Opposite Verbs II

Match the verbs on the left with its opposite on the right.
Use the boxes on the left to write your choices.
Then click on the answer button to see if your answer is correct.

1. regress 2. rise 3. shorten 4. show 5. sink 6. sit 7. spend 8. stay

a. fall b. lengthen c. stand d. save e. leave f. float g. hide h. progress

Answers 1-h 2-a 3-b 4-g 5-f 6-c 7-d 8-e

(C) 1997 Vera Mello

Participles

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1. It's ___ how popular American music is around the world.
   a. surprised
   b. surprising
   Answerb

2. I thought the movie "Independence Day" was really ___ .
   a. bored
   b. boring
   Answerb

3. That tall new building in Kuala Lampur really ___ me!
   a. fascinate
   b. fascinating
   c. fascinates
   Answerc

4. Bryan Adams is a really ___ singer.
   a. interested
   b. interesting
   c. interest
   Answerb

5. The comedian we saw last night really ___ us.
   a. amusing
   b. amused
   c. amuse
   Answerb

6. I think flying in an airplane is a ___ experience.
   a. terrifying
   b. terrified
   c. terrify
   Answera

7. Have you heard about the ___ new roller coaster at the amusement park?
   a. excited
   b. excite
   c. exciting
   Answerc

8. He ___ us with his knowledge of Medieval history.
   a. surprised
   b. surprising
   Answera

9. That three hour lecture yesterday was really ___ !
   a. tired
   b. tiring
   Answerb

10. Halloween is coming soon! What a ___ holiday!
    a. frighten
    b. frightened
    c. frightening
    Answerc

Copyright (C) 1996 by Larry Davis

Assorted Questions

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1. That is ___ you are poor.
   a. why
   b. that
   c. which
   Answera

2. I couldn't help ___ when he told me that story.
   a. laugh
   b. laughed
   c. laughing
   d. to laugh
   Answerc

3. I heard him ___.
   a. sings
   b. is singing
   c. sing
   d. sang
   e. has sung
   Answerc

4. The place ___ we used to study is no longer a school.
   a. whom
   b. at
   c. where
   Answerc

5. He is ___ taller than you.
   a. very
   b. so
   c. much
   Answerc

6. Jane is ___ than her sister.
   a. more tall
   b. tall
   c. taller
   Answerc

7. There are ___ books on my desk.
   a. little
   b. a little
   c. a few
   Answerc

8. The supermarket ___ their prices last week.
   a. rose
   b. raised
   c. has risen
   Answerb

9. I ___ him last Saturday.
   a. have visited
   b. visited
   Answerb

10. Shakespeare ___ in 1616.
    a. died
    b. has died
    c. was died
    Answera

11. I ___ that movie yet.
    a. don't see
    b. haven't seen
    Answerb

12. He wished he ___ better.
    a. do
    b. did
    c. had done
    Answerc

13. I ___ to go to school.
    a. can
    b. have
    c. must
    Answerb

14. Would you ___ opening the window?
    a. go
    b. have
    c. mind
    d. please
    Answerc

15. Did you enjoy ___ with your girlfriend?
    a. walk
    b. walked
    c. walking
    d. to walk
    Answerc

16. I ___ rather die than spend the rest of my life in prison.
    a. will
    b. would
    c. might
    Answerb

17. He ___ be a fool to do such a thing.
    a. can
    b. must
    Answerb

18. Joe and I ___ good friends.
    a. am
    b. is
    c. are
    Answerc

19. That question is ___ important to be neglected.
    a. so
    b. too
    c. very
    Answerb

20. My mother told me ___ do that.
    a. not to
    b. not
    Answera

21. One of the students ___ in the classroom.
    a. is
    b. are
    Answera

22. I am very fond of ___.
    a. they
    b. them
    c. their
    Answerb

23. ___ isn't easy to learn how to play the piano.
    a. It
    b. That
    c. This
    Answera

24. He had the boy ___ his car.
    a. wash
    b. washed
    Answera

25. I am not as ___ at swimming as you are.
    a. good
    b. well
    Answera

26. Neither my brother nor I ___ rich.
    a. am
    b. are
    c. is
    Answera

27. I saw her ___ by the door.
    a. to stand
    b. standing
    c. stands
    d. stood
    Answerb

28. This is a ___ interesting book.
    a. much
    b. very
    Answerb

29. My brother is ___ stronger than your father.
    a. much
    b. very
    Answera

30. Please take good care ___ your mother.
    a. about
    b. of
    c. to
    Answerb

31. ___ my way to school, I stopped at the post office.
    a. At
    b. In
    c. On
    Answerc

32. I bought this car ___ four thousand dollars.
    a. by
    b. for
    c. with
    Answerb

33. This is a ___ fast car.
    a. much
    b. very
    Answerb

34. I had ___ money, so I couldn't buy lunch.
    a. little
    b. a little
    Answera

35. Please speak a little slower. I can ___ understand you.
    a. hard
    b. hardly
    Answerb

36. I am not used ___ driving this car.
    a. for
    b. of
    c. to
    Answerc

37. I get up ___ seven.
    a. at
    b. in
    c. to
    Answera

38. I didn't see ___ of those movies.
    a. any
    b. none
    Answera

39. There were ___ people at the party.
    a. many
    b. much
    Answera

40. I have a ___ money in my pocket.
    a. few
    b. little
    Answerb

41. He looks ___ than his father.
    a. more happy
    b. happier
    Answerb

42. This place is famous ___ its good-tasting rice.
    a. by
    b. for
    c. with
    Answerb

43. I go to school ___ foot.
    a. by
    b. on
    c. with
    Answerb

44. I have lived here ___ many years.
    a. during
    b. for
    Answerb

45. My brother is ___ of the two.
    a. taller
    b. the taller
    Answerb

46. This news ___ interesting.
    a. was
    b. were
    Answera

47. Did they ___ tennis last Saturday?
    a. played
    b. plays
    c. play
    d. playing
    Answerc

48. He ___ a camera.
    a. have
    b. has
    Answerb

(C) 1997 Charles I. Kelly

Various Questions I

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1. He ___ smoke a lot, but after he developed a lung disease, he decided to quit smoking.
   a. used to
   b. was used to
   Answera

2. My life was rather dull ___ I decided to move to the city.
   a. unless
   b. until
   Answerb

3. His watch ___
   a. has been stolen.
   b. has stolen
   Answera

4. Little ___ that their plan has been discovered.
   a. do they suspect
   b. they suspect
   Answera

5. ___ the rain, we went to the club.
   a. Despite
   b. Despite of
   Answera

6. He didn't go to the party. Now he regrets ___ so.
   a. not having done
   b. not have done
   Answera

7. If I had known I'd hurt him so much, I ___ that.
   a. couldn't have said
   b. wouldn't have said
   Answerb

8. Personally I ___ go to Greece.
   a. would rather
   b. would prefer
   Answera

9. She hasn't read the article, nor ___ the essay.
   a. has written
   b. has she written
   Answerb

10. Margareth ___ her mother the prize she had gotten in the competition.
    a. proudly showed
    b. showed proudly
    Answera

11. Have you picked up my ___ by mistake?
    a. car's key
    b. car key
    Answerb

12. I wonder how much ___
    a. that car is.
    b. is that car
    Answera

13. Our customer's money ___ if they're not satisfied with the product.
    a. will be refunded
    b. will have been refunded
    Answera

14. It's clearly stated that you ___ copy the site without written permission from the webmaster.
    a. should not
    b. ought not
    Answera

15. This ticket ___ a free meal in our new cafeteria.
    a. entitles you to
    b. entitles you for
    Answera

16. The price of oil ___ several times in the last two years.
    a. has gone up
    b. went up
    Answera

17. ___ for the TOEFL exam in June, we took a sham exam in April.
    a. Prepare
    b. To prepare
    Answerb

18. I'm sure that by the end of this week, I ___ the hang of HTML.
    a. will have been getting
    b. will have gotten
    Answerb

19. Everything depends on ___ we get a raise in our salary.
    a. if
    b. whether
    Answerb

20. The policeman is demanding that the thief ___ the crime.
    a. confess
    b. confesses
    Answera
Copyright 1998 by Vera Mello

Various Questions II

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1. She was angry ___ being left alone.
   a. with
   b. at
   Answerb

2. That woman dressed ___ is my neighbor.
   a. in black
   b. with black
   Answera

3. I'm sure there's no secret between ___
   a. you and I.
   b. you and me.
   Answerb

4. I must ___ the bill today.
   a. pay
   b. pay for
   Answera

5. The dentist told him ___ forget to brush his teeth beforegoing to bed.
   a. not to
   b. to not
   Answera

6. ___ such bad accident.
   a. Never I have seen
   b. Never have I seen
   Answerb

7. I don't know where ___
   a. the bookstore is.
   b. is the bookstore
   Answera

8. She has just finished reading ___ chapters of the book.
   a. the two first
   b. the first two
   Answerb

9. What ___ this is!
   a. delicious coffee
   b. a delicious coffee
   Answera

10. He was ___ for murder.
    a. hung
    b. hanged
    Answerb

11. He's ___ a man that nobody likes him.
    a. so stubborn
    b. such stubborn
    Answera

12. Hemingway and Steinbeck are excellent writers, but I prefer ___
    a. the last
    b. the latter
    Answerb

13. They are using new ___ in their industry.
    a. machineries
    b. machinery
    Answerb

14. John, as well as his brother, ___ coming to the party.
    a. is
    b. are
    Answera

15. ___ we walked home.
    a. After
    b. Afterwards
    Answerb

16. He flunked biology. Now he wishes he ___ more.
    a. studied
    b. had studied
    Answerb

17. ___ he is right or wrong does not concern us.
    a. Whether
    b. If
    Answera

18. It's mandatory that he ___ there on time.
    a. is
    b. be
    Answerb
Copyright 1998 by Vera Mello

Opposite Verbs

Match the verbs on the leftwith its opposite on the right.
Use the boxes on the left to write your choices.
Then click on the answer button to see if your answer is correct.

1. make up 2. marry 3. obey 4. open 5. owe 6. send 7. speed up 8. shrink

a. receive b. divorce c. pay d. expand e. disobey f. break up g. shut h. slow down

Answers 1-f 2-b 3-e 4-g 5-c 6-a 7-h 8-d

Road Vocabulary

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1. The channel at the edge of a street or road that drains off the rainwater. 2. The place on a roadway reserved for parking the car in emergencies. 3. The marked place where pedestrians should cross the street (in British English). 4. The place on the street reserved for pedestrians to walk. 5. A high-speed highway with several lanes. 6. A street or avenue, usually wide and with trees on both sides. 7. The place (area) where you can park the car.

a. boulevard b. zebra crossing c. gutter d. parking zone e. freeway f. shoulder g. sidewalk

Answers 1-c 2-f 3-b 4-g 5-e 6-a 7-d