Use of English B2 for all exams
UNIT 1 Section 2 (B)
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Derivatives
A. Look at the sentences below. What
part of speech (verb, noun, adjective or adverb) is each of the words in bold
type?
My sister is a careful driver.
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The assistant handled the
goods with care.
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He cares about his dog.
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I’m terribly sorry for my rude behaviour.
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The students listened to their
teacher carefully.
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The weather was terrible last weekend.
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B.
Choose the correct word A, B or C to complete the following sentences.
1
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The zoo's main
___________________________ are the pandas.
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A
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attractively
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B
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attractive
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C
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attraction
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2
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The teacher was ___________________________
with the student because he didn’t do his homework.
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A
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anger
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B
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angry
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C
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angrily
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3
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Before I set off on my
journey, my father told me to drive___________________________.
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A
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safe
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B
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safety
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C
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safely
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4
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What's the___________________________
between increase and decrease?
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A
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difference
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B
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differently
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C
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different
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5
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I hired a
___________________________ to take pictures at my wedding.
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A
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photographer
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B
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photography
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C
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photographic
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6
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Despite his age, he leads an
___________________________ life.
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A
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activity
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B
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acting
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C
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active
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7
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She completed the project ___________________________
and was promoted.
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A
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success
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B
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successfully
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C
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successful
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C. Read the sentences below and decide
what part of speech is missing. Then, complete the sentences with the correct
form of the words in capitals.
1
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I love sitting on my new
sofa. It's so (Part of speech:______________________)
_______________________ .
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COMFORT
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2
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She chose light-coloured furniture to (Part of
speech:______________________) ____________________ up her dull flat.
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BRIGHT
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3
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It’s certainly (Part of speech:_____________________)
________________________to drive at high speed.
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DANGER
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4
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August is a (Part of speech ________________ ) __________________ month in our city, as
everyone is away on holiday.
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PEACE
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5
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The (Part of speech:_____________________ ) _______________________
held up the bank and stole £200 000.
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ROB
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6
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Nobody could find the (Part of
speech:_____________________ ) _______________________ to the difficult
Maths problem.
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SOLVE
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7
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Even though they had financial difficulties, they were (Part of
speech:_____________________ ) ______________________ married.
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HAPPY
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8
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I feel very (Part of speech:_____________________ )
_______________________ today. I think I’ll have some coffee.
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SLEEP
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ANSWER KEY
B
1
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C
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2
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B
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3
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C
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4
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A
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5
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A
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6
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C
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7
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B
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C
1
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adjective / comfortable
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2
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verb/
brighten
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3
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adjective/ dangerous
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4
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adjective/
peaceful
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5
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noun/ robber
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6
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noun/
solution
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7
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adverb/ happily
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8
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adjective/
sleepy
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