PHRASAL VERBS
USE OF ENGLISH
GRAMMAR
WORD FORMATION
VOCABULARY
100

What phrasal verb means "to postpone a decision until the next day"?

sleep on it

100

Rewrite: "The books are being delivered next week." → HAVE → "We _____ next week." (4 words)

are having the books delivered / will have the books delivered

100

Complete with the correct form: "If I _____ (know) you were allergic to nuts, I _____ (not make) that cake. But I didn't know, so I'm sorry." (mixed conditional)

had known / wouldn't have made (third conditional)

100

Form an adjective from "behaviour"

behavioural

100

Which preposition follows these adjectives: "ashamed", "aware", "capable", "respectful", "typical"?

of (ashamed of, aware of, capable of, respectful of, typical of)

200

Complete: "I had to _____ all the research for me online."

have/get someone to do.

200

Rewrite: "It's a pity you didn't take part in the Mud Run." → SHOULD → "You _____ part in the Mud Run."

Should have taken.

200

What's the difference between "must have done", "can't have done" and "needn't have done"? Give an example of each from the course content.

must have done" = strong certainty about the past (She must have been tired); "can't have done" = strong certainty that something did NOT happen (He can't have stolen it, he was with me); "needn't have done" = something was done but wasn't necessary (You needn't have bought presents)

200

Form a noun from "combine"

combination

200

What's the fixed phrase that means "to be unable to choose between two options"?

be torn between two choices

300

What phrasal verb means "to support someone"? Example from the listening about music: "I was _____ someone else."

backing up

300

Rewrite: "No one had told the girls what clothes to wear." → OUGHT → "The girls _____ what clothes to wear."

Ought to have been told.

300

Complete with the correct modal: "The concert _____ (shouldn't / mustn't) have been on Sunday. People had school the next day."

shouldn't

300

Form an adjective from "environment" and then an adverb from that adjective.

environmental → environmentally

300

Give three adjectives that are followed by the preposition "at"

clever at, brilliant at, horrified at, slow at, surprised at

400

What phrasal verb means "to move in a large group in one direction"? (starts with c)

Crowd in

400

Rewrite: "I'm glad it wasn't necessary to ask for help." → NEED → "I'm glad we _____ for help."

Didn't need to ask / needn't have asked.

400

Transform to reported speech (general truth): "The brain is always trying to make sense of situations." → She explained that...

...the brain is always trying to make sense of situations. (no tense change because it's a general truth)

400

Add the correct suffix to "trend" to make an adjective meaning "fashionable". Then do the same with "style".

trendy / stylish

400

What's the collocation meaning "to consider the positive and negative aspects before deciding"?

weigh up pros and cons

500

What phrasal verb means "to suddenly become very angry or lose control"? (hint: it's informal, "freaked")

freak out.

500

Rewrite: "Someone stole my phone on the bus." → GOT → "I _____ on the bus."

Got my phone stolen.

500

Complete the cleft sentence: "_____ I need right now is a good night's sleep.

What / All (What I need / All I need)

500

Form nouns from these three words: "enthusiastic", "accurate", "fail".

enthusiasm, accuracy, failure

500

Complete the sentence with the correct adjective + preposition: "She's absolutely brilliant _____ solving puzzles, but she's completely hopeless _____ remembering names."

brilliant AT / hopeless AT