KWT002-Key Word Transformation

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given in brackets. Do not change the given word. You must use between two to five words including the given word


  1. I had always wanted to try skiing (GO)
    I had always wanted to skiing.
  2. The teacher explained everything clearly and precisely (WERE)
    The teacher's clear and precise.
  3. Johnny likes to play computer games (ENJOYS)
    Johnny computer games.
  4. I' don't think you ought to write in that book (WERE)
    If I write in that book.
  5. Learning the names of the all the world's rivers seems pointless to me (SEE)
    I cannot learning the names of all the world's rivers.
  6. Ian was a great fan of Shakespeare's plays as a teenager (KEEN)
    As a teenager, Ian Shakespeare's plays
  7. Chloe finds it hard to do her maths homework on her own (DIFFICULTY)
    Chloe her maths homework on her own.

 

  1. After I graduate , I'd like to become a vet (AMBITION)
    It a vet after I graduate.
  2. Janice can't wait to hear Tom's story (FORWARD)
    Janice Tom's story.
  3. Glenys is willing to help her brother with his homework (MIND)
    Glenys her brother with his homework.
  4. The size of the city came as a surprise to Peter (HOW)
    Peter big the city was.
  5. It is easy to see why the Taj Mahal is such a big attraction for tourists (SO)
    It is easy to see why the Taj Mahal tourists.
  6. I much prefer city life to country life. (BETTER)
    I think living in the city living in the country.
  7. The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event that happens in August (TAKES)
    London's Notting Hill Carnival year in August.