-ed / -ing Adjectives
Phrasal Verbs
Find the Mistake
Synonyms
1

The movie was so _______ that I almost fell asleep.
(bored / boring)

Boring

1

I'm really _______ the football match next weekend.

A) looking forward to
B) catching up on
C) breaking into
D) turning down

A

1

What is wrong in this sentence?


Today was really easy at work, we didn't have nothing to do.

2 negatives - 'didn't' and 'nothing'

Solutions:

We didn't have anything to do.

We had nothing to do.

1

Give me a synonym for 'big'. Create an example sentence with the new word.

Huge, Massive, Large, Giant, Enormous.

2

The ending of the book was really _______, I wasn't expecting it.
(surprised / surprising)

Surprising

2

If you don't know a word, you should _______ in the dictionary.

A) bring it up
B) look it up
C) give it up
D) turn it off


B

2

What is wrong in this sentence?


I forgot my umbrella and is raining a lot today.

Missing subject - 'It'

Solution:

It is raining a lot.

2

Give me a synonym for 'difficult'. Create an example sentence with the new word.

Hard, Challenging, Tough, Demanding, Complicated.

3

She was _______ when I told her about the canceled event.
(disappointed / disappointing)

Disappointed

3

It took her hours to _______ the solution, but she finally fixed the problem.

A) take off
B) run out of
C) figure out
D) carry on

C

3

What is wrong in this sentence?


I assisted a meeting today with a new client and they asked many questions.

False friend - 'assist'

Solution:

I attended / had a meeting today.

3

Give me a synonym for 'happy'. Create an example sentence with the new word.

Glad, Joyful, Content, Cheerful.

4

The tourists were _______ by the _______ map of the city.
(confusing / confused)

confused, confusing

4

During the interview, the manager _______ the candidate’s previous work experience.

A) took off
B) turned down
C) ran into
D) brought up

D

4

What is wrong in this sentence?


I'm glad you have returned from vacation. Where you went?

Missing auxiliary verb - 'did'

Solution:

Where did you go?

4

Give me a synonym for 'fast'. Create an example sentence with the new word.

Quick, Rapid, Speedy, Hasty.

5

He was _______ by the traffic on his way to work, the high number of cars was really _______.
(frustrated / frustrating)

frustrated, frustrating

5

We need to go shopping, we've _______ coffee.

A) passed out
B) run out of
C) checked in
D) put up with

B

5

What 2 things are wrong in this sentence?


I don't know how many time it will take to complete this order. It depends of the supplier. 

Many -> much

depends of -> depends on

5

Give me 2 synonyms for 'bad'. Create an example sentence with one of the new words.

Terrible, Awful, Horrible, Nasty, Poor, Atrocious.