Units 1-3 Grammar/Vocabulary
Correct the mistake.
Last night we heard a noise in our garage – it was a
burglar. When he saw my dad, he was running away!
he ran away
I usually get a sore ……………………… when I have a cold
and it hurts when I eat or drink.
throat
1 A ________ has a sister or brother with the same birth date.
2 An ________ is a child with no parents.
1. tween
2. orphan
1. Jenny is at the shops right now.
Jenny …………………………………………… right now.
2. Those shoes are size 10 and your feet are size 8. They're too ___ for you.
1. is shopping
2. big
He was a senior citizen/middle-aged man. I think he
was between 40 and 50 years old.
middle-aged
Write the word in brackets in the correct place(s)
in the sentence.
This book I’m reading isn’t interesting the one I read
last term. (as)
as interesting as
Name the verbs forms for these crimes
1.piracy
2. burglary
3.theft
1. pirate
2. burgle
3. steal
Fill in the gaps
Do you remember that I had an accident on my bike two years (1) ……………………… ? Well, I’ve had a bad back (2) ……………………… then.
1. ago
2. pain
Correct the mistake
1. Sally is teacher – she works at the local school.
2. I remember the day where you lost your laptop. We
were walking home through the park.
1. a teacher
2. when
Did Mike give/Has Mike given you an invitation to
his party yet?
Has Mike given
1 I need to hand __ my homework tomorrow.
2 It's useful to make __ stories using new words so that you remember them.
3 The teacher tells us __ if we speak our language in class.
1 in
2 up
3 off
Rewrire the sentences using the words in the brackets.
1 It's possible that we'll get our results tomorrow. (might)
2 What did you your new laptop cost you? (much)
1. We might get our results tomorrow.
2. How much did your new laptop cost?/How much was the new laptop?
My aunt is still single/divorced at 60. She never married because she says she never met the right man.
single
It’s Shawn. I got (1) injured/pain today when I
was playing football. I’ve broken my (2) ankle/elbow so I can’t walk. I’m at home now, but I’m really (3) awful/bored.
1. injured
2. ankle
3. bored
Fill in the gaps
1 My ankle is injured. It's very ____ and I can't put my boot on.
2 I'm allergic to strawberries. I ate one and now I've got ___ on my arm.
1 swollen
2 rash
Read the definitions and name the words
1. when you use things in an unnecessary way
2. the thing that protects the earth from the sun
1. waste
2. ozone layer
Hi, Petra! What (1) …………………………………………… (do)
here?
are you doing
My brother wasn’t tall to go on all the rides at the
theme park. (enough)
wasn’t tall enough
1 We watched the first _____ of the new series and it was amazing.
2 Listen! There's some breaking _____about the missing ship.
3 I often can't understand _____commentators because they speak so quickly.
1. episode
2. news
3. sports
Find a synonym using GET in the sentences:
1 I leave my bed after sleeping at 7 o'clock.
2 I return from school at 2 o'clock.
3 I'm doing my homework slower than necessary.
1. get up
2. get back
3. I'm getting behind with my homework.