Vocabulary
Words and Phrases
Correct Verbs (Use them!)
As or Like
American Pop Culture
100
Choose the correct word in italics.
Patricia studied really hard all weekend, but it had/caused no effect on her final result in the exam.
Patricia studied really hard all weekend, but it had no effect on her final result in the exam.
100
______ they’re not taking the music too seriously.
A) Could be
B) Might be
C) Perhaps
______ they’re not taking the music too seriously.
A) Could be
B) Might be
C) Perhaps
100
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
He ______ (can’t / turn) it off for that reason because he didn’t have football training today – it was cancelled.
He couldn't turn it off for that reason because he didn’t have football training today – it was cancelled.
100
I hope I’ll be as/like him when I’m an old man!
I hope I’ll be like him when I’m an old man!
100
What American singer from the late 1900s was known for going "hee hee" and "ow"?
Michael Jackson
200
Choose the correct word in italics.
Choose the correct word in italics.
I stayed/spent six hours doing homework for my English class last weekend.
I spent six hours doing homework for my English class last weekend.
200
In ____ photos, the people are enjoying doing things which need a lot of practice.
A) Two
B) Very different
C) Both
In ____ photos, the people are enjoying doing things which need a lot of practice.
A) Two
B) Very different
C) Both
200
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Andy:Why won’t Stephen answer his mobile phone?
Nigel:He ______ (must / switch) it off while he was playing football and forgotten to turn it back on again.
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Andy:Why won’t Stephen answer his mobile phone?
Nigel:He must have switched it off while he was playing football and forgotten to turn it back on again.
200
When my grandfather left school at the age of 14, he got his first job as/like an office assistant.
When my grandfather left school at the age of 14, he got his first job as an office assistant.
200
Which US state is Sandy Cheeks from in SpongeBob SquarePants?
Texas
300
Choose the correct word in italics.
Air travel makes/causes a lot of pollution.
Air travel makes a lot of pollution.
300
The teenagers in the first photo ______ be enjoying themselves because they’re having to concentrate hard in order to hit the target or win the competition.
A) appear to
B) look
C) look as if
The teenagers in the first photo ______ be enjoying themselves because they’re having to concentrate hard in order to hit the target or win the competition.
A) appear to
B) look
C) look as if
300
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
I want to remind him that he’s coming round to my house today after school. He ______ (might / forget) – you know what he’s like.
I want to remind him that he’s coming round to my house today after school. He might forget – you know what he’s like.
300
As/Like many people of his generation, he worked hard all his life.
Like many people of his generation, he worked hard all his life.
300
Finish this phrase from Mean Girls:
"Get in ____, we're going shopping"
Get in loser, we're going shopping.
400
Choose the correct option in italics.
Sheila spent/passed most of her holiday at her cousin's house.
Sheila spent most of her holiday at her cousin's house.
400
They ______ as part of a traditional activity in their country or because they enjoy the sport.
A) very different
B) might be doing it
C) perhaps
They ______ as part of a traditional activity in their country or because they enjoy the sport.
A) very different
B) might be doing it
C) perhaps
400
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
I don't see it. He ________(could / leave) it at home.
I don't see it. He could have left it at home.
400
In those days, he was extremely thin, as/like he wasn’t paid very much and couldn’t afford to eat a lot.
In those days, he was extremely thin, as he wasn’t paid very much and couldn’t afford to eat a lot.
400
What TV show has a new season that Gracie is going to watch this weekend?
Bridgerton
500
Choose the correct word in italics.
I think the bad weather might cause/have an impact on the plans for the class trip.
I think the bad weather might have an impact on the plans for the class trip.
500
The first photo shows two young people doing archery. They ______ taking part in a competition, or they _____ be practising, I’m not sure.
A) may be, appear to
B) may be, could just
C) appear to, may be
The first photo shows two young people doing archery. They ______ taking part in a competition, or they _____ be practising, I’m not sure.
A) may be, appear to
B) may be, could just
C) appear to, may be
500
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
He ______ (can’t / forget) – he was talking about it yesterday and he was looking forward to it.
He couldn't have forgotten– he was talking about it yesterday and he was looking forward to it.
500
But he was in the same situation as/like a lot of boys at that time, as/like most children left school at that age and had to look for a job.
But he was in the same situation as a lot of boys at that time, as most children left school at that age and had to look for a job.
500
Who is going to be performing a concert at the 2026 American Superbowl?
Bad Bunny