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2  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   A

GRAMMAR

1              Underline the correct word(s).

Example:              In some towns there isn’t enough entertainment for young / the young.

1              The Frenches / French enjoy good food.

2              My brother has short dark / dark short hair.

3              He wore a striped new blue / new blue striped T-shirt and jeans to the party.

4              The Italian / Italians have a great sense of style.

5              Poor / The poor in many countries rely on charity to survive.

6              I bought some little silver lovely / lovely little silver earrings in Paris.

7              He was so / such cold that he couldn’t feel his toes.

8              I can’t believe you drove such a / such long way to visit her.

2              Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Example:              The man came out of his house and ran (run) down the road.

1              I was doing (do) my homework when I suddenly heard a loud noise.

2              We had been walking (walk) for about an hour when we realized we were lost.

3              When I got home, I remembered that I had left (leave) my keys in the restaurant.

4              The reason he didn’t go (not go) to the party was because Sam hadn’t invited him.

5              When the plane landed at Heathrow it was raining (rain) as usual.

6              He was really angry when she arrived because he had been waiting (wait) for her for 45 minutes.

3              Order the words to make sentences.

Example:              hungry / bit / feeling / I’m / a

I’m feeling a bit hungry.

1              meeting / about / unfortunately, / I / forgot / the
Unfortunately, I forgot about the meeting.

2              thanks / say / even / girl / the / didn’t
The girl didn’t even say thanks.

3              never / on / out / Tessa / goes / weekdays
Tessa never goes out on weekdays.

4              bed / soon / I’m / to / going / go / to
I’m going to go to bed soon.

5              Ben / safe / I / with / feel / slowly / drives / because / he
I feel safe with Ben because he drives slowly.

6              clever / is / brother / my / extremely
My brother is extremely clever.

VOCABULARY

4              Underline the odd word out.

Example:              V-neck   sleeveless   loose   hooded

1              spotted   patterned   checked   tight

2              cotton   plain   nylon   linen

3              scruffy   leather   trendy   stylish

4              striped   denim   velvet   woollen

5              lycra   fur   vest   velvet

6              match   smart   fit   suit

5              Complete the words in the sentences .

Example:              A porter’s job is to help people carry their bags.

              1              I walked through customs and told them I had nothing to declare.

2              The flight attendant offered tea and coffee to the passengers.

3              The plane finally took off after a three-hour delay.

4              You may have to pay extra if you have excess baggage.

5              The man looked carefully at my photo as I went through passport control.

6              The cabin crew are trained to keep calm in an emergency.

7              Some of the passengers on the plane were frightened during the bad weather.

8              When the plane landed at the airport the weather was awful.

6              Underline the correct word(s).

Example:              They are always very lucky – they’ve even / ever won a car!

1              I’ve nearly / near finished – I won’t be long.

2              She wanted to buy new jeans but at / in the end she bought a skirt.

3              Robert is a talented singer, but he yet / still doesn’t have a recording contract.

4              My sister hardly / hard eats any fast food, sweets, or chocolate.

5              I’m really busy actually / at the moment, but I’m hoping to be able to have a holiday soon.

6              I always get up lately / late on Saturdays and Sundays.

PRONUNCIATION

7              Match the words with the same sound.

striped   loose   hooded   leather   velvet   sleeveless

Example:              bike   striped

1              egg              ___velvet___

2              boot              ___loose___

3              computer              ___leather___

4              tree              ___sleeveless___

5              bull              ___hooded___

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