Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
7 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: I wish my hair was (be) longer.
1 I wish I ________ (have) a better job. I don’t enjoy this kind of work.
2 This book is so boring. I wish I ________ (not start) reading it.
3 Luke wishes he ________ (can) play football better.
4 I wish it ________ (stop) raining. I want to go out.
5 I’m starving. I wish I ________ (eat) breakfast this morning.
6 I wish my train ________ (come)! I’m going to be late for work again.
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2 Underline the correct word(s).
Example: Although / In spite of the exam was hard, I still passed.
1 I like maths, even though / despite I’m not very good at it.
2 I went to the library to / for look for a book about art.
3 I phoned my boss in order to / so that he would know I wasn’t coming.
4 In spite of / Although the heavy traffic, we got to the airport on time.
5 I lent Jane some money, even though / despite I didn’t have much.
6 We took a taxi so as not to / to not be late.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
Example: He’s the man who works in our local bank.
whose whom who
1 My grandparents, ________ live by the sea, often invite me to stay with them.
that who which
2 She’s the girl ________ owns the big dog.
which that whose
3 My mum’s the only person to ________ I can talk about my problems.
that who whom
4 ________ I like best about Nicky is her generosity.
That Which What
5 Tim didn’t pass any of his exams, ________ is a bit of a problem for him.
which what that
6 My best friend, ________ dad is a music teacher, plays the piano and the guitar.
whom whose who
7 Don’t worry. You can sit ________ you want here.
whichever wherever whatever
8 ________ much exercise I do, I never seem to lose weight.
Whichever Whatever However
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Grammar total
20
VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.
Example: I get a bit depressed (depress) during the winter months.
1 Sammy is quite ________ (amuse) when he’s in a good mood.
2 It really ________ (annoy) me when people shout on mobile phones.
3 I was ________ (disappoint) when I got a bad mark in my maths exam.
4 After three ________ (exhaust) days on the road, we finally reached the house we’d rented.
5 It was such a ________ (thrill) film that I was sitting on the edge of my seat.
6 What really ________ (frustrate) me about learning Polish is the difficult pronunciation.
5 Complete the words in the sentences.
Example: A chain is a group of shops owned by the same company.
1 My uncle sold his shop because he wasn’t making a p________.
2 A person who works for somebody else is called an e________.
3 Their business e________ up being very profitable.
4 Most people hate getting j________ mail through their doors.
5 My friend, who is an actor, starred in a TV c________ for shampoo.
6 Our company does b________ with other companies all over the world.
7 The firm I work for is being taken o________ by a multinational company.
8 The lawyer told his c________ that he couldn’t work for her any longer.
6 Write the words in brackets with the correct prefix.
Example: someone who can speak two languages (lingual) = bilingual
1 food that is a bit raw (cook) = ________
2 something that is tiny (scopic) = ________
3 not paid enough (paid) = ________
4 somebody that doesn’t smoke any more (smoker) = ________
5 to sleep more than you should (sleep) = ________
6 to say a word or letter wrongly (pronounce) = ________
Vocabulary total
PRONUNCIATION
7 Match the words with the same sound.
branch manager expand launch staff slogan
Example: horse launch
1 car ________, ________
2 cat ________, ________
3 computer ________
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8 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: expand
1 employee
2 employer
3 manufacture
4 colleague
5 department
Pronunciation total
10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total
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