Complete the Sentences
Can/Can't/Could/Couldn't/Be Able To
Complete the words
Past Simple/Past Perfect
Compound Nouns
100

I've always wanted to ________ an Asian cookery course so I can learn how to ________ dishes from different countries.

edit // improve // prepare // take (x2) // design

take // prepare

100

I _____ play a lot of different instruments, but I _____ play anything well. 

can / can't

100

I f_ _l in love and then g_t married.

fell / got

100

Kirkpatrick Macmillan _____ (invent) the modern bicycle in 1839 after he _____ (watch) some children playing on a bicycle. 

invented / had watched

100

Something you might take to the beach

swimsuit / sunscreen / sunhat

200

I'd really like to ________ my IT skills and ________ a website.

edit // improve // prepare // take (x2) // design

improve / design

200

I _____ cook at all. In fact, I'm probably the worst cook in the world. I _____ make toast, but that's all.

can't / can

200

After I got married, we h_d children within a couple years.

had

200

The Titanic _____ (sink) at 2.20 a.m. on 14th April 1912 after it _____ (hit) an iceberg. Over 1,500 people _____ (lose) their lives. 

sunk / had hit / lost

200

Something you use for sports

tennis racket / running shoes / basketball

300

I'd like to learn how to ________ and ________ photos. 

edit // improve // prepare // take (x2) // design

take / edit

300

I've always _____ sing. Apparently, I _____ sing before I _____ talk.

been able to / could / could
300

I st_ _ _ _ d my own business after I l_ _t my job a few years ago.

started / lost

300

At 20.18 on 20th July 1969, Neil Armstrong _____ (become) the first person to walk on the Moon. They _____ (land) six hours earlier. 

became / had landed

300

Something with useful information

passport / guidebook / notebook

400

I think it's important to ________ any skill you want to ________.

improve // work on // prepare // gain 

work on / improve

400

Do you think you _____ to finish it by tomorrow?

will be able to

400

I p_ _ _ _d my driving test the first time!

passed

400

Armstrong and his partner Buzz Aldrin _____ (return) to Earth just over eight days after they _____ (leave). 

returned / had left

400

Something that you can find in your home

book shelf / air conditioning / sofa bed

500

If you want to ________ experience in an industry, you need to ________ a good CV or resume.

improve // work on // prepare // gain

gain / prepare

500

I'd like to _____ to play the violin really well.

be able to

500

As a child, we m_ _ _d house several times. We never stayed in the same place for more than two years.

moved

500

Dr Seuss _____ (write) the book Green Eggs and Ham after a friend ______ (ask) him to write a book using no more than 50 different words. 

wrote / had asked

500

People you might know

roommate / flat mate / work mate