Test your vocabulary for fce 4

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY FOR FCE 4 
WORD BRICKS 
Use 20 of the words on the bricks to complete the words at the bottom of the page. 
ACT AGE AND ART BAN CAP CAT CHIN 
CON EAR EAT ERA GAG GIN HAM HEAR 
HER INK LET LICE NAG ONE PART PIT 
RID TAR TEN TEST THE TOP USE VAN 
1 EM- - -LD 11 TRO- - -RS 
2 OC- - -US 12 BR- - -HE 
3 CA- - - AL 13 MA- - -ER 
4 H- - -SE 14 TR- - -DY 
5 AD- - -CE 15 C- - -BER 
6 COR- - -OR 16 CO- - -UT 
7 RE- - -SE 17 EN- - -EER 
8 PR- - -ICE 18 ES- - -E 
9 EN- - -E 19 LEAT- - - 
10 DISH- - -ST 20 C- - -OON 
 KEY 
1 EMERALD 8 PRACTICE 15 CHAMBER 
2 OCTOPUS 9 ENGAGE 16 COCONUT 
3 CAPITAL 10 DISHONEST 17 ENGINEER 
4 HEARSE 11 TROUSERS 18 ESCAPE 
5 ADVANCE 12 BREATHE 19 LEATHER 
6 CORRIDOR 13 MANAGER 20 CARTOON 
7 REHEARSE 14 TRAGEDY 
HOMOPHONES 
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A homophone is a word which sounds the same as another but is different in meaning or spelling. Below are 
40 pairs of homophones. Look at the clues for each pair and try to work out what the words are. (Number 1 
has been done for you.) 
Word a. AIR - Word b. HEIR /eə/ 
1. a. it’s all around us b. will inherit one day 
2. a. used in snooker and billiards b. a line of people 
3. a. to risk money to gain more money b. to skip or jump about playfully 
4. a. a shade or tint of a colour b. to cut with blows 
5. a. a round, flat piece of metal given as an award b. to interfere 
6. a. two things or people b. to cut away the outer covering of something with a sharp knife 
7. a. perfume b. an American coin 
8. a. part of the body b. to pull along behind with a rope 
9. a. just b. the money paid for a journey 
10. a. the actors in a play b. a social class 
11. a. harsh, rough b. a series of education classes or medical treatment 
12. a. an implement for rowing b. rock or earth from which metal can be obtained 
13. a. to put b. a type of fish 
14. a. these appear when you cry b. rows or levels placed one above the other 
15. a. a wild pig b. a dull person 
16. a. a percussion instrument b. an emblem 
17. a. gold covering b. a feeling that one is to blame for something or is at fault 
18. a. a disclosure of secret information b. a vegetable 
19. a. a jetty b. a member of the House of Lords 
20. a. a container for ashes b. to receive money in return for working 
21. a used by an artist b. to solicit support or votes 
22. a. a number of notes played simultaneously b. a thin rope or string 
23. a. candid b. a French coin 
24. a. land surrounded by water b. a corridor between two rows of seats (in a cinema, church, etc.) 
25. a. bodily suffering caused by injury or illness b. a single sheet of glass 
26. a. not mistaken b. a religious ceremony 
27. a. to move one’s hand from side to side in greeting, farewell, etc. b. to relinquish, give up, forgo 
28. a a vegetable b. a weight for jewellery 
29. a. part of an apple b. a trained army group 
30. a. a manner of walking b. used to close an opening in a wall, fence, field, etc. 
31. a. part of a typewriter or piano b. landing place used for loading and unloading ships 
32. a small opening found all over the skin b. to flow steadily and rapidly 
33. a to summon to appear in court b. an area of ground for a building 
34. a a sporting offence b. a domestic bird used as food 
35. a stolen money or valuables b. a musical instrument 
36. a to flatten buildings or towns b. to bring up (children) 
37. a. condensation found in the morning b. about to arrive 
38. a. to lose consciousness b. a mock attack or movement to distract an enemy or opponent 
39. a a female horse b. the head of a city or borough 
40. a. a rough preliminary sketch b. a current of air 
KEY 
Word a Word b Word a Word b 
1. air heir 21. canvas canvass 
2. cue queue 22. chord cord 
3. gamble gambol 23. frank franc 
4. hue hew 24. isle aisle 
5. medal meddle 25. pain pane 
6. pair pare 26. right rite 
7. scent cent 27. wave waive 
8. toe tow 28. carrot carat 
9. fair fare 29. core corps 
10. cast caste 30. gait gate 
11. coarse course 31. key quay 
12. oar ore 32. pore pour 
13. place plaice 33. cite site 
14. tears tiers 34. foul fowl 
15. boar bore 35. loot lute 
16. cymbal symbol 36. raze raise 
17. gilt guilt 37. dew due 
18. leak leek 38. faint feint 
19. pier peer 39. mare mayor 
20. urn earn 40. draft draught 
WHICH WORD IS SIMILAR? 
Underline the word in brackets in thefollowing sentences which is mostsimilar to the word in bold type. 
(Number 1 has been done for you .) 
1 A deliberate mistake is (very serious, intentional, accidental, not very serious). 
2 A stingy person is (callous, unintelligent, talkative, mean). 
3 A light-fingered person is (agile, slim, dishonest, easily distracted). 
4 A haughty person is (arrogant, very tall, cruel, foolish). 
5 A malicious rumour is (widespread, false, spiteful, sensational). 
6 A baffling problem is (puzzling, fascinating, very unusual, very worrying). 
7 A tacit agreement is (legally binding, unfair, unspoken, temporary). 
8 A choppy sea is (calm, rough, unsafe, shallow). 
9 A flimsy structure is (attractive, very modern, sturdy, weak). 
10 A corpulent person is (witty, charming, popular, fat). 
11 A hazardous journey is (risky, interesting, tiring, boring). 
12 A gregarious person is (very inquisitive, very loyal, very sociable, hostile). 
13 A two-faced person is (aggressive, hypocritical, moody, cynical). 
14 A frail person is (confident, shy, weak, generous). 
15 A clandestine meeting is (pre-arranged, very informal, very formal, secret). 
16 A determined person is (old, resolute, unwell, reliable). 
17 An arduous task is (difficult, interesting, exciting, lengthy). 
18 An insipid drink is (very strong, flavourless, slightly warm, ice-cold). 
19 A lenient teacher is (unpopular, inexperienced, not strict, skinny). 
20 A hostile reception is (noisy, warm, unfriendly, very formal). 
21 A curt message is (short, urgent, amusing, sarcastic). 
22 A ravenous person is (skinny, very hungry, impulsive, quarrelsome). 
23 A disgruntled person is (homeless, stateless, disabled, discontented). 
24 An adverse report is (unfavourable, serious, very complicated, very detailed). 
25 A dishevelled appearance is (unusual, eccentric, untidy, unhappy). 
26 An irate person is (big-headed, very angry, very strong, rude). 
 KEY 
1 intentional 10 fat 19 not strict 
2 mean 11 risky 20 unfriendly 
3 dishonest 12 very sociable 21 short 
4 arrogant 13 hypocritical 22 very hungry 
5 spiteful 14 weak 23 discontented 
6 puzzling 15 secret 24 unfavourable 
7 unspoken 16 resolute 25 untidy 
8 rough 17 difficult 26 very angry 
9 weak 18 flavourless 
PHRASAL VERBS 2 
Complete each of the following sentences with a suitable verb (in the first part of the sentence) and a suitable 
preposition/particle (in the second part of the sentence). 
 Example: I’d give up smoking, only I’m afraid of putting on weight. 
1. When she was told that her father had ............ away she broke 
2. The police were ................... in to break ........... the fight outside the dance hall. 
3. My father was ........... up two days after war broke...................... 
4. She’s ................... out! Quick somebody! Get the smelling salts! That should bring her............ 
5. Unless the group................... up soon we’ll have to ca ll......... the concert. 
6. James................... into quite a large sum of money when his parents were killed when the plane they were in 
crashed as it was taking............. 
7. I ............ across these old books while I was clearing........... the attic. 
8. “You will .......... me up at the meeting, won’t you, Bill?” ~ “Of course, Pat. You know you can count.......... me 
for support.” 
9. I’m a it .......... up at the moment, Miss Brown. So perhaps you wouldn’t mind dealing......... this matter instead. 
10. Although there was a public outcry when the news........... out that the Prime Minister had been taking bribes, 
it didn’t take long for all the fuss to die.............. 
11. What do you mean, you’ve ............. out of cigarettes? I bought you two packets yesterday. You can’t possibly 
have got.............. them yet! 
12. It took John a long time t o ................... over Cathy. In fact, it wasn’t until he heard that she’d got married that 
he finally gave...................all hope of her ever going back to him. 
13. If your son .......... on working like this, Mrs South, then he’s bound to get ......... the exam in the summer. 
14. I think I’d better................... in now; we’re setting .................... very early in the morning. 
15. “Do you ................... like dancing?” ~ “Well, I’d rather sit this one ................... .if you don’t mind.” 
16. Could you ................... off another fifty copies of the letter please, Mr Wilson, and make sure they’re sent 
................... first thing in the morning. 
17. Things were really ........... me down last week. In fact, I was almost tempted to do ............ myself. 
18. I don’t know how I’d .............by if I didn’t have my savings to fall 
19. I’ve got some friends............ round this evening, so I’d better go home and tidy .......the flat before they arrive. 
20. My daughter really ............ on well with people. She takes ...........her father in that respect. 
KEY 
1. passed ... down 8. back ... on 15. feel... out 
2. called ... up 9. tied ... with 16. run ... ofEbut 
3. called ... out 10. got/leaked ... down 17. getting ... away with 
4. passed ... round/to 11. run ... through 18. get... back on 
5. turns ... off 12. get... up 19. coming... up 
6. came... off 13. carries/goes... through 20. gets ... after 
7. came... out 14. turn ... out/off