WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER (BASIC) (EXERCISE B44E110)

1. Match a line A with a line B.

A	B
ask          know          ride          fasten          start          climb          go          spell          get up          speak English          play          use	cards          a computer          a question          the answer          early          fluently          to a party          your seatbelt          work          a word          a bike          a mountain

2. Fill in the gaps with a word or words from the boxes in the correct form.

(A)   A: Is this your bike?

 B:  No, it isn’t. I can’t ____________________.

(B)  A: Maria! Do you  ______________ the answer?

B:  I’m sorry. I can’t remember the question!

(C)  A: The plane lands in ten minutes. Can you please _______________________?

(D)  A: Can you play tennis at nine o’clock on Sunday?

B: I never   _____________ on Sundays. I stay in bed until eleven.

(E)   A: What time do you _________________?

B: I’m always in the office and at my desk at 9.00.

(F)   A: Is your friend English?

B: No, she isn’t, but she _________________________________.

(G)  A: Some children are so good with computers.

B: Yes, I know. My daughter could ________________________ when she was only seven.

3. Put am, is, are, was or were into the gaps.

(A)  The homework __________ very difficult.

(B)  Hello, everybody! I __________ sorry I __________ late!

(C)  ‘Where _________ you born?’ ‘I _________ born in Brazil.

(D)  ‘Where _________ your sister born?’ ‘She _________ born in the USA.’

(E)   The weather ________ beautiful today. It _________ terrible yesterday.

(F)   The children _________ very tied today. They ________ at a party yesterday evening.

(G)  I could play chess when I __________ five.

(H)  We __________ married when I ___________ eighteen and William _________ twenty.

ANSWERS

WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER

1. Match a line A with a line B.

A	B
ask          know          ride          fasten          start          climb          go          spell          get up          speak English          play          use	a question          the answer          a bike          your seatbelt          work          a mountain          to a party          a word          early          fluently          cards          a computer

        

2. Fill in the gaps with a word or words from the boxes in the correct form.

(H)   A: Is this your bike?

 B:  No, it isn’t. I can’t ride a bike.

(I)     A: Maria! Do you know the answer?

B:  I’m sorry. I can’t remember the question!

(J)    A: The plane lands in ten minutes. Can you please fasten your seatbelts?

(K)  A: Can you play tennis at nine o’clock on Sunday?

B: I never get up early on Sundays. I stay in bed until eleven.

(L)   A: What time do you start work?

B: I’m always in the office and at my desk at 9.00.

(M) A: Is your friend English?

B: No, she isn’t, but she speaks English fluently.

(N)  A: Some children are so good with computers.

B: Yes, I know. My daughter could use a computer when she was only seven.

3. Put am, is, are, was or were into the gaps.

(A)  The homework is very difficult.

(B)  Hello, everybody! I am sorry I am late!

(C)  ‘Where were you born?’ ‘I was born in Brazil.

(D)  ‘Where was your sister born?’ ‘She was born in the USA.’

(E)   The weather is beautiful today. It was terrible yesterday.

(F)   The children are very tied today. They were at a party yesterday evening.

(G)  I could play chess when I was five.

(H)  We were married when I was eighteen and William was twenty. 

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