WORD PARTNERSHIPS 1

Match the verb on the left with a noun on the right. Use each word once only. Write
your answers in the box.

Set 1
1.

climb

a.

a helicopter

2.

drive

b.

a joke

3.

fly

c.

a ladder

4.

grow

d.

some medicine

5.

obey

e.

some money

6.

prescribe

f.

an order

7.

repay

g.

a suit

8.

sail

h.

some tomatoes

9.

tell

i.

a vehicle

j.

a yacht

10. wear

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Set 2
Now do the same with these words.
1.

bake

a.

a beard

2.

cash

b.

a cake

3.

fail

c.

a cheque

4.

grow

d.

a drink

5.

hum

e.

an exam

6.

re-wind

f.

a horse

7.

ride

g.

a lie

8.

shine

h.

a tape

9.

spill

i.

a torch

j.

a tune

10. tell

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OPPOSITES ADJECTIVES
Find the opposites of the words on the left. Choose from the ones on the right.

ADJECTIVE
1.

harmless

2.

generous

3.

permanent

4.

industrious

5.

gigantic

6.

friendly

7.

dull

8.

daring

9.

dear

10. narrow-minded
11. real
12. horrible
13. gradual
14. keen
15. fortunate

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OPPOSITE
lazy
broad-minded
timid
sudden
unfortunate
mean
wonderful
hostile
temporary
uninterested
exciting
cheap
imaginary
harmful
minute

WORD PARTNERSHIPS 2
Match each adjective on the left with a noun on the right. Use each word once only.
Write your answers in the boxes.

Set 1
1.

bald

a.

accent

2.

complete

b.

atmosphere

3.

crowded

c.

failure

4.

irresponsible

d.

food

5.

fatal

e.

hair.

6.

relaxed

f.

head

7.

spicy

behavior

8.

strong

h.

injury

9.

wavy

i.

train

j.

sweater

10. woollen

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Set 2
1.

anonymous

a.

advantage

2.

balanced

b.

bread

3.

busy

c.

breeze

4.

electric

d.

cooker

5.

enthusiastic

e.

dictionary

6.

flat

f.

diet

7.

gentle

g.

tyre

8.

monolingual

h.

letter

9.

sliced

i.

office

10. unfair

j.

welcome

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WORD BUILDING 1
The word in capital at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form
a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill in each blank this way.
Example : During the War, there was a great

shortage

SHORT

of sugar, coffee and other goods.

1. My uncles got a very interesting

OCCUPY

Hes a television announcer.

toys for

2. I dont think guns are

SUIT

young children.
3. I sometimes wonder whether the world would have been
a better place without the

INVENT

of

television.
4. It is almost

for young people

POSSIBLE

leaving school today to get a job.

5. Many people still refuse to believe that smoking is

HARM

.
SUCCESS

6. Maria Sharapova is probably the most

tennis player of all time.
7. I was kept

last night by the noise from

WAKE

a party in the flat above.

8. Elizabeth Taylor won an Oscar for her

PERFORM

in Whos afraid of Virginia Woolf?

9. Many people think it is very

whether

DOUBT

a cure will be found for cancer before the year 2010.

10. My wife is

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of spiders.

TERROR

11. Although the painting looked like a genuine Picasso, the

SIGN

was definitely a fake.

12. When I.B.M. advertised for a new Production Manager,
they received over fifty

APPLY

for the job.

13. Hes so nice. Its a

working

PLEASE

for him.
14. You shouldnt have mentioned death. You know how

SENSE

Kelvin is about that sort of thing.

15. It is becoming

difficult to find

INCREASE

a job nowadays.
16. I understand your problem, Miss Baker, and dont think
Im not

SYMPATHY

, but we really cant allow

you to phone up your boyfriend in America using the

office phone.
17. Nowadays, violence seems to be a

DAY

occurrence.
18. While money cant exactly buy you

HAPPY

at least it helps you suffer in comfort.

19. Patricks a nice person hes kind, generous, sympathetic.

ATTRACT

But I couldnt go out with him hes just so

to look at.
20. But how could you do it? Really, Alicia, I feel quite

SHAME

_______________of you!

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CONFUSING WORDS 1
Choose the correct word for each sentence.
1.

The others cant come so youll have to go alone / lonely.

2.

Shes sitting over there among / between those two boys.

3.

He was very asleep / sleepy so he went to bed early.

4.

Can I borrow / lend RM20? Ill pay you back tomorrow.

5.

They were delighted / delightful that she had won.

6.

Shes been away for / since two days now.

7.

I was very interested / interesting in what he said.

8.

Im looking for a job / work with a higher salary.

9.

He laid / lay down on the sand and went to sleep.

10. Dont wear green. It doesnt match / suit you.

11. He put up a big note / notice advertising the concert.
12. Its quiet / quite difficult to understand what he says.
13. This weather remembers / reminds me of home.
14. They robbed / stole him of all his money.
15. Thats the man whose / whos dog bit me.

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CLASSIFICATIONS
Write one name for each of the following groups. Before starting, look at the example.
1. New York, Paris, London, Oslo

C I T

2. whale, bear, hedgehog, chimpanzee

E S

3. beautiful, exciting, fat, heavy

4. poker, chess, dominoes, Mah-jong

5. Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe

L
E

6. cellar, kitchen, lounge, parlour

7. chicken, turkey, duck, goose

O
P

8. biro, writing paper, ink, pencil

L
T

O
N

9. slip, panties, petticoat, bra

10. lipstick, mascara, eye-liner, rouge

11. duffel bag, haversack, suitcase, briefcase

R
E

12. Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian

13. oil tanker, schooner, liner, trawler

14. azure, violet, indigo, orange

E

15. F, P, R, W
16. microscope, compass, sextant, spectroscope
17. law, medicine, teaching, the church

U
R
C

N
T

19. Polynesian, Papuan, Indian, Nordic

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18. glider, airliner, helicopter, balloon

20. penicillin, morphine, quinine, codeine

WORD ASSOCIATION 1
Each of the following groups of four words is in the some way connected with the
same thing. Write down this word for each of the groups. Number 1 has been done for
you.
1. clutch, motorway, drive, Volvo

C A R

2. referee, penalty, corner, Leeds

3. percussion, symphony, conductor, violins

O
R

4. petal, stem, rose, garden

5. collar, tail, bark, Alsatian

E
O

6. bride, ring, church, photographer

7. kitchen, stairs, family, address

8. string, Segovia, fret, chord

9. pillow, night, mattress, snore

10. telescope, Venus, galaxy, science

11. gun, war, fight, uniform

12. waveband, transistor, aerial, tuner

D
A

13. key, letter, secretary, ribbon

14. landlord, glass, darts, bar

15. umpire, net, set, court

L
I
E

18. heel, lace, sole, wear

S

19. matron, ward, patient, illness

20. crotchet, compose, treble chef, classical
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16. eat, potatoes, lunch, cook

17. bank, Danube, flow, estuary

SYNONYMS ADJECTIVES
Give a synonym for each of the words in brackets in the following sentences. Choose
from the ones below.
odd
cheeky
Thmost
enormous
hilarious

bashful

attractive

authentic

enjoyable

unbelievable

obstinate

ample

big-headed

appalling

vital

keen

1. He was one of the most (good-looking)

attractive

2. We had a really (pleasant)

men she had ever seen.

time in Ipoh last week.

3. Christopher is always telling how good he is at everything. Hes so (conceited)

.

4. The play last night was (terrible)

. At least half the audience walked

out in the middle of it.

5. Theres something very (peculiar)

about Mr Gregorys behavior.

Havent you noticed?

6. Have you seen Brandon and Rebeccas new house? Its really (huge)______________.
7. He wont take my advice. Hes so (stubborn)
8. I was always very (shy)

as a child and hated going to parties or

meeting new people.

9. My son loves school. In fact, in some ways hes too (enthusiastic)

I mean, its the only thing he ever talks about.

10. It looked like a (genuine) an

Picasso, but in fact it was only a copy.

11. I think Cecilia is going to have a lot of problems with her children. Theyre so (rude)
_____________________to everyone.

12. You should have done it by now. Youve had (sufficient)

13. You must read this story its quite (incredible)
14. Hard work and ambition are (essential)

time.
.
if you want to get on in life.

15. You must go and see the new Mr Beans Holidays film its (very funny)

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SYNONYMS VERBS
Give a synonym for each of the words in brackets in the following sentences. Choose
from the ones below. (Make any necessary changes). Number 1 has been done for
you.
detest
Thmost
inform

purchase

spoil

trip

accomplish

put off

alter

enter

moan

recollect

occur

brag

vanish

scare

1. Being a gentleman, I allowed the women to (go in)

enter first.

2. They were all watching the U.F.O. when it suddenly (disappeared)

__________________.

3. This is something I (bought) __________________ from an antique dealer in Chelsea.

4. I love watching football, but my wife (loathes) _______________________ it.
5. He (stumbled) ______________________and fell as he was leaving the church.
6. You wont (achieve) _________________ anything if you dont work harder.
7. The manuscript is basically good but there are still parts of it that need to be (changed)
_______________________.

8. I couldnt (remember) ______________________ when I had first met her.

9. The match has been (postponed) ___________________ until next week.
10. Alfred Hitchcocks films really (frighten) __________________me; especially the one he
made about a lot of birds attacking people.

11. Bad weather completely (ruined) _____________________ the Garden Party.

12. I dont like the new secretary very much shes always (complaining)
_____________________ about something or other.

13. Can you tell me in your own words exactly what (happened) ____________________.
14. Would you please (notify) _________________________ me the moment Miss Baker
gets back?

15. I cant stand Doreen. Shes always (boasting) ___________________ about the places
shes been to.
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OPPOSITES 1
Complete each sentence with the opposite of the words in brackets. Choose from one
of the following words. Use each word once only.
alcoholic

light

public

smooth

cool

permanent

sensible

strong

generous

present

shallow

thick

high

professional

sharp

tight

1. The student you mentioned is

today. (ABSENT)

2. The match was between two

teams. (AMATEUR)

3. He separated the

knives from the others. (BLUNT)

around here. (DEEP)

4. The water is quite

5. I got a very
(ENTHUSIASTIC)
6. He had a

welcome when I finally arrived.

meal before he went out. (HEAVY)

7. Are you sure your belt isnt too

8. The risk of fire is
9. The millionaire was very
10. They told me this was a

? (LOOSE)
in this season. (LOW)
with his tips. (MEAN)
footpath. (PRIVATE)

11. Shes got such _____________ skin. (ROUGH)

12. They dont serve
13. Some of them asked very
14. Im looking for
15. He cut himself a
16. She always drinks
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drinks in this cafeteria. (SOFT)

questions. (STUPID)
job. (TEMPORARY)
slice of bread. (THIN)
tea. (WEAK)
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IMPORTANT ADJECTIVES
Is an a or an e missing from the following adjectives?
Check in a dictionary if you are not sure.

abs nt
Tmost
import nt

extravag nt

pati nt

confid nt

perman nt

conveni nt

incompet nt

pleas nt

curr nt

independ nt

relev nt

disobedi nt

observ nt

reluct nt

Now complete the following sentences by using one of the adjectives above.
Use each adjective only.
1. That point is not really _____________________ to our discussion.
2. She was very ____________________ of winning the competition.
3. This was the last of the colonies to become _______________________.
_
4. He could be a long time so youll have to be _______________________.
5. Theyre so _____________________ ! They never do anything I tell them !
6. Its very _________________ to sit quietly by the river.
7. Ten pupils were _________________________ today with bad colds.
8. Im looking for a _____________________ job, not a temporary one.
9. An ________________________ policeman recognized his face.
10. Its ________________________ to read the instructions carefully.
11. I like watching ______________________ affairs programmes.
12. With all that money he can afford to be ______________________.
13. I was very ___________________ to ask him in case he was annoyed.
14. He was so ___________________ that he forgot to book the tickets.
15. Will it be _____________________ for you to see me tomorrow.
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WORD PARTNERSHIP
From the list below choose adjectives that can form common word partnerships with
each of the nouns. In some cases an adjective can go with more than one noun. You
do not have to fill every spaces provided.
bumpy
Thmost
busy

fast

main

sports

fizzy

noisy

strong

comfortable

foam

non-alcoholic

vintage

cool

inflatable

soft

winding

CAR

CUSHION

1. _____________________

2. ___________________

_____________________

___________________

_____________________

___________________

_____________________

___________________

DRINK

ROAD

2. _____________________

2. ___________________

_____________________

___________________

_____________________

___________________

_____________________

___________________

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PREPOSITIONS 1
Put in the missing prepositions in the following sentences.
1 He wasnt short, he wasnt tall; he was ___________________ average height.
a in
b at
c of
d with
2 Share this _________________ yourselves, said the mother to her two children
a among
b between
c with
d to
3 What are you going to buy for your mother __________________ her birthday?
a at
b to
c during
d for
4 The police are looking ___________________a tall, middle-aged man who was
seen standing outside the bank just before the robbery took place.
a after
b for
c to
d with
5 The teacher asked the class to do exercise ____________________ the bottom of
page 7.
a at
b on
c in
d to
6 As a child I was always ashamed __________________ my parents because they
were working-class
a with
b over
c by
d of
7 I was always very good ___________________ English when I was at school
a in
b at
c with
d on
8 My uncle specializes ______________________ Ancient Greek history.
a of
b on
c in
d with
9 We arrived ___________ London at 3.30 in the morning.
a to
b at
c on
d in
10 Where have you been? Ive been waiting ___________ you for over half an hour.
a to
b at
c on
d for
11 I didnt see you ________________________the party last weekend.
a on
b by
c to
d at
12 There was a lot of coughing _______________ the performance of Beethovens
Fifth symphony.
a during
b in
c under
d with

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CONFUSING WORDS - 3
Choose the correct alternative from each pair.

Set 1
The controversial issue of whether to bring back capital punishment is 1. currently/
presently in the news again. I 2. wander / wonder what your 3. attitude /
opinion to the idea of restoring the death 4. penalty / sentence is? Personally,
Im in two minds; on the one hand, it can be 5. argued / discussed that it acts as
a deterrent to 6. potent / potential criminals; on the other, there is the fact that
most crimes are not premeditated. Criminals 7. incline / tend to act in the heat of
the 8. minute/moment without considering the possible consequences of their
actions. Even if you believe we have the 9. right / rite to decide who should live or
who should 10. die / dye, would you be prepared to carry out such a sentence?
This surely hypocritical to 11. maintain / support such measures unless you
would be willing to carry out the sentence yourself. In the United Kingdom criminals
convicted of murder used to be 12. hanged / hung, whereas in the States they use
the 13. electric / electrical chair. Nowadays, both of these seem barbaric. Some
people have suggested more 14. human / humane methods of execution. For
myself, I do not find any method acceptable. We must find better ways of solving our
problems than that!

Set 2
All the research that has been carried out proves beyond any 1.shade / shadow of
doubt that smoking can seriously 2. damage / hurt your health. Not only can it lead
to cancer, it can also result in heart 3. disease / illness. The only 4. sensible /
sensitive course of 5. action / activity is to give it up. What surprises me is the
hypocritical attitude that some people 6. adapt / adopt towards the problem. Its
quite common, for example, to come across converts to vegetarianism who 7. insist
/ persist in smoking like chimneys. A similar example is the chain-smoking
teetotaller. Ive tried to 8. brake / break the habit on a number of 9. events /
occasions but unfortunately all my efforts so far have been in 10. vain / vein

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WORD FORMATION 4
Some adjectives can be formed by adding ful, -ly or y to a noun.
Sometimes changes in spelling are necessary, for example:
beauty

beautiful

life

lively

noise

noisy

Complete each sentences with an adjective formed from the noun in brackets.
1.

You must be ____________________ when you open the door. (CARE)

2.

The countryside looks very _____________________ now. (COLOUR)

3.

That was a very __________________ thing to do! (COWARD)

4.

He has a _____________________ routine of exercises. (DAY)

5.

She was _____________________ when I told her my plan. (DOUBT)

6.

It was very ___________________ so I drove slowly. (FOG)

7.

Its nice meeting such a _______________________ person. (FRIEND)

8.

He looked very _________________ in that hat. (FUN)

9.

They saw a _________________ figure at the castle door. (GHOST)

10. Working on the car made her hands _________________. (GREASE)

11. Lets go for a __________________ walk in the fresh air! (HEALTH)
12. Were ____________________ that theyll agree to come. (HOPE)
13. Seeing all that food made me very ___________________ (HUNGER)
14. She married a ___________________ businessman. (SUCCESS)
15. He looked ______________________ when he heard the news. (THOUGHT)
16. You can trust her. Shes a very _____________________ girl. (TRUTH)
17. This map was very _______________ on my holiday. (USE)
18. It was ____________________ to see him again. (WONDER)

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-able or ible?
Complete the adjectives in each set by using the correct letter. In addition, form the
opposite by using the correct prefix. The prefix will be one of the following:
il-, im-, in-, ir- or unFinally, match the adjectives formed with a suitable noun. Use each word once only.
Write your answer in the space provided.

SET 1
avoid ble

________________________

accident

comfort ble

________________________

behaviour

ed ble

Uncomfortable

chair

favour ble

________________________

food

respons ble

________________________

report

break ble

________________________

china

read ble

________________________

decision

reli ble

________________________

novel

revers ble

________________________

weather

season ble

________________________

witness

digest ble

________________________

attitude

cur ble

________________________

explanation

flex ble

________________________

food

leg ble

________________________

handwriting

prob ble

________________________

illness

SET 2

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WORD FORMATION AND PARTNERSHIPS

Some verbs can be formed by adding en, -ify or ise (sometimes spelled ize) to an
adjective or noun. Sometimes, changes in spelling are necessary, for example:
fat
fatten (a lamb)
mystery
mystify (an audience)
authority
authorise (entry)
Form a verb from the noun or adjective on the left and write it in the space provided.
Next match the verb you have formed with an appropriate noun on the right. Use each
word once only. Write your answers in the boxes.

Set 1
1. computer_____________________ a. a kitchen
2. emphasis_____________________ b. a point
3. identity

_____________________ c. a road

4. memory _____________________ d. a skirt

5. modern _____________________

e. the soup

6. pure

_____________________

f. a system

7. short

_____________________

g. a telephone number

8. thick

_____________________ h. a thief

9. wide

_____________________ i. water

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Set 2
1. apology _____________________ a. books
2. bright

_____________________ b. butter

3. class

_____________________ c. a collar

4. loose

_____________________ d. a knife

5. sharp

_____________________ e. for a mistake

6. soft

_____________________ f. muscles

7. special

_____________________ g. a room

8. strength _____________________ h. in sports cars

9. terror
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4
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9

_____________________ i. victims
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PHRASAL VERBS - 1
By matching the numbers with the letters find the phrasal verbs with the meanings
given.
1

BREAK

CARRY
4

JOIN
5

FIND

TURN

CALL

GET

COME

10

PASS

GO

OFF

IN

ON

OVER

AWAY

ACROSS

WITH

INTO

OUT

UP

ARRIVE
CANCEL
CONTINUE
DIE
DISCOVER
ENTER BY FORCE
FIND BY CHANCE
MATCH
PARTICIPATE
RECOVER

5
A
2
E
4
H
8
G
3
D

Use the phrasal verbs to complete each of these sentences:

1.

Does this jacket __________________ my trousers?

2.

I wish I could ____________________ the truth.

3.

If you ________________________late for work, youre going to get into trouble

(2 phrasal verbs here)

4.

We had to _________________ our holiday because my wife was taken into

hospital the day before our intended departure.

5.

While I was tidying up, I ___________________ these old photos.

6.

The burglar ________________ the house while the owner was away on holiday.

7.

Is this a private matter or can anyone _____________________ ?

8.

Shes lived alone since her husband __________________ .

9.

Its taken her a long time to ______________________ the tragedy.

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PHRASAL VERBS 1
Replace the words in brackets in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb.
(Make any other necessary changes).

go for

turn up

look after

take after

go in for

look into

go off

try out

run out of

get over

do away with

call off

go along with

come up with

mosthold up

1. The trouble with Frank is that he never _________________ (arrives) on time for
meetings.
2. Johnson, Id like you to ____________________ (examine) this complaint we
received this morning.
3. The bomb ________________ (exploded) with a loud bang which could be heard
all over the town.
4. He was walking through the park when a strange dog suddenly _______________
(attack) him.
5. I wont be a minute, Jan. I just want to ____________________ (test) my new tape
recorder.
6. You cant have a sandwich, Im afraid. Weve _________________ (used up our
supply of) bread.
7. Yes, Ill _______________________ (accept) that.
8. Because of a heavy downpour, the proposed open-air concert had to be
____________________ (cancelled).

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9. Why dont you _____________________ (enter) the Miss Malaysia contest,

Ulla? Im sure youd win it.
10. John, would you ______________________ (take care of) my handbag while I go
to the toilet?
11. I wonder who first _____________________ (thought of) the idea of wearing
seatbelts in cars?
12. What a lovely baby. He certainly _______________________ (resembles) his
father, doesnt he?
13. My father still hasnt really ________________________ (recovered from) the
death of my mother.
14. Because of an accident on the line between Brighton and Victoria, my train was
___________________ (delayed) for several hours.
15. Ive been feeling so depressed lately that I feel tempted to ___________________
(kill) myself.

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