INVERSION
CLEFT
PHRASALS
VOCABULARY
WORD FORMATION
100

Photographs are not permitted under any circumstances.        Under

Under no circumstances are photographs permitted.

100

most/arriving late/is/annoying/what/I find

What I find most annoying is arriving late.

100

The snowstorm completely ____ the village and no one could get in or out.

cut off

100

She is incredibly hard working and she has never _____ a class. (be absent)

missed

100

The project was not ________ in the allotted time so everyone complained. (ACCOMPLISH)

ACCOMPLISHABLE

200

We've never faced such a terrible situation as this.         Never

Never have we faced such a terrible situation as this.

200

romantic films/about/hate/are/I/what/clichés/most

What I hate most about romantic movies are clichés.

200

I finally _________ the jigsaw I had been working on.

finished off

200

Van Gogh didn't _________ in selling paintings when he was alive.

succeed

200

Due to the ______   (wide) of the river it was impossible to build a bridge.

WIDTH

300

I only realised it was my cat when it jumped. Only .

Only when it jumped did I realise it was my cat.

300

is/most/the/I/Judi Dench/admire/stage actor/that

The stage actor I admire the most is Judi Dench.

300

Make sure you ______ when you have finished working with the computer. You don't know who will use it next.

log off

300

If you keep ______ of your aims, I am sure you will achieve them.

sight

300

The museum has special facilities for _________ people.  (ABLE)

DISABLED

400

As soon as Mum had entered the kitchen, she saw what we had done.             No

No sooner had Mum entered the kitchen than she saw what we had done.

400

stressed/why/the/I’m/reason/I/is/that/at school/exams

The reason why I’m stressed at school is exams.

400

The path was dangerous so the caretaker ____ it ___

roped off

400

I completely lost _____ of time when I was playing my favourite video game.

track

400

He cursed his _______(able) to talk to women after she left angrily.

INABILITY

500

Jake learnt to ride his bike and it was stolen almost immediately after that.    HARDLY

Hardly had Jake learnt to ride his bike when it was stolen.

500

is /  types / amazes /  she  /which /  What / the speed / at / me

What amazes me is the speed at which she types.

500

We heard someone had threatened to _________ a bomb in the city centre.

set off

500

I can't go out this weekend, I have got far too much ____ to do.

work

500

The public ____ (width) assumes he is guilty.

widely