ISW7 THEMES 9&10 FURTHER LANGUAGE PRACTICE

ISW7 THEMES 9&10 FURTHER LANGUAGE PRACTICE

PRONUNCIATION
Find the word that has a different stressed syllable.
1. A. limit B. effect C. buggy D. tunnel
2. A. explore B. station C. airship D. sidecar
3. A. ticket B. taxi C. replace D. traffic
4. A. subway B. parking C. steamship D. reduce
5. A. passenger B. comfortable C. hoverboard D. divided

Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

6. A. ball B. stand C. call D. fall
7. A. gold B. hold C. horse D. both
8. A. head B. seat C. steam D. steal
9. A. opposite B. behind C. divide D. wildlife
10. A. buggy B. turbine C. tunnel D. submarine

ERROR CORRECTION
Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Underline it and correct it, then write your
answer on the line.
1. We can predict what vacations will be liked in the future.
2. An archaeologist is a person who studies ancient thing.
3. Bicycles are the slower means of transport.
4. The hotel is across the station where we can go .
5. My motorbike travel at 50 km/h.
6. You can take a train and plane to Nha Trang.
7. It take me two hours to walk to school.
8. What a traditional food from your country?
9. How long is it from Hanoi to Lao Cai? –It’s 300 km.
10. A self-driving car can move on itself.

WORD FORM

key words noun (n) verb (v) adjective (adj) adverb (adv)

distance distance distance distant distantly

seat seat seat seated

seating

limit limit limit limited ≠

limitation unlimited
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key words noun (n) verb (v) adjective (adj) adverb (adv)

equals equal equal equal equally

equality equalize

dirty dirt dirty dirtily

comfortable comfort comfort comfortable ≠ comfortably ≠

discomfort uncomfortable uncomfortably

divided division divide divided ≠

undivided

explore exploration explore exploratory

explorer unexplored

Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable word from the table above. Make
nouns plural or put the verbs in the correct tense/ form when necessary.

1. The _________ between my house and my school is 4 kilometers.

2. Twenty-one divided by three _________ seven.
3. “Do you want to go faster? There’s a speed _________ sign saying that we can’t go faster than
50 km/h.”
4. When my younger brother was a child, he wanted our parents to give him _________
attention, and cried a lot when they talked and played with anyone else.
5. “It was an exciting match!Juventus lost 2-3 to Liverpool, but Juventus _________ ten minutes
later. It was Ronaldo (CR7) who headed the ball into the goal! The final score was 3-3.”
6. Somewhere, _________, we could hear the sound of the sea.
7. All people have the right to _________ of opportunity.
8. His clothes were covered in _________ after he worked in the garden all day long.
9. My family is going to Venice for summer vacation. It’s a wonderful city to _________.
10. The teacher says to his students: “If you are all sitting _________, then I’ll begin”.
11. They’ll do lots of activities like playing underwater games and _________ the sea.
12. I have a (an) _________ knowledge of French, so I can’t speak it well.
13. In “100 ÷ 2 = 50”, “÷” is the _________ sign.
14. Trying to avoid too much caffeine, my dad _________ himself to two cups of coffee a day.
15. The stars are more _________ from the earth than the sun.
16. The children were_________ into four groups and began the discussion.
17. “These new shoes are not _________. I’ve hurt my feet wearing them all day!”
18. “Please remain _________ until the plane has come to a complete stop,” said the flight
attendant to passengers.
19. The river Amazon was named by Spanish _________ Francisco de Orellana.
20. I was in the back _________ and my friend was driving.
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SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it means the same as the first one.
1. When you travel by car or plane, you need to wear a seat belt.
You have
2. The art museum is in front of the subway station.
The subway station
3. Trains and subways are fast and eco-friendly, so they are popular in Tokyo.
………………………………………………….because .
4. Vacations are going to change a lot in the future.
Vacations will .
5. How much does a one-way ticket cost?
How much is ?
6. My father usually went to school by bike.
My father used
7. This horse cart is small and old.
This is a
8. They use spaghetti, beef, cheese, onions, and tomatoes to make this spaghetti Bolognese.
This spaghetti Bolognese …………………………………from………..
9. Going by bus is cheaper than going by taxi.
Going by taxi
10. Other means of transportation are not as fast as planes.
Planes
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ANSWER KEY

PRONUNCIATION
Find the word that has a different stressed syllable.
1. A. limit B. effect C. buggy D. tunnel
2. A. explore B. station C. airship D. sidecar
3. A. ticket B. taxi C. replace D. traffic
4. A. subway B. parking C. steamship D. reduce
5. A. passenger B. comfortable C. hoverboard D. divided

Find the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently.

6. A. ball B. stand C. call D. fall
7. A. gold B. hold C. horse D. both
8. A. head B. seat C. steam D. steal
9. A. opposite B. behind C. divide D. wildlife
10. A. buggy B. turbine C. tunnel D. submarine

ERROR CORRECTION
Each of the following sentences has a mistake. Underline it and correct it, then write your
answer on the line.
1. We can predict what vacations will be liked in the future. like
2. An archaeologist is a person who studies ancient thing. things
3. Bicycles are the slower means of transport. slowest
4. The hotel is across the station where we can go . across from
5. My motorbike travel at 50 km/h. travels
6. You can take a train and plane to Nha Trang. or
7. It take me two hours to walk to school. takes
8. What a traditional food from your country? What’s
9. How long is it from Hanoi to Lao Cai? –It’s 300 km. far
10. A self-driving car can move on itself. by

WORD FORM

key words noun (n) verb (v) adjective (adj) adverb (adv)

distance distance distance distant distantly

seat seat seat seated

seating

limit limit limit limited ≠

limitation unlimited
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key words noun (n) verb (v) adjective (adj) adverb (adv)

equals equal equal equal equally

equality equalize

dirty dirt dirty dirtily

comfortable comfort comfort comfortable ≠ comfortably ≠

discomfort uncomfortable uncomfortably

divided division divide divided ≠

undivided

explore exploration explore exploratory

explorer unexplored

Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable word from the table above. Make
nouns plural or put the verbs in the correct tense/ form when necessary.

1. The ____distance_____ between my house and my school is 4 kilometers.

2. Twenty-one divided by three ____equals_____ seven.
3. “Do you want to go faster? There’s a speed ____limit_____ sign saying that we can’t go faster
than 50 km/h.”
4. When my younger brother was a child, he wanted our parents to give him
____undivided_____ attention, and cried a lot when they talked and played with anyone else.
5. “It was an exciting match!Juventus lost 2-3 to Liverpool, but Juventus ____equalized_____ ten
minutes later. It was Ronaldo (CR7) who headed the ball into the goal! The final score was
3-3.”
6. Somewhere, ____distantly_____, we could hear the sound of the sea.
7. All people have the right to ____equality_____ of opportunity.
8. His clothes were covered in _____dirt____ after he worked in the garden all day long.
9. My family is going to Venice for summer vacation. It’s a wonderful city to ____explore_____.
10. The teacher says to his students: “If you are all sitting ____comfortably_____, then I’ll begin”.
11. They’ll do lots of activities like playing underwater games and ____exploring_____ the sea.
12. I have ____limited_____ knowledge of French, so I can’t speak it well.
13. In “100 ÷ 2 = 50”, “÷” is the ____division_____ sign.
14. Trying to avoid too much caffeine, my dad ____limits_____ himself to two cups of coffee a
day.
15. The stars are more ____distant_____ from the earth than the sun.
16. The children were ____divided_____ into four groups and began the discussion.
17. “These new shoes are not ____comfortable_____. I’ve hurt my feet wearing them all day!”
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18. “Please remain ____seated_____ until the plane has come to a complete stop,” said the flight
attendant to passengers.
19. The river Amazon was named by Spanish ____explorer_____ Francisco de Orellana.
20. I was in the back ____seat_____ and my friend was driving.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it means the same as the first one.
1. When you travel by car or plane, you need to wear a seat belt.
You have to wear a seat belt when you travel by car or plane.
2. The art museum is in front of the subway station.
The subway station is behind the art museum.
3. Trains and subways are fast and eco-friendly, so they are popular in Tokyo.
Trains and subways are popular in Tokyo because they are are fast and eco-friendly.
4. Vacations are going to change a lot in the future.
Vacations will change a lot in the future.
5. How much does a one-way ticket cost?
How much is a one-way ticket?
6. My father usually went to school by bike.
My father used to go to school by bike.
7. This horse cart is small and old.
This is a small (and) old horse cart.
8. They use spaghetti, beef, cheese, onions, and tomatoes to make this spaghetti Bolognese.
This spaghetti Bolognese are made from spaghetti, beef, cheese, onions, and tomatoes.
9. Going by bus is cheaper than going by taxi.
Going by taxi is more expensive than going by bus.
10. Other means of transportation are not as fast as planes.
Planes are the fastest means of transportation.