B2 First (FCE) >> Key Word Transformations Worksheets >> The final part of the Use of English paper is Key Word Transformations. A sentence followed by a key word and a second sentence which has a gap in it. A student has to use the key word to complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.
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Key Word Transformations Worksheet 19 - Answer Sheet
You need to take the information in the first sentence and re-write it, using the word in bold so that the second sentence has exactly the same meaning. You cannot change the word in bold in ANY way. You must use a minimum of TWO and a maximum of FIVE words for each space. Remember, contractions such as I'm or shouldn't count as two words.
1. It wasn't me who took the book. I didn't touch it!
denied
I __DENIED HAVING TOUCHED__ the book.
2. I can take you to the airport if your flight is early.
offered
I __OFFERED TO TAKE__ Jenny to the airport for the following morning.
3. "Why not try for Harvard University, Karen?"
encouraged
He __ENCOURAGED KAREN TO__ apply to Harvard University.
4. Could I stay with you in Chicago for a few days, John?
put
Could __YOU PUT ME UP IN__ Chicago for a few days?
5. I don't know how you tolerate such a miserable person.
put
How do you __PUT UP WITH SOMEONE WHO__ is so miserable?
6. I would like to be thinner.
wish
I __WISH I WASN'T (SO)__ fat.
7. "Well done! You got the job," her mother said.
on
Her mother __CONGRATULATED HER ON GETTING THE__ job.
8. "It was Peter who stole the fruit," Jenny shouted.
for
Jenny __BLAMED PETER FOR__ stealing the fruit.
