I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.
- B. satellites (The underlined part "ites" in "satellites" is pronounced differently compared to "cities," "series," and "workers.")
- C. bear (The underlined part "ear" in "bear" is pronounced differently compared to "hear," "clear," and "fear.")
- D. ploughed (The underlined part "ed" in "ploughed" is pronounced differently compared to "naked," "intended," and "wanted.")
II. There is one mistake in each sentence.
Could you tell me where to get to the souvenir shop?
- Correction: "where to get to" should be "how to get to."
- Corrected sentence: Could you tell me how to get to the souvenir shop?
We need energy to do the things we do every day: walking, riding a bike and even sleep.
- Correction: "sleep" should be "sleeping" to match the gerund form.
- Corrected sentence: We need energy to do the things we do every day: walking, riding a bike, and even sleeping.
Do you know how many floors are there in your school now?
- Correction: "are there" should be "there are" (question word order mistake).
- Corrected sentence: Do you know how many floors there are in your school now?
They often go to bed early and never get up lately.
- Correction: "lately" should be "late" because "lately" refers to recent time, not time of day.
- Corrected sentence: They often go to bed early and never get up late.
I haven’t gone swimming when I was in France.
- Correction: "when" should be "since" to indicate the time from a past event until now.
- Corrected sentence: I haven’t gone swimming since I was in France.
III. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same.
The last time I saw my uncle was two years ago.
- Answer: I haven’t seen my uncle for two years.
My form teacher is more beautiful than any other teachers in my school.
- Answer: My form teacher is the most beautiful teacher in my school.
Practice writing every day, and his brother will have beautiful handwriting.
- Answer: If his brother practices writing every day, he will have beautiful handwriting.
How many classes are there in your school?
- Answer: How many classes does your school have?
Did your mother give you an interesting book last month?
- Answer: Your mother gave you an interesting book last month, didn't she?
IV. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning.
Although she performed well, she didn’t receive good comments.
- Answer: Despite her good performance, she didn’t receive good comments.
It is necessary for you to finish your assignment this evening.
- Answer: You need to finish your assignment this evening.
We spend five hours getting to London.
- Answer: It takes us five hours to get to London.