Make, Let & To Be Allowed to Exercise
I'm not Allowed to pLAY with
DAD'S trAIN set I don't have permission to use it
DAD lets me use his computer
on SAturdAYs I have permission to use it
Mum MAkes me cLEAN my room on SAturdAYs She forces me to do
it
Fill the gaps with make, let or to be allowed to in the correct form.
1 I know! We could go to the seaside tomorrow. Daddy..................me use his car on Sundays.
2 I...............................use Daddy's car on Sundays so why don't we go to the seaside
tomorrow?
3 I don't...............................the cats sleep on the bed.
4 My cats..............................sleep on the bed. (NEGATIVE)
5 You can't..............................me go to your cousin's wedding.
6 A: Are you coming on the camping trip
with us? B: No, I..................(NEGATIVE)
7 Dad...............................me use his car all weekend. It was great.
8 Put that cigarette out, please. You......................smoke in here. (NEGATIVE)
9 My evil parents............................me study for my exams all last weekend!
10 My mean brother refuses to.........................me use his computer.
11 Mum...............................me try on a brown dress in the shop. It was so embarrassing.
12 Sssh! You.............................talk in the library. (NEGATIVE)
13 A: Why the heck did you do it?
B: They..............................me.
14 Come on!..............................me have a go.
15 A: I...............................go to the disco anymore. (NEGATIVE)
B: Really?! Your parents are mean, horrible and cruel!
16 Mum...............................me do all the washing up last Sunday.
17 Excuse me, young lady. I don't think you.....................smoke in here.
18 I was so relieved. I only got a four in my essay but the teacher didn't..............me do it again.
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Answers
1. I know! We could go to the seaside tomorrow. Daddy lets me use his car
on Sundays.
2. I'm allowed to use Daddy's car on Sundays so why don't we go to the
seaside tomorrw?
3. I don't let the cats sleep on the bed. (NEGATIVE)
4. My cats aren't allowed to sleep on the bed. (NEGATIVE)
5. You can't make me go to your cousin's wedding.
6. A: Are you coming on the camping trip with us? B: No, I'm not allowed to.
(NEGATIVE)
7. Dad let me use his car all weekend. It was great.
8. Put that cigarette out, please. You aren't allowed to smoke in here.
(NEGATIVE)
9. My evil parents made me study for my exams all last weekend!
10. My mean brother refuses to let me use his computer.
11. Mum made me try on this awful brown dress in the shop. It was so
embarrassing.
12. Sssh! You're not allowed to talk in the library. (NEGATIVE)
13. A: Why the heck did you do it? B: They made me.
14. Come on! Let me have a go.
15. A: I'm not allowed to go to the disco anymore. (NEGATIVE) B:
Really?! Your parents are mean, horrible and cruel!.
16. Mum made me do all the washing up last Sunday.
17. Excuse me, young lady. I don't think you're allowed to smoke in
here.
18. I was so relieved. I only got a four in my essay but the teacher didn't
make me do it again.
