

Pronunciation

100

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.

Maria said "I'll never do that again."
PROMISED

Maria _____ do that again

promised that she would never

100

il_____ (adj.)

definition: against the law

illegal

100

at, in or on:

Maria met her future husband _____ the early nineties

100

as soon as the teacher has arrived/arrived, we started work

arrived

100

What is the pronunciation of the following word?:

infringement

/ɪnˈfrɪndʒmənt/

200

'I think you should apply for this job,' Alexei said to me

ADVISED

Alexei _____ job

advised me to apply for the

200

Action/activity/event/programme

The authorities have asked the police to take _____ against anyone caught scrawling graffiti on the town hall.

action

200

at, in or on:

My company is overloaded with printing work _____ certain times of the day, especially _____ the afternoon.

at, in

200

Use suffixes and prefixes to form 4 words from the following base word:

regular (adj.)

verbs: regulate, regularise

nouns: regularity, irregularity, regulation, regularisation

adjectives: irregular, regulatory

adverbs: regularly, irregularly, regulatorily

200

What is the correct pronunciation of this word?

plough

/plaʊ/ (same sound as 'now')

300

Simon said, 'Have you ever thought of starting your own business?'

ASKED
Simon _____ ever thought of starting my own business

asked me if I had

300

Activity, event, action or programme:

Thanks to prompt _____ by the fire service, the school fire was prevented from spreading to the neighbouring houses.

action

300

Name five time expressions using 'in'

e.g. the night, the morning, the afternoon, the evening, June, six month's time, ten seconds, twenty minutes, an hour, 2007, my life, the future, etc...

300

What is the noun form of stable (adj.) meaning:

1) the state of being unstable

2) tendency to unpredictable behaviour or erratic changes of mood.

instability (n.)

300

What is the syllable stress in this word?

predator

predator /'predətə/

(stress on 'pre' using the /e/ sound as in bed)

400

'Let's meet tomorrow,' said Svetlana

SUGGESTED

Svetlana _____ day.

suggested that we meet the following

400

What are the negative forms of the following adjectives?

selfish, tolerant, similar and regular

unselfish, intolerant, dissimilar, irregular

400

Categorise these time expressions using in, at and on

my birthday, Christmas, night, a decade, many occasions, the end of the concert, dawn

at: Christmas, night, the end of the concert, dawn

on: my birthday, many occasions,

in: a decade

400

Tom and Alexis said, 'We're getting married in May.'

ANNOUNCED

Tom and Alexis _____ in May

announced that they were getting married

400

What is the syllable stress in the following word?:

offence

offence /əˈfens/

(stress on fence using the /e/ sound as in head)

500

'Don't drink if you're driving,' the police officer said to the motorist.

WARNED

The police officer _____ if he was driving

warned the motorist not to drink

500

Adjective: creative

verb: _____

nouns: _____, _____, _____

create (vb)

creation (n.), creativeness (n.), creativity (n.)

500

___ Monday

___ the evening

___ Monday evening

on Monday

in the evening

on Monday evening

500

match the following collocations:

action / activity / event / programme

Olympic / frenetic / swift / varied

swift action, frenetic activity, Olympic event, varied programme

500

What effect does changing syllable stress have on this word? (stress in bold)

record /rɪˈkɔːd/

record /ˈrekɔːd/

record /rɪˈkɔːd/ = verb

record /ˈrekɔːd/ = noun