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WorksheetsINVERSION EZ 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
1. Hardly ever ________ far from home.
my daughter traveled
my daughter has traveled
did my daughter travel
my daughter did travel
________ he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
Hardly had
No sooner
No longer has
Not until had
No sooner ________ than the class started.
did my friends arrive
my friends arrived
had my friends arrived
my friends had arrived
Hardly had Jane________the project report when Jim came in.
finish
finishing
finished
to finished
Nowhere ________ the fresh and peaceful air like here.
can you enjoy
you can enjoy
you enjoy
you do enjoy
________ circumstances should you call me after midnight.
On
Under
Under no
On no
Only after you obtain a driving license ________ a car.
did you drive
can you drive
you will be able to drive
you are able to drive
Scarcely ________ the phone down when the manager rang back.
did he put
has he put
had he put
he had put
Had they arrived at the conference earlier, they ________ the professor they admired.
had met
have met
met
would have met
Only by working harder ________ higher pay.
will you get
you will get
did you get
you got
Only by working extra time ________ able to support his large family.
he was
he is
he’s being
was he
Little ________ that I would get mark A for this subject.
did I imagine
I imagined
I could imagine
imagined I
Never ________ any doubt about the matter.
has there been
hasn't there been
there has been
there hasn’t been
________ else can there be a woman like this, so everybody admires her.
Anywhere
Somewhere
Where
Nowhere
________, they would not have admired her so much.
If she were generous
Had it not been for her generosity
If it hadn't been for she were generous
Despite her generosity
________ will Andrew get a higher salary in the future.
With hard work
Despite his hard work
Only if he works hardly
Only by working hard
So ________ that my cousin licked the plate clean.
great her hunger
being hungry
hungry was she
had she hunger
________ you wish to cancel your order, please contact our customer service department.
Should
Were
Had
Unless
________ the medicine than she began to feel better.
Not until she swallowed
Hardly did she swallow
No sooner had she swallowed
Having swallowed
By the river ________.
sat a beautiful young girl
a beautiful young girl sat
a beautiful young girl did sit
did a beautiful young girl sit
__ how serious the situation was.
Little anyone did realize
Little realized anyone
Little did anyone realize
At no time___ on the plane in any danger.
the passengers were
were they the passengers
were the passengers
____ the train but also lost her luggage.
Not only missed
Not only did miss
Not only did Jane miss
__ is this piece of equipment to be removed from the building.
Hardly
Rarely
On no account
___ a more obvious cheating.
Never have I seen
Never did I saw
Never have I see
Which sentence shows an inversion?
Only Jane managed to finish the project on time.
Under no circumstances is this door to be left unlocked.
Never, I have never seen such a dress!
Which is NOT an incorrect inversion?
Little anyone suspected what was about to happen.
Little did anyone suspect what was about to happen.
Little anyone did suspect what was about to happen.
Which is NOT a use of inversions?
criticism
formality
emphasis
____ shut the door___ I realized I had left my keys inside.
No sooner had I - than
No sooner had I - that
No sooner I had - than
No sooner hadn't I - than
Which statement is NOT correct about inversions?
An inversion has a "question order" of words.
Inversions are used in informal English.
The negative adverbial is at the beginning of a sentence.
No sooner hadn't I - than
1. Nowhere________the fresh and peaceful air like here.
A. can you enjoy
B. you can enjoy
C. you enjoy
D. you do enjoy
2. ________he arrived at the bus stop when the bus came.
A. Hardly had
B. No sooner
C. No longer has
D. Not until had
3. Only by working extra time________able to support his large family.
A. he was
B. he is
C. he’s being
D. was he
4. On the hill ______________________a big pine tree.
A. stands
B. stand
C. does
D. standing
5. So________that my cousin licked the plate clean.
A. being hungry
B. great her hunger
C. hungry was she
D. had she hunger
6. Hardly________ when the alarm went off.
A. had I finished lunch
B. did I finish
C. do I finish
D. have I finished
7. _____ he retired, he found no peace in life
A. Early as
B. Early although
C. As early
D. Though early
8.________________that everybody burst out laughing.
A. So ridiculous did she looked
B. So ridiculous did she look
C. Such ridiculous did she look
D. So ridiculous she looked
9.__________________, he’s not to be trusted.
A. Although he seem friendly
B. Friendly though he seems
C. Friendly though he may seems
D. Friendly although he seems
10._______rich, I wouldn’t have to do this boring thing.
A. Were I
B. did I
C. Had I been
D. I were
11.__________, nothing would have been done.
A. Had the customers not complained
B. If the customers have complained
C. Were the customers to complain
D. Had not the customers complained
12____the famous actor’s appearance., the performance would never have been a success
A. Were it not been for
B. Were it not for
C. Had it not been for
D. Had it not been to
13.________ the soap opera that I forgot to do my exercises.
A. Such was the excitement
B. Such was the excitement of
C. Such an excitement of
D. So was the excitement of
14. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Some mobile applications are very tempting. They may expose users to identity theft.
A. So tempting are some mobile applications that they limit users' exposure to identity theft.
B. Tempting though some mobile applications are, they may expose users to identity theft.
C. It is the temptation of identity theft that exposes users to some mobile applications.
D. Not only is identity theft tempting, it also exposes users to some mobile applications.
15. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
His friends suppported and encouraged him. He did really well in the competition.
A. If his friends had given him support and encouragement, he could have done really well in the competition.
B. No matter how much his friends supported and encouraged him, he couldn’t do well in the competition.
C. Such were his friends’ support and encouragement that he couldn’t do really well in the competition.
D. Had it not been for his friends’ support and encouragement, he couldn’t have done so well in the competition. .
16. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Mary left home to start an independent life. She realised how much her family meant to her.
A. Only when Mary realised how much her family meant to her did she leave home to start an independent life.
B. To realise how much her family meant to her, Mary decided to leave home to start an independent life.
C. Not until Mary had left home to start an independent life did she realise how much her family meant to her.
D. Mary left home home to start an independent life with a view to realising how much her family meant to her.
17. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me.
A. As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all.
B. Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all.
C. Not only did he spent all his money but he also borrowed some from me.
D. Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well.
18. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Just after solving one problem, he was faced with another.
A. Scarcely had he solved one problem when he was faced with another.
B. Hardly had he solved one problem when he was faced with another.
C. No sooner had he solved one problem than he was faced with another.
D. All are correct.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
He badly suffered cyberbullying himself. He realised the true dangers of social media only then.
A. Not until he had badly suffered cyberbullying himself did he realise the true dangers of social media.
B. Only when he had realised the true dangers of social media did he badly suffer cyberbullying himself.
C. But for his terrible suffering of cyberbullying, he wouldn’t realise the true dangers of social media.
D. Such was his suffering of cyberbullying that he didn’t realise the true dangers of social media.
20. Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that has closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Smartphones are becoming reasonably priced. New applications make them more appealing.
A. Appealing though smartphones are with new applications, they are becoming less affordably priced.
B. Whatever new applications have, they are becoming more appealing with reasonable prices.
C. No matter how reasonable the prices of smartphones are, they are not so appealing with new applications.
D. Not only are smartphones becoming more affordable but, with new applications, they are also more appealing.
