English Grammar and Vocabulary Exercises: Units 3 and 4

Unit 3: Level 1

Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises

• 1: 1e, 2a, 3c, 4b, 5d
• 2: 1. enthusiastic, 2. yelled, 3. command, 4. prosper
• 3: 1f, 2d, 3a, 4b, 5e, 6c
• 4: 1. misbehave, 2. independent, 3. non-member, 4. bi-annual, 5. preview, 6. unimportant
• 5: 1. shouldn't have, 2. must have left, 3. should have, 4. had better not, 5. can't have
• 6: 1. John must have already left, 2. You had better leave now, 3. She might have forgotten about our meeting, 4. It can't be true, 5. You should have called me
• 7: 1. due to, 2. since, 3. it's clear that, 4. consequently

Unit 3: Level 2

Advanced Vocabulary and Modal Verbs

• 1: 1. throughout, 2. deserves, 3. enthusiastic, 4. enables, 5. proficiency, 6. command, 7. starts out, 8. charm
• 2: 1. bi-annual, 2. mispronounce, 3. unimportant, 4. enable, 5. international, 6. preview
• 3: 1. lorry/truck, 2. autumn/fall, 3. flat/apartment, 4. sweets/candy, 5. trousers/pants, 6. junction/intersection
• 4: 1. couldn't have rained, 2. should have told, 3. must have left, 4. shouldn't have shouted
• 5: 1. She might have forgotten about our meeting, 2. You had better leave immediately, 3. I can't believe that story is true, 4. That man must be Tom
• 6: 1. because, 2. so, 3. it is clear that, 4. because of

Unit 4: Level 1

Reported Speech and Idioms

• 1: 1. level, 2. disruptive, 3. lacking, 4. crave, 5. dropped
• 2: 1d, 2c, 3e, 4a, 5b
• 3: 1. a piece of cake, 2. a pinch of salt, 3. cup of tea, 4. like hot cakes, 5. put all your eggs in one basket, 6. food for thought
• 4: 1. Sammy not to eat any chocolate, 2. to come and see him the month after, 3. that he wouldn't eat chocolate, 4. if he could eat any cake, 5. him not to eat cake, 6. he should eat fruit instead
• 5: 1. Betty told her mother that she was going out with Jim that evening, 2. Our hostess asked us if we had had dinner, 3. The painters said that they would finish the job the next day, 4. Mrs. Brown warned her little boy not to touch the dog
• 6: 1. although, 2. apparently, 3. clearly, 4. if, 5. consequently, 6. finally

Unit 4: Level 2

Advanced Reported Speech and Phrasal Verbs

• 1: 1. crave, 2. lack, 3. nourishing, 4. liable, 5. imbalance, 6. rate, 7. assortment, 8. treat
• 2: 1. bring in, 2. put up with, 3. put off, 4. put out, 5. bring back, 6. bring up
• 3: 1. like hot cakes, 2. with a pinch of salt, 3. bit my head off, 4. my cup of tea, 5. a piece of cake
• 4: 1. She couldn't come to her wedding the week after, 2. Did you pay for your car?, 3. We visited Tommy in the hospital the day after, 4. Her children not to touch anything in the shop, 5. If the previous night
• 5: 1. were, 2. that, 3. whether, 4. suggested, 5. would, 6. not, 7. where, 8. told, 9. they, 10. had
• 6: 1. Finally he arrived, 2. Apparently he trusts me, 3. Consequently he was late for work, 4. If I have time, 5. Despite the rain