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Test 5: Moving house

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A mixed test about Aiko's family moving to a new flat: future forms, present perfect, too and enough, and home words.

Choose the correct answer

Choose the word or words that best complete each sentence.

  1. We're going to ___ house next month.
    • a) change
    • b) move
    • c) go
    • d) leave
  2. The new flat has three ___, so my sister and I have our own rooms.
    • a) kitchens
    • b) bathrooms
    • c) bedrooms
    • d) gardens
  3. Our old flat was ___ small for five people.
    • a) enough
    • b) too
    • c) very much
    • d) so much
  4. Don't worry, I ___ help you carry the boxes.
    • a) am
    • b) have
    • c) will
    • d) was
  5. We ___ in this flat since I was a baby.
    • a) have lived
    • b) lived
    • c) live
    • d) are living
  6. Can you put the sofa ___ the two windows?
    • a) among
    • b) through
    • c) across
    • d) between
  7. Our new neighbours were very ___ and brought us a cake.
    • a) angry
    • b) friendly
    • c) noisy
    • d) rude
  8. We need to ___ all our books into boxes.
    • a) fold
    • b) fill
    • c) pack
    • d) pick

Write one word

Type one word in each gap.

  1. We're moving ___ a bigger flat.
  2. There isn't ___ space for all our furniture.
  3. Aiko's new school is only five minutes ___ the flat.
  4. We've already unpacked most ___ the boxes.
  5. My dad painted the kitchen ___ himself. Nobody helped him.
  6. It took us three days ___ unpack everything.
  7. ___ you help me move this table, please?
  8. The flat is on the top floor, and there ___ no lift.

Write the correct form

Type the correct form of the word in brackets. Some answers need more than one word.

  1. We ___ (find) the new flat online last month.
  2. The new kitchen is much ___ (big) than the old one.
  3. I ___ (not / finish) unpacking yet.
  4. The movers ___ (carry) the piano when it started to rain.
  5. My room is the ___ (quiet) room in the flat.
  6. Be careful. Those glasses break ___ (easy).
  7. We ___ (have) a party for our new neighbours next Saturday.
  8. Moving house is very ___ (tire).

Answer key

Choose the correct answer

  1. b) moveWe say move house when we go to live in a new home.
  2. c) bedroomsA bedroom is a room for sleeping. Each child has one.
  3. b) tooToo + adjective means more than is good: too small.
  4. c) willWe use will to offer help at the moment we decide.
  5. a) have livedSince shows a time that started in the past and continues now, so we use the present perfect.
  6. d) betweenWe use between for something in the middle of two things.
  7. b) friendlyFriendly people are kind and nice to others, like neighbours who bring a cake.
  8. c) packWe pack things into boxes or bags before we move or travel.

Write one word

  1. to / intoWe can say move to a place or move into a home.
  2. enough / much / any / theEnough, much and any all work in this negative sentence with space. The is also possible.
  3. fromWe say five minutes from a place to talk about distance.
  4. ofWe say most of the + noun.
  5. byBy himself means alone, without help.
  6. toWe say it took + time + to + verb.
  7. Can / Could / Will / WouldWe can ask for help with Can you, Could you, Will you or Would you.
  8. isNo lift is singular, so we use there is.

Write the correct form

  1. foundLast month is finished time. The past simple of find is found.
  2. biggerBig doubles the g in the comparative: bigger.
  3. haven't finished / have not finishedYet goes with the present perfect in negative sentences.
  4. were carryingThe past continuous shows an action in progress when something else happened.
  5. quietestQuiet is a short adjective, so the superlative is the quietest.
  6. easilyWe need an adverb to describe how they break. Easy changes to easily.
  7. are having / 're having / are going to have / 're going to have / will have / 'll haveFor a future plan, we can use the present continuous: are having. Going to have and will have are also correct.
  8. tiringWe use the -ing adjective tiring to describe something that makes us tired.

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