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1. PASSIVE VOICE
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Turn the following sentence into the Turn the following sentence into the
passive voice. active voice.
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1. Visitors find peace and joy at 1. Children are easily influenced

the monastery by violent games.
2. We would receive him with open 2. Tea has been made by his
arms. mother.
3. The international community is 3. In 1995 a new version of the
not paying enough attention to New Testament was published
this issue. 4. I was never warned against
4. Many adults are reading Harry drugs.
Potters books. 5. The scheme had been
5. They can sell alcohol in pubs. introduced by the Mayor, Ken
6. New Yorkers are placing and Livingstone.
receiving calls. 6. Many illegal copies are being
7. Great predators rarely eat sold on street corners.
plants. 7. Their conclusions have been
8. The astronauts are giving the attacked by many scientists.
journalists a lot of information 8. They were shown a picture of
9. We are going to invite Dr an attacking shark.
Livingstone to participate in the 9. Although help has been
project. offered by some non-profit
10. The traffic warden organizations, the situation of
gave the driver a ticket. the newly arrived immigrants
11. American is very poor.
companies have introduced a
new product in Asia.
12. You cant hear
anything on a helicopter.
13. Many people
consider the yellow press
dishonest.
14. You cant expect
my little sister to behave
responsibly.
15. The lobby is putting
severe pressure on Ministers.
16. A new
phenomenon has hit the
headlines
17. They say he is very
young to work.
18. My father has
brought us up in the respect for
human rights.
19. Radiohead
couldnt release their new
record last December.
20. They never gave
me instructions
21. Medical advances
have greatly reduced the
number of deaths
22. Governments are
analysing the benefits of green
energy
23. They have just told
me the truth
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2. Relative pronouns: Join the following sentences using an appropriate linker (do not
use AND or BUT). Make changes if necessary.

1. Lindsay is the eldest child. She has to look after the other children.
2. He was reading a book. Its characters were zombies.
3. Domestic violence is a global problem. It must receive more attention from the
community.
4. Some Europeans have to cross borders. Their jobs are outside their native
countries.
5. The Sex Discrimination Act made sexist language illegal. It was passed in 1975.
6. Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime. His works are worth
millions.
7. Nikki sells cinema tickets. She is against the ban.
8. I could not move my car. It had no petrol.
9. A dog was sent into space in 1957. Its name was Laika.
10. Jane Halifax is the president of the committee. She does not support the
proposal.
11. Johnny Depp is starring in Finding Neverland. His portrait of Captain
Sparrow is superb.
12. Clark Kent worked for a newspaper. The newspaper was called The Daily
Planet.
13. John has given up smoking. He was a heavy smoker.
14. He received an e-mail. Its content was spam.
15. John Bloom died recently. His novel The French Affair was made into a
beautiful film.
16. He used a sexist word. Its meaning was pejorative for women.
17. Nowadays new kinds of sport attract more and more people. They seldom
appear on television.
18. A friend of mine is a famous scientist. He was born in India.
19. Citizens have to pay taxes. Local Governments fix them.
20. Martins mother is Spanish. She speaks both Spanish and English fluently
21. Medicine is a complicated subject. I know very little about it.
22. Ill come back another day. You wont be so busy then.

3. Prepositions: Fill in the gap with the correct preposition:

1. My friend insisted __________ paying the bill.

2. The Martians climbed ___________ the UFO, closed the door, and flew away.
3. My cousin is very good _____________ golf but he practises many other sports.
4. She knocked ________ the door but nobody answered.
5. More people get angry ________ smokers in western countries.
6. All my family was brought_____ in England.
7. Hassan always dreamt .......... a better life in Europe.
8. Your health depends .......... your diet.
9. I am bored .......... wearing the same clothes every day.
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4. Asking questions. Give a question for the underlined words.

1. This dictionary cost fifty dollars ten years ago.

2. She is said to be 115 years old.
3. People have been seeing strange objects in the sky for centuries.
4. Sally went to this school last year.
5. The new Euro coins came into circulation in January.
6. That is my mothers new coat.
7. Jane crosses the border twice a month.
8. The law did all the forbidding.
9. The Tower of London was built in 1066.
10. The balls cost one pound.
11. Only six per cent of women work as teachers.
12. Predators depend on animals.
13. This system has been running for two years.
14. Edward Lu met his fiance after Christmas.
15. The yellow press specializes in scandal and gossip.
16. Ive been married for twenty years.
17. Money should be spent on HIV/Aids.
18. The e-mail warned about terrible viruses infecting computers.
19. We attend English classes three times a week.
20. The new manager stayed three months in England.
21. Africans wait in the woods for the right moment.
22. My friend drank three beers last night.
23. In towns you will pay taxes twice a year.
24. The Members of Parliament met the Prime Minister last Friday.
25. It took Mozart only eighteen days to compose his last opera.
26. The effects of climate change will be felt sooner than expected.
27. Some users spent hours and hours downloading a full music album years
ago.
28. They found Johns book.
29. Peter lost his wifes luggage at the airport two days ago.
30. The Burtons sent hundreds of e-mails asking for help.
31. Most employees earn 250 a week.

5. Conditional sentences. Complete the following sentence:

1. If the visitors wish

2. If Eva had lived six more days
3. If films were less violent
4. Drinking is dangerous for you when
5. Mary would look for a place to live in London if
6. If he had not drunk so much...
7. If I worked in a bank,
8. If Catherine didnt speak five languages,
9. If I could go anywhere I liked, ..
10. If I had studied psychology
11. If Saudi women had less restrictions
12. If people do not turn off their mobile phones in cinemas...
13. If I were a driver,
14. If I ever went to space
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15. If tobacco were more expensive...

16. If George had been a film star,
17. If I didnt have a mobile phone
18. If Harry were allowed to use magic at home . . .
19. If I had known the truth about Larry . . .
20. If all those foreign families hadnt arrived at Aguaviva,
21. I would give up smoking if
22. If governments spent less money on wars
23. If people didnt pay taxes,
24. If rich countries helped poor ones...
25. If I were a smoker...
26. If Mary had shown real passion for ballet,
27. Millions of people will face natural disasters unless ...
28. If he (NOT RIDE) .......... his bike, he would not have suffered the accident.
29. If he (BRING) .......... his passport, he would not have had trouble at the
airport.
30. You wouldnt be hungry now if
31. If we used more green energy ......
32. If I had been bullied at school I .....

6. Reported speech: Turn the following sentence into reported speech.

1. The director said: We are very privileged to have nursed her.

2. The UFO enthusiast explained: Ive never known anything like it.
3. The butcher exclaimed: You cant get these pies anywhere else in the
universe!
4. Prince Kretzulesco said: I have been considering leaving Germany next year.
5. He has drunk too much tonight, Peter said.
6. In Italy some people said: We feel very much European.
7. She exclaimed: I want to change my name to Cooperperson!
8. Jenny said: We have to take more responsibility.
9. James said: People have died here.
10. Two children were found near the White Tower.
11. The film star said: I fell in love last summer.
12. The spokesman said: I cant understand why billiards has been
prohibited.
13. Gihan exclaimed: We have had too many prohibitions.
14. The young lady said: I did not make such a mistake.
15. In 2001 the councillor said: The city will launch a radical traffic plan
next February
16. She said: Dont smoke if you want to save money.
17. Last week Julia said: We will meet our new instructor tomorrow.
18. She said: Well go and get some food.
19. Michael asked her: Where did you find these trainers?
20. Michael wondered: Why do I do this every day?
21. Buy me the paper if youre going out, Alice asked her brother.
22. My aunt said: Single men should drive slowly if they want to live longer
23. He said: We are here today to reach consensus
24. The doctor asked: Do you ever feel this pain in your stomach before
meals?
25. He asked: Do you often play rugby?
26. I am very sorry for what I have done, he said.
27. Ill pay for the operation, he said.
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28. Mary said to Ellen: Dont ever marry again.

29. Will hurricane Katrina be a warning for politicians?, asked the scientist.
30. She told me: I will lend you my doll next week.

7. Joining sentences. (note: relative pronouns may be the answer to some questions)
1. She lived for a long time. She had a whisky every day.
2. There is a law against sex discrimination. Companies cant offer jobs for men
only.
3. Lots of tourists visit that old building every year. It is one of the major
attractions in London.
4. Occidental observers are against the veiling of women in Arabia. The veiling is
an example of sexual segregation.
5. He has been attending Italian lessons. His family moved to Rome five years ago.
6. That man talks a lot. He has more chances to become a politician. 8
7. Any English conversation must begin with the weather. The English weather is
not a fascinating topic.
8. The Government has a good reputation. It has not solved the problem yet.
9. I was determined to develop my natural talent for music. I started to take
lessons at an academy.
10. It was a rainy day. They decided to go fishing.
11. I like to be slim. I also like eating a lot.

8. GRAMMAR QUESTIONS
1. Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
While I (drive)___________ down the road, I came across a big cow.
2. Which word is not a preposition? THROUGH OF OR FOR
3. Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets.
When she arrived home, her husband (not cook) ________ dinner yet.
4. Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets:
They ___________ (teach) medieval history by their teacher when they were at
school.
5. Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets.
Spain (beat) _________ Canada at football last year.
6. Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets.
He shouldnt (go) to that party yesterday.
7. Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets:
Someone (hit) _________ me as I came into the room.
8. Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets.
Those trees (grow) ___________ so high that they block the view.
9. Fill in the gap with the correct option: It is not always easy .......... the
environment .
To avoid polluting / to avoid to pollute / avoiding to pollute / avoid polluting
10. Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets:
I will never forget (PLAY) .......... video games when I was ten.
11. Which word is not an adjective? lAST / lOST / lOW / lOAN / lOUD.
12. Which word is not an adjective? Credible / Difference / Conventional /
Aggressive.
13. Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets:
Id rather you (STOP) .......... talking about things you dont know.
14. Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets:
When I came into the room he .......... (LIE) on the floor.
15. Fill in the gap with the correct option:
It is not a problem for him to meet us at 6.00 a.m. He .......... getting up early.
used to / gets used to / is used to
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16. Fill in the gap with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
He may .......... (be) there last night. I really dont know.
17. Fill in the gap with a correct form of the verb in brackets:
By the time they reach Manchester tomorrow, they ...... (travel) for fourteen
hours.
18. Which word is not an adverb?: Fast / likely / friendly / slowly.
19. Fill in the gap with the correct option:
I travel to London ...... often. Much / quiet / quite / many.
20. Fill in the gap with the correct option:
He was annoyed because he ...... by his classmates.
Was laughing at /Was being laughed at / Was being laughed of.

9. Putting words in the correct order: Put the following words in the correct order to
make a meaningful sentence.
1. people / homes / old / in / live / nursing
2. solve difficult social are extremely problems to
3. wanted drink mary the to cat water
4. european one stronger the makes union coin
5. people alcohol the buy ordered to authorities not
6. punish anti-social will cinema goers new york behaviour for
7. too carry box heavy to is that
8. 40 dollars me wine charged they the for
9. a alcohol planned ban government total the on
10. your enough good not is cooking
11. the at ? you enjoy did party dancing
12. be law by issued this september will
13. whole with infected the her she enthusiasm class
14. make heavy can ineffective smoking treatment
15. writing to computers students used with are
16. before heard i speaking never her had
17. i hair yesterday had cut my
18. to too on exhausted was he go

10. CHANGING GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY

1. Give one noun with the same root as BRIGHT (adjective) and one noun with the
same root as REPORT (verb).
2. Give a noun with the same root as THINK (verb) and a noun with the same root
as BEHAVE (verb).
3. Give a verb with the same root as CONNECTION (noun).
4. Give an adjective with the same root as EXCITEMENT (noun).
5. Give a noun with the same root as DEVELOP (verb).
6. Give a verb with the same root as INCLUSIVE (adjective) and give an adjective
with the same root
7. as INSTITUTION (noun).
8. Give a noun with the same root as APPEAR (verb).
9. Give an adjective with the same root as FORGET (verb).
10. Give an adjective with the same root as REASON (noun).
11. Give and adjective with the same root as EDUCATION (noun)
12. Give an adjective with the same root as SENSE (noun)
13. Give an adjective with the same root as IMPRESSION (noun)
14. Give one adjective with the same root as SUCCESS (noun)
15. Give one noun with the same root as IMPROVE (verb)
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16. Give an adjective with the same root as ENJOY (verb)

17. Give a noun with the same root as POLITICAL (adjective).
18. Give a noun with the same root as WIDE (adjective).
19. Give a noun with the same root as RESTRICT (verb)
20. Give one adjective with the same root as SUCCESS (noun)
21. Give one noun with the same root as IMPROVE (verb)
22. Give an adjective with the same root as CHILD (noun).
23. Give a noun with the same root as LOUD (adjective).
24. Give an adjective with the same root as HISTORY (noun).
25. Give a noun with the same root as WARN (verb).
26. Give a noun with the same root as EXPECTED (adjective).
27. Give an adjective with the same root as DOUBT (noun)
28. Give an adjective with the same root as FORGET (verb)
29. Give one opposite for FAMILIAR (adjective)
30. Give a noun with the same root as ENCOURAGE (verb)
31. Give an adjective with the same root as PROFIT
32. Give an adjective with the same root as SURVIVE (noun)
33. Give a noun with the same root as PRESTIGIOUS (adjective)
34. Give an adjective with the same root as CARE (noun)
35. Give a noun with the same root as ACCEPT (verb)
36. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS value (NOUN).
37. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS save (VERB).
38. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS threat (NOUN).
39. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS choose (VERB).
40. GIVE AN ADJECTIVE WITH THE SAME ROOT AS help (VERB).
41. GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS encourage (VERB)

11. REWRITE THE SENTENCES : Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning.
Begin as indicated:
1. My computer is too slow for me.
My computer isnt..
2. It wasnt until the 1980s that institutions started to eliminate sexist language.
Before the 1980s..
3. African countries are too poor to build a space station.
African countries arent
4. These men and women can go nowhere else.
These men and women cannot ...
5. It is quite unlikely that she will pay for the drinks.
It is not ...
6. Many Indian people are too poor to have their own houses.
Many Indian people arent
7. It is reported that a lot of people are homeless after the flood.
A lot of people ...
8. The ticket was too expensive for him to pay.
The ticket was not ...

12. SEMANTIC GROUP

1. Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group:
FILM, ACTOR, DIRECTOR,
2. Which word does not have the same meaning?
INVESTIGATE EXAMINE PERCEIVE SURVEY
3. Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group:
HAND, FOOT, HEAD, EYES,
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4. Complete the series with another word of the same semantic field:
TEACHER, DOCTOR, ENGINEER,
5. Which word does not have the same meaning?
SUGGEST PROPOSE SUPPOSE ADVISE
6. Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group
headache, backache, stomach-ache
7. Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group:
ARGENTINIAN URUGUAYAN PERUVIAN
8. Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group:
SEE, LOOK, OBSERVE, CONTEMPLATE
9. Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group:
JOB, WORK, OCCUPATION, BUSINESS
10. Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group.
CROWD, PARTY, GATHERING,
11. Complete the series with another word of the same semantic group:
REQUEST, SOLICIT, IMPLORE, BEG
12. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING?
Shortage / surplus / lack / deficit
13. COMPLETE THE SERIES WITH ANOTHER WORD OF THE SAME SEMANTIC
GROUP:
Damage / Harm / Injure..
14. COMPLETE THE SERIES WITH ANOTHER WORD OF THE SAME SEMANTIC
GROUP:
Lung / Stomach / Liver.
15. COMPLETE THE SERIES WITH ANOTHER WORD OF THE SAME SEMANTIC
GROUP:
prohibit / ban / proscribe
16. WHICH WORD DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME MEANING?
Path / trip / passage / way.

13. VOCABULARY QUESTIONS (GENERAL)

1. Fill in the gap with a correct adjective: The patient is too __________ to leave the
hospital.
2. Fill in the gaps with a correct adjective:
How.is the Empire State Building? 320 metres.
3. Give one synonym for BORDER (noun)
4. Give one opposite for INNER (adjective)
5. Give one opposite for INCREASE (verb)
6. Give one synonym for REPEATEDLY (adverb)
7. Which word is not an ADVERB? QUICKLY FAST LONELY EASILY
8. Give one opposite for ANNOYED (adjective)
9. Give one synonym for COURTESY
10. Give one opposite for EXCITING (adjective)
11. Give one synonym for CONTINUE (verb)
12. Give one synonym for PROSPEROUS (adjective).
13. Give one opposite for PROHIBIT (verb)
14. Give one opposite for HEALTH (noun)
15. Give one opposite for PLEASED (adjective).
16. Give one opposite for INCREASING (adjective).
17. Give one synonym for INCIDENT.
18. Give one opposite for LARGE (adjective).
19. Give one synonym for ATTACK (verb).
20. Give one opposite for LAND (verb)
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21. Give one opposite for FAILURE (noun)

22. Give one synonym for BORDER
23. Give one opposite for TEMPORARY (adjective)
24. Give one opposite for BREAK (verb)
25. Give one opposite for EMPTY (verb)
26. Give one opposite for AUGMENTATION (noun)
27. Give one opposite for FAIL (verb)
28. Give one opposite for ENJOYABLE (adjective)
29. Give One Synonym For Profit (Noun)
30. Give One Opposite For Rural (Adjective).
31. Give One Synonym For Aim (Noun).
32. Give One Opposite For Painful (Adjective).
33. Give One Opposite For Warming (Noun).
34. Give One Synonym For Desire (Verb).