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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 8 answers

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. I am sure it will snow tomorrow.
bound
It __IS BOUND TO SNOW__ tomorrow.

2. My car keys are possibly in the kitchen.
might
My car keys __MIGHT BE IN__ the kitchen.

3. Can I come over to your house at about 7pm?
it
Is __IS POSSIBLE TO__ come to your house at about 7pm?

4. Is it a problem if I open the window a little?
mind
Do __YOU MIND IF I OPEN__ the window a little?

5. This car costs $10,000 and so does that one.
as
This car __COSTS AS MUCH AS/IS AS EXPENSIVE AS__ that one.

6. Kate is a teacher
as
Kate __WORKS AS A__ teacher.

7. I met your sister by chance at the airport last week.
ran
I __RAN INTO YOUR SISTER AT__ the airport last week.

8. The doctor told me to give up smoking.
stop
The doctor told __ME TO STOP SMOKING__.