Revision for the Mid Term Examination

Transformation Practise
Ms Belen

Key Word Transformation

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Use
between TWO and FIVE words.

1. Her brother sings better than she does. (AS)

She doesn't __________________________ her brother.
2. Jack is so arrogant I can't stand him. (SUCH)
I can't stand Jack because ________________________________ person.
3. After an hour we stopped practicing. (HAD)
We ______________________________ for an hour when we stopped.
4. Learning to play so well surely took him a long time! (MUST)
It _______________________________ him a long time to play so well.
5. When I was little I was often scared at night. (USED)
I _______________________________ at night when I was little.
6. I'll call you the minute I arrive at the airport. (SOON)
I'll call you __________________________ I arrive at the airport.
7. A week from now, I'll be on a plane to New York. (FLYING)
This time next week, I __________________________ to New York.
8. People in this factory produce many different things. (ARE)
Many different things __________________________ at this factory.
9. Will they let us take photos at the concert? (ALLOWED)
Will ________________________________ photos at the concert?
10.Our fan club gave us a small amount of money (LITTLE)
We _______________________________ money from our fan club.
11.We had to stop because there was no petrol left in the car. (RAN)
We had to stop because we __________________________ petrol.
12. "Don't touch the fresh paint", he told me. (WARNED)
He _________________________________ the fresh paint.
13.We paid someone we knew to make these fancy chairs. (HAD)
We _______________________________ made by someone we knew.
14. John recently became the new football manager. (TAKEN)
Recently, John __________________________ the job of the new football manager.
15. The band are too good for this to be their first performance. (CAN'T)
This _______________________________ performance because they're too good.
16. I read the instructions twice because I wanted to be certain that I understood them. (MAKE)
I ___________________________ that I understood the instructions, so I read them twice.
17. They waited at the bus stop and five minutes later their bus arrived. (BEEN)
They ___________________________ at the bus stop for five minutes when their bus arrived.
18. I'm not going home in the rain. (UNTIL)
I won't go home ___________________________ raining.
19. They must think of a better plan than that. (COME)
They'll have ______________________________ a better plan than that.
20. People think that church is over a century old. (THOUGHT)
That church ___________________________ over a century old.
21. Maybe you left your keys in the kitchen. (MIGHT)
You ___________________________ your keys in the kitchen.
22. Wearing a helmet is compulsory when you go roller skating. (HAVE)
You ___________________________ a helmet when you go roller skating.
23. The boy says he doesn't know anything about the missing money. (CLAIMS)
The boy _____________________________ anything about the missing money.
24. He called the police last night. (MADE)
He ___________________________ to the police last night.
25.The headmaster announced, "There will be a concert at the end of June." (PLACE)
The headmaster announced that a concert ___________________________ at the end of June.
26.Someone is cleaning up our garden next week. (CLEANED)
We __________________________________ up next week.
27.Answering this email is not necessary. (NEED)
You ______________________________ this email.
28.We must leave early tomorrow morning, because the weather will get bad later on. (OUT)
We need ___________________________ early tomorrow morning, because the weather will get
bad later on.
29.It is possible that Maria didn't get your message. (MAY)
Maria ___________________________ your message.
30. My friend couldn’t decide where to go on holiday. (MIND)
My friend couldn’t _______________________________ where to go on holiday.
31. Let’s all go to the cinema (SUGGESTED).
My sister _______________________________ to the cinema.
32. I took my car to the garage yesterday (REPAIRED).
I _______________________________ yesterday.
33. They forced us to go with them. (MADE)
We _______________________________ with them.
34. She definitely left the house before I did. (MUST)
She _______________________________ out before I did.
35. The restaurant bill was wrong. (MISTAKE)
The restaurant _______________________________ with our bill.
KEY
1. Her brother sings better than she does. (AS)
She doesn't sing as well as her brother.
2. Jack is so arrogant I can't stand him. (SUCH)
I can't stand Jack because he's such an arrogant person.
3. After an hour we stopped practicing. (HAD)
We had been practicing for an hour when we stopped.
4. Learning to play so well surely took him a long time! (MUST)
It must have taken him a long time to play so well.
5. When I was little I was often scared at night. (USED)
I used to be scared at night when I was little.
6. I'll call you the minute I arrive at the airport. (SOON)
I'll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport.
7. A week from now, I'll be on a plane to New York. (FLYING)
This time next week, I will be flying to New York.
8. People in this factory produce many different things. (ARE)
Many different things are produced at this factory.
9. Will they let us take photos at the concert? (ALLOWED)
Will we be allowed to take photos at the concert?
10.Our fan club gave us a small amount of money (LITTLE)
We were given (a) little money from our fan club.
11.We had to stop because there was no petrol left in the car. (RAN)
We had to stop because we ran out of petrol.
12. "Don't touch the fresh paint", he told me. (WARNED)
He warned me not to touch the fresh paint.
13.We paid someone we knew to make these fancy chairs. (HAD)
We had these fancy chairs made by someone we knew.
14. John recently became the new football manager. (TAKEN)
Recently, John has taken up the job of the new football manager.
15. The band are too good for this to be their first performance. (CAN'T)
This can't be their first performance because they're too good.

1. I read the instructions twice because I wanted to be certain that I understood them. (MAKE)
I wanted to make sure that I understood the instructions, so I read them twice.
2. They waited at the bus stop and five minutes later their bus arrived. (BEEN)
They had been waiting at the bus stop for five minutes when their bus arrived.
3. I'm not going home in the rain. (UNTIL) I won't go home until it stops raining.
4. They must think of a better plan than that. (COME)
They'll have to come up with a better plan than that.
5. People think that church is over a century old. (THOUGHT)
That church is thought to be over a century old.
6. Maybe you left your keys in the kitchen. (MIGHT)
You might have left your keys in the kitchen.
7. Wearing a helmet is compulsory when you go roller skating. (HAVE)
You have to wear a helmet when you go roller skating.
8. The boy says he doesn't know anything about the missing money. (CLAIMS)
The boy claims not to know anything about the missing money.
9. He called the police last night. (CALL)
He made a call to the police last night.
10. The headmaster announced, "There will be a concert at the end of June." (PLACE)
The headmaster announced that a concert would take place at the end of June.
11. Someone is cleaning up our garden next week. (CLEANED)
We are having/will have our garden cleaned up next week.
12.Answering this email is not necessary. (NEED)
You don't need to answer this email.
13.We must leave early tomorrow morning, because the weather will get bad later on. (OUT)
We need to set out early tomorrow morning, because the weather will get bad later on.
14. It is possible that Maria didn't get your message. (MAY)
Maria may not have got your message.

1. My friend couldn’t decide where to go on holiday. (MIND)

My friend couldn’t make up her/his mind where to go on holiday.
2. Let’s all go to the cinema (SUGGESTED).
My sister suggested going to the cinema.
3. I took my car to the garage yesterday (REPAIRED).
I had my car repaired yesterday.
4. They forced us to go with them. (MADE)
We were made to go with them.
5. She definitely left the house before I did. (MUST)
She must have gone out before I did.
6. The restaurant bill was wrong. (MISTAKE)
7. The restaurant made a mistake with our bill.