Test Your English

Write a new sentence

Read each sentence and write a new sentence using a compound noun.

Tom’s son is four. He is a four-year old boy.

1. The State University has 20 stories.
It is a _______________ building.
2. Our visit to London lasted four days.
We had _______________ visit.
3. It took us two hours to fly to Sochi.
It was _______________ flight.
4. He gave ten dollars for the book.
He gave _______________ note.
5. I’m going to stay here for six days.
I’ll have _______________ stay.
6. This tank holds 100 liters.
This is a _______________ tank.

Key: 1. a twenty-storey building; 2. a four-day visit; 3. a two-hour flight; 4. a ten-dollar note; 5. a six-day stay; 6. a hundred-liter tank

Tell, speak, say, talk

1. We don’t _____ Russian much at the English lessons.
2. Can you _____ me about any traditions of England?
3. Could you _____ me the way to Pushkin street, please?
4. We were able to _____ to these students after classes.
5. You mustn’t _____ at the lesson.
6. Tom _____ his parents were very well.
7. Mary _____ she wants to go on holiday in June.
8. The teacher _____ us about her trip to England.
9. You can’t answer the question because you are _____ all the time and don’t hear what I am _____ you.

Key: 1. speak; 2. tell; 3. tell; 4. speak; 5. talk; 6. said; 7. says; 8. told; 9. talking, telling

To see, to look

1. Did you _____ the film?
2. _____ at the map, it’s the map of England.
3. I _____ her yesterday when I was going to school.
4. He _____ at me and asked me to help him.
5. I’ll _____ my son’s teacher tomorrow.
6. If you shut your eyes you can’t _____.
7. They want to _____ a serious play.
8. I’m _____ forward to begin my new job.
9. Who is there standing near Mary and _____ at us? Do you know him?
10. I _____ at the window and _____ a lot of people arguing nervously.
11. It’s easier _____ than done, easier to _____ about than to do.

Key: 1. see; 2. look; 3. saw; 4. looked; 5. see; 6. see; 7. see; 8. looking; 9. looking; 10. looked, saw; 11. said, talk

To like, to love

1. Do you _____ this park?
2. We _____ our country.
3. Did they _____ the film?
4. What books do you _____?
5. They didn’t _____ this engineer’s article.
6. She _____ walking much.
7. She _____ little children.
8. My _____ for you is deeper than the sea.
9. Do you _____ to get letters?
10. There’s no _____ lost between them.

Key: 1. like; 2. love; 3. like; 4. like; 5. like; 6. likes; 7. loves; 8. love; 9. like; 10. love

To go, to leave, to leave for, to finish

1. He has just _____ the institute.
2. They _____ school 2 years ago.
3. The train I _____ at 5:30.
4. Mary _____ Greece saying nothing about the time when she comes.
5. It’s time for us to _____.
6. I’ve _____ my books on the table.
7. I have just _____ the book.
8. We’re _____ for Rome next week.
9. They _____ to Minsk three years ago and live there.
10. It seems to me I _____ my work in the office yesterday.
11. Every Sunday they _____ to the skating-rink.

Key: 1. left; 2. finished; 3. leaves; 4. left for; 5. leave; 6. left; 7. finished; 8. leaving for; 9. went; 10. left; 11. go