Learn verbs with their typical nouns and prepositions.
Distinguish meaning from grammatical pattern: make an effort, take responsibility and pay attention are separate combinations.
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Easy / Start here
She took responsibility for the mistake.
Moderate / Add a little
We made a considerable effort to finish.
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A near-synonym may not fit the same phrase. Learn verbs with their typical nouns and prepositions. Distinguish meaning from grammatical pattern: make an effort, take responsibility and pay attention are separate combinations. Read the completed sentence for both naturalness and the intended meaning.
Read the entire sentence and surrounding text before choosing a form. B2 tasks often distinguish vocabulary combinations, grammatical relationships and subtle differences in meaning. Explain why an alternative fails rather than relying on the sound of a memorised phrase. Keep a record of useful chunks and structures with original examples. The seven-part Reading and Use of English component includes more than factual comprehension, so preparation needs both language control and reading strategies.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Gaps may need auxiliaries, articles, pronouns, connectors or prepositions.
Check the clause structure and the relationship with the previous sentence.
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Easy / Start here
Hardly anyone noticed the change.
Moderate / Add a little
The result depends on how the data are collected.
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Predict the grammatical job of the missing word. Gaps may need auxiliaries, articles, pronouns, connectors or prepositions. Check the clause structure and the relationship with the previous sentence. A grammatically possible word must also preserve the writer's meaning across the text.
Read the entire sentence and surrounding text before choosing a form. B2 tasks often distinguish vocabulary combinations, grammatical relationships and subtle differences in meaning. Explain why an alternative fails rather than relying on the sound of a memorised phrase. Keep a record of useful chunks and structures with original examples. The seven-part Reading and Use of English component includes more than factual comprehension, so preparation needs both language control and reading strategies.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Decide the word class needed, then consider positive or negative meaning, number and spelling.
A suffix alone may not be enough; the context may require a negative prefix or a plural.
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Easy / Start here
rely becomes reliable in a reliable service.
Moderate / Add a little
success becomes unsuccessful when the attempt fails.
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A base word can produce several related forms. Decide the word class needed, then consider positive or negative meaning, number and spelling. A suffix alone may not be enough; the context may require a negative prefix or a plural. Read the final sentence to check sense.
Read the entire sentence and surrounding text before choosing a form. B2 tasks often distinguish vocabulary combinations, grammatical relationships and subtle differences in meaning. Explain why an alternative fails rather than relying on the sound of a memorised phrase. Keep a record of useful chunks and structures with original examples. The seven-part Reading and Use of English component includes more than factual comprehension, so preparation needs both language control and reading strategies.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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