Sentence Transformation Practice: 50 Exercises

Instructions:
Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as
the sentence printed before it.

1. “I’m saving up to buy a present for my friend,” said Lucy.

→ Lucy said
_____________________________________________________________.
2. You can see the view of the Moon with a telescope.
→ The view of the Moon
__________________________________________________.
3. Spain won the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
→ The 2010
______________________________________________________________.
4. She advised me to take part in the English-speaking contest.
→ “If ____________________________________________________,” she said to
me.
5. They went swimming after they had lunch. (AFTERWARDS)
→ They had lunch and
____________________________________________________.
6. “Don’t open the window,” the teacher said to us.
→ The teacher told us
____________________________________________________.
7. This is the first time I have eaten sushi.
→ I have never
___________________________________________________________.
8. The last time we saw our grandparents was a year ago.
→ We haven’t
_____________________________________________________________.
9. I started learning English three years ago.
→ I have
_________________________________________________________________.
10. He is too young to drive a car.
→ He isn’t
_______________________________________________________________.
11. The bag is so heavy that I can’t carry it.
→ The bag is too
_________________________________________________________.
12. “Let’s go to the park,” said Tom.
→ Tom suggested
_________________________________________________________.
13. I don’t have as many books as my sister.
→ My sister has
__________________________________________________________.
14. The test was too difficult for us to do.
→ The test was so
________________________________________________________.
15. I am interested in reading detective stories.
→ I enjoy
________________________________________________________________.
16. He is the best student in the class.
→ No one in the class
____________________________________________________.
17. The film was not as interesting as the book.
→ The book was
__________________________________________________________.
18. He works harder than anyone else in the company.
→ He is the
______________________________________________________________.
19. “Please help me with my homework,” she said.
→ She asked me
__________________________________________________________.
20. I last saw him two months ago.
→ I haven’t
______________________________________________________________.
21. The water was too cold for us to swim in.
→ The water was so
_______________________________________________________.
22. “Don’t forget to turn off the lights,” Mom said.
→ Mom reminded me
______________________________________________________.
23. We haven’t been to the cinema for two years.
→ The last time
___________________________________________________________.
24. The house is not big enough for all of us.
→ The house is too
_______________________________________________________.
25. I find it difficult to solve this math problem.
→ This math problem is too
________________________________________________.
26. “Where do you live?” the teacher asked me.
→ The teacher asked me
___________________________________________________.
27. She can’t play the piano as well as her brother.
→ Her brother can
________________________________________________________.
28. He is so tall that he can reach the ceiling.
→ He is tall enough
_______________________________________________________.
29. They built this bridge two years ago.
→ This bridge
____________________________________________________________.
30. “Would you like to have dinner with me?” he said.
→ He invited me
__________________________________________________________.
31. I think no city is more beautiful than Paris.
→ Paris is the
____________________________________________________________.
32. My father started working here in 2010.
→ My father has
__________________________________________________________.
33. The teacher is explaining the lesson to the students.
→ The lesson
_____________________________________________________________.
34. The shirt is too expensive for me to buy.
→ I can’t
________________________________________________________________.
35. I haven’t written to my pen friend for a month.
→ It’s a month
____________________________________________________________.
36. “You should practice English every day,” the teacher said.
→ The teacher advised
____________________________________________________.
37. The box is so heavy that I cannot lift it.
→ The box is too
_________________________________________________________.
38. “Let’s play soccer this afternoon,” said John.
→ John suggested
_________________________________________________________.
39. Nobody in my class is as tall as Peter.
→ Peter is the
____________________________________________________________.
40. The last time I saw my uncle was in 2020.
→ I haven’t
______________________________________________________________.
41. We started living here five years ago.
→ We have
______________________________________________________________.
42. She is more intelligent than her sister.
→ Her sister is not as
_____________________________________________________.
43. I finished my homework and then I went to bed. (AFTERWARDS)
→ I finished my homework and
______________________________________________.
44. “Could you lend me your pen?” she asked.
→ She asked me
__________________________________________________________.
45. “Please don’t talk during the test,” the teacher said.
→ The teacher asked us
___________________________________________________.
46. He is so lazy that he never does his homework.
→ He is too
______________________________________________________________.
47. My father is a better cook than my mother.
→ My mother doesn’t
_____________________________________________________.
48. I have never seen such a big elephant.
→ This is the
_____________________________________________________________.
49. “Remember to take your umbrella,” said my sister.
→ My sister reminded
______________________________________________________.
50. He didn’t go to school because he was sick.
→ Because of
_____________________________________________________________.
Note:
For classroom use, students should only be given the original sentence and the beginning of
the rewritten sentence. If an answer key is needed, please ask and review for accuracy
before sharing with students.