Cambridge B2 First

B2 First - Key Word Transformations Exercise 19

In these exercises, 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. Contractions, which count as two words, should only be used for negatives: e.g. don't / hadn't / wouldn't, etc.


1. It wasn't me who took the book. I didn't touch it!
denied
I the book.

2. I can take you to the airport if your flight is early.
offered
I Jenny to the airport for the following morning.

3. "Why not try for Harvard University, Karen?"
encouraged
He apply to Harvard University.

4. Could I stay with you in Chicago for a few day, John?
put
Could Chicago for a few days?

5. I don't know how you tolerate such a miserable person.
put
How do you is so miserable?

6. I would like to be thinner.
wish
I fat.

7. "Well done! You got the job," her mother said.
on
Her mother job.

8. "It was Peter who stole the fruit," Jenny shouted.
for
Jenny stealing the fruit.

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