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 - 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. Marcus started learning French two years ago.
learning
Marcus has __BEEN LEARNING FRENCH FOR__ two years.

2. Harry isn't here. He went to lunch twenty minutes ago.
gone
Harry isn't here. He __HAS GONE TO__ lunch.

3. Do you own that phone?
yours
Is __THAT PHONE YOURS__?

4. Look at how black the sky is! There is rain arriving.
going
Look at how black the sky is! It __IS GOING TO RAIN__.

5. What a shame. There is no food left!
wish
I __WISH WE HAD SOME FOOD__ left!

6. What a shame. They ate all the food.
wish
I __WISH THEY HADN'T EATEN__ all the food.

7. The teenagers were stealing my car when I arrived.
being
My car __WAS BEING STOLEN BY THE__ teenagers when I arrived.

8. You use that little hammer to crack the stones.
for
This little hammer __IS FOR CRACKING THE STONES__.

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