Essential English Language Practice Exercises

Section 1: Statement Analysis

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• 1-F
• 2-F, many problems
• 3-F, incomes
• 4-F, locked up
• 5-F, poor
• 6-F, kill
• 7-T
• 8-F, shady campaign (Corrected 'chenty campagne')
• 9-T
• 10-F, rude
• 11-F, confusing
• 12-F, arena (Corrected 'rena')
• 13-F, brilliant

Section 2: Phrasal Verbs

1. Called off
2. Showing off
3. Lived up to
4. Put on (Corrected 'putted on')
5. Took off (Corrected 'tooks off')
6. Came down on
7. Looks up to
8. Keep at

Section 3: Vocabulary and Definitions

1. Anything that increases your chances or helps you a lot to achieve your goals.
2. That is worked.
3. It’s referred to the situation when everyone is watching closely. (Corrected 'refeved' and grammar)
4. The action of making someone else responsible for one of your duties.
5. It’s referred to people who achieve results really quickly.
6. Anyone who starts a fad. (Corrected 'stats')
7. Referred to anything that causes dislike.
8. Something that people say but it isn’t certain. (Corrected 'tells')
9. Techniques used to encourage more people purchasing a product. (Corrected 'Amount' and 'purchesing')
10. Clothing that people wear. (Corrected 'Dress' and 'weers')

Section 4: Verb Forms and Passive Voice

1. Can be heard (Corrected 'heered')
2. Worked here (Corrected 'here worked')
3. Is known (Corrected 'is knowned')
4. Are held (Corrected 'are hold')
5. Are expected
6. Are given
7. Have to be removed
8. Complete (Corrected 'do complete')
9. Use

Section 5: Sentence Transformations (Reported & Passive)

1. Anne told me not to leave the room then.
2. Some beautiful paintings have been painted by her daughter. (Corrected auxiliary verb and spacing)

3. I was given a present for my birthday from Jane.

   A present for my birthday from Jane was given to me.

4. By 2020, scientists will have found solutions to the problem. (Corrected 'jeund')
5. Jimi Hendrix was thought to be a genius. (Corrected spelling)
6. The office was broken into by burglars. (Corrected 'Butglars')
7. More money should have been given by us. (Corrected preposition)
8. My parents said that they would drive us to the concert. (Corrected spacing)
9. Donald asked when I would come back the following day. (Corrected 'whe then')
10. It is expected that Barça gets to the final. (Corrected 'esepectet' and 'Benya' based on context)
11. This plant shouldn’t be watered more than once a week. (Corrected 'one a week')
12. Judy suggested resting on the sofa. (Corrected 'sele' based on context)
13. It is said that the meeting will be held there.
14. The monument is thought to be over 1000 years old.
15. As soon as I finish this call, I will go shopping. (Corrected 'cell')

Section 6: Original Sentences for Practice

1. "Don’t leave the room, Mom," Anne told me. (Corrected capitalization and punctuation)
2. Her daughter has painted some beautiful paintings.
3. Jane gave me a present for my birthday. (Corrected 'Sane')
4. People thought that Jimi Hendrix was a genius. (Corrected spelling)
5. Scientists will find solutions to the problem before 2020.
6. Burglars broke into the office. (Corrected 'borke')
7. We should have given them more money.
8. My parents will drive us to the concert.
9. "Will you come back tomorrow?" asked Donald. (Corrected 'tou')
10. People expect that Barça will get to the final.
11. You shouldn’t water this plant more than once a week. (Corrected 'one a week')
12. "Why don’t you rest on the sofa?" Judy said. (Corrected 'Jufy')
13. They say that the meeting will be held here.
14. People think that the monument is over 1000 years old.
15. I will finish this call. Then, I’ll go shopping. (Corrected capitalization)