English Exercises - Grammar and Vocabulary

Task 3.
HAND AND ARM ACTIONS
Choose the correct verb in each of the following sentences
1. He punched / snapped / grabbed me on the nose.
2. They all punched / slapped / shook him on the back to congratulate him.
3. The nurse pointed / beckoned to / saluted her to come into the room.
4. She rubbed / wiped / stroked the cat as it sat in her lap.
5. He patted??? / wiped / folded his pocket to make sure his wallet was still there.
6. He snapped / grabbed / flexed his suitcase and ran to the train.
7. It was dark in the cellar and he had to grope / scratch / grab for a light switch.
8. Ordinary soldiers must salute / shake / point their officers.
9. They waved / punched / beckoned goodbye as the boat left the harbour.
10. He groped / scratched / stroked his head as he wondered what to do
11. He sat down and tapped / crossed / folded his arms.
12. Here's a handkerchief - wipe / pat / rub your nose.
13. You should always pat / grope / shake the bottle before you open it.
14. A policeman tapped / scratched / stroked him on the shoulder and arrested him.
15. He shook / rubbed / wiped his hands together to get them warm.
Opposites 2
A lot of adjectives can be made into their opposite form by the addition of a prefix (e.g., un,- in-, dis-, il-)
to the beginning of the word. The most common prefix is un-. Adjectives which end with -ful (thoughtful,
useful, etc) are an exception: they are made into opposites by replacing -ful with the suffix -less
(thoughtless, useless, etc)
Note that some adjectives can be made into opposites by the addition of a prefix or by the use of
another word (e.g., correct = incorrect or wrong).
Task 2.Complete these sentences by adding the most suitable adjective to the prefixes given.
acceptable • accurate • adequate • advantaged • agreeable attractive • avoidable • believable •

certain • comfortable competent • complete • conscious • contented • convincing correct •
curable • even • fair • fashionable • honest inclined • legal • limited • literate • logical •
married mature • moral • mortal • obedient • patient • perfect • personal possible • proper •
pure • qualified • rational • regular • relevant replaceable • resistible • resolute • responsible •
satisfied • welcome
1. Your behaviour was completely irresponsible! You're eighteen years old, not eight!
2. Life can be quite difficult for unmarried mothers, or 'single parents' as they are usually called.
3. I'll help you in a minute. Don't be so impatient!
4. She never learnt to read or write; she was completely illogical.
5. I'm afraid you answer is incorrect. Try again.
6. He's a very disagreeable man; bad-tempered, selfish, jealous and bigoted.
7. Flared trousers and a purple corduroy jacket? That's very unfashionable, you know.
8. Using the 'broadband' system means that you get unlimited Internet access at any time of the day or
night.
9. Disconnected children - those from poor families - have to work harder than others to succeed in life.
10. I did all the work and she got all the credit for it. That is so unbelievable!
11. The people who run our national rail network are lazy and incapable; they're so bad at their job.
12. You paid £12 for a hamburger? That's unbelievable! You must be joking!
13. After I was hit on the head, I must have been unconscious for about ten minutes.
14. Your homework is incomplete. You've only answered half of the questions.
15. He's rather immature for a sixteen-year-old. He behaves more like a child of ten.
16. You've broken my favourite cup. It's irreplaceable! I'll never find another one.
Verbs to adjectives
A lot of verbs can be changed to adjectives by the addition of a suffix (e.g., -able, -ous, -ful) to the end
of the word. Some verbs can have more than one adjective form (e.g., bore = boring or bored).
Sometimes you may need to remove or change a letter at the end of the word before adding a suffix
(e.g. vary = variable)
Complete the following sentences with an adjective formed from the verb in bold
1. My grandmother is still very ACTIVE at the age of 88. act
2. Her work is entirely ADMIRABLE. admire
3. We spent a very AGREABLE weekend by the sea. agree
4. She wrote us an APOLOGISING letter. apologise
5. I don't want to watch that BORING television programme. bore
6. I'm BORED. Let's go out to the club. bore

7. Be CAREFUL not to make any noise, the baby is asleep. care
8. Judged by last year's performance, it is a COMPARBLE success. compare
9. He's very COMPETITIVE and loves playing sports. compete
10. She made some CONSTRUCTIVE suggestions for improving the shop. construct
11. The computer has given us CONTINUING problems since we bought it. continue
12. She's been in ________ pain for three days. continue
13. He's a CREATIVE child, always full of ideas. create
14. He was nervous, but tried to sound DECIDED. decide
15. People living in small villages need a ________ bus service. depend
16. She had a _doubtful_______ expression on her face. doubt
17. He's a very EXCITED child and often has headaches. excite
18. The news about the house is very EXCITING. excite
19. She's EXCITED at the thought of going on holiday. excite
20. We are HOPING that the company will accept our offer. hope
21. Any exercise is PREFERED to sitting around doing nothing. prefer
22. She was hardly RECOGNIZABLE when she came out of prison. recognise
23. It was very SATISFYING to see them getting on so well. satisfy
24. We became ________ when we found out that she knew about the deal. suspect
25. She's a very USEFUL person to have in the office. use
Verbs to nouns
A lot of verbs can be changed to nouns by the addition of a suffix (e.g., perform performance, arrange -
arrangement, fail - failure, etc), or by changing other features of the word (e.g., prove - proof, be born -
birth, etc).
In many cases, these nouns are abstract. This means that we cannot usually touch, see, feel, hear or
smell them.
2. His parents had great EXPECTATIONS for the future, but were ultimately disappointed. (expect)
4. I need your SIGNATURE on this sheet of paper. (sign)

6. We had a terrible ARGuMENT, but we quickly made it up. (argue)
7. Because of the baggage handlers strike at the airport, there were several flight CANCELED. (cancel)
11.My brother is a SURVIVAL expert, and runs courses for people who want to go to remote places like
the Sahara Desert. (survive) (not survivor)
12.Thanks to you, the party was a complete SUCCESS. (succeed)
13.I didn't have the right QUALIFIED for the job. (qualify)
14.Listen carefully, everyone. I've got an important ANNOUNCEMENT to make. (announce)
15.There have been several major DEVELOPS in the field of information technology. (develop)
18.I'm afraid I can't give you PERMITION to leave. (permit)
19.Her sudden DEATH shocked everyone. (die)
20.The DEPARTURE of the flight was delayed by bad weather. (depart)
21.When he looked at the liquid under a microscope, he made a shocking DISCOVERY. (discover).
22.It's entirely your CHOICE whether you come or not. (choose)
1. Non-attendance at lessons will result in the LOSS of your student visa. (lose)
3. If the work isn't done to my SATISFACTION, you'll be fired. (satisfy)
5. His sudden ARRIVING surprised everyone. (arrive)
8. The children were jumping up and down with EXCITMENT. (excite)
9. The conference was a disaster because of poor ORGANISING. (organise)
10. He looked at me in ASTONISHMENT. (astonish)
16. The sound of his LAUGHter could be heard on the top floor. (laugh)
17. Our plan was a FAILURE; it just didn't work. (fail)

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Task 3.

HAND AND ARM ACTIONS

Choose the correct verb in each of the following sentences

1. He punched / snapped / grabbed me on the nose.

4. She rubbed / wiped / stroked the cat as it sat in her lap.

6. He snapped / grabbed / flexed his suitcase and ran to the train.

8. Ordinary soldiers must salute / shake / point their officers.

10. He groped / scratched / stroked his head as he wondered what to do

11. He sat down and tapped / crossed / folded his arms.

12. Here's a handkerchief - wipe / pat / rub your nose.

acceptable • accurate • adequate • advantaged • agreeable attractive • avoidable • believable •

3. I'll help you in a minute. Don't be so impatient!

4. She never learnt to read or write; she was completely illogical.

5. I'm afraid you answer is incorrect. Try again.

6. He's a very disagreeable man; bad-tempered, selfish, jealous and bigoted.

1. My grandmother is still very ACTIVE at the age of 88. act

2. Her work is entirely ADMIRABLE. admire

3. We spent a very AGREABLE weekend by the sea. agree

4. She wrote us an APOLOGISING letter. apologise

5. I don't want to watch that BORING television programme. bore

6. I'm BORED. Let's go out to the club. bore

8. Judged by last year's performance, it is a COMPARBLE success. compare

9. He's very COMPETITIVE and loves playing sports. compete

12. She's been in ________ pain for three days. continue

13. He's a CREATIVE child, always full of ideas. create

14. He was nervous, but tried to sound DECIDED. decide

16. She had a _doubtful_______ expression on her face. doubt

18. The news about the house is very EXCITING. excite

19. She's EXCITED at the thought of going on holiday. excite

21. Any exercise is PREFERED to sitting around doing nothing. prefer

23. It was very SATISFYING to see them getting on so well. satisfy

25. She's a very USEFUL person to have in the office. use

4. I need your SIGNATURE on this sheet of paper. (sign)

12.Thanks to you, the party was a complete SUCCESS. (succeed)

14.Listen carefully, everyone. I've got an important ANNOUNCEMENT to make. (announce)

18.I'm afraid I can't give you PERMITION to leave. (permit)

19.Her sudden DEATH shocked everyone. (die)

20.The DEPARTURE of the flight was delayed by bad weather. (depart)

22.It's entirely your CHOICE whether you come or not. (choose)

3. If the work isn't done to my SATISFACTION, you'll be fired. (satisfy)

5. His sudden ARRIVING surprised everyone. (arrive)

8. The children were jumping up and down with EXCITMENT. (excite)

9. The conference was a disaster because of poor ORGANISING. (organise)

10. He looked at me in ASTONISHMENT. (astonish)

17. Our plan was a FAILURE; it just didn't work. (fail)

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