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Level 5: First Certificate/Advanced >> Sentence Transformation/Sentence Rewrite Worksheets >> Up to five words, including one given key word, can be used when rewriting one sentence without changing the meaning. A good test of many English grammar structures.

Sentence Transformations - worksheet 24

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 can use only a maximum of FIVE words for each space.

1. Heavy rain has caused the cancellation of the outdoor garden party.
due
___DUE TO HEAVY RAIN___, the garden party has been cancelled.

2. There isn't enough space for me to park my car there.
fit
My car __DOESN'T/WON'T FIT__ in that space.

3. Phone me immediately after you arrive at the conference.
soon
__AS SOON AS YOU ARRIVE__ at the conference, telephone me.

4. Who does this pen belong to?
whose
Do you know __WHOSE THIS PEN IS/WHOSE PEN THIS IS__?

5. The amount of money spent on the project makes it very important.
of
This project __IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE__ owing to the money spent on it.

6. At first, I couldn't speak Russian. Now I find it easy.
got
Eventually, I __GOT USED TO SPEAKING__ Russian.

7. Is your house big enough to take us if we come and stay for a few days?
room
Is there __ENOUGH ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE__ if we come and stay for a few days?

8. Although it was raining, we had the barbecue.
spite
In __SPITE OF THE RAIN__, we had the barbecue.