1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of a word from the box.

invalid
desert
presents
minute
content
object
refuse
insult
1. We signed the _________________ today.
2. There were huge piles of _____________ on the street.
3. We had some wonderful Christmas ______________.
4. I hope you wont _______________ to my suggestion.
5. I couldnt travel because my visa was ________________.
6. The Sahara is the largest ________________ in the world.
7. Im ________________ with my job at the moment.
8. The portions were absolutely _______________.
9. She took our advice as an ________________.
2. Choose the correct alternative.
1. Hurry up. We have very little/a little time.
2. All people/Everyone wished me a happy birthday.
3. Less/Fewer people have big families these days.
4. All/Everything I want is to go home.
5. I dropped a box of cups and glasses. All/Everything broke.
6. Can I borrow a tie? Any/Some colour will be fine.
7. Ive never been abroad in my all life/my whole life.
8. I cant offer you the job because you have little/ a little experience.
9. Please make less/fewer noise.
10. Dont buy any more cheese. We have a little/little left.
3. Look at the nouns. Are they countable (C), uncountable (U), or both (B)?
1. ___ money
6. ___ homework
2. ___ cup
7. ___ fire
3. ___ room
8. ___ programme
4. ___chocolate
9. ___ information
5. ___ sugar
10. ___ time
4. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.
1. 90 per cent of children start school at the age of five. (nearly all)
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2. Ive spent nearly a thousand pounds this month. (loads of)
____________________________________________________________________
3. One or two of my friends have children. (very few)
___________________________________________________________________
4. Ive got four bottles of wine for the party. (a few)
___________________________________________________________________
5. We never stop arguing! (the whole)
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6. The children have eaten six bars of chocolate. (far too much)
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5. Complete the sentences with an adverb from the box.

truly
reluctantly
eventually
vitally
passionately
gradually
bitterly initially
effectively
currently
1. To succeed as a chef you need to care ______________ about good food.
2. Hes __________________ earning about $200 a day.
3. She didnt want to do the computer course ______________, but I _________________ persuaded her
that it would be a good investment in her future career.
4. When hes more experienced hell be able to do his job more __________________.
5. Its ___________________ important that you do some research into the market before you launch the
product.
6. He ___________________ decided to accept the job, even though the pay was very low.
7. They argued __________________ about who should take over when the manager left.
8. This is the only ___________________ reliable product on the market.

9. Profits have ___________________ increased over the last six months.

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6. Write the numbers as you would say them.
1. 4.3 _______________________________________________________________________
2. 3,754 _____________________________________________________________________
3. 270, 000 _________________________________________________________________
4. 2/3 _______________________________________________________________________
5. 6.9 _______________________________________________________________________
6. 28 Sept ___________________________________________________________________
7. 1954 ______________________________________________________________________
8. 2008 ______________________________________________________________________
9. (football) 3-0 ______________________________________________________________
10. (tennis) 15-0 _______________________________________________________________

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7. Write the synonyms for the following words.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

adore _______________
bicker _______________
dawdle ______________
force _______________
plunder ______________
scurry _______________
assist _______________
cheat _______________
flog ________________
join _________________
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