English Worksheet
Name: ___________________________________________ Class : ___ No: ___
A Rewrite the sentences below starting them as suggested and without changing their meaning.
1 Peter was anxious to escape from Auschwitz with Mary.
Peter was looking forward to _____________________________________________________________
2 Although women have a professional life they still have to do most of the housework.
In spite of ____________________________________________________________________________
3 In the afternoon they gave Peter and Mary two different books.
Peter ________________________________________________________________________________
4 The wages and the working conditions dont attract him much.
He __________________________________________________________________________________
5 My father lent me money when I needed it.
I ___________________________________________________________________________________
6 The table has been pushed into the corner by Mary.
Mary ________________________________________________________________________________
7 More money should be spent on education by the government.
The government _______________________________________________________________________
8 What do you want to do after graduating?
Marys father asked her_________________________________________________________________
9 The immigrants children have seldom been given more benefits and facilities.
Seldom ______________________________________________________________________________
10 I hardly knew where I was.
Hardly ______________________________________________________________________________
11 She did not accept the fact that she had an eating disorder.
Under no circumstances _________________________________________________________________
12 Mary was very upset. Her purse had been stolen.
Mary, _______________________________________________________________________________
13 Anzia is a hopeful writer. Anzia wants to live in a free country.
Anzia is a hopeful writer ________________________________________________________________
14 A Samaritan should share and explore the callers problems to help them.
If a Samaritan doesnt __________________________________________________________________
15 School leavers must fight for their rights so as not to be regarded as cheap labour.
If school leavers dont __________________________________________________________________
16 My friend Peter doesnt try hard enough, so he cant find a job.
If Peter tried __________________________________________________________________________
17 He arrived late, so he didnt see the famous writer.
If he hadnt ___________________________________________________________________________
18 Immigrants had a hard life in their home country. They came to Britain.
If immigrants hadnt ___________________________________________________________________
19 - Kate decided to take a year out. That year helped her to set her goals for the future.
Kate decided to take a year out ___________________________________________________________
20 Mary has to work hard for the organisation but she doesnt mind.
Mary doesnt mind _____________________________________________________________________
21 In spite of working in very well-equipped offices many people dont mind doing work from home.
Although ____________________________________________________________________________
22 The Robsons decided not to swim in the sea. It looked rather dirty.
The Robsons __________________________________________________________________________
23 Stop these attacks because we are ashamed of the situation.
The teachers asked the white students ______________________________________________________
24 When they were children they lived in peace.
They used to __________________________________________________________________________
We have to study very hard
to improve our English!
KEY:
1 - Peter was looking forward to escaping from Auschwitz with Mary.
2 - In spite of having a professional life, women still have to do most of the housework.
3 Peter and Mary were given two different books (by them) in the afternoon.
4 He isnt much attracted by the wages and the working conditions.
5 I was lent money by my father when I needed it.
6 Mary has pushed the table into the corner.
7 The government should spend more money on education.
8 - Marys father asked her what she wanted to do after graduating.
9 Seldom have the immigrants children been given more benefits and facilities.
10 Hardly did I know where I was.
11 - Under no circumstances did she accept that she had an eating disorder.
12 - Mary, whose purse had been stolen, was very upset.
13 - Anzia is a hopeful writer who wants to live in a free country.
14 - If a Samaritan doesnt share and explore the callers problems, he /she wont help them.
15 - If school leavers dont fight for their rights, they will be regarded as cheap labour.
16 - If Peter tried hard enough, he would /could find a job.
17 - If he hadnt arrived late, he would have seen the famous writer.
18 - If immigrants hadnt had a hard life in their home country, they wouldnt have come to Britain.
19 - Kate decided to take a year out which helped her to set her goals for the future.
20 - Mary doesnt mind working for the organisation.
21 Although many people work in very well-equipped offices, they dont mind doing work from home.
22 - The Robsons decided not to swim in the sea which looked rather dirty.
23 - The teachers asked the white students to stop those attacks because they were ashamed of the
situation.
24 - They used to live in peace when they were children.
