Key Word Transformations - Original 308

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.

CARPET

The company tried to ___ rather than deal with it.

The company tried to hide the problem rather than deal with it.

BONNET

My uncle has ___ recycling everything.

My uncle is obsessed with the idea of recycling everything.

HORSE

You shouldn't ___ .

You shouldn't find fault with something you have been given for nothing.

CANDLE

Her latest novel can't ___ her first.

Her latest novel is nowhere near as good as her first.

GRIST

For a novelist, every experience is ___ .

For a novelist, every experience is material that can be put to good use.

FOOT

Now that she is the manager, the boot ___ .

Now that she is the manager, their positions have been reversed.

SEED

The once-beautiful garden has ___ .

The once-beautiful garden has been neglected and now looks shabby.

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