Quick Test 6

a Which word has a different sound? Tick (✓) A, B, or C. b Which is the correctly stressed syllable? Tick (✓) A, B, or C.

1. 1

   AproudBthoughtfulCexhausting
2. 2

   AshatteredBapplicationCchoice
3. 3

   AmiserableBinspireCthrilled
4. 4

   AhorrifiedBrelievedCfeelings
5. 5

   AstunnedBfrustrateCinfuriate
6. 6

   AdevastatedBdevastatedCdevastated
7. 7

   AexhaustedBexhaustedCexhausted
8. 8

   AbewilderedBbewilderedCbewildered
9. 9

   AdisappointedBdisappointedCdisappointed
10. 10

    AastonishedBastonishedCastonished

Tick () A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

1. 1

   I’d rather not ___ my alarm clock – it makes such an awful noise!

   AsettingBto setCset
2. 2

   Our music teacher used ___ us play the same music over and over again.

   AmakeBmakingCto make
3. 3

   I’ll never forget ___ your face when you heard you’d won the lottery!

   AseeingBto seeCsee
4. 4

   I know you’re very tired, but please try ___ for a few more minutes.

   AconcentrateBto concentrateCconcentrating
5. 5

   My new job involves ___ people with their sleep problems.

   Ato helpBhelpChelping
6. 6

   I ___ play computer games every day, but now I only play them at weekends.

   Aam used toBused toCgot used to
7. 7

   Remember ___ the theatre today and see if there are any tickets left for that concert.

   Ato ringBringCringing
8. 8

   Your bedroom needs ___. It’s in a terrible mess!

   AtidyBto tidyCtidying
9. 9

   Vicky can’t help ___ when she hears romantic classical music.

   Ato cryBcryCcrying
10. 10

    I ___ oversleep but I did this morning.

    A’m not used toBdon’t usuallyCdidn’t use to
11. 11

    Try ___ your laptop off and then on again. That might fix the problem.

    AturnBto turnCturning
12. 12

    These new blankets are heavier than a duvet, but you’ll soon ___ them.

    Aget usedBget used toCused to
13. 13

    Please don’t make me ___ to that song again!

    AlisteningBlistenCto listen
14. 14

    I watch a lot of foreign films so I ___ reading subtitles.

    Aused toBget usedC’m used to
15. 15

    Chloe ___ be good at singing, but now she sings really well and is in the choir.

    Awasn’t used toBdidn’t use toC’s used to
16. 16

    We managed ___ the whole house before my parents arrived home.

    Ato cleanBcleanCcleaning
17. 17

    Apparently, when I was very young, I ___ sometimes fall asleep during dinner.

    AwouldBuse toCwas used to
18. 18

    We can’t get used ___ asleep when it’s light. It never gets dark in Alaska in the summer!

    AfallBto fallingCto fall
19. 19

    Mathias decided ___ more and to try to get into the orchestra.

    ApractiseBpractisingCto practise
20. 20

    After a month in Australia, I’ve finally ___ the time difference.

    Agot used toBbeen used toCused to

Tick (✓) the correct word, A, B, or C.

1. 1

   an instrument you play by blowing into it

   Aa violinBa fluteCa cello
2. 2

   the extra piece that performers do when the audience asks them to come back

   AencoreBgenreCconcerto
3. 3

   a musical instrument that you hit with sticks

   ApianoBcelloCdrums
4. 4

   a large group of people who sing together

   AchorusBchoirCorchestra
5. 5

   a person who directs an orchestra

   ApresenterBperformerCconductor
6. 6

   a string instrument that is played with the hands

   Abass guitarBviolinCcello
7. 7

   You look very ___ in that dress and boots.

   AchicBromanticCpsychic
8. 8

   Country and western isn’t my favourite musical ___.

   AencoreBgenreCballet
9. 9

   I think my best friend’s ___ – she always seems to know what I’m thinking!

   ApsychologistBchicCpsychic
10. 10

    Most ___ work for magazines, not newspapers.

    ApaparazziBphotographsCconductors
11. 11

    Wouldn’t it be great to have a ___ to drive us everywhere?

    AchauffeurBchefCbarista
12. 12

    I was so exhausted that I fell sleep as soon as my head hit the ___.

    AblanketBpillowCsheet
13. 13

    I could never share a hotel room with my brother – he ___ so loudly!

    AsnoresByawnsCnaps
14. 14

    I really mustn’t ___ tomorrow morning – I’ve got an early flight.

    AoversleepBsleepyCawake
15. 15

    I like to sleep under a thick ___ in winter.

    AsheetBduvetCpillow
16. 16

    My son’s only three so he sometimes needs a ___ in the afternoon.

    AyawnBnapCnightmare

a Which word has a different sound? Tick (✓) A, B, or C. b Which is the correctly stressed syllable? Tick (✓) A, B, or C.

1. 1

   Which word has a different sound?

   ArhythmsBpsychicCsleep
2. 2

   Which word has a different sound?

   AencoreBgenreCchef
3. 3

   Which word has a different sound?

   AgraffitiBchicCarchitecture
4. 4

   Which word has a different sound?

   AbaristaBbuzzCpaparazzi
5. 5

   Which word has a different sound?

   AchoirBorchestraCchauffeur
6. 6

   Which is the correctly stressed syllable?

   AsymphonyBsymphonyCsymphony
7. 7

   Which is the correctly stressed syllable?

   AgraffitiBgraffitiCgraffiti
8. 8

   Which is the correctly stressed syllable?

   AmicrophoneBmicrophoneCmicrophone
9. 9

   Which is the correctly stressed syllable?

   ApsychologistBpsychologistCpsychologist
10. 10

    Which is the correctly stressed syllable?

    AcappuccinoBcappuccinoCcappuccino