Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Take, sit, pass, fail, lose, miss, learn, teach and study

​Take / sit / pass / fail an exam

• ​To take and exam means to do an official test.

• ​Sit is more formal and is only used in the UK.

• ​If you pass an exam, you are successful because you get a good mark.

• ​If you fail an exam, you are not successful because you get a bad mark.

Multiple Choice

We have to _____ an exam at the end of the course.

• take

• write

• read

• make

​Lose or miss?

• ​You miss something which happens, such as an event, a train leaving, or an opportunity.

• ​You lose a thing.

Fill in the Blanks

I do not want to

my class.

Fill in the Blanks

I have

my umbrella.

​Learn, teach or study?

• ​To learn is to get new knowledge or skills.

• ​When you teach someone, you give them new knowledge or skills.

• ​When you study, you go to class, read books, to try to understand new ideas and facts.

Fill in the Blanks

I want to

how to drive.

Multiple Choice

My dad _____ me how to drive.

• learned

• taught

• studied

NOW PRACTICE...​

PET candidates often make mistakes with verb + noun combinations. Choose the correct option to complete the following sentences.​

Multiple Choice

I _____ an exam two weeks ago.

• made

• took

Multiple Choice

I have to go to the university because I'm _____ my exam today.

• sitting

• passing

Multiple Choice

I'm in my classroom, _____ this exam.

• writing

• taking

Multiple Choice

I began to run because I was afraid of _____ the school bus.

• losing

• missing

Multiple Choice

I _____ every weekend for my exams.

• learn

• study

Multiple Choice

Near the hotel there is a golf course, so we've decided to go there to _____ golf.

• learn

• study

Multiple Choice

I think our new teacher will _____ us a lot.

• learn

• teach