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PREPOSITIONS
WORD FORMATION
ONE WORD
TRANSFORMATION
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.
What is AT - WITH - OF
100
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE encourage __________ ______________ __________ hope ______________ please ___________ _______________
What is ENCOURAGEMENT - ENCOURAGING HOPE - HOPEFUL/HOPELESS PLEASURE - PLEASING /PLEASANT
100
It is not known when chopsticks first began to be used. ___________, it is fairly certain that they were invented in China.
What is HOWEVER
100

Cars are not allowed in the city centre.

BAN

There is ________________ in the city centre.

What is A BAN ON CARS

100
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.
What is TIDY - PULL - PUT
200
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
200
OPPOSITES fit _________ legal _________ understood ___________ loyal ___________
What is UNFIT - ILLEGAL - MISUNDERSTOOD - DISLOYAL
200
By the time we _________ old age, most of us have spent 20 years sleeping.
What is REACH
200
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
200
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 - DO
What is PUT - WASH - TURN
300
KEEN - CRAZY - SHOCKED 1. Sam's ___________ Manchester United. He's got poster 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
300
NOUN ADJECTIVE VERB _______ __________ live danger __________ ____________ ________ ___________ save
What is LIVE - ALIVE DANGEROUS - ENDANGER SAFETY - SAFE/UNSAFE
300
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
300
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
300
1. Some members ofBOYZONE went 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
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.
What is BY HEART - AT ALL - ON A
400
VERB ADJECTIVE NOUN _________ amazing _______________ _________ ____________ confidence annoy ____________ _______________ envy ____________ _______________
What is AMAZE - AMAZEMENT CONFIDE - CONFDING ANNOYING - ANNOYANCE ENVIOUS - ENVY
400
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
400
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
400
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 down / down on / on / up / off
What is KEEP ON - USE UP - GIVE OFF - CUT DOWN - CUT DOWN
500
1. The queen insisted ___ greeting all her guestes personally. 2. The Beatles cobtributed a great deal _____ the development of pop music. 2. Please forgive me _____ damaging your phone. 3. Security fans discouraged fans _____ climbing onto the stage. 4. The actress accused the producer _____ lying.
What is ON - OF - FOR - FROM
500
NOUN ADJECTIVE (-) ADJ (+) ADv care __________ _________ ____________ profession ___________ _________ ____________ fortune ___________ _________ ____________ success ___________ _________ ____________
What is careful - careless - carefully professional - unprofessional - professionally fortunate - infortunate - fortunately successful - unsuccessful - successfully
500
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 _______ of wonder: a base of sponge under a layer of sugar and buttercream. It looks __________ a miniature birthday cake....
What is ALMOST - CASE - LIKE
500
Ray Terry said he was successful because of his teachers. OWED Ray Terry said ___________________________ his teachers.
What is HE OWED HIS SUCCESS TO
500
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 cant work _______ how to do this Chemistry experiment.
What is up - off - up - out