Key Word Transformations - Original 314

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.

CLANGER

I ___ when I called my boss's wife by the wrong name.

I made an embarrassing mistake when I called my boss's wife by the wrong name.

SPANNER

Our travel plans were going well until the strike ___ .

Our travel plans were going well until the strike disrupted them.

ASCENDANT

The young senator's influence within the party is ___ .

The young senator's influence within the party is growing.

GROUNDWORK

Her research ___ the new treatment.

Her research prepared the way for the new treatment.

STREET

This kind of puzzle is ___ .

This kind of puzzle is exactly the sort of thing I enjoy.

HOOK

We will get the money ___ .

We will get the money somehow, whatever it takes.

WANE

Interest in the sport has been ___ for years.

Interest in the sport has been decreasing for years.

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