English Exercises: Units 1 & 2, Levels 1 & 2

Unit 1, Level 1

1. Replace the Word in Bold

Notice, preferred, hesitated, signaled, matter.

2. Choose the Correct Answer

Nice, insulted, bright, loudly, difficult.

3. Complete the Sentences

Running, run, break, break, run.

4. Choose the Sentences

B, A, A.

5. Combine the Sentences

  1. Here are some photos of our town, where we have lived all our lives.
  2. We should go skiing next month, when there will be more snow.
  3. Snowboarding is an exciting sport that I would like to try.
  4. Sue, who writes children’s books, is my best friend.
  5. I want to introduce you to Lucy, whose life story is very interesting.

6. Rewrite the Sentences

  1. I finally met John, with whom I have corresponded for the last six months.
  2. The new film, about which everyone is talking, is controversial.
  3. This small restaurant, about which few people know, has got the best Thai food.
  4. Cathy, on whom you can depend to get the work done, is the best worker in the shop.
  5. That girl, with whom you have been dancing all evening, is my ex-girlfriend.

7. Choose the Correct Connector

1. Despite, 2. Nevertheless, 3. Furthermore, 4. Whereas, 5. Even though

Unit 1, Level 2

1. Complete the Sentences

Overheard, value, hesitated, ignored, sensitive.

2. Complete the Sentences

It runs in the family. It will break her heart. Yes, he will, he broke the law. He ran a temperature. Break a habit.

3. Match an Idiom

1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c, 5-e.

4. Complete the Passage

Who, where, when, which, whose.

5. Combine the Sentences Using Relative Clauses

  1. Sally, whose father is a famous film producer, is my best friend.
  2. Edinburgh, which is the capital city of Scotland, is very beautiful.
  3. Fifty years ago, when there were no computers, people didn’t communicate by email.
  4. She grew up in a small village that didn’t have a cinema.
  5. My younger sister, with whom I share a room, is very untidy.

6. Complete with Connectors

Despite, as well as, nevertheless, whereas, in addition.

Unit 2, Level 1

1. Choose the Correct Answer

1-c, 2-a, 3-c, 4-a, 5-b.

2. Create Nouns

  1. Enjoyment
  2. Punishment
  3. Kindness
  4. Seriousness
  5. Examination
  6. Creation

3. Complete the Sentences by Adding Suffixes

Financial, recognizable, complicated, graceful, nervous.

4. Complete Sentences with Gerunds or Infinitives

  1. Reading, to read
  2. Visiting, visiting
  3. Living, to live
  4. Asking, asking
  5. Going, to go

5. Choose the Correct Answer

Had been waiting, have ever tasted, had been wearing, hasn’t arrived, has been playing, have been working.

6. Complete the Passage with Time Words

Until, then, at first, soon, by the time.

Unit 2, Level 2

1. Complete the Sentences

Obey rules, goal confident, missed beggar, allowed dare, complicated doubt.

2. Replace the Words

Came across, stood by, came down on, stood out, came apart, stood up, came up.

3. Complete the Sentences with the Correct Form

Reality, possibility, effective, imaginative, preferable, examinations, confident, doubtful.

4. Complete the Sentences

Watching, to tell, walking, to buy, explaining, to climb, meeting, moving.

5. Complete Using Words in Brackets

  1. At the party, she wore shoes she had bought the previous day.
  2. Max has been studying since last night.
  3. The Manchester train has just left.
  4. She had been swimming.

6. Arrange the Sentences

1-g, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a, 5-f, 6-h, 7-e, 8-b.