PREPOSITIONS
WORD FORMATION
ONE WORD
TRANSFORMATIONS
PHRASAL VERBS
100
A true sportsperson is good ______ losing as well as winning.
My dad's fed up _____ working in an office.
I'm very proud ______ getting a gold medal for swimming.
AT - WITH - OF
100
VERB TO NOUN ADJECTIVE
encourage _____________ ______________
hope ______________ ______________
please ___________ _________________
ENCOURAGEMENT - ENCOURAGING (ENCOURAGED)
HOPE - HOPEFUL/HOPELESS
PLEASURE (DISPLEASURE)- PLEASING /PLEASANT
100
It is not known when chopsticks first began to be used. ___________, it is fairly certain that they were invented in China.
HOWEVER
100
You must do exactly what the teacher tells you.
carry
You must___________ instructions exactly.
You must carry out the teacher`s instructions exactly.
100
start doing
I want to ________ a new hobby; playing tennis or something like that
not go to bed
We shouldn´t ________ so late on a work night, we are too tired in the morning
TAKE UP
STAY UP
200
The explorers succeeded _______ reaching the South Pole.
The teacher praised me ______ passing my exams.
I want to be a nurse and specialize ______ looking after sick children.
IN - FOR - IN
200
PREFIXES OPPOSITES
fit _________
legal _________
loyal __________
UNFIT - ILLEGAL - DISLOYAL
200
By the time we _________ old age, most of us have spent 20 years sleeping.
REACH
200
So that Susan would be fit for skiing, she went to the gym three times a week.
order
Susan went to the gym three times a week ______ fit for skiing.
IN ORDER TO BE
200
cancel
We ______ the meeting as half the team couldn´t come at that time.
to stop or restrain a person or animal that is being aggressive
Will you please _____your dog? It won´t stop barking at me
CALLED OFF
CALL OFF
300
KEEN - CRAZY - SHOCKED
1. Sam's ___________ Manchester United. He's got posters all over his room.
2. It's very fashionable to paint your walls in bright colors, but I am not very ____________ the idea.
3. Visitors are usually _____ the posters students put on the walls.
CRAZY ABOUT - KEEN ON - SHOCKED BY
300
NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB
danger __________ ____________
_________ ___________ die
_________ destructive _______
DANGEROUS - ENDANGER
DEATH - DEAD - DIE
DESTRUCTION - DESTRUCTIVE - DESTROY
300
A research in Helsinki shows that phone checking _________lasts less than 30 seconds.
Checking our phones frequently can easily become a habit, which some say can ____us from more important things.
However, our phone is an essential ______ of everyday life.
TYPICALLY
DISTRACT
PART
300
It's not worth inviting her to the party. She will never come.
point
There__________ in inviting her to the party. She will never come.
IS NO POINT
300
continue
Shouldn´t we ______ with the project? It´s due tomorrow morning
do sth/realize an action
I am confident that we can ____ the project in time.
CARRY ON
CARRY OUT
400
ALL - A - HEART
1. They know all the songs __________.
2. It's not ______ easy to become a successful pop group.
3. When they record songs they save them ________ computer.
BY HEART - AT ALL - ON A
400
VERB ADJECTIVE NOUN
_________ amazing _________
_________ ____________ confidence
annoy ____________ _______________
envy ____________ _______________
AMAZE - AMAZING - AMAZEMENT
CONFIDE - CONFIDENT/CONFIDENTIAL - CONFIDENCE
ANNOY - ANNOYING - ANNOYANCE
ENVY - ENVIOUS - ENVY
400
Joe stepped onto the airplane and was met by one of the cabin crew who showed him to his seat. This was his first flight and he was feeling quite nervous. His hands were __________ slightly and he was breathing deeply.
He walked along the _______of the plane and found his seat.
TREMBLING
AISLE
400
Jo had not expected the film to be so good.
better
The film________ had expected.
WAS BETTER THAN JO
400
Look at sth
Have you ________ the new restaurant in the city center?
leave a hotel
You need to _________ of the hotel by 11:00 am
become distracted
Sorry, what did you say? I _______ for a moment
CHECKED OUT - CHECK OUT - CHECKED OUT
500
1. The queen insisted ___ greeting all her guests personally.
2. The Beatles contributed a great deal _____ the development of pop music.
3. Please forgive me _____ damaging your phone.
4. Security discouraged fans _____ climbing onto the stage.
4. The actress accused the producer _____ lying.
ON - TO- FOR - FROM -OF
500
NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
care __________ _________ ____________ profession ___________ _________ ____________ fortune ___________ _________ ____________ success ___________ _________ ____________
care - careful/careless - carefully
profession - professional - professionally
fortune - fortunate - fortunately
success - successful - successfully
500
Cars cost a lot to buy, and ______other major investments such as houses, quickly lose their value.
On____ of that, there are running costs such as repair bills, tax, and insurance, all of ______seem to go up every year.
Bicycles, by contrast, are far ______expensive to purchase and maintain.
UNLIKE
TOP - WHICH
LESS
500
If Patrick does not arrange more lessons, he will never pass his driving test.
does
Patrick will never pass his driving test_______ more lessons.
IF HE DOES NOT ARRANGE
500
1. My dad told me ______ because I got a bad report from school. (scold)
2. I didn't know the right answer to the question so I ____ something _________. (invent)
3. I can't work _______ how to do this Chemistry experiment.
OFF - MADE UP -OUT