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Units 1–6

Grammar Practice (Standard)

1 Circle the correct alternatives.

1 Amy has done/has been doing her homework but it still isn’t finished.

2 Fortunately, Fiona had taken/has taken the chicken out of the oven before we

went for a walk.

3 You mustn’t/don’t have to drive us to the bus stop. It really isn’t necessary.

4 I’m not sure, but I think Colin must/may have been wearing a blue pullover

when he left.

5 The students had taken/were taken to the police station for questioning.

6 If you call Claire now, she will/would be able to help you.

7 If Patricia didn’t feel tired, she will/would go out with her friends.

8 If you listened/had listened to the instructions, you would have known what

to do.

9 I’ll give you your pocket money as long as you do/did your homework.

10 Amy wouldn’t sell you her mobile phone, even if you gave/would give her a

thousand euros.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Susan apologized for _________________ (leave) early.

2 Tom said that he _________________ (not work) in the supermarket on

Mondays.

3 Julie told me that she _________________ (meet) Olivia two months before.

4 Jack asked me _________________ (help) him.

5 Wendy suggested _________________ (call) the police.

6 Jen asked if Adam _________________ (phone) her earlier.

7 Sue asked what time the following day’s match _________________ (start).

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3 Complete the sentences with who, which, when, where or whose.

1 My brother is the sort of person _________________ always has a smile on his

face.

2 I remember a time _________________ most boys had long hair.

3 The film _________________ was shown on TV last night was really

interesting.

4 Stockholm is a city _________________ the winters are really cold.

5 The guy _________________ picture was in the paper this morning is standing

right over there.

4 Join the sentences with relative clauses. Add commas where necessary.

1 The coal mine has now closed down. Hundreds of miners once worked there.

___________________________________________________________

2 My home town has grown in size over the last ten years. It is situated in the

north of the country.

___________________________________________________________

3 Shelley is one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet. Her sister is sitting over

there.

___________________________________________________________

4 Buddy Cole was one of the most talented singers of his generation. He died

yesterday.

___________________________________________________________


5 Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

1 They _________________ abroad since 2001.

a have lived b lived

2 The students _________________ by the college.

a haven’t paid b haven’t been paid

3 What time _________________ Sue?

a did you meet b you met

4 Rebecca has just _________________ .

a had fixed her bike b had her bike fixed

5 Jo _________________ work on Sundays, but she can if she wants to.

a mustn’t b doesn’t have to

6 You _________________ have eaten Paul’s crisps. He’ll be very upset when he

finds out.

a shouldn’t b needn’t

7 _________________ Pam arrives soon, we’ll have to leave.

a If b Unless

8 Adrian asked _________________ been.

a where we had b where had we

9 He was a guy _________________ I could work with.

a that b which


6 Translate the sentences into your own language.

1 How long have you been working there?

___________________________________________________________

2 The houses are being redecorated.

___________________________________________________________

3 If I were you, I would write an angry letter.

___________________________________________________________

4 Ruth told us that he hadn’t seen the film.

___________________________________________________________

5 The football match, which I went to with my brother, was really exciting.

___________________________________________________________


Vocabulary Practice (Standard)

1 Write words from the box for the descriptions.

indecisive emotional spontaneous plain-spoken

sensitive outgoing intuitive analytical dishonest

cool-headed

1 She gets hurt easily by what people say. _________________

2 He can never make his mind up about things. _________________

3 They do things suddenly and without thinking. _________________

4 He tells lies. _________________

5 He says exactly what he thinks. _________________

6 She is good at looking at things in careful detail. _________________

7 We are very calm under pressure. _________________

8 She often laughs and cries, and feels things strongly. _________________

9 They are good at seeing through things and knowing what people are thinking.

_________________

10 He is friendly and sociable. _________________

2 Circle the correct alternatives.

1 I don’t know Ray. What takes/makes him tick?

2 Please remind/remember me to phone Katy.

3 Wendy went on an exchange trip/travel to Australia. She had a great time.

4 We lost/missed the bus and were late for school.

5 How much do you charge/purchase for a ticket?

6 Harry had/felt a bad cough.

7 The expedition set/got off to the South Pole.

8 I enjoy surfing/skimming the newspaper headlines before deciding which

articles to read.


3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

up between about with away out for

1 It’s hard to choose _________________ these two things.

2 Penny has given _________________ her trainers because she doesn’t want

them any more.

3 Joe is always complaining _________________ something.

4 Sylvia has picked _________________ a cold.

5 Jenny has moved _________________. She no longer lives with her parents.

6 I’ll pay _________________ lunch. It’s my turn.

7 How did you end _________________ here? You’re miles from home.

8 Tina has to deal _________________ lots of customers in her job.

4 Complete the compound words.

1 Bob put on his back_________________ and headed off on a journey.

2 We booked the holiday with a travel _________________.

3 Jill went into the tent, got out her sleeping _________________, climbed in and

went to sleep.

4 Put on some sun _________________. Otherwise, you’ll burn in this sun.

5 Some of the festival-_________________ had been there all weekend. They’d

seen some great live bands.

6 I enjoy walking in the country_________________.

7 The French Revolution was a major turning _________________ in history.

8 Amy suffers from travel _________________. She’s always ill when we go

somewhere by coach.

9 The running _________________ of the company are high.


5 Add the correct prefix or suffix to each list.

1 Add a suffix meaning ‘lacking’ to make adjectives.

hope_________________ pain_________________

2 Add a negative prefix.

curable_________________ sensitive_________________

3 Add a suffix to make nouns.

depend_________________ prefer_________________

4 Add a prefix that means ‘many’.

lingual_________________ task_________________

5 Add a prefix that means ‘again’.

claim_________________ visit_________________

6 Add a prefix that means ‘between’.

national_________________ continental_________________

7 Add a negative prefix and a suffix to make adjectives.

avoid_________________ predict_________________

8 Add a suffix to make nouns.

attract_________________ possess_________________

9 Add a prefix that means ‘too much’.

spend_________________ sleep_________________


6 Read the questions and choose the best answer.

1 What do you call a piece of writing about a journey?

a chronicle b travelogue c parody

2 What do you call an individual characteristic?

a psyche b type c trait

3 Which word means ‘bored and disinterested’?

a apathy b initiative c integrity

4 Which word is a part of the body?

a hip b heal c harm


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