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Cambridge English: Preliminary

Vocabulary practice for the Cambridge PET exam

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Preliminary English Test: Writing Practice

Being able to write the same thing using different words and expressions is a very useful skill and shows your ability to express yourself in English. Try the following exercises to practise.

Questions

Here are some sentences about shopping.
For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words.

1. The bus station is near the new shopping centre.
The bus station isn't ........................................ the new shopping centre.

That's right.No. The correct answer is 'far from'.Your answer has been saved.Check your answer

 

2. I've never been to this shop before.
This is ........................................ I've been in this shop.

That's right.No. The correct answer is 'the first time'.Your answer has been saved.Check your answer

 

3. The choice of food here is not as good as in the market.
The choice of food in the market ........................................ here.

That's right.No. The correct answer is 'is better than'.Your answer has been saved.Check your answer

 

4. There is late-night shopping on Thursday.
The shops ........................................ on Thursday.

That's right.No. The correct answer is 'are open late' or 'are open later' or 'stay open later or 'stay open late''.Your answer has been saved.Check your answer

 

5. Shall we go into town this afternoon?
Would ........................................ go into town this afternoon.

That's right.No. The correct answer is 'you like to'.Your answer has been saved.Check your answer

 

 

Study Tip!

Were there any questions above that you got wrong? Learn any new patterns you find. The best way to do this is to use them in sentences that mean something to you. For example, in question 3 we had this pattern:
The choice of food here is not as good as in the market.
The food in the market is better than here.
Use these patterns in sentences of your own. For example:
My English is not as good as my French.
My French is better than my English.