Key Word Transformations - Original 220

C2 Proficiency · Key Word Transformation · Cambridge Ready original exercise

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 eight words, including the word given.

ONLY

Not ___ , but she also produced the album.

The singer wrote the songs and also produced the album.

LOUD

So ___ that my ears were ringing for days.

The concert was so loud that my ears were ringing for days.

BELIEVED

The composer ___ the symphony in just three weeks.

It is believed that the composer wrote the symphony in just three weeks.

HAD

___ late, we would not have missed the start of the show.

We missed the start of the show because the taxi was late.

WHAT

___ was the drummer's solo.

The audience loved the drummer's solo most of all.

SPEED

Such ___ the tickets sold that many fans were left disappointed.

The tickets sold so quickly that many fans were left disappointed.

UNTIL

It ___ third album that the band became famous.

The band only became famous after their third album.

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