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 1
4. grow d. some medicine 2
3
5. obey e. some money
4
6. prescribe f. an order 5
7. repay g. a suit 6
7
8. sail h. some tomatoes 8
9. tell i. a vehicle 9
10
10. wear j. a yacht

Set 2
Now do the same with these words.
1. bake a. a beard
2. cash b. a cake
3. fail c. a cheque 1
2
4. grow d. a drink
3
5. hum e. an exam 4
6. re-wind f. a horse 5
6
7. ride g. a lie 7
8. shine h. a tape 8
9
9. spill i. a torch
10
10. tell j. a tune

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

ADJECTIVE OPPOSITE

lazy
1. harmless
broad-minded
2. generous
timid
3. permanent
sudden
4. industrious
unfortunate
5. gigantic
mean
6. friendly
wonderful
7. dull
hostile
8. daring
temporary
9. dear
uninterested
10. narrow-minded
exciting
11. real
cheap
12. horrible
imaginary
13. gradual
harmful
14. keen
minute
15. fortunate

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 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
1
3. crowded c. failure 2
4. irresponsible d. food 3
4
5. fatal e. hair. 5
6. relaxed f. head 6
7
7. spicy g behavior
8
8. strong h. injury 9
9. wavy i. train 10
10. woollen j. sweater

Set 2
1. anonymous a. advantage
2. balanced b. bread 1
2
3. busy c. breeze
3
4. electric d. cooker 4
5
5. enthusiastic e. dictionary
6
6. flat f. diet 7
7. gentle g. tyre 8
9
8. monolingual h. letter
10
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 uncle’s got a very interesting . OCCUPY

He’s a television announcer.

2. I don’t think guns are toys for SUIT

young children.

3. I sometimes wonder whether the world would have been INVENT

a better place without the 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

.

6. Maria Sharapova is probably the most SUCCESS

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 “Who’s 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 of spiders. TERROR

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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, APPLY

they received over fifty for the job.

13. He’s so nice. It’s a working PLEASE

for him.

14. You shouldn’t 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 don’t think SYMPATHY
I’m not , but we really can’t 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 can’t exactly buy you HAPPY

at least it helps you suffer in comfort.

19. Patrick’s a nice person – he’s kind, generous, sympathetic. ATTRACT

But I couldn’t go out with him – he’s 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 can’t come so you’ll have to go alone / lonely.

2. She’s 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? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.

5. They were delighted / delightful that she had won.

6. She’s been away for / since two days now.

7. I was very interested / interesting in what he said.

8. I’m looking for a job / work with a higher salary.

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

10. Don’t wear green. It doesn’t match / suit you.

11. He put up a big note / notice advertising the concert.

12. It’s 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. That’s the man whose / who’s 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 I E S

2. whale, bear, hedgehog, chimpanzee M L

3. beautiful, exciting, fat, heavy D E I

4. poker, chess, dominoes, Mah-jong A

5. Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe N N

6. cellar, kitchen, lounge, parlour O

7. chicken, turkey, duck, goose P L

8. biro, writing paper, ink, pencil T O Y

9. slip, panties, petticoat, bra N R

10. lipstick, mascara, eye-liner, rouge A E -

11. duffel bag, haversack, suitcase, briefcase U A

12. Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian E S

13. oil tanker, schooner, liner, trawler I

14. azure, violet, indigo, orange R

15. F, P, R, W E

16. microscope, compass, sextant, spectroscope I U N

17. law, medicine, teaching, the church R S N

18. glider, airliner, helicopter, balloon C T

19. Polynesian, Papuan, Indian, Nordic C

20. penicillin, morphine, quinine, codeine R

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 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
O
3. percussion, symphony, conductor, violins
R T
4. petal, stem, rose, garden
E
5. collar, tail, bark, Alsatian
O
6. bride, ring, church, photographer D
7. kitchen, stairs, family, address S
8. string, Segovia, fret, chord U
9. pillow, night, mattress, snore E
10. telescope, Venus, galaxy, science T O

11. gun, war, fight, uniform D

12. waveband, transistor, aerial, tuner A

13. key, letter, secretary, ribbon P I

14. landlord, glass, darts, bar B

15. umpire, net, set, court E

16. eat, potatoes, lunch, cook L

17. bank, Danube, flow, estuary I

18. heel, lace, sole, wear E

19. matron, ward, patient, illness S A

20. crotchet, compose, treble chef, classical U

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 SYNONYMS – ADJECTIVES
Give a synonym for each of the words in brackets in the following sentences. Choose
from the ones below.

odd bashful attractive authentic

cheeky enjoyable unbelievable obstinate
Thmost
enormous ample big-headed appalling
hilarious vital keen

1. He was one of the most (good-looking) attractive men she had ever seen.

2. We had a really (pleasant) time in Ipoh last week.

3. Christopher is always telling how good he is at everything. He’s so (conceited)

.

4. The play last night was (terrible) . At least half the audience walked
out in the middle of it.

5. There’s something very (peculiar) about Mr Gregory’s behavior.

Haven’t you noticed?

6. Have you seen Brandon and Rebecca’s new house? It’s really (huge)______________.

7. He won’t take my advice. He’s 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 he’s too (enthusiastic)

I mean, it’s 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. They’re so (rude)
_____________________to everyone.

12. You should have done it by now. You’ve had (sufficient) time.

13. You must read this story – it’s quite (incredible) .

14. Hard work and ambition are (essential) if you want to get on in life.

15. You must go and see the new “Mr Bean’s Holidays” film – it’s (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 purchase spoil trip

Thmost
inform 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 won’t (achieve) _________________ anything if you don’t work harder.

7. The manuscript is basically good – but there are still parts of it that need to be (changed)
_______________________.

8. I couldn’t (remember) ______________________ when I had first met her.

9. The match has been (postponed) ___________________ until next week.

10. Alfred Hitchcock’s 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 don’t like the new secretary very much – she’s 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 can’t stand Doreen. She’s always (boasting) ___________________ about the places
she’s 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)

4. The water is quite around here. (DEEP)

5. I got a very welcome when I finally arrived.

(ENTHUSIASTIC)

6. He had a meal before he went out. (HEAVY)

7. Are you sure your belt isn’t too ? (LOOSE)

8. The risk of fire is in this season. (LOW)

9. The millionaire was very with his tips. (MEAN)

10. They told me this was a footpath. (PRIVATE)

11. She’s got such _____________ skin. (ROUGH)

12. They don’t serve drinks in this cafeteria. (SOFT)

13. Some of them asked very questions. (STUPID)

14. I’m looking for job. (TEMPORARY)

15. He cut himself a slice of bread. (THIN)

16. She always drinks 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 extravag nt pati nt confid nt

Tmost
import 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 you’ll have to be _______________________.

5. They’re so _____________________ ! They never do anything I tell them !

6. It’s very _________________ to sit quietly by the river.

7. Ten pupils were _________________________ today with bad colds.

8. I’m looking for a _____________________ job, not a temporary one.

9. An ________________________ policeman recognized his face.

10. It’s ________________________ 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 fast main sports

Thmost
busy 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 wasn’t short, he wasn’t 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? I’ve been waiting ___________ you for over half an hour.
a to b at c on d for

11 I didn’t see you ________________________the party last weekend.

a on b by c to d at

12 There was a lot of coughing _______________ the performance of Beethoven’s

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,
I’m 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. It’s
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. I’ve 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. It’s 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. Let’s go for a __________________ walk in the fresh air! (HEALTH)

12. We’re ____________________ that they’ll 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. She’s 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 un-

Finally, 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

SET 2
break ble ________________________ china
read ble ________________________ decision
reli ble ________________________ novel
revers ble ________________________ weather
season ble ________________________ witness

SET 3
digest ble ________________________ attitude
cur ble ________________________ explanation
flex ble ________________________ food
leg ble ________________________ handwriting
prob ble ________________________ illness

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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 1
2
3. identity _____________________ c. a road
3
4. memory _____________________ d. a skirt 4
5
5. modern _____________________ e. the soup
6
6. pure _____________________ f. a system 7
7. short _____________________ g. a telephone number 8
9
8. thick _____________________ h. a thief
9. wide _____________________ i. water

Set 2
1. apology _____________________ a. books
2. bright _____________________ b. butter 1
3. class _____________________ c. a collar 2
3
4. loose _____________________ d. a knife
4
5. sharp _____________________ e. for a mistake 5
6. soft _____________________ f. muscles 6
7
7. special _____________________ g. a room 8
8. strength _____________________ h. in sports cars 9
9. terror _____________________ 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 2 3
BREAK CARRY JOIN
4 5
FIND TURN
6 7 8 ARRIVE 5
CALL GET COME CANCEL A
9 10 CONTINUE 2
PASS GO DIE E
A B C DISCOVER 4
OFF IN ON ENTER BY FORCE H
D E FIND BY CHANCE 8
OVER AWAY MATCH G
F G H PARTICIPATE 3
ACROSS WITH INTO
RECOVER D
I J
OUT UP

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, you’re 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. She’s lived alone since her husband __________________ .

9. It’s 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

mosthold up 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

1. The trouble with Frank is that he never _________________ (arrives) on time for
meetings.

2. Johnson, I’d 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 won’t be a minute, Jan. I just want to ____________________ (test) my new tape

recorder.

6. You can’t have a sandwich, I’m afraid. We’ve _________________ (used up our
supply of) bread.

7. Yes, I’ll _______________________ (accept) that.

8. Because of a heavy downpour, the proposed open-air concert had to be

____________________ (cancelled).

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9. Why don’t you _____________________ (enter) the “Miss Malaysia” contest,
Ulla? I’m sure you’d 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, doesn’t he?

13. My father still hasn’t 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. I’ve been feeling so depressed lately that I feel tempted to ___________________
(kill) myself.

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