Key Word Transformations - Worksheet 2

C1 Advanced · Key Word Transformation · Cambridge Exam Booster for Advanced, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.

DATE

keeps up

keeps himself up

stays up

to date with

John ___ the news on his commute to work.

John reads what's happening in the world on his commute to work.

FOR

it hadn't

it had not

it weren't

it were not

it wasn't

it was not

been for

for

If ___ that promotional campaign, sales would have been lower.

Without that promotional campaign, sales would never have been so high.

AMOUNTS

it amounts to

is that it

What ___ is too expensive.

When it comes down to it, it's not worth the money.

BLUE

came out

of the blue

Success ___ for the novelist.

Suddenly, the novelist became successful.

INCLINED

inclined to

agree with you

I'm ___ that the whole story is a hoax.

I think you may be right about the whole story being a hoax.

ISSUE

took issue

with the press coverage

with the coverage

The organisers ___ of the event.

The organisers were not happy with the way the press covered the event.

SCENES

The press officer ___ the campaign.

The press officer worked secretly on the campaign.

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