Prepare 7 review grammar units 17-20 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

A I want to change ___ furniture in my room. B I’m going shopping for ___ furniture tomorrow.

A the B –

A the B a

A the B an

A – B the

A Jörn stupidly dropped his phone in ___ ocean. B The Pacific isn’t a lake, it’s ___ ocean!

A the B an

A the B –

A – B a

A a B –

A Bruno is ___ little impatient this morning. B Sometimes Bruno has ____ very little patience.

A a B –

A the B an

A the B –

A – B the

A Jess is not very interested in ____ science. B Jess’s dad is ___ science teacher.

A – B a

A a B –

A the B an

A the B –

A Chloe often wears ____ trousers to school. B Chloe often wears ____ trousers you gave her to school.

A – B the

A – B a

A a B –

A the B an

A Have you been to ___ cinema recently? B Have you heard? There’s ___ new cinema opening soon.

A the B a

A – B a

A a B –

A the B an

I haven’t got any notes, but I’ve got plenty / many / much of coins.

plenty

We decided to leave a / the / some car at home and take the bus.

the

Hurry up! We don’t have a lot / many / much time left.

much

If you put a bit / plenty / little of oil in the lock, it will open more easily.

bit

Don’t put so much / many / lot butter on your sandwiches!

much

You can’t fit a large amount / number / several of people in our tiny flat.

number

Unfortunately, I have very few / little / a few opportunities to practise my English.

few

We haven’t got any pasta, but we’ve got little / a little / a few rice instead.

a little

Doing this / these exercises help / helps me improve my grammar.

these, helps

I think they spent six million euros / millions of euros. They are / That’s quite a lot to invest.

million euros, That’s

Wow! This lyric is / These lyrics are absolutely amazing. I wonder who wrote it / them.

These lyrics are, them

I liked the hotel but our surrounding / surroundings, I would say, was / were not very pretty.

surroundings, were

For me, gymnastics is / are so exciting. I love watching it / them on TV.

is, it

My favourite mean / means of transport is / are the car.

means, is

The majority of scientists believe / believes that teenagers’ brains are different from adults’ ones.

believe

Both of my parents comes / come from Cornwall.

come

In London, the fastest means of transport is / are the Underground.

is

One of my friends goes / go to a different school to me.

goes

Economics has / have become my favourite subject.

has

She told me not to tell anyone, but plenty of people knows / know about it already.

know

Most people in Canada lives / live along the border with the United States.

live

The Philippines is / are a great country to visit.

is

One / Some of my friends is going to the same school as me.

One

The Netherlands / The Alps is in Europe.

The Netherlands

Cleaning / My hobbies takes up most of my free time.

Cleaning

Few people / Nobody likes working nights.

Nobody

Can you let me know if anybody / my friends rings?

anybody

Both of the documentaries / news start at nine o’clock.

documentaries

Most people / Everybody likes this song.

Everybody

Athletics / Sports is very popular in my country.

Athletics

Since she earned a big salary, Sarah was able to pay off her mortgage. (-ing form at the beginning)

Earning a big salary, Sarah was able to pay off her mortgage.

Tom started the job, and he didn’t know what he was doing. (-ing form at the beginning)

Starting the job, Tom didn’t know what he was doing.

She’s from the USA, so she can only work here for six months. (-ing form at the beginning)

Being from the USA, she can only work here for six months.

While Gus was reading the contract, he noticed they were offering him less pay. (-ing form at the beginning)

Reading the contract, Gus noticed they were offering him less pay.

I’m a flight attendant, so I travel to lots of cities. (-ing form at the beginning)

Being a flight attendant, I travel to lots of cities.

He always ____ his shoes without ___ the laces. (take off, untie) (Use -ing for one verb, and the correct tense for the other)

takes off, untying

Since ___ this morning, what ___ you actually ____? (wake up, do) (Use -ing for one verb, and the correct tense for the other)

waking, have done?

She ___ the interviewers by ____ all their questions last week. (impress, answer) (Use -ing for one verb, and the correct tense for the other)

impressed, answering

She usually ____ to music while ____ her homework. (listen, do) (Use -ing for one verb, and the correct tense for the other)

listens, doing

I always ___ more relaxed after ___ a hot shower. (feel, take) (Use -ing for one verb, and the correct tense for the other)

feel, taking

These blinds __ for __ the sun out in summer. It gets so hot. (be, keep) (Use -ing for one verb, and the correct tense for the other)

are, keeping

Before ____ as an engineer, Yuri ___ a top chef. (work, be) (Use -ing for one verb, and the correct tense for the other)

working, had been/was

You should always ____ your CV when _____ for jobs. (update, apply for) (Use -ing for one verb, and the correct tense for the other)

update, applying

If you had read that article I sent you, you ____ understand what I’m talking about.

would

didn’t

hadn’t

had

I ____ like rock music this much if my dad hadn’t played it all the time when I was growing up.

wouldn’t

hadn’t

would

didn't

If you ____ left your passport at home, we’d be on the plane right now.

hadn’t

was

would

wouldn’t

If I ____ work for a media company, I’d never have met so many celebrities.

didn’t

wasn't

hadn’t

wouldn’t

We would be millionaires now if we ____ invested in that technology company.

had

hadn’t

was

would

I wouldn’t have had that nice lie-in if today _____ Monday.

was

didn’t

hadn’t

had

If Mr Preston were innocent, he _____ (not lie) to the police. (Mixed Conditionals)

wouldn’t have lied

If Alison wasn’t such a good pilot, she _____ (not be) able to land the plane. (Mixed Conditionals)

wouldn’t be/have been

We could do this journey in half the time if they ____ (build) the bridge a bit nearer. (Mixed Conditionals)

had built

I ____ (cycle) to Cambridge last weekend, if my bike weren’t broken. (Mixed Conditionals)

would have cycled

Where would we be now if I _____ (not think) to bring a map? (Mixed Conditionals)

hadn’t thought

Might you ____ (study) at a better university now, if you had done better in your exams. (Mixed Conditionals)

be \ have been studying

I could have helped those tourists if I ______ (speak) their language. (Mixed Conditionals)

spoke / had spoken / could speak

The world would be a better place if they _____ (not invent) guns. (Mixed Conditionals)

hadn’t invented