55 - ] Vocabulary Tests
Test Fifty Five
1 - ] Prepositional phrases
Supply ‘at , by , in , on , to , with or ----‘ where
necessary .
1 . Did you come all this way ------------- foot ?
2 . I didn’t walk . I came here ------------- the bus
.
3 . Where’s Harry ? - I think he’s gone ------------
be .
4 . Aren’t the children ----------- bed yet ?
5 . What time did you go ----------- home last night
?
6 . You may work hard all week , but you do nothing
when you’re ---------- home .
7 . I don’t think it’s that much cheaper to go
------------- bus .
8 . Your cheque is ----------- the post .
9 . Who’s that woman ----------- the black handbag ?
10 . What time do the children go ------------ school
in the mornings ?
11 . I don’t mind being alone ----------- the house .
12 . I only manage to get the shopping done when the
children are ---------- school .
13 . You can’t speak to him now . He’s -------------
class .
14 . Many young people expect to go -------------
university after they leave school .
15 . Where did you hear about this ? - I saw it
-------------TV .
Answer Key
1 . on 2 . on / in 3 . to 4 . in 5 . - 6 . at 7 . by 8
. in 9 . with 10 . to 11 . in 12 . at 13 . in
14 . to 15 . on
2 .] Only one negative
Write these sentences again in the negative using
different words from those in italics . Make any other changes . The first one
has been done for you .
0 . I haven’t ever been late for work . I have never been late for work .
1 . There are no people at the bus stop .
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2 . It wasn’t a surprise to get your letter .
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3 . I’ve done nothing all afternoon
.
-----------------------------------------------------
4 . I haven’t seen anyone all day .
--------------------------------------------------------
5 . Peg got dressed without any help from me
.
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6 . I haven’t been anywhere today .
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7 . It’s nobody you know .
-----------------------------------------------
8 . I left home with no money in my pocket .
------------------------------------------
9 . You can’t trust anybody these days
. ---------------------------------------------------
Answer Key
1 . There aren’t any people 2 . It was no surprise 3
. I haven’t done anything
4. I have seen no one 5 . ----------with no help 6 .
I have been nowhere 7 . It isn’t / It’s not
anybody 8 . without any money 9 . You can trust
nobody
3 .] - ed / -ing
Supply the best words
1 . I found the film very
( A ) boring ( B
) bored
2 . I got so ------------ waiting for you to arrive
. ( A ) boring ( B ) bored
3 . John is the most ------------- man I’ve ever met . ( A ) boring (
B ) bored
4 . Don’t look
so -------------------- ! ( A ) surprising
( B ) surprised
5 . Mother looks very ----------------- ( A ) worrying ( B ) worried
6 . The rise in crime is very ------------------
. ( A ) worrying ( B ) worried
7 . Don’t you find shopping ---------------- ? ( A ) tiring ( B ) tired
8 . Don’t you find John rather -------------- ? ( A ) tiring ( B ) tired
Answer key
1 A 2 . B 3 . A 4 . B 5 . B 6 . A 7 . A 8 . A
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