PREPOSITIONS
A true sportsperson is good ______ losing as well as winning.
AT
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE
encourage ____________ __________
ENCOURAGEMENT - ENCOURAGING/ENCOURAGED
It is not known when chopsticks first began to be used. ___________, it is fairly certain that they were invented in China.
however despite even and
HOWEVER
Students are not allowed in the teachers room
LET
They ______________to enter in the teachers room
DON'T LET STUDENTS
1. This room is a mess. I'd better ________ up.
TIDY/CLEAN
The explorers succeeded _______ reaching the South Pole.
IN
OPPOSITES
fit _________
legal _________
understood ___________
UNFIT
ILLEGAL
MISUNDERSTOOD
By the time we _________ old age, most of us have spent 20 years sleeping.
are reach rise grow
REACH
Switching off your TV at night can save you up to 40% on your energy bill.
RESULT
Switching off you TV at night can _________ 40% on your energy bill.
RESULT IN SAVING
The show should have begun at 9 but the band did not _______ up until 10!
TURN/SHOW
Sam's crazy ___________ Manchester United. He's got posters all over his room but I am not very keen ____________ the idea of wallpapering my room
ABOUT - ON
NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB
danger __________ ____________
DANGEROUS - ENDANGER
In 1930 __________ of the USA and Canada, but particularly the area of the Great Plains, was affected by a long-term drought, which continued for a decade.
many much great any
MUCH
Some people seem not to be able to change their bad habits.
INCAPABLE
Some people seem to ______________changing their bad habits.
BE INCAPABLE OF
The lead singer's ill so the manager had to put _____ the show until next week. Stella promised to come to the show with me but she let me _____ at the last minute.
OFF - DOWN
They know all the songs __________heart. They have them always _________their minds
BY - ON
VERB ADJECTIVE NOUN
annoy __________ __________
widen __________ _________
ANNOYING/ANNOYED-ANNOYMENT
WIDE-WIDTH
As _________ as you have found out what your learning style is, there are a number of strategies to improve how you learn.
much well soon many
SOON
You can borrow my phone if you give it back to me as soon as you've finished the call.
PROVIDED
I'll only _______________ that you give it back to me as soon as you've finished the call.
LEND YOU MY PHONE PROVIDED
1. We need to keep _______trying to save our planet. We will soon run ______ all the world's oil.
ON - OUT OF
1. The queen insisted ___ greeting all her guests personally while security discouraged fans _____ getting closer to the stage
ON - FROM
OPPOSITES:
careful____________
hopeful__________
successful_________
CARELESS
HOPELESS
UNSUCCESSFUL
It is well known that people can become addicted to almost ________. People can even get hooked on cupcakes.
something anything nothing everything
ANYTHING
Ray Terry said he didn't break the window.
DENIED
Ray Terry ___________________the window
DENIED BREAKING / HAVING BROKEN
I didn't know the right answer to the question so I made something _________ besides, I can`t work _______ how to do this math exercises
UP OUT