Household Chores
Choose the right word
infinitive/-ing forms
too/enough
100

Я не люблю протирать мебель от пыли, но делаю это два раза в неделю.

I don’t like to dust the furniture, but I do it twice a week.

100

Many plant and animal species are in danger of becoming extinct/ destroyed.

extinct

100

I don't mind ______ (help) around the house.

helping

100

Sam/strong/lift the watermelon.

Sam is strong enough to lift the watermelon. 

200

Мама научила меня заправлять кровать, когда я был ребенком.

Mum taught me to make the beds when I was a child.

200

Scientists make/ do a lot of experiments 

do

200

My parents make me ______ (tidy) my room. 

tidy

200

He is so clever that he can fix it.

He's clever enough to fix it. 

300

Мне кажется, что взрослым проще поддерживать комнату в чистоте, чем подросткам.

I think that it is easier to keep rooms tidy for adults than for teenagers.

300

Of all the housework/ household chores, I hate dusting the most!

household

300

She stopped _________ (drink) coffee a month ago.

While he was driving to work, he stopped _______ (buy) a cup of coffee.


drinking

to buy

300

She is so tired that she can't do any housework.

She  is too tired to do any housework. 

400

Гладить белье и мыть тарелки – это не для меня.

Doing the ironing or doing the washing-up is not my cup of tea.

400

Ian isn’t a very sociable / shy person, as he’s not very comfortable with meeting new people.

sociable

400

I can't _____ (fix) my phone. - Why don't you try _____ (call) Tim? He is good at ______ (fix) things! 


fix; calling; fixing

400

He spoke so fast that I couldn't understand him.

He spoke too fast for me to understand him. 

500

Моя бабушка не любит пылесосить пол, ей кажется, что пол лучше подметать.

My granny doesn’t like doing the vacuum-cleaning, she is sure that it's better to sweep the floor

500

Jenny would like a house with a crowded/ spacious study where she can put her big desk and her two big bookcases.

spacious

500

I think Tony's in the next room. I heard him _____ (talk) on the phone a moment ago. 

Harry felt something _______ (run) across his hand, but he didn't see what it was.

talking (part of action)


run (completed action)


500

The garage of this big house has _______ for two cars.

enough space