‘Would you like to come to my party, Karen?’, the girl said. The girl _____________    party.

Mark found it difficult to persuade anyone on the committee to accept his ideas. DIFFICULTY Mark _____________ anyone on the committee to accept his ideas.

Maria visited Luke every single day when he was in hospital. FAILED When Luke was in hospital, Maria never _____________ and see him.

‘I wish I had more talent for languages,’ said Toby. TALENTED ‘I wish I  _____________  languages,’ said Toby.

At first, Marie wasn’t sure whether joining the choir was a good idea. DOUBTS At first, Marie _____________   joining the choir.

‘Cricket seems a pointless game to me,’ said Steven. POINT ‘I can’t  _____________  of cricket as a game,’ said Steven

‘Please tell me what you’ve decided in a couple of days,’ said the bank manager. DECISION ‘Please let _____________    is in a couple of days,' said the bank manager.

Jack gets no exercise apart from walking to his car. ONLY The _____________    walking to his car.

‘If anyone needs to contact me over the weekend, they can ring me at home,’ said Mrs Harris. TOUCH ‘If anyone needs _____________  to me over the weekend, they can ring me at home,’ said Mrs Harris.

There’s far less noise in this street than there used to be. NEARLY In this street, there isn’t _____________    there used to be.

The rescue workers had too little food to feed everyone. NOT There _____________    the rescue workers to feed everyone.

The person who finally succeeded in solving the puzzle was David. MANAGED In the end, it _____________   solve the puzzle.