Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
GRAMMAR
1 Complete the dialogues. Use the verbs in brackets in the present perfect simple or the past simple.
Example: I’ve been to Beijing, but I’ve never been (not / go) to Shanghai.
Petra 1________ (you / remember) to pay that cheque into the bank?
Alan Yes, it went in this morning.
Tom 2________ (you / ever / borrow) anyone’s car?
Dave Yes, I borrowed my brother’s and I crashed it!
Anna Hi, can I speak to Sally, please?
Beth I’m sorry, she 3________ (just / go) out.
Doctor What seems to be the problem?
John I 4________ (fall) over playing volleyball. I think I 5________ (break) my finger.
Peter How long 6________ (you / know) Mike?
Liz Well, we 7________ (meet) in 2008 and we’ve been good friends ever since.
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2 Underline the correct word or phrase.
Example: You’ve been working / worked hard for months – you need a holiday.
1 How long have you been saving up / do you save up for a motorbike?
2 He’s learning / been learning Chinese for three years now.
3 I’ve been planning / planned my visit to the Amazon for years.
4 She’s known / been knowing him for years.
5 Don’t worry. I haven’t been crying / cried – I’ve got a cold.
6 He’s disliked / been disliking bananas since he was a child.
7 I’ve had / been having the same bank account since I was a student.
3 Complete the time expressions with for or since.
Example: for many years
1 ____ 2003
2 ____ we met in college
3 ____ a very long time
4 ____ the lesson began
5 ____ a couple of months
6 ____ Tuesday
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Grammar total
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VOCABULARY
4 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
Example: I’m hoping my boss will raise my salary soon
charge raise afford
1 You need to open a business ________ when you start your own business.
cash machine bank account phone bill
2 I think you’ll ________ a lot of money selling clothes in this market.
do pay make
3 Felipe still __________ me the €100 I lent him last month.
owes charges borrows
4 I try to ________ some of my salary every month so that I can go travelling.
save afford cost
5 It’s difficult to get a ________ from a bank during a recession.
contract loan tax
6 He ________ a lot of money from his grandmother when she died last year.
invested inherited took out
7 I’m trying not to ________ money on gadgets I will never use.
invest waste charge
8 My parents ________ me some money so I could buy a car.
borrowed owed lent
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5 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
Example: Can I pay by credit card?
1 I’ll lend you the money if you promise to pay it ____ by next month.
2 You really should avoid getting ____ too much debt.
3 I can’t believe how much I spend ____ coffees!
4 For my last birthday my aunt gave me £50 ____ cash.
5 They charged us £10 ____ this theatre programme!
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6 Write the synonym.
Example: very tasty delicious
1 very funny ________
2 very ________ positive
3 very angry ________
4 very ________ starving
5 very frightened ________
6 very ________ freezing
7 very dirty ________
Vocabulary total
PRONUNCIATION
7 Match the words with the same sound.
afford worth honestmoney boiling owe
Example: boy boiling
1 phone ________
2 up ________
3 bird ________
4 horse ________
5 clock ________
8 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: mort|gage
1 sa|la|ry
2 de|ligh|ted
3 in|vest
4 re|ce|ssion
5 po|si|tive
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