Name ____________________________

Class ____________________________

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
GRAMMAR

1 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: Have you ever been (go) to Paris?
1 Can you wait a few minutes? The boys _______ (not finish) their lunch yet.
2 I _______ (feel) dizzy all morning. I think I’ll go to the doctor’s.
3 The criminal’s sentence _______ (not decide) until next week.
4 I _______ (finish) your book by tomorrow, so I’ll give it back to you then.
5 If I _______ (not see) you before I go, I’ll phone you next week.
6 I _______ (talk) to Jane when Billy walked through the door.
7 You can go out as soon you _______ (do) your homework.
8 How long _______ (sit) there? Are you waiting for someone?
9 They _______ (climb) for about an hour when the rain started.
10 I _______ already _______ (speak) to John about the problem.
11 This time tomorrow I _______ (do) my final exams.
12 When Jane got to the station she realized she _______ (leave) her ticket at home.
13 Who _______ (know) the answer to this question?
14 It _______ (think) that the burglar escaped through the bathroom window.
15 People used _______ (send) to prison for a longer period of time.
16 The robbers are believed _______ (steal) three valuable paintings.
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2 Order the words to make sentences.

Example: cinema / you / yesterday / go / the / to / did
Did you go to the cinema yesterday?
1 start / sooner / the / we’ll / arrive / earlier / we / the
2 be / by / 8.30 / I’ll / probably / home
3 I / tired / I / went / was / to / so / bed
4 is / station / tell / where / could / me / you / the / ?
5 tennis / don’t / like / playing / you / ?
6 I / as / soon / will / arrive / as / call / I / you
7 thinking / you / what / about / are / ?
8 to / woman / the / said / is / in / 30s / be / her
9 time / fortunately / the / arrived / in / for / wedding / we
10 nice / spotted / dress / Tess / wearing / is / new / a
11 badly / wasn’t / accident / the / in / woman / injured / the
12 before / were / we’d / driving / for / we / hours / realized / we / lost / been
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3 Underline the correct form.

Example: I like sport, but my brother does / doesn’t.
1 A My sister saw George Clooney in a bar when she was in New York.
B Did / Has she? Wow, I’d love to meet him!
2 The rich / Rich pay more tax in most European countries.
3 A I really don’t like going out on Sunday evenings.
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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
B Oh, neither / so do I.
4 These days, young / the young enjoy all kinds of technology.
5 They said it’s likely / probably to rain tomorrow.
6 Don’t wait for Ben. He’s late always / always late.
7 Take an umbrella in case it rains / will rain.
8 An Irish / Irish man lives next door to us.
9 I did tell / told you the truth. I promise.
10 Your sister doesn’t speak English, does / doesn’t she?
11 My brother is very ambitious, and so is his wife / his wife.
12 It was such good / a good weather we went to the beach.
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Grammar total 40

VOCABULARY

4 Underline the odd word out.

Example: blister rash temperature x-ray
1 operation asthma scan injection
2 freezing cool chilly warm
3 headache stitches cough vomiting
4 drought breeze hurricane hailstorm
5 suede velvet leather spotted
6 robbery evidence blackmail fraud
7 sleeveless hooded V-neck cotton
8 calm loyal immature open-minded
9 passenger luggage pilot crew
10 judge verdict jury witness
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5 Underline the correct word.

Example: My hotel is near / nearly the airport.
1 The police say they have definite proof / evidence that he is the murderer.
2 This book is specially / especially designed for very young children.
3 Liz takes after / off her mother. They’re both musical.
4 You’ve been working too hard / hardly. You need a holiday.
5 My sister’s had a new boyfriend for six months and I still / yet haven’t met him.
6 I don’t like rushing breakfast. I prefer to take my time / easy.
7 Harry’s taken part / up karate. He’s really enjoying it.
8 There’s going to be a concert at / in the end of the school year.
9 As it’s a special occasion I’m going to dress up / get dressed.
10 We should take notice / advantage of the hot weather and go to the beach.
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Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
6 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
Example: John has a sore throat and a headache.
hurt sore twisted
1 Lisa’s always in a good mood. She’s very ________.
moody funny cheerful
2 Watch ________! There are pickpockets in this area.
up out around
3 I like your bag. It ________ your shoes.
suits matches fits
4 Tim’s very ________. He always does his homework.
conscientious unconscious well balanced
5 Sarah’s boyfriend is a ________ fish. He never shows his feelings.
cold wet dry
6 The gang ________ the businessman and asked his family for ten million dollars.
smuggled hijacked kidnapped
7 My sister never changes her opinion. She’s so ________!
assertive easy going stubborn
8 Anna’s very ________. She always wears the latest fashions.
scruffy trendy old-fashioned
9 A ________ stole his mobile phone and camera.
burglar vandal mugger
10 That skirt fits you like a ________.
glove sock hood
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7 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: Mary sprained her ankle when she was jogging in the park.
1 She’s had a stomach a________ all day. I’m going to call the doctor.
2 Don’t drive today. There’s going to be thick f________ later on.
3 I didn’t have anything to declare, so I walked straight through c________.
4 My brother is a________ to nuts. He becomes very ill if he eats one.
5 I’ve cut myself. My finger is bl________.
6 We went by plane to Sydney. It was a 20-hour f________.
7 We’re having a h________ at the moment. It’s been really hot every day for a month.
8 I always ask for an aisle s________ when I fly.
9 My grandfather has very high blood pr________.
10 It poured with rain and I didn’t have an umbrella. I got s________.
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Vocabulary total 40
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Class ____________________________

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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
PRONUNCIATION

8 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: reserved
1 eccentric
2 temperature
3 bad-tempered
4 injection
5 undressed
6 slippery
7 terrorist
8 investigate
9 stylish
10 monsoon
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9 Match the words with the same sound.

backpack blister calm caught crew

drought freezing hijack infection nylon

Example: funny blood

1 headache _________________
2 court _________________
3 striped _________________
4 judge _________________
5 shower _________________
6 guilty _________________
7 cough _________________
8 heart _________________
9 loose _________________
10 sociable _________________
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Pronunciation total 20
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 100
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Class ____________________________

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Listening and Speaking A