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Worksheets16. Friends you didn't choose
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3hrs 2mins
Complete the sentences with the words from the list.
I think it's OK when children demonstrate ______.
poor behaviour
habits
mess
family reunion
I like to _____ and talk to my friends.
mess
get together
poor behaviour
explain
It's difficult for me to ___ things to children. I lose patience quickly.
mess
get together
habits
explain
Every person has some annoying ____
family reunion
habits
get together
mess
We have a ____ only once a year, on New Year's Eve.
explain
poor behaviour
mess
family reunion
Choose the correct options.
Children ____ behave badly when they need their parents' attention.
can
should
You ___ understand your child if you don't listen to them.
can
can't
You ___ take care of your parents as they did when you were small.
shouldn't
should
You ____ be friends with your parents if you don't tell them anything.
should
can't
Children ___ trust parents with their problems only if they feel safe.
can
can't
I ___ to my granny's class reunion party!
go
am going
am go
My colleagues and I ___ a masterclass in opera singing.
is having
is have
are having
are have
My husband ___ a swimming pool for our backyard.
is buy
is buying
are buy
We ____ together with my old friends at... the police station!
are getting
is get
are get
I ___ a new place for building a soup kitchen.
discuss
am discussing
am discuss
My sister ___ in the theatre for the first time. She is so nervous!
are performing
is performing
is perform
I ___ the weekend in the library. Boring? I'm going to paint my favourite book characters on the walls!
is spending
am spend
am spending
My parents never ___ me to go out with my friends at night.
allow
allowing
is allow
are allowing
I can't ___ to them that it's important for me.
explaining
explain
is explain
are explaining
As a teenager, I often ____ with my parents.
fighting
are fighting
fight
fought
Match the words with the pictures.
_________ — to let somebody do something
to respect
to support
to discuss
to allow
to agree (with)
_________ — to think that the person is good and smart, to like a person
to respect
to support
to discuss
to allow
to agree (with)
_________ — to help someone, to be by somebody's side
to agree (with)
to discuss
to respect
to allow
to support
_________ — to have the same opinion on something
to agree (with)
to allow
to respect
to discuss
to support
_________ — to talk to someone about something
to discuss
to allow
to support
to respect
to agree (with)
Complete the sentence.
The verb to (a) is less emotional and not as strong as to fight.
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs from the list. For more than one answers separate them by a slash (/): e.g. support/respect
Last night, my parents and I _________ about my birthday party because they didn't _________ me to invite all my friends.
(a)
— Why are you _________ at your dad?! Stop it now!
— I won't! He doesn't want to _________ his mistake! It's impossible to have a calm discussion with him!
(a)
Nick's parents always _________ him in all his projects and ideas. He never _________ with his parents because they can _________ everything in a calm manner.
(a)
— Do you always _________ with your parents?
— Not always, but I _________ their opinion.
(a)
Jack (a) his mother to take her medicine every day because she is pretty old now and often forgets things.
I (a) you! Stop playing, or I'll throw your computer away!
Match the words with the pictures.
(a) — an occasion when all relatives come to one place
(a) — to meet each other
(a) — to tell somebody something so that this person understands
(a) — something that you usually do
(a) — a situation when you have a lot of problems / when a room is dirty
(a) — when a person does something bad
Complete the sentences with the missing verbs. The first letter is given to you as hint. You can do this!
It's difficult for me to a (a) that I'm wrong, so I often have arguments with my family.
Could you r (a) me to call Irene after midnight? I promised to call her tonight.
My brother often a______ with me. We have conflicts all the time. I don't understand why we can't a_____
with each other. Perhaps we are just too different.
(a)
Many parents don't a (a) their children to eat a lot of sweets.
My friends are simply the best! They always s (a) me in difficult situations.
It's important to r (a) other people.
Did you w (a) Ruby not to go skateboarding in such weather?
George and Arthur often f (a) with each other, but George is stronger, so he usually wins.
Why are you s______ at me? Why can't we d_____ everything calmly?!
(a)
Choose the correct options.
Parents _________ shout at their children when they are angry.
shouldn't
could
Children ______ trust parents with their problems only if they feel safe.
can
can't
You _____ understand your child if you don't listen to them.
can
can't
Parents _____ be strict sometimes, but it doesn't mean that they don't love their children.
can't
can
You _____ be friends with your parents if you don't tell them anything.
should
can't
Parents ____ respect the opinion of their child if they want to have a close relationship with him or her.
should
can't
Children ______ behave badly when they need their parents' attention.
can
should
Match the words and expressions with their definitions. Type your answers only.
(a) - shared by several people
(a) - to do something that will be bad for somebody
(a) - to say what you think about something
(a) - your close family
(a) - to explain your idea
(a) - knowledge or skills
