task 1. Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.
1. We can get into the house only if you have a key.
CAN
Only if …you have a key can……. we get into the house.
2. If the weather gets any colder, we’ll turn on the heating.
GET
Should ………the weather get any colder….., we’ll turn on the heating.
3. He had just entered when the telephone rang.
SOONER
No …sooner had he just entered than…..the telephone rang.
4. He visits us so rarely that I can hardly remember what he looks like.
VISIT
So…rarely does he visit us… that I can hardly remember what he looks like.
5. Mark works so hard that I’m sure he’ll be promoted soon.
DOES
So ……hard does Mark work…… that I’m sure he’ll be promoted soon.
6. If you had been there, you would have enjoyed it.
BEEN
Had …you been there, you…. would have enjoyed it.
7. He spoke to me only after I spoke to him.
SPEAK
Only after I spoke to him …did he speak….. to me.
8. Janet won’t get on a plane under any circumstances.
WILL
Under ……no circumstances will Janet get…. on a plane.
9. I realised who she was only after a few minutes.
REALISE
Only after a few minutes ……did I realise who….. she was.
10. She didn’t know that her wish would come true.
DID
Little …did she know that….. her wish would come true.
11. He didn’t know that her wish would come true.
DID
Not ……once did he laugh…… all evening.
12. They scarcely talk to each other any more.
DO
Scarcely …do they talk to……. each other any more.
13. This restaurant rarely gets so crowded.
GET
Seldom, …does this restaurant get…. so crowded.
14. If he had left earlier, he would have been on time.
HE
Had …he left earlier, he would... have been on time.
15. She was so happy that she decided to celebrate.
SHE
So …happy was she that… she decided to celebrate.
16. This is the only way that we can be sure we are right.
IN
Only …in this way can we… be sure that we are right.
17. If he notices anything, we’ll be in trouble.
NOTICE
Should …he notice anything….., we’ll be in trouble.
18. Sarah forgot to take her purse and her handbag too.
DID
Sarah didn’t remember to take her purse; …neither did she remember…….. to take her handbag.
19. He was so scared that he could hardly breathe.
FEAR
Such …was his fear that…….. he could hardly breathe.
20. She performed so well that she won an award.
PERFORM
So …well did she perform……. that she won an award.
21. Thailand is warmer and cheaper than England.
ONLY
Not …only is Thailand warmer…. than England, it’s cheaper too.
22. If I were you, I would try calling her again.
YOU
Were ……I you, I would try…… calling her again.
23. The weather hasn’t been this warm since last summer.
HAS
Not since last summer …has the weather been….. this warm.
24. You must not miss the plane on any account.
NO
On …no account must you miss…….. the plane.
25. She had just left when the boss asked to see her.
SOONER
No …sooner had she left than…… the boss asked to see her.
26. He will only understand you if you speak French.
WILL
Only …if you speak french, will……. he understand you.
27. If you don’t apologise, he will never forgive you.
NOT
Should ……you not apologise……., he will never forgive you.
