English Review: Pronunciation, Grammar, Vocabulary, and Sentence Transformations

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering English phonology, grammar structures, vocabulary synonyms and antonyms, reading comprehension, and sentence transformations.

Among the words 'about', 'amount', 'ground', and 'should', the word with the differently pronounced underlined vowel sound is __________.

should

Among the words 'pleasure', 'weather', 'speaker', and 'feather', the word whose underlined vowel part is pronounced differently is __________.

speaker

Among the words 'honest', 'habit', 'healthy', and 'hurry', the word with the silent 'h' is __________.

honest

If you have emotion control skills, you __________ deal with negative emotions.

can

Students have to __________ their time by planning their schedule and giving priority to their work.

manage

Susan got up early. __________, she did not catch the bus.

However

We don't know __________ to deal with this trouble.

how

Last year, the researchers __________ a survey to find out how eating habits affect the health of teenagers.

carried out

Complete the comparative structure: '__________ they communicate, the better they get to know each other.'

The more clearly

We'd better get an __________ to check the wiring before we start decorating.

electrician

The sky train is __________ with commuters during rush hour.

packed

The word 'preserve' in 'Skilled artisans preserve their traditional techniques' is closest in meaning to __________.

keep

The phrasal verb 'cut down on' in environmental contexts is closest in meaning to __________.

reduce

The adjective 'anxious' in 'The students felt anxious before the important exam' is closest in meaning to __________.

worried

The word opposite in meaning to 'optimistic' in 'he remains optimistic about the future' is __________.

negative

The word opposite in meaning to 'drawbacks' in 'Living in the city has a number of drawbacks' is __________.

advantages

In managing study stress, you should give __________ to the most important tasks first.

priority

If you don't __________ doing your homework, you will feel less worried.

delay

In the passage describing Ho Chi Minh City, the word 'vibrant' is closest in meaning to __________.

lively and energetic

In Ho Chi Minh City, modern skyscrapers like Landmark 81 stand tall near historical landmarks such as Ben Thanh Market and the Saigon Central __________.

Post Office

Rewrite the sentence: 'Study hard, or you may fail the exam.' => 'If you __________, you may fail the exam.'

don't study hard

Rewrite the request: 'Could you show me the way to the nearest bus stop, please?' => 'Would you mind __________ to the nearest bus stop, please?'

showing me the way

Rewrite using a comparative: 'New York City is busier than any other cities in the world.' => 'No city in the world is __________ New York City.'

busier than

Combine into a double comparative: 'When a neighborhood is safe, the residents feel happy.' => 'The __________ a neighborhood is, the happier the residents feel.'

safer

Rewrite using a phrasal verb: 'Linh has a good relationship with all the artisans in her local craft village.' => 'Linh gets __________ all the artisans in her local craft village.'

on with

Rewrite using a phrasal verb: 'My grandparents taught their skills to my parents.' => 'My grandparents passed their skills __________ to my parents.'

down

Rewrite using a phrasal verb: 'Mai caught a bad cold after walking home in the heavy rain without an umbrella.' => 'Mai came __________ a bad cold after walking home in the heavy rain without an umbrella.'

down with

Form a sentence from the cues: 'The / busy / city streets / become / the / dangerous / they / be' => 'The __________ the city streets become, the more dangerous they are.'

busier