PHONETICS
Choose the word in each group where the underlined part is pronounced differently from the
others.
1. A. mention     B. option      C. federation      D. question
2. A ghost       B. office      C. long      D. modern
3. A. climate      B. comprise      C. notice      D. divide
4. A. house      B. happen      C. hair      D. honor
5. A. took       B. look      C. blood      D. good
6. A. almost      B. note      C. gold      D. post
7. A. catalogue      B. past      C. cast      D. class
8. A. issue      B. divide      C. library      D. dictation
9. A. read      B. ready      C. reach      D. teach
10. A. city      B. my      C. sky      D. cry

Write the correct form of the adjectives in brackets to make comparisons
1. I think she is still ill. She looks even ……………………… (bad) than last week.
2.His results are not ……………………. (good) his colleague's.
3. Which of the three supermarkets do you think has a …………………… (wide) range of
products?
4. He has …………………… (big) potential than anyone thought.
5.It 's becoming ………………… (hard) to attract new customers. What we need is a new
strategy.
6. In the last few months, competition has become ……………………. (tough).
7. Things are better organized now we have …………………. (few) problems than
before.
8. There are more accidents on this road becaus it's…………………….(narrow) than the
others.
9. I chose this car as my favorite because it's …………………(fast) all the other ones I have
driven.
10.She's a lot ……………………. (happy) in her new job than she was in the previous one.

Finish the sentences using Reported speech.
1. Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"
Christopher asked me………………………………………………………………………
2. Betty: "When did you come?"
Betty wanted to know………………………………………………………………………
3. Mark: "Has John arrived?"
Mark asked me……………………………………………………………………
4. Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"
Ronald asked me ………………………………………………………………………
5. Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"
Elisabeth asked me ………………………………………………………………………
6. Mandy: "Can I help you?"
Mandy wanted to know………………………………………………………………………
7. Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."
Stephen and Claire told me (that)…………………………………………………………
8. Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."
Charles remarked (that)………………………………………………………………………
9. Mrs. Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."
Mrs. Jones told me (that)………………………………………………………………………
10. Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said (that)………………………………………………………………………
 

Put the verbs in the correct form.
1. If she ....................(work) hard, she .....................(pass) the exam.
2. If I………….….(have) a lot of money now, I…………..(buy) a new car.
3. If I ..................(come) soon, I ....................(phone) you.
4. She ...................(feel) sad if you ....................(not, give) her a gift.
5. Many people would be out of work if that factory………..(close) down.
6. If Peter ......................(go) to work late again, he .................(be) sacked.
7. No one .........................(know) the truth if you ................(not, reveal)
8. If you ……………..….(have) time, please write to me.
9. What would you do if you……………(win) a million dollars?
10.If you press this button, the machine ……………..(stop)