Writing comprehension Year 10 Solutions Int. Term II V.2

Complete the sentences and questions with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. By this time next week, I ___                    _____ (finish) taking these antibiotics.

2. The lasagne didn’t cook because I ___                   ____ (not turn on) the oven.

3. It’s my mum’s birthday, so I ____            _____ (bake) a cake. Would you like some?

4. The children are cold because they ____                    ___ (swim). Tell them to get dressed quickly!

5. Kevin and Tracy __     _____ (have) a big party when they got engaged.

6. The rooms ____          _____ (be) darker if there were shutters on the windows.

7. I wish you _____                _____ (not wear) that jacket – it looks terrible!

8. This time tomorrow, you ____                 _____ (sit) on the plane. Are you looking forward to your holiday?

9. The doctor _____           _____ (send) you for an X-ray if she thinks your arm is broken.

10. We dropped our television when we ____             _____ (move) house.

Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

We _                 [are used to  , didn’t use to, used to]__ live in a flat, but now we’ve got a semi-detached house.

The further you live from the centre, _                    [the more necessary, more necessary, the most necessary]__ it is to have a car.

Mine is the __            [least     , less, most]_ cramped of all the rooms in the house. I’ve got more space than everyone else.

Ryan hates getting up early, but he’ll have to _               [be used to, get used to, used to]__ it for his new job.

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1. We           [got up, got up to] all sorts of trouble when we were children.

2. My sister spends all her time hanging     [off, out] with her friends.

3. The referee blew his whistle because there were too many players on the basketball        [course, court].

4. I’ve got a bruise at the top of my leg. It’s on my       [calf, thigh].

5. Wayne was            [brought up, grown up] by his grandparents because his parents couldn’t look after him.

6. They’ve got a         [landing, patio] in the back garden with some chairs and a table on it.

7. I      [made, took] a photo of the villa I stayed in to show my friends.

8. The owner showed us         [pride, proudly] around her houseboat.