Test
Your English
Vocabulary
in Use
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Michael McCarthy
Felicity O’Dell
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Learner training
Test 1 Talking about language
Test 2 Learning vocabulary
Everyday verbs
Test 3 Haveshadshad
Test 4 Gofwentigone
Test $ Do/did/done
Test 6 Make/made/made
Test? Comeleame/come
Test 8 Take/took/taken
Test 9 Bring/brought/brought
Test 10 Getigot/gor
Test 11 Phrasal verbs
Test 12 Everyday things
Test 13 Talking
Test 14 Moving
Words and grammar
Tet 15 Conjunetions and connecting words
Test 16 Time words (1)
Test 17 Time words (2)
Test 18 Places
Test 19 Manner
Test 20 Irregular verbs
Test 21 Common uncountable words
Test 22 Common adjectives: good and bad things
Test 23 Common adjectives: people
Test 24 Words and prepositions
Test 25 Prefixes
Suffixes
Words you may confuse
Birth, marriage and death
The family
Parts of the body
Clothes
Describing people
Health and illness
Feelings
Greetings and other useful phrases
Example language
‘noun, verb, plural
Word family, picture
have lunch, have time
0 away, go shopping
do an exercise, do the housework
make coffee, make a mistake
come in, come from
take the bus, take lessons
bring something here, bring back
Bet a present, get tired
Put on, turn down
watch TV, go to bed
say, tell
walk, carry
because, although
Monday, July, winter
next year, often
middle, front, abroad
fast, loudly
drink, write
bread, money
nice, awful
happy, naughty
wait for, good at
impossible, unhappy
useful, useless
uite/quier, lend/borrow
wedding, widowed
mother, uncle
stomach, foot
haat, shire
tall, dark
headache, heart attack
love, surprised
Good morning, Happy New Ye
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Social issues
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Talking about language
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Fill the gaps with words which tell you how to do the exercises in this book.
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5.1 Filld Wwo of the forms
the gardeningMake/made/made
6.1 What is cach person making? Write sentences,
6.2. Pur these words in the right column,
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6.3 There are six mistakes in this letter. Correct them ~ the fi ne for you
(mans Dear Jane sid.
‘ve had such a busy day. After school | até my homenork. | did it very
ickly so | think | probably did a lot of mistakes. Then my friend and |
went to a film. The hero died so it made us feel very happy. After the film
we went to a café. The food smelt very good, which made me feel very
thirsty. The
n't very good, but at least | didn’t have to make the
dishes.
Ive got to make an exam next week, but let's meet at the weekend
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Come/came/come
«1 What are the ng? Fill the gaps using expressions with come
Hi Mum! I've finished ppi
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Hi, Jan ast n train
Hi a kh i
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I came across an ol 0 fa sit a person oF pil
Her r anne up i ation th someon
7.3 Correct the mistakes in these conversations.:
Take/took/taken
8.1 How long did it take people to do these things? Make sentences
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homework
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ill the gaps with the correct form of take or bring.
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What could you say
Tuesday 4 March 2003
1i Eller
Guess what? Tim takes me to the cinema last night and today
when | was studying at home he came to see me and is taking
me some flowers! | think he must be in love with me!
Bye,
Marian
Wednesday 5 March 2003
Dear Marian
¥ im is in| jou! Why don’t you brought him to our
party we can all meet him? Oh, and take that new CD you
mne about, I'd like to hear i
Ellen
Thursday 6 March 2003
Hi again Eller
Thanks for inviting Tim. He said yes.
I bring the the party tomorrow and I'll leave it with you
You can took it back when you come to see me on Sunday.
Take care
Marian,ii
10 Get/got/got
1-5 with an adjective (e.g. dark, hot, etc). Fill the gaps in 6-10 with a noun
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Romie (cx,
10.2
BRIM Examp
10.3 Fill the gaps with the correct form of get.
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2.1
Andy does these things every morning. At what time does he do each thing:13.1 Match the s
ngs on the left with the correct endings on the righi
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13.2 _ Fill the gaps with the correct form of say or tell
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Yes, as usual hi funny on
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Yes, acks a m he 1 left
13.3 What do you do in these situations? Use th
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¢ verb ask in your answer
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Ask for information (¢.g.. at, the. tourist office)
1 > how to get from place A to plac
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5 Someon ing a CI ly an ying to study
13.4 Correct the mistakes in these sentences
NORGE 1 The pho ply to it, please, David |
My best frien f ars 50 she ra lent Danish
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I ¢ an interesting story about w 7
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16 Test Your Engh Vocabulary14 Moving
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F 1 : child round the track : the pool and
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word from the box to fill the gap in each sentence, Use each word once only
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Put pairs of opposite words into the tabl
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20.1 Use the past teCommon uncountable words
21.1 Write the uncountable noun for each picture, We give you the first letter each tim
21.2 Pur these nouns into two columns: countable anc
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21.3 Correct the mistake
24 Test Your English Vocabu22 Common adjectives: good and bad
things
22.2 Circe the corer undelned adjective in these semtenes
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Common adjectives: people
in these sentences, Use each adjective once only
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Make an adjective with the opposite meanin
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Mr Trottman is ith the
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x with the word on the left to complete the table26 Suffixes
26.1 Look atthe suffixes in the table. What do they mean? Add another example for each suffix i
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or q full painful
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26.2 Rewrite these sentences using an adverb ending in ‘ly’ instead of the adjectiv
Borst: Example: ‘The aut i ter
The. author of this book writes. quickly
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26.3 Por the letters in the right order to make a word and then match each phrase to the correct
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box which ends in the same sound as the
word in the table,28 Birth, marriage and death
28.2 Look at this form. What is ¢The family
29.1 Complete what these people are saying,
marks Example: I'm his broth my, brother
He's my mother
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29.2 Complete the crossword.
Waiieks Across Down
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fother and father toget
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30.1 First write the names of the body parts beside the pictures. Then find these parts of the body
fas in the word square
Example A 7 5 FFA
ut the body,Clothes
Write the correct word
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31.2 Underline the word on the right which has the same vowel sound as the word on the left
Simarks Examp
31.3. Which five of these clothes words must always be used in the plural?
or ire et 1 \ glasses
31.4 Answer the questions.
mom 1 Dc ' r n you
Dn a do y f
W 1 nid trou , f
Which is correct: “Roberti nbrell ng an um
has an umbrella onHealth and illness
33.1 Match the sentences on the left with the sentences on the right.
33.2 Say the words aloud, then write them down.
Example: /'dokta
1 hederk
keen,
Kolar
33.3 Match the sentences below with the illnesses from 33.2.
This ma : ‘
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ps. Sometimes you are given the first and/or last letter
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36 Test Your Engh VocabularyWhat are the 0} of these verbs and adjectives
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets,
Example: Peter di
Peter doesn't like. his. new boss
34.4 rople look? Use the letters to make a word and finish the sentence.
BRS Examp hort ha OTF
woman with, short hair looks. hotGreetings and other useful phrases
What
You Sf Ph
peopl
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m is I've got
RON: R Dh well
x Thanks. Well, I 436 Countries, languages and people
36.1 Which continent are th:
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capital cities? Write a sentence about each city, You can use an atlas to37.1
37.3
Weather
Match the weather wor
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lew ing ar
the left with the sentences on the righ
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rake low
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What do these signs mean
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What places or people do thes
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Which words match these definitions? The firs letter of each word is given to help you
officerfoal
In the countryside
39.1 Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right,
Use each word once only, Sometimes you will have
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Who check ind ¢ a arrive in a
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pay here.
Please ring),
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42.2 Fill in these notices,
42.3 Write the notices that you need i
France, don wade on the 83
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with the names of the fruit and vegetables in the pictures.
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womens 1 Dow
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Cc
43.2 Use the words from 43.1 10 J sentences. The firs letter is given
omens 1 P ry ha a fficule ‘ ‘
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46 Test Your E 0 leme44 In the kitchen
44.1 Complete the dial
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45 In the bedroom and bathroom
45.1 Match the words with the picture
cans 1 _ edside
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a alarm clock
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45.2 Match the words with the pictures
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45.3 Correct the mistakes.6 In the living room
box to match the descriptions.
46.1. Choose words from th
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com it to the right place in the picture
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46.3 Complete each senteoa
4/ Jobs
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week
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have to study medic r
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47.3 Truc or false? Write T for true, F for false. If you write F, say why
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about staying in a hotel.a
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near these phrases? Match
the phrases on the left with the places om th
53.1 Where would you
erarke right
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53.3 Put the words into pairs. Use each word once only
Example: tomato. soupwe the others are all played. on a. field. or pitch
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types has two name
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ire news, magazinei
Everyday problems
Look at these pictures and choose a phrase to describe each one
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1 Look at the headlines. Which of the problems in the box will these articles be about:
BOMBS DESTROY ENEMY TANKS | war
WORKERS STOP WORKING HOUSES UNDER WATER
AT CAR FACTORY
FISH DIE IN DIRTY RIVER |
CARS CANNOT MOVE IN
CENTRAL LONDON
ACCIDENT ON
Perera MOTORWAY
1 | HEAVY SNOW STOPS TRAINS MORE PEOPLE WITHOUT JOBS
BUILDINGS FALL IN’ |
MORE TREES BURN
CALIFORNIA QUAKE
IN AUSTRALIA
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60.3 Put the words in the box in
wars Example: heavy, rain
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