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USE OF ENGLISH COMPILATION

GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS


“excellent” (adjective)
“fly” (verb)
“perform” (verb)
“laugh” (verb)

GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS


“talk” (verb)

GIVE ONE SYNONYM FOR


“run away”

WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING?


support / aid / help / aim
achieve / spot / get / obtain

FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN


BRACKETS:
“By the time we got to the bus station, the bus …… (already leave).”
“I wish I …… (pay) more attention to my friends the last time I met them.”
“I love hats. I …… (wear) them all my life.”
“If the teacher …… (help) me more, I would have passed the exam.”
“He suggested …… (invite) his parents for dinner but I didn’t fancy the idea.”
“I wish I ……so many cakes last night.”
“We regret …… (tell) you that you will have to work tonight.”
“Ana left Greece after she ……her job.”
“I wish I …… (be) a famous football player.”
“I always avoid …… (phone) people after 10 pm.”
“It’s hard for me …… (stop) snacking.”
“I’m tired because I …… (work) since lunchtime.”

FILL IN THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION:


“My sister is really keen …… swimming.” of / for / on / with
The plane suddenly ran out …… fuel. (of/ with/ from/ to).
“I ran …… (over / on / through / into) Marcus yesterday and we went for a quick coffee.”
bump into
“We went to the beach …… (besides / although / in spite / despite) the heavy rain.”
“The nurse will not …… the hospital”. (let me leaving / let me leave / let me to leave)
“Phubbers should apologize …… their behavior.” with / at / for / on
“I haven’t applied …… that job yet.” to / for / about / on
“They don’t want to fight …… that army.” on / against / towards / at
“Nada's uncle did what he could to prevent her ……getting married”. (of /for /from/ to)

FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT WORD:


“He didn’t apply …….. (preposition) the job.”
“He couldn’t go on holiday due to his lack …….. money.”
“They went …….. holiday to the mountains.”
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“She goes to the gym …….. (preposition) the morning.”
“She is always complaining …….. (preposition) her school.”
“Lara usually relies …….. on her friends.”
“After many months, Josh is finally getting …….. his break-up”

WHICH WORD IS NOT AN ADVERB?:


Often / friendly / rapidly / wirelessly.

WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING?:


Change / manage / mutate / modify.

REWRITE THE SENTENCE WITHOUT CHANGING ITS MEANING. BEGIN


AS INDICATED:
“People say that he is a good trainer.” It’s……...
“The Academy of Awards gave Emma Stone a very important prize.” Emma Stone
……...
“If he doesn’t call this week, it will be too late.” Unless ……...
“It’s possible that he hid some of the money”. He may ……...
“You should talk to each other face to face.” You had ……...
“I've played chess for thirty years.” I started ……...
“Although it was raining, we went out.” Despite ……...
“It is not necessary for them to attend the lecture.” They ……...

REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY WITHOUT CHANGING ITS


MEANING:
“He couldn’t to drive, so he went to Paris on train.”

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONAL SENTENCE:


“If they had learnt to swim, ………
“If I’d had my smartphone with me, ………
“If I left my mobile phone at home, ………
“If I were you, ………
“If I had known the truth, ………

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO DIRECT SPEECH:


He told me not to do that again.
They asked if we had met Mary.
I wondered how many people were there.
I asked myself how long he had been living in Paris

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO REPORTED SPEECH:


“These people are not listening to their friends now," said the waiter
Nada asked “Don’t they have any compassion?”

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE PASSIVE VOICE:


“They didn’t give us the ticket at the shop.”
“Spanish engineers have invented a new instrument”.
“Waiters ask customers to stop phoning while they are ordering.”
“Michael grew those wonderful flowers in his garden.”
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“Did anyone deliver the letter yesterday?”

TURN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE INTO THE ACTIVE VOICE:


It is believed that Leonard Maull was crazy.
The kids had been asked to turn off their mobile phones by the teacher.
Children are forced to get married at an early age all over the world.
He was hit by a falling rock while skiing up in the mountains.

THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING A RELATIVE. MAKE CHANGES IF


NECESSARY.
“That girl over there is in my class. Her mother is a well-known artist."
“Paris is the city. I would love to spend my honeymoon there.
Nada must also have an opportunity to live her own life. She lives in Yemen.
I remember the days. I was very happy then.

JOIN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING AN APPROPRIATE LINKER


(DO NOT USE AND, BUT, OR BECAUSE). MAKE CHANGES IF NECESSARY.
“I was extremely tired. I had to go to bed early.”
“Sarah was ill. She went to the wedding reception.”
“My neighbour watered the plants.” “It had been raining for five hours.”

GIVE A QUESTION FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS:


“My brother has been swimming for two hours.”
“They informed her about the project.”
“There were twenty three children at the birthday party.”
“He sprinted for the cash with about 50 other people”.
“The doctor gave the patient a prescription”.
“The traditional model of education persists today in most schools.”
“I lost my cell phone at the cafeteria.”
“I visited England last month.”
“I did all I could to prevent that marriage”
“Tattoos are created by inserting ink below the skin.”

THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES IN THIS SENTENCE. FIND THE MISTAKES


AND REWRITE THE SENTENCE CORRECTLY.
“I’m agree with John, but not with hers parents.”

USE THE WORDS IN THE BOXES TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL SENTENCE.


USE ALL AND ONLY THE WORDS IN THE BOXES WITHOUT CHANGING
THEIR FORM.

WAIT TO FOR IT IS THE USELESS BUS

YOU DENTIST BETTER TO HAD GO THE


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MANICURE WEEK MARY LAST DONE HER LAST

BLAND THAT EAT SO I IT FOOD COULDN’T THE

NEIGHBOUR ICE- WHO MY IS THE SELLS MAN


CREAMS

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