PREPOSITIONS
WORD FORMATION
ONE WORD
PARAPHRASING
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 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.

 HOWEVER

100

Cars are not allowed in the city centre. BAN There is ________________ in the city centre.

A BAN ON CARS

100

1. This room is a mess. I'd better ________ up. 2. I wish my sister would ________ away her things when she's finished with them.

TIDY - 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.

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.

 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.

RESULT IN A SAVING OF

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!

 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.

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.

 MUCH    BY

300

Some people seem not to be able to change their bad habits. INCAPABLE Some people seem to ______________ their bad habits.

BE INCAPABLE OF CHANGING

300

1. Some members of BOYZONE want 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

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.

BY HEART - AT ALL - ON A

400

VERB ADJECTIVE NOUN _________ amazing _______________  annoy ____________ _______________ envy ____________ _______________

 AMAZE - AMAZEMENT 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.

LEND YOU MY PHONE PROVIDED

400

1. We need to _________ on trying to save our planet. 2. We will soon __________ up all the world's oil. 3. Power stations _________ off dangerous gases. 4.  If we _________ down all our forests we will lose the 'lungs' of the world. 

KEEP/CARRY ON - USE UP - GIVE OFF - CUT DOWN 

500

1. The queen insisted ___ greeting all her guestes personally. 2. Please forgive me _____ damaging your phone. 3. Security fans discouraged fans _____ climbing onto the stage. 4. The actress accused the producer _____ lying.

ON - FOR - FROM - OF

500

NOUN ADJECTIVE (-) ADJ (+) ADv care __________ _________ ____________ profession ___________ _________ ____________ fortune ___________ _________ ____________ success ___________ _________ ____________

What is careful - careless - carefully professional - unprofessional - professionally fortunate - unfortunate - fortunately successful - unsuccessful - successfully

500

It is well known that people can become addicted ______ almost anything. _______ to the writer of THE FIX, people can even get ________ on cupcakes. 

TO - ACCORDING - HOOKED

500

Ray Terry said he was successful because of his teachers. OWED Ray Terry said ___________________________ his teachers.

HE OWED HIS SUCCESS TO

500

1. Let's ______ John's address up on the computer. 2. My dad _____ me off because I got a bad report from school. 3. I didn't know the right answer to the question so I ______ something up. 4. I cant _______ out how to do this Chemistry experiment.

look - told - made- work