Outcomes Elementary Vocabulary Builder  Unit 5

EXERCISES

Prepositions Collocations
A Complete the sentences with the correct E Complete the sentences with the correct form of
preposition. Look up the word in bold if you the verbs in the box. Look up the words in bold if
need help. you need help.
1 I paid $100 my new dress. take  bake  take  make  recharge  make

2 We queued tickets to the concert.

1 They worked hard but they didn’t a
3 The man stole some clothes the market. profit in the first year.

4 He bought a kilo oranges. 2 There’s a problem with my phone. I have to

the battery every night.
5 The seats are made plastic.
3 The sun was shining so I the
opportunity to go for a walk.
6 My mother lived a farm when she was young.
4 You should the lift to the 30th floor.
Word families 5 We need to some improvements to
the way we work.
B Write the opposite of these words from the unit.
1 unusual (adjective) 6 He wanted to a cake for his
sister’s birthday.
2 fast (adjective)
F Complete the missing adjectives. Look up the
3 top (noun) nouns if you need help.
1 a w_ _ _ _r coat
4 go up (phrasal verb)
2 a f_ _t battery
5 fast (adverb)
3 an a_ _ _d guard
6 happy (adjective)
4 t_ _ _t security
C Tick the words in the unit that are both a verb
and a noun. 5 the b_ _ _ _m shelf
1 queue
6 a f_ _ _ _ _y worker
2 steal

3 top Phrasal Verbs

4 cost G Choose the correct word to complete the phrasal

verbs.
5 continue
1 I tried out / on three dresses before I found the
right one.
6 feel
2 She quickly went out / off of the house and got
D Complete the sentences with the adjective form into her car.
of the word in bold.
1 He was driving a ……………………… car. steal 3 We waited outside for the doors to open so that
we could go in / out.
2 The ……………………… situation is not good at the
moment. economy 4 She went down / up to the top.

3 He had a very ……………………… business selling old 5 The lift went down / up to the bottom.
furniture. profit

4 She has a ……………………… interest in computers. grow

5 There is always an increase in ………………………

shopping in the winter. online

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