Key Word Transformation Exercise 5 (with printable PDF)

A grammar and vocabulary exercise combined! For B1 and B2 learners.

Complete the second sentence so that the meaning is very similar to the first, using the key word in bold.

Use between two and five words, including the key word. Contractions (I’m, can’t, etc, count as two words)

1. The beach will be packed if we don’t go earlier.

UNLESS

The beach will be packed __________ earlier.

2. “What do you think of the new stadium?” he asked me.

ASKED

He _________ of the new stadium.

3. The boss was very unhappy that Jon hadn’t helped with the presentation.

OUGHT

Jon __________ with the presentation

4. That name is familiar to me, I think.

BELL

That name __________, I think.

5. They say the paintings are worth over a million pounds.

SAID

The paintings __________ worth over a million pounds.

6. I was late for work because my alarm clock didn’t ring.

GONE

If my alarm clock __________, I wouldn’t have been late for work.

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Exercise 6
Exercise 7: Phrasal Verbs
Exercise 8: Modal Verbs

All of my Key Word Transformation Exercises (extra practice for B2 First, Use of English section)

Answers

1. The beach will be packed if we don’t go earlier.

The beach will be packed UNLESS WE GO earlier.

2. “What do you think of the new stadium?” he asked me.

He ASKED ME WHAT I THOUGHT / ASKED WHAT I THOUGHT of the new stadium.

3. The boss was very unhappy that Jon hadn’t helped with the presentation.

Jon OUGHT TO HAVE HELPED with the presentation

4. That name is familiar to me, I think.

That name RINGS A BELL, I think.

5. They say the paintings are worth over a million pounds.

The paintings ARE SAID TO BE worth over a million pounds.

6. I was late for work because my alarm clock didn’t ring.

If my alarm clock HAD GONE OFF, I wouldn’t have been late for work.