Word Completion / Uzupełnianie wyrazów

Etap szkolny: Zadanie 6 — Complete the word using letter hints

Complete each sentence with one word. The number of dashes corresponds to the number of missing letters. Some letters are already given. Full spelling accuracy is required.

Each set is five sentences, as on the paper: 1 point per word, spelled exactly.

Zestaw 1

6.1.

We had to wait in a long _ _ e _ _ to buy tickets for the concert.

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queue
queue — a line of people waiting. Spelling: q-u-e-u-e, five letters, only the first is pronounced clearly.
6.2.

I _ _ r _ _ _ _ _ book from the school library, and I have to return it tomorrow.

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borrowed
borrow = take for a while (from someone). lend = give for a while (to someone). Double r; past tense -ed.
6.3.

I’m not sure yet, but I’ll _ _ o _ _ _ _ _ come to your party on Saturday.

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probably
probably = very likely. It goes after 'will’: I’ll probably come.
6.4.

I like all vegetables _ _ _ r _ from carrots – I just can’t stand them.

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apart
apart from = except. The real 2023 paper tested the same idea with 'besides’.
6.5.

Sorry, I broke your pen, but I didn’t do it on _ _ r _ _ _ _!

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purpose
on purpose = deliberately, not by accident.

Zestaw 2

6.1.

The shopping centre was so _ _ o _ _ _ _ that we could hardly move.

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crowded
crowded = full of people.
6.2.

The dog ran _ _ w _ _ _ _ me, wagging its tail, and jumped into my arms.

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towards
towards = in the direction of. The American form 'toward’ has no s — here there are seven letters.
6.3.

I only _ _ _ i _ _ _ that I had left my phone on the bus when I got home.

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noticed
notice = become aware of something. Past tense: noticed (c, not s).
6.4.

It was raining heavily, so we stayed at home _ _ s _ _ _ _ of going to the beach.

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instead
instead of + -ing = in place of doing something.
6.5.

My older brother gave me some good _ _ v _ _ _ about how to prepare for the test.

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advice
advice (noun, with c) — advise (verb, with s). 'some advice’, never 'an advice’ or 'advices’.

Zestaw 3

6.1.

It’s going to be sunny _ _ _ o _ _ h _ _ _ the weekend, so let’s go camping.

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throughout
throughout = during the whole of. Spelling: through + out.
6.2.

I’m sorry the door was open all night – it was my _ _ u _ _, I forgot to lock it.

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fault
It’s my fault = I am responsible for the problem.
6.3.

We _ _ _ n _ three hours on the train, so we were really tired when we arrived.

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spent
spend time (on / doing something) — past tense: spent (irregular, not 'spended’).
6.4.

Tom is a very _ _ l _ _ _ boy – he always says 'please’ and 'thank you’.

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polite
polite = having good manners. The opposite is rude.
6.5.

_ _ _ h _ _ _ we should go home now – it’s getting dark.

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Perhaps
perhaps = maybe. It often starts the sentence.

Zestaw 4

6.1.

I’ve been learning English for six years, but I still make a lot of _ _ s _ _ _ _ _.

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mistakes
make a mistake (never 'do a mistake’). Plural after 'a lot of’.
6.2.

_ _ w _ _ _ _ _ most teenagers have a smartphone, but my parents didn’t have one at my age.

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Nowadays
nowadays = these days, in the present (compared with the past). One word: now + a + days.
6.3.

Her parents were very _ _ _ u _ of her when she won the gold medal.

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proud
proud of someone = pleased and happy because of what they did.
6.4.

He _ _ _ g _ _ new bike with the money he had saved.

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bought
buy — bought. Do not confuse with bring — brought (with an r).
6.5.

I can’t decide _ _ e _ _ _ _ to go to the cinema or stay at home.

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whether
whether ... or = if (for choosing between two things). Not 'weather’ — that is sun and rain.

Zestaw 5

6.1.

Hurry up! The bus has _ _ r _ _ _ _ left, and the next one is in an hour.

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already
already = sooner than expected. Goes between 'has’ and the past participle. One l.
6.2.

There’s no _ _ f _ _ _ _ n _ _ between these two T-shirts – they look exactly the same.

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difference
a difference between two things. Double f; ends -ence.
6.3.

My little sister _ c _ _ _ _ _ _ loudly when she saw a spider in the bath.

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screamed
scream = shout in a high voice because you are afraid. Past tense: screamed.
6.4.

It’s _ _ _ o _ _ impossible to find a parking space in the city centre on Saturdays.

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almost
almost impossible = very nearly impossible. One l.
6.5.

What is the _ _ i _ _ _ of the tallest building in Warsaw?

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height
height (noun) from high (adjective). Spelling: e-i, and -ght. Compare: weight.

Zestaw 6

6.1.

I’ve looked everywhere, but I can’t find my keys _ _ _ w _ _ _ _!

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anywhere
not ... anywhere = in no place. In negative sentences: anywhere, not somewhere.
6.2.

Mrs Smith has _ _ u _ _ _ English at our school for twenty years.

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taught
teach — taught — taught. Compare: catch — caught.
6.3.

My mum doesn’t let me play computer games _ _ l _ _ _ I’ve done my homework.

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unless
unless = if not: I can’t play unless I’ve done my homework.
6.4.

The new exhibition at the museum is fantastic – it’s really _ _ _ t _ seeing.

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worth
be worth + -ing = be good enough to do: It’s worth seeing.
6.5.

We usually go to the seaside _ _ r _ _ _ the summer holidays.

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during
during + noun = in the time of. Not 'for’ (for + length of time: for two weeks).