word formation
The moment i shouted he ran awar
SOONER
No_____________he ran away
Sooner had i shouthed than
I'm sure that it was the sound lf the rain that disturbed me.
MUST
It______________of the rain that disturbed me.
must habe been the sound
I managed to finish all the homework before the deadline
SUCCEEDED
I___________the homework before the deadline.
I succeeded in finishing all
Itook the only course open to me and changed my job.
DID
what i__________, which was the only course open to me.
did was change my job
They don't allow people who arrive late at the opera house in until the interval.
ARE
People who arrive late at the opera house ...... until the interval.
are not allowed in
My application for the job was turned down because I didn't have the right qualifications.
GROUNDS
My application for the job was turned down ......................................... didn't have the right qualifications.
on the grounds that i
It's impossible that you saw John last night - he's in the USA!
HAVE
John's in the USA, so ................................ him last nigh
you can't have seen
I am confident that he will be successful in his career.
CHANCES
I am confident ..................... in his caree
of/about his chances of success
If you feel stressed, breathing slowly should calm you down.
MAKE
Breathing slowly ..... .. ... .... if you feel stress
should make you feel calmer
I am really bad at remembering people's names whenI meet them.
MEMORY
I............................... ....................... people's names when I meet the
Have a really bad memory for
He lost his job because he was inefficient.
GROUNDS
He lost his job ... ...................................... his inefficienc
on the grounds of
I'm sorry that I didn't help him.
REGRET
I..................................................... him
regret not helping
I couldn't go away for the weekend because I didn't haveenough money.
PREVENTED
I was .. ............ for the weekend by lack of money
prevented from going away
Jane was advised to work harder by her Maths teacher
RECOMMENDED
The maths teacher...............................harder.
recommended that Jane should study
This was Peter's biggest challenge to date.
FACED
Peter ............................ challenge before
had not / had never faced such a big / a bigger
I wish I had tried harder when I was at school.
REGRET
I really ................................. when I was at schoo
Regret no trying harder
I wish people wouldn't talk during the performance – it makes me really uptight'
NERVES
It really ........................ people talk during a performance
gets on my nerves whe
He is so ambitious - he's determined that he'll be successful in the company.
MARK
He is determined ...................... in the company
to make his mark
Can you suggest a way of turning dreams into reality for ambitious people
TRUE
Can you suggest how.............................for ambitious people.
to make dreams come true
I don't want to take part in the project.
RATHER.
I............................. part in the project
would rather not take
I don't have any free time, so I can't come to the theatre with you.
WOULD
If I...............come to thetheatre with you
had some free time, i would