Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
4 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
GRAMMAR
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of can, could, or be able to.
  Example: We were so hungry we couldn’t wait for dinner, so we ordered pizza.
  1    I ________ swim when I was five. My dad taught me.
  2    We’re very sorry but we ________ attend the wedding. We’ll be on holiday.
  3    Would you like ________ play a musical instrument?
  4    He opened his present before his birthday because he ________ wait!
  5    After living here for four months, I ________ understand a lot of Greek now.
  6    ________ you lend me a pen, please? I’ve forgotten mine.
  7    I’ve never ________ sing well, but my brother has a beautiful voice.
  8    I ________ read this menu without my glasses. Can you read it to me, please?
  9    We’re free tonight, so we’ll ________ come and help you if you like.
 10    My sister ________ ride a horse since she was four!
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2 Complete the sentences with have to, don’t have to, must, mustn’t, should, or shouldn’t.
  Example: We’ll have to leave early tomorrow morning.
  1    I always ________ stand up on the train because there are no seats.
  2    You really ________ eat in class, but I’ll let you do it this time.
  3    Where do you think we ________ stay in London? In a hotel or a B&B?
  4    There’s a lot of rubbish in that lake. You ________ swim in it!
  5    You ________ pay to get into that museum – it’s free.
  6    We ________ leave early in the morning if we want to get home before dark.
  7    It’s a great film. You really ________ go and see it.
  8    Great! It’s a holiday tomorrow – we ________ go to work.
  9    You ________ drive on the right in Europe (except in the UK).
 10    Do we ________ get up early tomorrow?
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                                                                              Grammar total   20
VOCABULARY
3 Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences.
      embarrassed / embarrassing bored / boring
      frightened / frightening tired / tiring
      depressed / depressing
  Example: The match was really boring. There weren’t any goals.
  1    It was so ________when my mobile rang during the play.
  2    That’s possibly the most ________ film I’ve ever seen. Nothing happened.
  3    I was very ________ when the door suddenly opened on its own.
  4    It rained every day on my holiday. I couldn’t do anything and was so _______.
  5    Why is travelling so ________ when most of the time you’re just sitting down?
  6    I find most horror films too ________ so I keep my eyes closed half the time.
  7    I’m not surprised Ian’s ________! He’s just lost his job, and his dog’s just died.
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________
4 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation A
  8 She was so ________ when she called him by the wrong name!
  9 We’re incredibly _______. We’ve spent all day sightseeing in London.
 10 I find it ________ that most people don’t really care about climate change.
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4 Complete the word in the sentences.
  Example: I didn’t hang up. I dropped my mobile and it broke.
  1   What scr________ do you have for the display on your phone?
  2   I like i________ messaging. It’s quick but you have time to think of a reply.
  3   My phone was on v________ mode during the meeting.
  4   Hi, I phoned you but the line was busy. Send me a m________ when you’re free.
  5   You must sw________ off your mobile when you’re in a cinema.
  6   I have to go to a meeting now. Can you call me b________ in an hour?
  7   Kasia sent you a t________ message this morning – didn’t you get it?
  8   I’m trying to call Marco, but his line’s been e________ for half an hour.
  9   Sorry about the noise. My mobile’s new and I need to choose a new r________.
 10   Sorry, I think I’ve d_________ the wrong number.
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                                                                        Vocabulary total   20
PRONUNCIATION
5 Cross out the silent consonant in the words.
  Example: should
  1   foreign
  2   listen
  3   doubt
  4   island
  5   whole
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6 Underline the stressed syllable.
  Example: pu|pil
  1   Ja|pa|nese
  2   di|sa|ppoin|ted
  3   em|ba|rra|ssing
  4   fru|stra|ting
  5   dis|ho|nest
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                                                                     Pronunciation total   10
                                       Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total        50
Name ____________________________
Class ____________________________