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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 1 • be and have
Answer Key
1

1 ✗
2 ✓
3 ✗
4 ✓
5 ✓
6 ✗
7 ✗
8 ✓
See pages 2 and 3
8 marks

2

1 There appears
2 likely
3 won’t
4 There’s nothing
5 there to be
6 no point
7 sure
8 There were some birds
See page 5
8 marks

3

1 There’s; It’s
2 It’s; it
3 There’s; It’s
4 There; there’s
5 There’s; It
6 there; It’s
See page 5
6 marks

4

6

1 A, D
2 A, B, D
3 B, C, D
4 A, C, D
5 B, C
5 marks

TOTAL: 40 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

1 A–✗; B–N; C–F
2 A–F; B–N; C–✗

3 A–N; B–✗; C–F
4 A–N; B–✗; C–✗
See page 6
8 marks

5

1 Correct
2 I’ve got ➔ I have
3 He’s often got ➔ He often has
4 Correct
5 She’s got ➔ She has
See page 8
5 marks

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 2 • present tenses
Answer Key
1

agrees, agreeing; begins,
beginning; does, doing; enjoys,
enjoying; forgets, forgetting;
goes, going; helps, helping; hopes,

hoping; listens, listening; ofers,
ofering; pushes, pushing; replies,
replying; sends, sending; stops,
stopping.
See page 16
14 marks

5

2

1 play
2 eats
3 ’s living
4 boils
5 ’m standing
6 drink
7 ’m having
See pages 14–15
7 marks

6

3

4

1 A
2 Both
3 B

4 A
5 B
6 A
7 B
8 B
See page 20
8 marks

1 are … looking
2 don’t have OR haven’t got
3 ’s thinking
4 doesn’t feel
5 Are; having
6 looks
7 think
8 see
See page 21
8 marks

1 It depends.
2 I don’t remember.
3 It doesn’t matter.
4 I hope not.
5 I don’t agree.
6 I think so.
7 I hope so.
8 I see.
See pages 20–21
8 marks

happenning ➔ happening
Correct
gets ➔ ’s getting
Correct
you’re wanting ➔ you want
We have ➔ We’re having
it doesn’t mind ➔ it doesn’t
matter
8 trys ➔ tries
9 Correct
10 Correct
11 Correct
12 We think about ➔ We’re
thinking about
13 Correct
14 Correct
15 stoping ➔ stopping
16 Correct
17 is standing ➔ stands
18 Correct
19 Correct
20 shoping ➔ shopping
20 marks
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

TOTAL: 65 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 3 • talking about the future
Answer Key
1

2

3

1 you’re going to like
2 I’ll tell
3 You’ll hurt
4 I’m having
5 he’ll lose
6 you’ll listen
See page 30
6 marks

1 ✓
2 ✓
3 ✗
4 ✓
5 ✓
6 ✗
7 ✓
8 ✗
See page 31
8 marks

1 ’ll have heard
2 ’ll have grown
3 ’ll have been playing
4 ’ll have read
5 ’ll have been painting
6 won’t have been able
See page 35
6 marks

4

Polite: 2 and 4
2 marks

5

1 Both
2 B

3 Both
4 Both
5 A
6 Both
7 A
8 A
8 marks

6

1 ’ll have been lying.
2 are to show
3 ’m going to use
4 ’ll have inished
5 ’ll use
6 were going to inish
7 are not to lie
8 were going to show
9 are to inish
10 ’ll be lying
10 marks

TOTAL: 40 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 4 • past tenses
Answer Key
1

admitted; annoyed; applied; boiled;
clapped; delayed; dipped; dropped;
escaped; happened; repaired;
stopped; sufered; tried; unplugged.
See page 40
15 marks

2

began; bought; came; felt; fed; lew;
gave; grew; lost; put; ran; spent;
stood; took; threw; won
See page 40
16 marks

3

1 waited ➔ was waiting
2 was starting ➔ started
3 Correct
4 worked ➔ were working

5 Correct
6 Correct
7 were falling ➔ fell
8 was starting ➔ started
See page 41
8 marks

4

1 Both
2 A
3 A
4 B
5 Both
6 Both
7 A
8 A
9 A
10 Both
See page 42
10 marks

5

1 ate
2 was running OR ran
3 didn’t recognise
4 wasn’t looking
5 walked
6 led

7 was getting
8 didn’t give
9 replied
10 sent
See page 42
10 marks

6

1 Were
2 Could
3 thought OR was thinking; would
be OR might be OR could be
4 Would OR Could
5 thought OR was thinking;
would OR might
6 Did you OR Were you needing
See page 43
6 marks

7

1 Both
2 A
3 A
4 Both
5 B
See page 43
5 marks

TOTAL: 70 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 5 • perfect tenses
Answer Key
5

1 We have been waiting
2 I have read
3 she has learnt
4 I have … wanted
5 You have been complaining
6 have you been working
7 I have had
8 He has not been
See pages 55–58
8 marks

1 I learnt to swim before the age of
six.

2 How long have you been learning
Chinese?
3 I have always made friends very
easily since I was a child.
4 I had guitar lessons until I was
sixteen.
5 The children have been working
on their science project all this
month.
6 I have been waiting for her
all morning but she still hasn’t
arrived.
7 When I spoke OR was speaking
to her, I realised that I had seen
her on a TV programme the week
before.
7 marks

6

1 had been playing
2 had told
3 had spent
4 had been running
5 had been telling
6 had worked
See pages 61–63
6 marks

1 A

2 B
3 A
4 A
5 B
6 B
7 A
8 A
8 marks

7

1
2
3
4

1

1 learnt
2 gave
3 never visited
4 Have you ever ridden
5 haven’t arrived
6 played
7 ’ve never seen
8 Did you see
See page 49
8 marks

2

A, E and F
See page 51
3 marks

3

4

Correct
you asked ➔ you have asked
Correct
She is playing ➔ She has been
playing OR has played
5 Correct
6 Correct
7 have you been having ➔ have
you had
8 has not spoken ➔ did not speak
OR had not spoken
9 looked at ➔ had looked at
10 Correct
10 marks

TOTAL: 50 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 6 • modal verbs
Answer Key
1

2

3

must to help ➔ must help
No, I don’t. ➔ No, I can’t
ought wear ➔ ought to wear
don’t should ➔ shouldn’t
must change ➔ had to change
to can play ➔ to be able to play
to must tell you ➔ to have to
tell you
8 Do I must ➔ Must I
9 I’ve never could ➔ I’ve never
been able to
10 I’ve always can use ➔ I’ve always
been able to use OR I’ve always
been allowed to use
See pages 72–73

10 marks
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

1 managed to
2 will be able to
3 could
4 won’t be able to
5 succeeded in
6 didn’t manage
See page 83
6 marks

1 Both
2 Both
3 B
4 A
5 A
6 B
7 Both
See pages 86–88
7 marks

4

1 ’ve better ➔ ’d better
2 haven’t to ➔ don’t have to OR
don’t need to OR needn’t
3 Correct
4 You’ve better ➔ You’d better
5 Correct
6 had better ➔ should
7 It mustn’t be ➔ It can’t be
8 Correct
9 Correct
10 Correct
11 used to ➔ use to
12 use to go ➔ go
13 Correct
14 shall … give ➔ ’ll (will) … give
15 ‘Yes, we shall’ ➔ ‘Yes, good idea’
(OR ‘Yes, let’s.’)
15 marks

5

1 don’t have to
2 ’re not to
3 had to
4 might
5 You’d better
6 would
6 marks

6

1 may
2 is supposed to
3 can’t
4 will
5 must
6 could
6 marks

TOTAL: 50 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 7 • passives
Answer Key
1

2

1 was discovered
2 is served

3 is being looked after
4 has been asked
5 had been eaten
6 was not cleaned
See page 94
6 marks

1 B
2 B
3 C
4 C
5 A
6 C
7 B
See page 94
7 marks

5

6

1 A
2 B
3 B
See page 99
3 marks

1 had
2 will; be
3 is; played

4 Have; been
5 was; about
6 be understood
7 was; by
8 was not
9 Who; by
10 paid
10 marks

TOTAL: 40 marks

3

4

1 to be
2 be
3 being
4 being
5 to be
6 be
7 to be
8 be
See page 96
8 marks

In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

1 ✗
2 ✗
3 ✓
4 ✓
5 ✗
6 ✓
See page 97
6 marks

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 8 • questions and negatives
Answer Key
1

1 did they went ➔ did they go
2 Why were all the people in the
class were laughing.
3 Correct
4 Where are you and your friends
going
5 Correct
6 colour of hair ➔ colour hair
7 Correct

8 type books ➔ type of books
9 Correct
See pages 104–105
9 marks

2

1 How’s your headache?
2 What’s Tokyo like?
3 How are your parents?
4 What’s your brother like?
See pages 104–105
4 marks

3

1 no
2 not
3 no
4 NO
5 not
6 any
See page 110
6 marks

4

1 Who did Dad speak to? / Who
spoke to the nurse?
2 Whose husband loves chocolate

cake? / What sort/kind of cake
does Ann’s husband love?
3 Which class has 32 students? /
How many students does
Class 5 have?
4 Who is using Amy’s computer? /
Whose computer is Jim using?
5 Who earns a lot of money? / How
much money does Paul earn?
See page 106
5 marks

7

8
5

1 What are you talking about?
2 What are you looking for?
3 What are you looking at?
4 Who are you waiting for?
5 What are you worried about?
6 What are you interested in?
See page 107
6 marks

6

1 Who to?
2 Who for?

3 Where to?
4 Who from?
5 Who to?
6 What about?
See page 107
6 marks

1 Isn’t ➔ Doesn’t
2 Correct
3 Are those children not ➔ Aren’t
those children noisy!
4 Correct
5 No, I can ➔ Yes, I can
6 Correct
7 Correct
8 Do not you ➔ Don’t you
OR Do you not
9 Correct
See pages 110–111
9 marks

1 A
2 B
3 Both
4 B
5 A
6 B
7 Both
8 Both
9 B

10 B
10 marks

TOTAL: 55 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 9 • in nitives and -ing forms
Answer Key
1

2

3

[Correctons given below but not
required as part of the test answers.]
1 ✗ (like to speak)
2 ✓
3 ✗ (You’d better to speak)
4 ✗ (Why not to come)

5 ✓
6 ✗ (for changing ➔ to change)
7 ✓
8 ✗ (in order to learn)
9 ✓
10 ✓
11 ✓
12 ✗ (would like watching ➔ would
like to watch)
13 ✓
14 ✗ (tired of listening)
15 ✓
See pages 116–119
15 marks

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

to be asked
not to wear
not forget
have been hurt
be talking

to be sitting OR to sit
will be cooked
to have met
to be making OR to make
to have made
10 to pay
See page 121
10 marks

1 seeing; being
2 to help; to be
3 meeting; to be
4 leaving; feeling
5 eating; to lose
6 to argue; talking
7 to go; to drive
8 to come; to stay
9 smoking; to smoke
10 played; in beating
See pages 124 and 126
10 marks

OR

4

1 Correct
2 to understand ➔ in
understanding
3 the idea to have ➔ the idea of

having
4 Correct
5 the thought to lose ➔ the
thought of losing
6 Correct
7 somebody for talking
to ➔ somebody to talk to
8 It’s important for everybody to
stay
9 It’s impossible for Pam to be at
the meeting
10 Correct
See pages 130–134
10 marks

5

1 B
2 C
3 A
4 C
5 B
6 A
7 B
8 A
9 B
10 C
11 B
12 A
13 A

14 C
15 C
15 marks

TOTAL: 60 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 10 • special structures with verbs
Answer Key
1

2

3

1 Don’t be silly!
2 We can walk there, so let’s not
wait for the bus.
3 What would I like? Let me see – I’ll
have a pizza.

4 I gave to my boyfriend an
expensive present.
5 Explain your plan to me.
6 I have my hair cut every month
at that place in Station Road.
7 We had our car repaired last week.
or We got …
8 He hasn’t had his jacket cleaned
yet; it’s still dirty.
See pages 142–144
8 marks

1 C
2 D
3 C
4 B
See pages 148–149
4 marks

1 down
2 back
3 over
4 on
5 out
6 up
7 away
8 up
9 turn
10 take
11 pick

12 break
13 go
14 give
15 write; look
See page 150
15 marks

4

5

1 an
2 did
3 It
4 not
5 what OR all
6 Let
7 How
8 on OR up
9 not
10 Aren’t
10 marks

1 C
2 B
3 C
4 B
5 B
6 A
7 B

8 C
8 marks

TOTAL: 45 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 11 • articles: an/an and the
Answer Key
1

1 a
2 one
3 a; –
4 a
5 –; an
6 One; –
7 One
8 one
9 a
10 a; a; a

See pages 156–158
10 marks

3

1 the nature
2 Teenagers
3 the sort of
4 the detective stories
5 music
6 the theatre
7 the country
8 classical music
9 Books
10 the mountains
See pages 160–161
10 marks

2

1 a
2 a
3 a / the
4 The
5 the
6 a
7 –
8 the
9 –
10 the

11 the
12 the
13 –
14 a
15 –
16 –
17 the
18 the
19 a
20 the
21 the
22 the
23 the
24 the
25 the
26 –
27 the
See pages 159–160
27 marks

4

1 –
2 –
3 The
4 –
5 The
6 –
7 –
8 The

9 The
10 –
11 The
12 –
13 –
14 The
15 The
See page 162
15 marks

6

1 –
2 –
3 a
4 a
5 –
6 –
7 –
8 –
9 the
10 a
11 one
12 –
13 a
14 a
15 –
16 the
17 –
18 an

19 a
20 –
21 –
22 an
23 the
24 a
25 –
26 –
27 a
28 one
28 marks

TOTAL: 100 marks

5

1 –
2 the
3 the; the; the
4 the
5 an; a
6 –; the
7 –; –; –
8 the; –
9 a; –
10 a; –
10 marks

Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 11 • articles: a/an and the
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In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.


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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 12 • determiners
Answer Key
1

(Correct answers given here but not
needed for the test.)
1 ✗ (that way ➔ this way)
2 ✓
3 ✓
4 ✓
5 ✗ (There’s anybody ➔ There’s
somebody)
6 ✗ (wears some smart clothes)
See pages 168–169
6 marks

2

1
2

3
4

3

has got some fair hair
Correct OR any chicken
Not any students ➔ No students
nothing to say ➔ anything to say
or I haven’t got ➔ I’ve got
5 Correct
6 Correct
7 Correct
8 not money ➔ no money.
9 Correct
10 anybody could ➔ nobody could
See pages 170–171
10 marks

1 C
2 C
3 B
4 B
5 C
6 B
7 B
8 A
9 B
See pages 179–181
9 marks

4

1 little
2 a little
3 much
4 a few
5 the least
6 less
7 fewer
8 less
See pages 176–177
8 marks

5

1 some
2 more
3 enough of
4 most
5 enough
6 more of
7 two of
8 most of
See page 164
8 marks

6

1 A, C, D

2 A, B, D, E
3 A, B, C
4 A, B, C, D
5 A, B, D, E
6 A, B, C
7 B, C, E
8 A, C
9 A, C
9 marks

TOTAL: 50 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 13 • personal pronouns and possessives
Answer Key
1

4

I

you
he
she
it
we
you
they

me
you
him
her
it
us
you
them

my
your
his
her
its
our
your
their

mine
yours
his
hers

–
ours
yours
theirs

myself
yourself
himself
herself
itself
ourselves
yourselves
themselves

See pages 190 and 194
27 marks

2

1 A, B
2 B, C
3 A
4 B, C, D
5 A, B
6 A, C
7 B
8 A, C
9 A, B
10 C, D
11 C

12 A, C
13 A, C
See pages 190–192
13 marks

3

1 ✗
2 ✗
3 ✓
4 ✗
5 ✓
6 ✗
7 ✓
8 ✓
9 ✗
10 ✓
See page 194
10 marks

5

1 mine; her
2 him; me
3 myself; them
4 yourself; me
5 each other; our
6 our; us OR her; her
7 us; yourselves OR you; yourselves
8 their OR his; yours

9 me; them
10 his; they
10 marks

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Correct
as I left them ➔ as I left it
of your ➔ of yours
Correct
he’s lovely ➔ it’s lovely
Correct
as it irst seems (OR as it seems at
irst)
8 Correct
9 feel myself hungry
10 Correct
11 Correct
12 he burnt the mouth ➔ he burnt
his mouth
13 dress myself in old
clothes ➔ dress in old clothes
14 Correct
15 Correct

16 One does not accept ➔ We do
not accept OR Cheques are not
accepted
17 One says that ➔ People say that
OR People are saying that OR
They say / are saying
18 Correct
19 left me their ➔ left me theirs
20 their ➔ his
20 marks

TOTAL: 80 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 14 • nouns
Answer Key
1

2

3

4

1 photos
2 tomato
3 pianos
4 ladies
5 wishes
6 skis
7 mice
8 thousand (NOT thousands)
9 pence
10 teeth
11 –
12 ingredient
13 –
14 crises
15 series
16 means
See pages 204–205
16 marks

1 a love
2 cofee
3 publicity
4 an experience
5 some
See pages 202–203
5 marks

1 is
2 want
3 were
4 is
5 is
6 disagree
See page 206
6 marks

(Correct answers given, but not
needed for the answer.)
1 ✗ (people’s)
2 ✓
3 ✓
4 ✗ (of John’s)
5 ✓
6 ✗ (friends’)
7 ✓
8 ✓
9 ✗ (the importance of the
economic recovery)
10 ✗ (The cat’s leg)
See pages 207–208
10 marks

5

1 C
2 C

3 B
4 A
5 C
6 B
See page 211
6 marks

6

1 a lunchbox
2 a cheese sandwich
3 the bedroom window
4 –
5 a war ilm
6 –
7 –
8 an oice chair
9 a policeman
10 a soup bowl
11 –
12 dog biscuits
See pages 209–210
12 marks

7

my congratulations
Correct
the rest eats ➔ the rest eat
Correct

aren’t a long time ➔ isn’t a long
time
6 vegetables soup ➔ vegetable
soup
7 a chocolate box ➔ a box of
chocolates
8 Correct
9 a one with olives
10 Corrrect
10 marks
1
2
3
4
5

TOTAL: 65 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 15 • adjectives and adverbs

Answer Key
1

1 wonderful
2 sad
3 terribly
4 interesting
5 confusing
See pages 216–217
5 marks

2

1 … to an unemployed person
2 … for foreigners OR … for foreign
people
3 … A rich person OR … A rich man
… OR The rich …
4 He is a Frenchman OR He is
French
5 The Italians … OR Italian
people … OR Italians
6 The Spanish OR Spanish people
7 The disabled often have … OR
Disabled people often have …
8 … the young OR … young people
See page 218
8 marks

3

1 ✗
2 ✓
3 ✗
4 ✓
5 ✓
See page 219
5 marks

4

1 ✗
2 ✓
3 ✗
4 ✓
See pages 220–221
4 marks

5

1 A
2 B
3 A
4 A
5 C
6 C
7 B
8 A
See page 222
8 marks

6

1 hard
2 good
3 monthy
4 angrily
5 in a silly way
See page 223
5 marks

6

1 Correct
2 was an Irish ➔ was an Irishman
OR was Irish
3 old silk blue ➔ old blue silk
4 Correct
5 Correct
6 Correct
7 I’m not certainly going to ➔ I’m
certainly not going to
8 to go soon to bed ➔ to go to
bed soon
9 Correct
10 he speaks lovely ➔ he speaks in
a lovely way OR he has a lovely
voice
10 marks

TOTAL: 45 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 15 • adjectives and adverbs
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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 16 • comparison
Answer Key
1

1 worse, worst; cleverer, cleverest;
fatter, fattest; better; best;
happier, happiest; harder,
hardest; hotter, hottest; more
important, most important;
politer, politest; ruder, rudest;
sadder, saddest; slimmer,
slimmest; stupider, stupidest
OR more stupid, most stupid
See page 228
13 marks

2

1 ✗
2 ✓
3 ✓
4 ✗
5 ✓
See page 229
5 marks

3

1 A, B
2 C
3 A, C
4 A, B
5 C
6 B
7 A, B
8 B, C
See pages 231–233
8 marks

5

6

1 As
2 such a
3 like
4 as

5 so
6 so
7 as
8 like
9 as
10 such a
11 such
12 Like
See page 235
12 marks

1 The more I read this book, the
less I understand.
2 The faster you drive, the more
dangerous it is.
3 I want a smaller mobile phone –
the smaller one the better one.
4 He’s very much taller than me, but
he’s not a lot stronger. OR He’s
much taller
5 The traic is moving even more
slowly than usual.
See page 233
5 marks

7

1 the eldest person ➔ the oldest
in OR the oldest person in
2 Correct

3 is easier as ➔ is easier than OR
is as easy as
4 a bit more faster
5 quietlier ➔ more quietly
6 Correct
7 the clearest ➔ the most clearly
8 the bigger ➔ the biggest
9 Correct
10 more and more tireder ➔ more
and more tired
11 Correct
12 You’re very far bigger ➔ You’re
far bigger OR You’re much/a
lot bigger OR You’re very much
bigger
13 the more famous ➔ the most
famous
14 Correct
15 of the street ➔ in the street
16 Correct
17 Like you see ➔ As you see
18 Correct
19 a such big problem ➔ such a
big problem
20 a so nice house ➔ such a nice
house
20 marks

TOTAL: 70 marks

4

1 the; in
2 the; of
3 the; in
4 –
5 the; of
6 –
7 the; of
See page 234
7 marks

Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 16 • comparison
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In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.


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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 17 • conjunctions
Answer Key
1

2

3

(Correct answers given, but not
needed for the answer.)
1 ✗ (I’m quite sure that …)
2 ✓
3 ✓
4 ✗ (… so (that) you can catch the
train)
5 ✗ (Although I’m busy, but I’ll …
OR Although I’m busy, but I’ll …)
6 ✗ (no comma)
7 ✓
8 ✓
9 ✗ (As You know that I’ll be … OR
As you know, that I’ll be)
10 ✓
See pages 240–241
10 marks

1 as if
2 as long as
3 so that
4 while
5 until
6 provided that
7 Because of
8 although
9 as though
10 so that

See pages 242–243
10 marks

1 Patrick drinks neither tea nor
cofee.
2 Either she is angry or she doesn’t
want to talk.
3 My teacher both encouraged
me and made me want to work
harder.
4 Neither Sue nor Rashid is coming
to my party.
5 We can either go to a restaurant
or eat at home. OR Either we can
go to a restaurant or we can eat at
home.
6 Neither Mary nor Bruce knew
where the party was.
See page 245
6 marks

4

1 ✗
2 ✓
3 ✓
4 ✗
5 ✓
See page 248
5 marks

5

1 A, B, C
2 A, B, D
3 A
4 A, C, D
5 B
6 A, C
7 A, C, D
8 A, B, D
8 marks

6

1 Correct
2 in spite my bad ➔ in spite of my
bad cold
3 Correct
4 Correct (‘that’ can be left out here)
5 The cat both is annoying me
and … ➔ The cat is both
annoying me and …
6 Correct
7 When I speak ➔ When I have
spoken
8 since I have left ➔ since I left
9 Correct
10 before she’ll read ➔ before she
reads

11 as soon as I check ➔ as soon as
I’ve checked
12 Correct
13 Correct
14 we have had ➔ we had
15 until asking ➔ until asked
16 look as you want ➔ look as if
you want OR as though
16 marks

TOTAL: 55 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 17 • conjunctions
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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 18 • if
Answer Key
1

1 want
2 ’ll feel
3 ’ll manage

4 ’ll ind
5 make
6 get
See page 254
6 marks

2

(Correct answers given, but not
needed for the answer.)
1 ✗ (I would write)
2 ✓
3 ✓
4 ✗ (If we had)
5 ✓
6 ✗ (I’d buy)
7 ✓
8 ✗ (everybody would drive)
See pages 255–256
8 marks

3

1 became
2 were
3 go
4 don’t
5 stopped
See page 256
5 marks

4

1 But you were, so I didn’t.
2 But you did, so I wasn’t.
3 But I’m not sure you can, so I’m
not sure whether I’ll be able to.
4 But you can, so I could.
5 But you didn’t, so I did.
See pages 257–258
5 marks

6

1 lived
2 had met
3 would come
4 didn’t have to
5 hadn’t told
See page 261
5 marks

7

1 B and D
2 A and D
See page 263
2 marks

8

1 If they wouldn’t argue ➔ If they
didn’t argue
2 Correct
3 we go ➔ we’ll go
4 unless you aren’t ➔ if you
aren’t OR unless you are
5 Correct
6 if it rains ➔ in case it rains
7 Correct
8 Correct
9 I’d rather to go to ➔ I’d rather go
to (OR I’d rather we went to)
10 Correct
11 wouldn’t happen ➔ wouldn’t
have happened
12 Correct
13 would do what I say ➔ do what I
say OR did what I said
14 If only you came ➔ if only you
had come
15 Correct
16 In case you don’t want ➔ If you
don’t want
16 marks

TOTAL: 55 marks

5

1 unless
2 in case
3 unless
4 if
5 in case
6 if
7 unless
8 in case
See pages 260 and 262
8 marks

In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 18 • if
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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 19 • relatives
Answer Key
1

2

1 what

2 that
3 What
4 that
5 that
See page 271
5 marks

1 who
2 that
3 which
4 that
5 which
6 that
7 that
8 What
9 that
10 who
11 whose
12 whose
See pages 271, 272 and 275
12 marks

3

1 can’t be changed
2 can’t be changed
3 that
4 who
5 can’t be changed
6 which

See page 270
6 marks

4

1 [In English,] what do you call
something that you put lowers in?
2 [What’s] the name of the singer
who we were listening to earlier?
3 [How much] were those shoes
which you were looking at in the
shop window?
See page 273
3 marks

5

1 A, C
2 B, D
3 A
4 B, C, D
5 C
6 B
7 A, B, C, E
8 B, C, D
9 D
10 A
11 A, B
12 B
13 D

14 C
See pages 268 and 275
14 marks

6

1 Correct
2 Correct
3 anyone can ➔ anyone who can
(OR anyone that can)
4 Correct
5 what surprised us ➔ which
surprised us
6 from who ➔ from whom
7 Correct
8 whose the phone ➔ whose
phone
9 Correct
10 Jared, that is helping ➔ Jared,
who is helping
11 Correct
12 what I like ➔ which I like OR
that I like OR I like
13 Correct
14 People which like ➔ People that
like OR People who like
15 that I hadn’t heard it
before ➔ heard before
16 The man who he robbed ➔ who
robbed

17 the books which I asked for
them ➔ I asked for
18 Correct
19 Correct
20 what surprised ➔ which
surprised
20 marks

Total: 60 marks

Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 19 • relatives
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In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.


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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 20 • indirect speech
Answer Key
1

1 were
2 could take
3 had had
4 had not changed

5 would stay
6 would not tell
7 had remembered
8 could not talk; was having
See page 284
8 marks

2

1 the day after OR the following day
OR the next day
2 that day
3 there
4 right away OR then
5 the OR that
6 the day before OR the previous
day
7 the week before OR the previous
week
8 the same OR that
See page 283
8 marks

3

1 to repair
2 to meet
3 going
4 to get
5 not to be

6 that I mustn’t tell
7 whether
See page 288
7 marks

4

1 B
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 B
See page 286
5 marks

5

1 A
2 B
3 B
4 A
5 B
See page 287
5 marks

6

1 I thought I’d met them on holiday
two years before/earlier.
2 Our history teacher told us (that)

Christopher Columbus never
visited / had never visited North
America.
3 It said on this radio programme
(that) Beethoven was deaf when
he wrote his greatest music.
4 I told my parents (that) I’d spoken
to my brother in Canada the week
before.
5 I told the sales assistant (that)
I couldn’t understand the
instructions.
6 I thought (that) we’d better leave
right away because it was getting
dark.
7 I told my boss (that) I thought
(that) I ought to get a pay rise.
See page 289
7 marks

7

1 She said (that) she wasn’t enjoying
the/that sandwich.
2 He says (that) he doesn’t like
cheese sandwiches.
3 He asked us if/whether we
preferred a bath or a shower.
4 She suggested having/that we
have some lunch.

5 We’ll tell them (that) their new
house is lovely.
6 They ofered to make the beds.
7 They advised us to be more
careful.
8 He called to say (that) he might be
late.
9 She thought (that) her boss didn’t
like her.
10 I asked her when she was going to
start her new job.
10 marks

TOTAL: 50 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 20 • indirect speech
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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 21 • prepositions
Answer Key
1

2

3

1 on
2 in
3 –
4 in
5 at
6 –
7 at
8 at
9 in
10 at
11 on
12 in
13 in
See pages 294–295
13 marks

1 into OR to
2 up
3 of
4 round
5 along OR down OR up
6 out of OR through
7 through
8 over OR across
See page 295
8 marks

1 by
2 opposite
3 among
4 for
See pages 296–297
4 marks

4

5

6

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

entered into the room
sufering of ➔ sufering from
Correct
in eight slices ➔ into eight slices
Correct
discuss about this problem
Correct

applying in the university ➔
applying to the university
9 Correct
10 He got of his car ➔ He got out
of his car
11 to wait them ➔ to wait for them
12 Correct
13 to be lazy ➔ of being lazy
14 Correct
See pages 298–299
14 marks

1 of
2 on
3 with
4 in
5 between
6 for
7 to
8 on
See page 300
8 marks

(Correct answers given, but not
needed for the answer.)
1 ✓
2 ✗ (about)
3 ✓
4 ✗ (with)
5 ✓

6 ✗ (at)
7 ✗ (about)
8 ✓
9 ✓
10 ✗ (about)
See page 301
10 marks

Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 21 • prepositions
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7

8

1 g – at
2 e – by
3 a – on OR in
4 h – in
5 i – up
6 b – in
7 f – in
8 c – on
See page 302
8 marks

1 at
2 on
3 about
4 with

5 of
6 for
7 for
8 on
9 on
10 about
11 of
12 of
13 at
14 of
15 on
15 marks

TOTAL: 80 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.


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Oxford English Grammar Course Intermediate
TEST 22 • spoken grammar
Answer Key
1

1 Have you spoken to Valerie?
2 Are you feeling tired?
3 I’ve forgotten my keys.

4 The bus is coming.
5 There’s no reason to get angry.
6 Want a lift to work?
7 Be diicult.
8 Careful with those suitcases!
9 Must say goodbye now.
See page 307
9 marks

2

1 was he
2 have they
3 didn’t it
4 hasn’t it
5 aren’t I
6 can you
7 haven’t you
8 is it
See pages 309–310
8 marks

5

6

7
3

1 won’t you

2 shall we
3 will you
4 will you
5 can’t you
See page 310
5 marks

4

1 I won’t
2 Have you
3 it doesn’t
4 I will
5 Did you
6 isn’t she
7 wasn’t it
8 it hasn’t
9 Has she
10 Does she
See page 311
10 marks

1 Neither/Nor do
2 so does
3 don’t
4 don’t either
5 did
6 so were
7 did too
8 doesn’t either

9 can’t
10 didn’t
See pages 312–313
10 marks

1 Correct
2 I hope not
3 Correct
4 I’m afraid not OR I suppose not
5 I’m afraid so
6 I don’t think so OR I suppose not
See page 314
6 marks

do they? ➔ would they?
Correct
Correct
Correct
and so I do ➔ and so do I
Correct
Correct
I neither ➔ Me neither OR
Neither/Nor do I
9 but my friend Tony has read
10 Do have ➔ You do have
OR You have
11 Correct
12 Correct
12 marks
1

2
3
4
5
6
7
8

TOTAL: 60 marks
In these answers, we usually give either
contracted forms (for example I’m, don’t)
or full forms (for example I am, do not).
Normally both are correct.

Oxford English Grammar Course • Intermediate TEST 22 • spoken grammar
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