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Exercises are based on textbooks given to pupils in English schools from the 1920s to the 1960s.

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Active and Passive

Show by means of sentences whether these verbs can be used both in active and also in passive constructions.

2

Adjectives

Compose your own sentences to bring out the meaning of these adjectives.

3

Impossible Adjectives

Find a way of saying something can’t be measured, admitted, or changed — in just one word.

4

Apple of My Eye

See if you can imagine an appropriate situation for these phrases, all taken from the English Bible published in 1611 and all still used in everyday speech.

5

Bits and Pieces

Suggest words for a small amount of something, such as water, salt or scandal.

6

Confusables

Compose sentences to bring out the similarities and differences between these words.

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