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KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION- FCE

The document provides a series of key word transformation exercises where the second sentence must be completed to maintain the meaning of the first sentence using a specified word. Each transformation requires a response of two to five words, ensuring grammatical correctness and relevance to the original statement. The exercises cover various topics and sentence structures, focusing on synonyms and rephrasing.

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KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION- FCE

The document provides a series of key word transformation exercises where the second sentence must be completed to maintain the meaning of the first sentence using a specified word. Each transformation requires a response of two to five words, ensuring grammatical correctness and relevance to the original statement. The exercises cover various topics and sentence structures, focusing on synonyms and rephrasing.

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KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using
the word in brackets. Do not change the given word. You must use between TWO and FIVE
words, including the word given.

1. Peter is a lot older than Martin.

AS

Martin is __not__as old as____________ Peter.

2. The only person Jane didn’t like was her boss.

APART

Jane liked everyone ______apart__from________ her boss.

3. Fewer people read Carlton’s books these days.

WIDELY

Carlton’s books ___do are not so widely read____________ these days.

4. Lucy doesn’t swim nearly as well as Kate.

SWIMMER

Kate is _a much __better swimmer than_____________ Lucy.

5. He was offered some work but he wasn’t able to accept it because he was too busy,

TURNED

He was offered some work but he ____________turned it down ____ because he was too
busy.

6. Rap music isn’t nearly as popular as it was ten years ago.

LESS

Rap music is __far less popular than_________ it was ten years ago.

7. I find studying more difficult as I become older.

IS
I find it _is more difficult to study___________ as I become older.✅

8. My brother never asks when he borrows my things.

ALWAYS

My brother is __always forget to_borrowing my things without_________ asking.

9. I’ve always found learning languages easy.

GOOD

I’ve always __been good for__at _____ learning languages.

10. Traffic today doesn’t move much faster than 100 years ago.

LITTLE

One hundred years ago, traffic moved __a little slower_________ than today.✅

11. Not many staff attended the meeting.

NUMBER

Only ___a few small number of the___ staff attended the meeting.

12. He wasted no time looking for a new car.

SOON

He looked for a new car __as soon as he________ possibly could.✅

13. Sally moved here ten years ago.

LIVING

Sally _____has been living here_______ for ten years.✅

14. The children were not very interested in what the guide said.

MUCH

There _is was not much interest______ among the children in what the guide said.

15. I think he’s rather nice.

QUITE
I think he’s __a quite_a nice ______ person.

16. When I was younger I would play football with my father.

USED

When I was younger my father and I _____used to play__________ football together.✅

17. There weren’t any to do the job.

LACK

There __is was a lack of ______ volunteers to do the job.

18. She’s worked very hard in the garden.

DEAL

She’s done a ___great deal _of work__________ in the garden.

19. I don’t know why golf is so popular.

PEOPLE

I don’t know why ___people likes__like _____golf so much.

20. ‘This car’s not mine,’said the old man.

BELONG

‘This car __is does not belong to me_________,’ said the old man.

21. There doesn't seem to be as many tourists around this year.

FEWER

There seem _to be __a fewer _____________ tourists around this year.

22. I can’t speak Mandarin Chinese.

HOW

I don’t know __how to speak_________ Mandarin Chinese. ✅

23. Nobody helped her clean the house last week.

HERSELF
She ___cleaned herself the house_herself______ last week.

24. Jane decided to wait and only hand in her work at the last minute.

PUT

Jane decided to _put_off handing ______ in her work until the last minute.

25. I don’t live with anyone else in this house.

OWN

I live __on my own________ in this house. ✅

26. It doesn’t help if Tania goes to see the manager.

POINT

There’s ___no point if in Tania goes__going _____ to see the manager.

27. He loves her and she loves him very much.

EACH

They __love each other__________ very much. ✅

28. It was only after she left that I realised that she was famous.

WASN’T

It __wasn´t until that she left_______ that I realised that she was famous.

29. Unfortunately, nobody painted this room for me.

MYSELF

I __painted this room myself_________, unfortunately.✅

30. I don’t know which person to talk to in the bank.

WHO

I __don´t know who to_______ talk to in the bank.✅

31. The holiday I enjoyed the most was the one we had in Greece.

PLEASURE
The holiday which __I´d the most gave me more pleasure_______ was the one we had in
Greece.

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