Word Formation
She's died her hair in an attempt to cover up the grey, but it looks _____.
(NATURE)
unnatural
'You must do your homework tonight.' the teacher said.
TOLD
The teacher .................................. my homework.
told me to do
I can't meet you ____ the time we had agreed on, but I’ll see you _____ five o’clock, ok?
at/at
She dropped an entire bottle of wine and it ____ a mess.
made
She was the love of my life, I don't think I'll ever _____________ her.
get over
She's really __________________. She often says she'll do something, and then she changes her mind.
(RELY)
unreliable
The food was so good we had to leave a tip.
SUCH
It ....................................... we had to leave a tip.
was such good food (that)
It's important that we also try to reuse things, _____ simply recycling everything.
rather than
I have already _______ the dishes; could you ______ me a favour and clean the bench?
done ; do
We are going to have to __________ the meeting until tomorrow.
put off
He's an extremely _____ person, he hates being around other people.
(SOCIALISING)
antisocial
Did we send that letter to Mr Thomas?
HAS
Do you know if .............................. to Mr Thomas?
that/the letter has been sent
All of Europe drives on the right, ________ for Great Britain and Ireland.
except
- Don't interrupt her; she ________ some phone calls.
is making
They _____ for Sydney this morning. It should take about 12 hours by car
set off
It's _____ that they will pass the exam if they don't start studying more.
(LIKE)
I only told you because I thought you would be interested.
TOLD
I .......... I hadn't thought you were interested.
would not/wouldn't have told you if
Polar bears are losing their ice habitat, _____ to global warming.
due
She ____________ the same mistakes for 12 weeks. She should have studied more.
has been making
I believe one day, all those politicians will pay for their mistakes; nobody can ______________ that kind of behavior
get away with
There is no _____ of work at the moment. You should have no problem finding a job.
(SHORT)
shortage
I couldn't translate the letter
BEEN
I _____ translate the letter if my Italian was better.
would have been able to
Doctors advise keeping wounds covered so ____ ____ prevent infection.
as to
Since I forgot to pick up the milk on the way home, I guess we're just going to have to _____ without it.
make do
I had a strong feeling that we were going to fail, but it _________________ to be ok in the end.
turned out