It is all very well knowing the vocabulary for furniture around the house, but do you know the prepositions that go with them?
In each of the sentences below, I have removed the preposition. Can you remember which one you need to complete the sentence?
Lesson by Caroline
Read this short story about the British weather.
How hungry are you? As hungry as an elephant? A wolf? A bear? In this exercise I’m going to introduce you to some expressions using animal similes.
Firstly, match the animals with their definitions.
Can you touch it?
NO
Can you see it?
NO
Can you hear it?
NO
Can you taste it?
NO
Well then maybe it’s an abstract noun! These are nouns that we use to talk about feelings or ideas.
Helpful Hint: Abstract nouns often end in the following suffixes:
-tion
-ism
-ity
-ment
-ness
-age
-ance/ence
-ship
-ability
-acy
When we use more than one verb in a sentence there are specific patterns, e.g. the infinitive to or –ing, that follow the first verb.
Look at this example: "My friend suggested watching a dvd at home, but I want to go out.
The verb ‘suggested’ is followed by an –ing form of the next verb (gerund) and the verb ‘want’ is followed by the infinitive to.
Do you know the following words related to music?
Check the meaning of the following words:
In this exercise I’m going to give you a word and two definitions. Your job is to decide which the correct definition is. Good luck!
Link: Which is the correct definition?
Lesson by Caroline
This is a little treat for regular users of the website. I have written a few questions that contain vocabulary or grammar from the past few weeks. This test reviews how well you have remembered the subjects that you have been studying. Congratulations in advance, I’m sure you’ll all do very well!
Lesson by Caroline
