Missing Words Flashcards
I’m afraid ____ spiders
of
I care ___ my nephew when my sister goes out.
for
He is famous ___ swimming across the Indian Ocean
for
I’m really jealous ___ your singing voice.
of
We agreed ___ break up.
to
I know I can depend ___ my best friend.
on
I’m not really keen ___ sport.
on
Are you keen ___ go to have a beer later?
to
I’m not familiar ___ this word. Can you explain it?
with
He strongly objected ___ his boss’s decision.
to
I’m not aware ___ any problems with the class.
of
She worked hard and was really pleased ___ the results.
with
I belong ___ a club for people interested ___ history.
to; in
Don’t disappoint me. I’m relying ___ you.
on
It’s not a surprise. It was bound ___ happen sooner or later.
to
You shouldn’t get involved ___ other people’s private lives.
in
She succeeded ___ making everyone else happy, but she was always sad.
in
I think you are responsible ___ all my problems.
for
At first I didn’t like him, but over time he has _______ my respect.
earned
You should be really pleased _____ your progress so far.
with
I need to get ____ the bus at the next stop.
off
He’s a computer programmer, so he spends most of his time ____ the computer.
on
I tend ____ sleep late on weekends.
to
I want to ______ some money for charity.
raise
Sorry I’m late. I was ______ up.
held
The movie is coming _____ on Friday.
out
When we meet people for the first time, we start with _____ talk before discussing anything important.
small
The government said that from today _______ , gay marriage would be legal in Australia.
onward; onwards; on
I want to go to the party, but I’ll probably ____ up watching TV at home.
end
I’d prefer (it) ___ you didn’t do that.
if
As ____ as protecting your house, dogs can be useful in many other ways.
well
It wasn’t _____ I arrived at work that I realised I had left my keys at home.
until
In ______ of the fact that she was blind, she was an amazing gymnast.
spite
I went to his office in ______ to ask him a question.
order
Take a sandwich in _____ you are hungry later.
case
We’ll be fine as ______ as we don’t run out of money.
long
My career really took _____ when I got my first good job at that law firm
off
I definitely take _____ my mother. We have the same red hair.
after
I’m going to take ____ his offer to go for a ride in his Ferrari.
up
When my father retires, I’m going to take _____ the company.
over
I want to take ____ a new sport - maybe water polo!
up
I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. I take it _____.
back
The _____ majority of Australians don’t want to go to war against New Zealand.
vast
I ______ ever go to the gym; maybe twice a year.
hardly
This is a great essay. There are hardly ____ mistakes in it.
any
After a long marriage, they got divorced. She married again late ____ life.
in
Roger Federer is really good ___ tennis.
at
As well ____ being late, he hadn’t done his homework.
as
You should get ____ of all this garbage.
rid
I look ____ to my father.
up
I was disappointed because I had ____ my heart on passing the test.
set
We have a rough plan but we still need to sort ____ all the details.
out
In spite ___ his flaws, I still like him.
of
It’s not _____ seeing that movie.
worth
Last night we went to a restaurant instead ____ cooking food at home.
of
We broke up because we always used to fight with ____ other.
each
If you have a problem, you can take it ____ with the director.
up
Police are looking _____ who stole the diamond.
into
The two twins are identical. They look completely _____
alike
I don’t know ___ she is at home or out.
if/whether
The cake might have ______ baked by David’s mother, but I’m not sure.
been
We don’t see eye ___ eye ____ many topics.
to; on
I wanted to laugh, but I needed to keep a _____ face.
straight
Be strong and put your foot _____. Don’t let anyone argue with you about it.
down
I’m trying to ____ my head around all these phrasal verbs,
get
The FCE test is _____ up of four different tests.
made
I completed the test _____ ease.
with
The Empire State building is a place _______ has 102 floors.
which
Mecca is a place _______ is very important for Muslim people.
which
A zoo is a place _______ you can see many animals.
where
It doesn’t matter ________ you are from, you can learn English at Kaplan.
where
You should ______ part in activities in English if you want to improve.
take
___ addition to being delicious, bananas are very healthy.
In
Although I like cats, I am allergic ___ them.
to
There is very ______ information available at the moment so we don’t know.
little
It’s okay that you didn’t come to my party, a ____ people came and we had fun.
few
I am incapable _____ drawing; everything looks horrible!
of
Korean food ____ become very popular in Australia.
has
Even ______ it rains tomorrow, I’ll still go to the beach.
if
Even _______ my sister is only 4 years old, she can read books.
though
I love you all the time, even ______ you’re angry.
when
Preschool is an opportunity to engage ___ activities with other children.
in
The next Olympics will be _____ in Brazil.
held
You don’t have to dress ____ . They said t-shirts and shorts were okay.
up
______ being really short, he can dunk a basketball.
Despite
It turns ____ that my keys were in my pocket the whole time!
out
I love ______ hugged.
getting/being
Nobody helped me; I made it _______ .
myself
I’m looking for a new house ____ ____ moment.
at the
You should feel happy that you’ve improved so much, even ____ you don’t pass the test.
if
I try to do exercise every day, even _____ I’m tired.
when
There were ___ many people that I couldn’t see
so
She is _____ a good student she gets better every week.
such
She is ____ beautiful that all the boys love her.
so
I want to buy a house but I’m not rich ______ .
enough
He thinks he’s ____ rich to clean his own house.
too
I don’t trust him. I don’t think he is ________ the truth.
telling
He’s not here. He might _____ left.
have
In the past you had to wait until movies were on the television. Now you can watch them ___ demand.
on
There are no roads to this town. It’s completely cut ____ from the world.
off
I was trying to stay awake, but I kept drifting ____.
off
I can’t call her. I think her phone is ______ off.
switched
We need to sort ____ the arrangements for the party.
out
You can’t do it by ________, you need some help.
yourself
He only asks me the difficult question. I feel like he’s picking ____ me.
on
Stay calm. Don’t _____ your temper.
lose
I thought he was gay, so I was completely taken _____ when he asked me out.
aback
It looks as ____ it will rain later.
if/though
It looks ____ my team will win the match.
like
As far as I ____ see, everything seems normal
can
The class didn’t live ____ ____ my expectations.
up to
There’s a world of ________ between camping for a few nights and living in the forest.
difference
I thought I saw him, but it must have been a _______ of my imagination.
figment
I would give ______ to see her again.
anything
I came to Australia to learn English and _______ my horizons.
broaden
