Grammar 1
a) I have two nephews. _____ names are Richard and Matthew.
b) My car is nearly our of petrol. Let's take _____.
a) Their
b) yours
Her name's Katheryn, but she's _____ Katy ___ _____.
called (Katy) for short
a) I'm very close ___ my sister.
b) They aren't keen ___ photo exhibitions.
c) She's angry ___ the photo I posted on her social media page.
a) to
b) on
c) about
Translate.
a) poklopac od staklenke
b) čašica jogurta
c) tetrapak mlijeka
a) jar lid
b) yoghurt pot
c) carton of milk
It's raining. It started at about eight o'clock.
It _________________________________.
's/ has been raining since eight o'clock
a) The road is ______ (narrow) at the top of the hill than it is at the bottom, so you have to drive really carefully.
b) The blue dress is ______ (expensive) than the green one, so I'll buy the blue one.
a) narrower
b) less expensive
I'm very _____ (envy) of my friend's new car.
envious
I'm going to / I was going to get up early, but I forgot to set my alarm.
I was going to
An ________ is a university student who is studying for their first degree.
undergraduate
It's too late to call them now. They'll be / They're going to be in bed.
They'll be
Whose bag is this? _____ (belong) to you?
Does it belong
Translate.
U neseseru imam higijenske potrepštine.
I have toiletries in my washbag/ sponge bag.
Correct or incorrect?
a) If they paid us more, we didn't complain.
b) Max won't accept the job unless they don't agree to his conditions.
a) x we wouldn't complain
b) x unless they agree to his conditions
A new dramatization of Charles Dickens's novel of Oliver Twist is a p_ _ _ _ _ d_ _ _ _.
period drama
My sister is getting married / is going to get married in the spring.
Both options work!
Correct or incorrect?
a) There are a lot of womens' clothes in the charity shop.
b) I'm going to the hairdresser's after lunch.
a) x women's
b) +
A shop that sells paper, pens, and pencils.
stationer's
I didn't like cartoons in the past, and I don't like them now. (never)
I _______________ cartoons.
have never liked
a) a deep hole in the ground where you can get water from
b) a small river
c) soft, wet earth
a) well
b) stream
c) mud
Did you use to play / Were you playing in the street when you were young?
Did you use to play
I gave up trying to explain when I realized that you _____ (not listen).
weren't listening
This photo is a c_ _ _ _- _ _, so you can see all the details.
close-up
My friend bought his speakers a week ago. (had)
My friend ___________________ a week.
has had his speakers for
Crops are h_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when they are collected from the trees, fields, etc.
harvested
How's your brother?
How's that _____ ___ ____?
brother of yours