KEY WORD TRANSFORMATIONS
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
word given. Do not change the word given.
You must use between two and five words, including the word given.
1) It wasn't Mark that you met in the shop.
HAVE
It __________________________________________Mark that you met in the shop.
2) She was just going to have her breakfast when the phone rang.
ABOUT
She was just __________________________________breakfast when the phone rang.
3) Steve didn’t manage to complete his work.
FAILED
Steve _______________________________________his work.
4) How long has she been studying English?
BEGIN
When_______________________________________studying English?
5) George wrote his last novel five years ago.
WAS
It___________________________________________George wrote his last novel.
6) Nobody took any notice of his bad behaviour.
ATTENTION
Nobody______________________________________his bad behaviour.
7) Was it necessary for her to spend so much money on it?
HAVE
Did_________________________________________spend so much money on it?
8) She is driving too fast for me to keep up with her.
ENOUGH
She _________________________________________for me to keep up with her.
9) Susan and Frank don’t like each other.
WELL
Susan and Frank don’t __________________________with each other.
10) It’s possible that he hasn’t been informed about his uncle’s death.
MIGHT
He__________________________________________informed about his uncle’s death.
11) Mark is very patient, he’ll never give up.
TOO
Mark is______________________________________give up.
12) I’m sorry I didn’t go to college.
REGRET
I___________________________________________to college.
13) Somebody is coming to repair the computer the day after tomorrow.
REPAIRED
I___________________________________________the day after tomorrow.
14) Mary studied a lot. She wanted to pass the exam.
VIEW
Mary studied a lot with _________________________the exam.
15) That’s the most stupid excuse I’ve ever heard.
SUCH
I’ve never____________________________________excuse.
16) Please don’t go to that conference next week.
RATHER
I’d__________________________________________to that conference next week.
17)Even though he tried hard, he couldn’t do anything about it.
MATTER
No__________________________________________tried, he couldn’t do anything about
it.
18) “What’s the depth of the lake?” Martha asked her mother.
HOW
Martha asked her mother________________________was.
19) The boss didn’t like the employee.
IMPRESSION
The employee didn’t really ______________________the boss.
20) Martin inherited the house after his mother’s death.
INTO
Martin_______________________________________the house after his mother’s death.
21) It was a mistake to go to that pub.
HAVE
We__________________________________________to that pub.
22) Robert borrowed my car yesterday.
TO
I___________________________________________Robert yesterday.
23) Please send me some more information.
GRATEFUL
I ___________________________________________you would send me some more
information.
24) Why did you sell such a great car?
MADE
What________________________________________such a great car?
25) Tomorrow’s conference is postponed and it will be held next month.
PUT
Tomorrow’s conference has _____________________until next month.
26) She prefers watching TV to reading books.
RATHER
She_________________________________________read books.
27) In his opinion, these two kinds of art are totally different from each other.
COMPARISON
In his opinion, there is__________________________these two kinds of art.
28) “What do you think of the new health center?”
ASKED
She _________________________________________of the new health center.
29) Fiona doesn’t like bananas. She doesn’t like grapes either.
NOR
Fiona likes___________________________________grapes.
30) It’s believed that he was the most handsome boy in our school.
TO
He is________________________________________the most handsome boy in our school.