TOEFL SKILLS & EXERCISES

🔆#Advanced🔆 🔶 ADVANCED KEYWORDS TRANSFORMATION 🔶 ⚜People suggested that Michael complain. 🔅ENCOURAGED Michael ................................................................................................. complaint. ⚜She finds it easy to learn languages. 🔅COMES Learning languages ................................................................................................. her. ⚜It seems that we misunderstood the rules. 🔅BEEN There seems to ................................................................................................. the rules. ⚜Sara tends to talk a lot more than Adrian. 🔅NOWHERE Adrian is ................................................................................................. as Sara. ⚜There will surely be people who oppose the plan. 🔅BOUND There are ................................................................................................. to the plan. ⚜It was not in any way easy to find work here. 🔅MEANS By ................................................................................................. to find work here. ⚜“It’s not my fault.” he said. 🔅PUT “Don’t ................................................................................................. me!” he said. ⚜Not many suggestions were made at the meeting. 🔅FORWARD Very ....................................................................................... at meeting. ⚜I tried everything I could to stop eating chocolate. 🔅UTMOST I ....................................................................................... out chocolate. ⚜If I could work in fashion, that’s what I would like to do. 🔅OPPORTUNITY If I ....................................................................................... so, I would like to work in fashion. ⚜I’m too lazy to cook most evenings. 🔅BOTHERED I ....................................................................................... most evenings. ⚜Pep first played for Barca and then became the coach. 🔅WENT Pep ................................................................................... the coach after playing for Barca. ⚜They should have completed the work last month. 🔅DUE The work ....................................................................................... last month. ⚜She hasn’t mentioned the divorce to me yet. 🔅MENTION She has ....................................................................................... the divorce to me yet.

🔆#Advanced🔆 ⚜ADVANCED KEYWORDS TRANSORMATION ⚜ 🔶We have to appreciate our planet more before it’s too late. ▪️GRANTED We must stop ................................................................................................. before it’s too late. 🔶Could you take a quick look at this report for me? ▪️EYE Would you mind ................................................................................................. for me? 🔶My manager has made me responsible for opening and closing the shop. ▪️PUT I ................................................................................................. opening and closing the shop. 🔶My father and I disagree on politics. ▪️SEE I don’t ................................................................................................. my father on politics. 🔶You have to consider the weather when you visit Ireland. ▪️WORTH The ................................................................................................. mind when you visit Ireland. 🔶Why didn’t you tell me about it sooner? ▪️BROUGHT You ................................................................................................. my attention sooner. 🔶It’s impossible for us to get there in time. ▪️STAND We ................................................................................................. there in time. 🔶We couldn’t enter the club because we got there late. ▪️TURNING On ......................................................................................., we couldn’t enter the club. 🔶I’m certain eating junk food affects your health. ▪️BOUND Eating junk food ....................................................................................... on your health. 🔶Your advice was so helpful that I passed the interview. ▪️SUCH You ....................................................................................... that I passed the interview. 🔶Everyone in her field of work admires her. ▪️LOOKED She ....................................................................................... everyone in her field of work. 🔶I wish I had followed your advice. ▪️REGRET I ....................................................................................... your advice. 🔶I’m afraid there is no more tickets left. ▪️RUN I’m afraid we ....................................................................................... tickets. 🔶I managed to persuade her to join us. ▪️TALKING I succeeded ....................................................................................... joining us.

🔆#Advanced🔆 ⚜ADVANCED KEYWORDS TRANSORMATION ⚜ 🔸I thought that you didn’t like social media. ▪️UNDER I ................................................................................................. you didn’t like social media. 🔸“You are similar to your father.” he said to me. ▪️AFTER He ................................................................................................. my father. 🔸People suggested several good ideas at the meeting. ▪️FORWARD Several ................................................................................................. at the meeting. 🔸We have changed the wedding date from the 13th to the 11th. ▪️BROUGHT The wedding date ................................................................................................. two days. ▪️She was going to meet me today but it seems she’s decided not to. 🔸MIND She seems ................................................................................................. meeting me today. ▪️Our WiFi has not been working well lately. 🔸UP Our WiFi ................................................................................................. late. ▪️You have to work hard if you want to reach the same level as her. 🔸CATCH Only by ................................................................................................. with her. ▪️The reason sea levels are rising is to do with climate change. 🔸BLAME Climate change ....................................................................................... sea levels. ▪️The only thing we could do was wait. 🔸OPTION We ....................................................................................... wait. ▪️The match was cancelled because of the violent storm. 🔸LED The violent storm ....................................................................................... of the match. ▪️I will feel satisfied when I’ve passed my exam. WILL 🔸Only when I ....................................................................................... feel satisfied. ▪️I played video games for the whole afternoon. 🔸SPENTI ....................................................................................... video games. ▪️I was very surprised to see Mario at the event. 🔸BY I ....................................................................................... see Mario at the event. ▪️It’s a pity our holiday did not go as planned 🔸GONE I wish ....................................................................................... plan.

🔆#Advanced🔆 ⚜ADVANCED KEYWORDS TRANSFORMATION⚜ 🔸Can you speak louder please as I cannot hear you? ▪️MIND Would ................................................................................................. up as I cannot hear you. 🔸You look very similar to your grandmother. ▪️REMIND You ................................................................................................. your grandmother. 🔸She went to work even though she caught the flu. ▪️COMING In ................................................................................................. the flu, she went to work. 🔸I’ll set two alarms in case I wake up late. ▪️ORDER I’ll set two alarms ................................................................................................. wake up late. 🔸We finally agreed on what to do next. ▪️REACHED In the end, ................................................................................................. what to do next. 🔸I kept quiet so that I wouldn’t wake the baby. ▪️AVOID I kept quiet in ................................................................................................. the baby. 🔸I don’t think Rory will win the tournament. ▪️LIKELIHOOD There ................................................................................................. the tournament. 🔸Aly was disappointed not to win first prize. ▪️CAME It ....................................................................................... not to win first prize. 🔸I had no idea that she was so upset. ▪️KNOW Little ....................................................................................... that she was so upset. 🔸It’s the last time I’ll eat in this so-called restaurant. ▪️WILL Never ....................................................................................... in this so-called restaurant. ▪️I could not reach Mark by telephone. 🔸MANAGE I ....................................................................................... through to Mark by telephone. ▪️We left too late and that’s why we missed the flight. 🔸SET If ....................................................................................... we wouldn’t have missed the flight. ▪️You can trust her to support you if you need it. 🔸UP You can count ....................................................................................... if you need it. ▪️War is on the point of starting in the region. 🔸ABOUT War ....................................................................................... out in the region.

🔆#Advanced🔆 ⚜KEYWORDS TRANSORMATION⚜ 🔆I’m not used to staying up so late during the week. 🔅UNUSUAL It ................................................................................................. up so late during the week. 🔆The wind was so strong that many trees fell. 🔅STRENGTH Such ................................................................................................. that many trees fell. 🔆I do not intend to tolerate his nonsense. 🔅PUTTING I have ................................................................................................. with his nonsense. 🔆I don’t mind if we stay in touch or not. 🔅DIFFERENCE It ................................................................................................. we stay in touch or not. 🔆It is very important for you to pay attention. 🔅UTMOST It ................................................................................................. that you pay attention. 🔆I only understood the grammar when she explained it. 🔅DID Only when ................................................................................................. the grammar. 🔆The weather was better than we had expected. 🔅OUT The weather ................................................................................................. we had expected. 🔆It’s common for me to fall asleep early most nights. 🔅TENDENCY I ....................................................................................... early most nights. 🔆Rafa is much better at playing tennis than me. 🔅NOWHERE I ....................................................................................... tennis player as Rafa. 🔆She didn’t get the job because she didn’t speak French. 🔅NOT On ....................................................................................... she didn’t get the job. 🔆I don’t care what they decide to do. 🔅CONSEQUENCE It ....................................................................................... what they decide to do. 🔆I woke up early because I was afraid of missing the bus. 🔅FEAR I woke up early ....................................................................................... miss the first bus. 🔆It was heavy rainfall that caused the flooding. 🔅ABOUT The flooding ....................................................................................... heavy rainfall. 🔆I would rather not go out this evening. 🔅FEEL I ....................................................................................... this evening.

🔆#Advanced🔆 ⚜ADVANCED KEYWORDS TRANSORMATION ⚜ ♻️I disagreed with what the report said. 💭EXCEPTION I ................................................................................................. what the report said. ♻️Very few people attended the event this year. 💭UP Hardly ................................................................................................. the event this year. ♻️You must not forget about your final objective. 💭SIGHT You had ................................................................................................. your final objective. ♻️Sara gave me the impression that she was a nice person. 💭ACROSS Sara ................................................................................................. a nice person. ♻️What he said didn’t fool me. 💭TAKEN I ................................................................................................. what he said. ♻️“You ought to turn down their offer.” I told him. 💭ADVISED I ................................................................................................. accept their offer. ♻️It is the most interesting story I have ever heard. 💭YET I ................................................................................................. a more interesting story. ♻️The fact that Henrique was successful did not surprise his friends. 💭CAME Henrique’s success ....................................................................................... his friends. ♻️I should spend more time studying English. 💭DEVOTE I should ....................................................................................... English. ♻️I haven’t had time to sorting out the laundry. 💭ROUND I have ....................................................................................... out the laundry. ♻️No changes were made to the project. 💭AHEAD The project ....................................................................................... plan. ♻️I no longer believe Real will win the league title. 💭HOPE I have ....................................................................................... the league title. ♻️I was about to leave the house when it started to rain. 💭POINT I .................................................................................. the house when it started to rain. ♻️I have decided to reject the offer. 💭MIND I have ....................................................................................... down the offer.

🔆#Advanced🔆 ⚜ADVANCED KEYWORDS TRANSFORMATION⚜ ♻️She had great difficulty accepting the bad news. 💭TERMS : She struggled ................................................................................................. the bad news. ♻️It’s a matter of time before you get used to it. 💭HANG : You will ................................................................................................ or later. ♻️I was never told about the issue. 💭TIME : At ................................................................................................. about the issue. ♻️Someone is decorating our house at the moment. 💭DONE : We ................................................................................................. at the moment. ♻️We succeeded in passing the exam, which was a surprise to us. 💭SURPRISE : Much ................................................................................................. to pass the exam. ♻️It was money that made her leave the job. 💭DOWN : Her decision ................................................................................................. to money. ♻️“I don’t like what people are saying about me.” said John . 💭OBJECTED John ................................................................................................. saying about him. ♻️People think that students vandalised the school last night. 💭HAVE : Students ....................................................................................... the school last night. ♻️It never occured to me to ask Teresa her opinion. 💭DID: Not ....................................................................................... to ask Teresa her opinion. ♻️I had expected the film to be better than it was. 💭UP: The film ....................................................................................... my expectations. ♻️Although we made an early booking, we had to queue to enter. 💭ADVANCE : Despite ....................................................................................... we had to queue to enter. ♻️Rocio does not like parties so there is no point inviting her. 💭WORTH : It ....................................................................................... because she doesn’t like parties. ♻️I regret declining the job offer. 💭TURNED: I wish ....................................................................................... the job offer. ♻️There’s a risk we won’t arrive at the station in time. 💭DANGER : We ....................................................................................... to the station in time.