English Vocabulary Exercises | The City

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Exercise 4

Match the words on the left with the words on the right to form expressions:

1. city —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
2. tower  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
3. pedestrian  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
4. litter  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
5. bus / cycle  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
6. traffic  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes
7. main  —precinctbinlightsstreetblockcentrelanes

 

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ANSWERS

1. city centre  
2. tower block  
3. pedestrian precinct  
4. litter bin  
5. bus / cycle lanes  
6. traffic lights
7. main street 

English Vocabulary Exercises | The City

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Exercise 3

Finish each sentence with the appropriate end:

1. People are always so busy. Everybody’s —getting lost.find my way round.stuck in traffic.rushing about all the time.
2. The roads are terrible. I’m always getting —getting lost.find my way round.stuck in traffic.rushing about all the time.
3. The underground system is impossible. I’m always —getting lost.find my way round.stuck in traffic.rushing about all the time.
4. Tokyo is so big. It took me ages to —getting lost.find my way round.stuck in traffic.rushing about all the time.

Now, use the city’s vocabulary to complete the following sentences:   estate | high-rise | street | crossing | commuters | road

1. A always has buildings on one or both sides.
2. A may or may not have buildings on either side.
3. A housing  is a large number of flats or houses built close together at the same time. It is part of the town, but away from the centre.
4. Tower blocks are also called blocks or flats.
5. A pedestrian or a zebra  is a specified place on the road where people can cross.
6. People who commute to work every day are called

 

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ANSWERS

1. People are always so busy. Everybody’s rushing about all the time.
2. The roads are terrible. I’m always getting stuck in traffic.
3. The underground system is impossible. I’m always getting lost.
4. Tokyo is so big. It took me ages to find my way round.

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1. A street always has buildings on one or both sides.
2. A road may or may not have buildings on either side.
3. A housing estate is a large number of flats or houses built close together at the same time. It is part of the town, but away from the centre.
4. Tower blocks are also called high-rise blocks or flats.
5. A pedestrian or a zebra crossing is a specified place on the road where people can cross. 
6. People who commute to work every day are called commuters.

English Vocabulary Exercises | The City

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Exercise 2

Write the name of each image using the following list:

a stadium | the subway | a park | a skyscrapper | a hospital | a gaz station | a mailbox |  | a traffic light | a hotel | a nuclear plant 

                   

1 –                2 –              3 – 

              

4 –              5 –            6 – 

                 

7 –             8 –               9 – 

            

10 –            11 – 

 

 

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ANSWERS

1. a fountain
2. a gaz station
3. a hospital
4. a hotel
5. a mailbox
6. a nuclear plant
7. a park
8. a skyscrapper
9. a stadium
10. the subway
11. a traffic light

English Vocabulary Exercises | The City

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Exercise 1

Write the name of each image using the following list:

a building  |  a cemetary  |  a coffee shop  |  a crosswalk  |  an antenna  |  a bank  |  a billboard  |  a factory  |  a fountain  |  an airport  |  a bridge  | a bus station  |  a bench 

       

1 –          2 –            3 – 

         

4 –           5 –          6 – 

          

7 –         8 –            9 – 

              

10 –         11 –          12 – 

 

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ANSWERS

1. an airport
2. an antenna
3. a bank
4. a bench
5. a billboard
6. a bridge
7. a building
8. a bus station
9. a cemetary
10. a coffee shop
11. a crosswalk
12. a factory

It’s or Its? | Exercise with answers

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Exercise 4

Choose between its or it’s:

1. it’sits not going to happen.
2. I hope that it’sits not too late to board the plane.
3. The tree has lost all of it’sits leaves.
4. it’sits too late to eat dinner.
5. The company has seen it’sits profits rise by 20%.
6. Look at the cat! it’sits hurt it’sits head.
7. The cat had eaten all it’sits food.
8. it’sits been raining all day.
9. it’sits been an nice day.
10. My house is old and it’sits roof is damaged.

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ANSWERS

1. it’s
2. it’s
3. its
4. it’s
5. its
6. it’s / its
7. its
8. it’s
9. it’s
10. its

It’s or Its? | Exercise with answers

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Exercise 3

Choose between its or it’s:

1. Let me know when it’sits ready.
2. it’sits not possible to book a bus ticket online.
3. It was it’sits first time out of the zoo.
4. it’sits too difficult, I can’t do it.
5. Put the key in it’sits place, please.
6. We don’t care, it’sits none of our business.
7. The dog is eating it’sits dinner.
8. I haven’t seen it, but I have heard it’sits a good movie.
9. The government has lost it’sits  way.
10.  it’sits been almost three years since I’ve been to Japan.

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ANSWERS

1. it’s
2. it’s
3. its
4. it’s
5. its
6. it’s
7. its
8. it’s
9. its
10. it’s

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Exercise 2

Choose between its or it’s:

1. it’sits not my bag.
2. Paris is famous for it’sits architecture.
3. it’sits never going to work!
4. What’s the time? it’sits ten past twelve.
5. The company has lost it’sits licence.
6. it’sits over.
7. How are you? it’sits been a long time!
8. I can’t find my phone, I think it’sits been stolen.
9. A plane lost it’sits reactor when it took off.
10. it’sits never too late to learn another language.

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ANSWERS

1. it’s
2. its
3. it’s
4. it’s
5. its
6. it’s
7. it’s
8. it’s
9. its
10. it’s

It’s or Its? | Exercise with answers

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Exercise 1

Choose between its or it’s:

1. Let’s go, it’sits time for school.
2. The dog made it’sits way back to the house.
3. Everyone knows that it’sits his fault.
4. it’sits been snowing for 2 days.
5. The town has lost half of it’sits population since 2012.
6. it’sits going to take a long time to solve this problem.
7. I’m interested in Japan and it’sits culture.
8. Take an umbrella because it’sits raining.
9. I think it’sits nice to have a girlfriend.
10. The university is very proud of it’sits reputation.

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ANSWERS

1. it’s
2. its
3. it’s
4. it’s
5. its
6. it’s
7. its
8. it’s
9. it’s
10. its

Much, many, a lot of | Exercise with answers

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Choose the right answer: MUCH, MANY, A LOT, A LOT OF, LOTS:

1. They eat mucha lot ofa lotlots cookies.
2. I watched a lotlotsmanymuch movies last week.
3. I have got a lotlots ofmany money.
4. I visited a lotlotsmanymuch European cities.
5. Do you like soccer? Yes a lot ofa lotlotsmanymuch .
6. Were there a lotlotsmanymuch people at the concert? Yes, there were a lot ofa lotlotsmuch .
7. Sarah is popular. She’s got a lot ofa lotlotsmuch friends. Claire does not have a lot oflots ofmanymuch .
8. We have a lot ofa lotlotsmuch oranges.
9. We don’t have manymucha lot ofa lotlots apples, and we don’t have manymucha lot ofa lotlots fruit juice.
10. Do you have any bread? Sure, there’s a lot oflots ofa lot in the kitchen.”
11. How muchmanya lota lot of is this? It’s twenty dollars.
12. How muchmanya lota lot oflots do you want? Seven, please.
13. He’s very busy; he has a lot ofmanya lotlots work.
14. Tina has manya lot ofa lotlots rice, but Paul doesn’t have manymucha lotlots .
15. Rome has mucha lot ofa lotlots beautiful monuments.

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ANSWERS

1. a lot of
2. many
3. lots of
4. many
5. a lot
6. many / a lot
7. a lot of / many
8. a lot of
9. many / much
10. a lot
11. much
12. many
13. a lot of
14. a lot of / much
15. a lot of

Too, too much or too many | Exercise with answers

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Too, too much or too many ? Complete the following sentences

1. The coffee is —tootoo muchtoo many hot for me.

2. I put down the backpack because it was —tootoo muchtoo many heavy.

3. The beach is very crowded, there’s just —tootoo muchtoo many people!

4. Children spend —tootoo muchtoo many time watching TV.

5. I arrived —tootoo muchtoo many late.

6. There are a lot of cars in your city, aren’t there? Yes, —tootoo muchtoo many.

7. You’ve put —tootoo muchtoo many salt in the soup.

8. Was there —tootoo muchtoo many  noise in the library?

9. He is —tootoo muchtoo many old to play video games.

10. I did —tootoo muchtoo many mistakes.

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ANSWERS

1. too
2. too
3. too many
4. too much
5. too
6. too many
7. too much
8. too much
9. too
10. too many