VOCABULARY DRILLS

Choose the most suitable word/phrase

1. Marinda was sitting beside the fire in a comfortable

• stool

• armchair

• sofa

Choose the most suitable word/phrase

2. Abraham lives in a flat on the first

• storey

• floor

• layer

Choose the most suitable word/phrase

3. All the rooms have __________ carpets.

• fitted

• covered

• attached

Choose the most suitable word/phrase

4. The bathroom has a _________ and modern _______.

• washer....pipes

• hammock....timers

• shower...mixer taps

Choose the most suitable word/phrase

5. This is fine _____ house is quiet________.

• detached.....neighborhood

• mobile.....suburb

• single....city

Choose the most suitable word/phrase

6. They will stay in _________ on campsites each night and are hoping to complete the journey in ten days.

• thatched cottages

• tents

• huts

Choose the most suitable word/phrase

7. Just before the water went off, our ________, Howard, came round and disconnected it and fixed the pipes.

• electrician

• builder

• plumber

Choose the most suitable word/phrase

8. Both homes will have integral __________ to the front, and will share __________ access from a new entrance on Shady Lane.

• doorsteps...balcony

• garages...driveway

• basements...windowpane

Choose the most suitable word/phrase

9. There is a beautiful stone_______ in the living room, and there are ________ in all the bedrooms.

• chimney.....sinks

• ceiling.....worktops

• fireplace.... washbasins

Choose the most suitable word/phrase

10. At the top of the _________, there is a _______ glass window.

• stairs....stains

• steps...coloured

• banisters.... luminous