Level 5: First Certificate/Advanced >> Sentence Transformation/Sentence Rewrite Worksheets >> Similar to exercises found in major international exams such as Advanced and Proficiency, these worksheets require your students to re-write a sentence without changing the meaning and using certain key words.

Sentence Transformations - worksheet 5

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. This is the first time I have ever drunk rum.
never
I ______________________________ rum before.

2. The bank closed before I arrived.
already
When I got to the bank, it ______________________________.

3. You press the green button to start the mixer.
starts
If you press the green ______________________________.

4. Do you know how many letters are delivered by the post office every year?
delivers
Do you know how many letters ______________________________ year?

5. Stop interrupting me all the time!
would
I wish ______________________________ all the time.

6. We should leave for the disco now.
left
It's ______________________________ disco.

7. "Remember to give Alan the card," Beryl shouted at me.
reminded
Beryl ______________________________ the card.

8. He locked the door to prevent the prisoner escaping.
so
He locked the door ______________________________ escape.