Key Word Transformations - Original 211

B2 First · 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 two and five words, including the word given.

GIVEN

I ___ my aunt.

It was my aunt who gave me this watch.

MARRIED

My parents ___ for thirty years.

My parents got married thirty years ago.

TALLER

Ella ___ her brother.

Ella's brother isn't as tall as her.

CLOSE

My uncle doesn't ___ for us to visit often.

My uncle lives too far away for us to visit often.

SINCE

My grandmother ___ she was a child.

My grandmother started knitting when she was a child.

WAIT

I can't ___ my cousins at Christmas.

I'm looking forward to seeing my cousins at Christmas.

YOUNGER

I'm two years ___ my brother.

My brother is two years older than me.

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