PREPOSITIONS
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.
What is AT - WITH - OF
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE
encourage __________ ______________
hope ______________ ____________
please ___________ _______________
What is ENCOURAGEMENT - ENCOURAGING HOPE - HOPEFUL/HOPELESS PLEASURE - PLEASING /PLEASANT
It is not known when chopsticks first began to be used. ___________, it is fairly certain that they were invented in China.
What is HOWEVER
Cars are not allowed in the city centre.
BAN
There is ________________ in the city centre.
What is A BAN ON CARS
1. This room is a mess. I'd better ________ up. 2. The council is going to ________ down the cinema and build new houses on the site. 3. I wish my sister would ________ away her things when she's finished with them.
TEAR - PUT- TIDY
What is TIDY - PULL - PUT
The explorers succeeded _______ reaching the South Pole.
The teacher praised me ______ passing my exams.
I want to be a nurse and specialise ______ looking after sick children.
What is IN - FOR - IN
OPPOSITES
fit _________
legal _________
understood ___________
loyal ___________
What is UNFIT - ILLEGAL - MISUNDERSTOOD - DISLOYAL
By the time we _________ old age, most of us have spent 20 years sleeping.
What is 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.
What is RESULT IN A SAVING
1. We offered to ______ up some visitors in or house. 2. I always ________ up after dinner. 3. The show should have begun at 9 but the band did not _______ up until 10!
TURN - PUT - WASH
What is PUT - WASH - TURN
KEEN - CRAZY - SHOCKED
1. Sam's ___________ Manchester United. He's got posters all over his room.
2. It's very fashionable to paint you walls in bright colours but I am not very ____________ the idea.
3. Visitors are usually _____ the posters students put on the walls.
What is CRAZY ABOUT - KEEN ON - SHOCKED BY
NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB
live _________
danger __________ ____________
save ____________ _______
What is LIVE - ALIVE DANGEROUS - ENDANGER SAFETY - SAFE/UNSAFE
In 1930 __________ of the USA and Canada, but particularly the area of the Great Plains, was affected ______ a long-term drought, which continued for a decade.
What is MUCH BY
Some people seem not to be able to change their bad habits.
INCAPABLE
Some people seem to ______________ their bad habits.
What is BE INCAPABLE OF CHANGING
1. Some members of BOYZONE have started solo careers, so the band will probably ____________ soon. 2. The lead singer's ill so the manager has had to ________ the show until next week. 3. Stella promised to come to the show with me but she _________ me _____ at the last minute.
LET - PUT - SPLIT
What is SPLIT UP - PUT OFF - LET ME DOWN
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.
What is BY HEART - AT ALL - ON A
VERB ADJECTIVE NOUN
amazing _______________ _________
confidence __________ _________
annoy ____________ _______________
envy ____________
What is AMAZE - AMAZEMENT CONFIDE - CONFDING ANNOYING - ANNOYANCE ENVIOUS - ENVY
As soon _________ you have found out what your learning style is, there are __________ number of strategies you can put into practice to improve how you learn. If you are a visual learner, you should take notes in class or in lectures ____________ you are not provided with handouts.
What is AS A IF
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.
What is LEND YOU MY PHONE PROVIDED
1. We need to ___________ trying to save our planet.
2. We will soon __________ all the world's oil.
3. Power stations _________ dangerous gases.
4. We should ________ the amount of carbon dioxide we produce.
5. If we _________ all our forests we will lose the 'lungs' of the world.
CUT / CUT / GIVE / KEEP / USE
What is KEEP ON - USE UP - GIVE OFF - CUT DOWN - CUT DOWN
1. The queen insisted ___ greeting all her guests personally.
2. The Beatles contributed a great deal _____ the development of pop music.
2. Please forgive me _____ damaging your phone.
3. Security guards discouraged fans _____ climbing onto the stage.
4. The actress accused the producer _____ lying.
What is ON - OF - FOR - FROM
NOUN ADJECTIVE (-) ADJ (+) ADV.
care __________ _________ ____________ profession ___________ _________ ____________
fortune ___________ _________ ____________ success ___________ _________ ____________
What is careful - careless - carefully professional - unprofessional - professionally fortunate - unfortunate - fortunately successful - unsuccessful - successfully
It well known that people can become addicted to _________ anything. According to the writer of THE FIX, people can even get hooked on cupcakes. Here is an extract: ' The modern cupcake is a _______ of wonder: a base of sponge under a layer of sugar and buttercream. It looks __________ a miniature birthday cake....
What is ALMOST - CASE - LIKE
Ray Terry said he was successful because of his teachers.
OWED
Ray Terry said ___________________________ his teachers.
What is HE OWED HIS SUCCESS TO
1. Let's look John's address ______ on the computer.
2. My dad told me ______ because I got a bad report from school.
3. I didn't know the right answer to the question so I made something _________.
4. I can´t work _______ how to do this Chemistry experiment.
What is up - off - up - out