Grammar

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in

brackets.

1. You’ll feel much better tomorrow, if you go (go) to bed early

tonight.

2. There aren’t any more tickets on sale but if you get there early,
you might get (get) in but I’m not completely sure.

3. Study hard tonight if you want (want) to do well in the exam.

4. If you want to go to the cinema tonight, I ’ll lend (lend) you some
money.

5. The teacher could get very angry if we are / ’re (be) late.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of these verbs.

break | go | listen | not be | not have | spill | sweep | watch

1. If you’re bored, ____________________ a film.

watch

2. If you load the dishwasher, I ____________________ the floor.

’ll sweep

3. If it rains, we usually ____________________ to the cinema.

go

4. If you ____________________, you might understand more.

listen
5. If he isn’t careful, ____________________ he the screen on his mobile
again.
’ll break

3. Complete the reported statements.

1. ‘I can’t go out on Friday night.’

She said that she couldn’t go out on Friday night.

2. ‘We’ve already seen that film.’

My friends say they had already seen that film.

3. ‘My best friend lives on sweets and chocolate.’

She said that her best friend lives/lived on sweets and
chocolate.

4. I’m playing tennis later.

He said that he was playing tennis later.

5. He didn’t score a goal.

My brother said he hadn’t scored a goal.

4. Finish the reported statements. Use between two and five words.
Contractions (didn’t, hadn’t, etc.) are two words.

1. ‘I’m too tired to play another game.’

She said _______________ to play another game.
she was too tired

2. ‘A volcano erupted at the weekend.’

The newsman confirmed that a volcano _______________ at the
weekend.
had erupted

3. ‘It often rains here in August.’

He admitted that it often _______________ in August.
rains/rained there

4. ‘My favourite band gave a brilliant performance.’

She told everyone that _______________ a brilliant performance.
her favourite band had given

5. ‘You won’t get in if you don’t have a ticket.’

They told me that _______________ if I didn’t have a ticket.
I wouldn’t get in

5. Choose the correct sentence ending.

1. The tourist wanted to know

a) where the nearest hospital was.

b) where was the nearest hospital.

2. The doctor asked me

a) if I had broken my leg before.

b) had I broken my leg before.

3. My mum asked me

a) if I was feeling OK.

b) was I feeling OK.
4. The teacher asked her

a) what the matter was.

b) what was the matter.

5. The guide asked us

a) don’t go near that snake because it’s poisonous.

b) not to go near that snake because it’s poisonous.

6. Finish the reported questions and requests. There is a space for

every missing word. Contractions (didn’t, hadn’t etc.) are two words.

1. ‘Can we swim in the lake?’

They wanted to know if/whether they could swim in the lake.

2. ‘Please be careful!’
My dad asked us to be careful.

3. ‘Can you carry the box for me?’

My dad asked me to carry the box for him.

4. ‘Where are you going after school?’

I asked my friend where he/she was going after school.

5. ‘Don’t tell anyone about the accident.’

My sister asked me not to tell anyone about the accident.

Vocabulary
7. Complete the sentences with the words below. There are some
extra words which you do not need to use.

bad-tempered | easy-going | generous | impatient | insensitive | mean

| optimistic | patient | pessimistic | reliable | thoughtful | unreliable

1. Some of my friends are often late or they don’t appear at all.

They’re unreliable.

2. His brother is great. He loves doing everything and he never gets

upset. He’s so easy-going.

3. I don’t think we’ll win the final. I’m feeling quite pessimistic about
it.

4. Thank you for phoning me when I was ill. That was very thoughtful
of you.

5. Stop laughing! He’s really sad about his broken bike. Don’t be so
insensitive.

8. Complete the sentences with one word from each pair.

• generous / generosity
• qualified / qualifications
• fit / fitness
• happy / happiness
• strong / strength
• patient / patience
• organised / organisation
• intelligent / intelligence

1. My uncle always gives us lovely presents for our birthdays. His

generosity is amazing.
2. My sister is very intelligent. She always gets good marks at
school.

3. My brother would like to work in a school in the USA but he hasn’t

got the right qualifications.

4. I think happiness at work is more important than earning a lot of

money.

5. If you want to do well at university, you need to be very organised.

9. Read the definitions and write the nouns. The first letter is given.

1. when you say something or someone is bad

c__________
criticism

2. when you say something that suggests what you think or want but
not in a direct
way
h__________
hint

3. a formal plan or suggestion for a person or group to consider

p__________
proposal

4. new information
u__________
update

5. when you admit that you have done something wrong or illegal
c__________
confession
6. a fact that a lot of people are talking about although they do not
know if it is true
r__________
rumour

7. a statement about what you think will happen in the future

p__________
prediction

8. a brief remark
m__________
mention

9. a reaction
r__________
response

10. an announcement about an important subject

s__________
statement

10. Complete the sentences with correct reporting verbs in the past
simple. The first letter is given.

1. The coach p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that we should train in the morning during

the school holidays.
proposed

2. Our best player r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that he wanted to leave the team.

revealed

3. My sister a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that she had borrowed my laptop without

asking.
admitted
4. Mum r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ me to water the plants while she was away.
reminded

5. Our teacher e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ that we had to study hard if we

wanted to pass the exam.
emphasised

11. Complete the sentences with the verbs below in the correct
form.

be bitten | bump | cut | have | pass out | slip | swallow | trip

1. The kitchen cupboard door was open and my dad bumped his head
on it.

2. Don’t leave your skateboard in the middle of the hall. Someone

will trip over it.

3. My mum was cutting onions when she cut herself with the sharp
knife.

4. The first time I ate nuts, I had an allergic reaction to them.

5. I can’t stand blood. If I see it, I pass out.

12. Complete the sentences with have, make or give.

1. Let’s not have another quarrel about whose turn is it to load the
dishwasher.
2. I’m feeling upset. Can you give me a hug?

3. This afternoon, the head teacher will give a talk about studying
overseas.

4. Mrs Thomson, could I have a word with you about one of your
students?

5. I left my mobile at home. Can I make a call from yours?