Exercises for CAE or C1 - Introduction and Menus

Here are some more free interactive Hot Potatoes exercises to help you develop your knowledge base towards CAE (C1). More will be added from time to time.

Practice for Paper 1, Part 3, Use of English – Word formation (to practise finding the correct word from the stems of the missing words).

Here are some examples of word formation exercises in single sentence form:

BELIEVE CONSCIENCE CONSIDER DOUBT ENTHUSIASM EXPERT FLAW HAND HEART MEASURE PURSUE REGARD STAND SURE

Practice for Paper 1, Part 4, Use of English – Key Word Transformations (one of the "difficult" exercises).
Now many exercises are now available in Smartphone friendly "DROPDOWN MENU" version.

In the first four sets of exercises you see the four transformation types mentioned on the excellent flo-joe webpage.

– comparative structures / adverbs     – expressions / lexical patterns – phrasal verbs – formal structures,    including conditionals

comparative structures / adverbs 1 comparative structures / adverbs 1 dropdown comparative structures / adverbs 1 summary comparative structures / adverbs 1 summary dropdown keyword transformations 1 expressions / lexical patterns 1 expressions / lexical patterns 1 dropdown expressions / lexical patterns 1 summary        expressions / lexical patterns 1 summary dropdown        keyword transformations 2 phrasal verbs phrasal verbs dropdown phrasal verbs 1 summary                                     phrasal verbs 1 summary dropdown                               keyword transformations 3 formal structures, including conditionals          formal structures, including conditionals dropdown         inversions - normal - summary inversions - normal - summary dropdown jumbled inversions practice 1 jumbled inversions practice 2 jumbled inversions practice 3 jumbled inversions practice 4 jumbled inversions practice 5 inversions 2 conditional 1 inversions 2 conditional 1 dropdown inversions 2 conditional 2 inversions 2 conditional 2 dropdown keyword transformations 4

These exercises deal with other aspects of interest:

– CAE collocations                      and TESTS – cause and effect – language of chance – concessives extra – cleft sentences

cae collocations 1 cae collocations 1 dropdown cae collocations 1 summary cae collocations 1 summary dropdown cae collocations 2 cae collocations 2 dropdown cae collocations 2 summary cae collocations 2 summary dropdown cae collocations 3 cae collocations 3 dropdown cae collocations 3 summary cae collocations 3 summary dropdown cae collocations 4 cae collocations 4 dropdown cae collocations 4 summary cae collocations 4 summary dropdown cae collocations 5 cae collocations 5 dropdown cae collocations 5 summary cae collocations 5 summary dropdown cae collocations 6 cae collocations 6 dropdown cae collocations 6 summary             cae collocations 6 summary dropdown             cae collocations easy test 1 cae collocations easy test 1dropdown cae collocations test 1 cae collocations easy test 2 cae collocations easy test 2 dropdown cae collocations test 2 cae collocations easy test 3 cae collocations easy test 3 dropdown cae collocations test 3 cause & effect cause & effect dropdown cause & effect expressions cause & effect expressions dropdown effect & cause effect & cause dropdown effect & cause expressions effect & cause expressions dropdown cause & effect transformations         language of chance language of chance dropdown language of chance 2                         language of chance 2 dropdown                    collocation test collocation test dropdown transformations chance were a fine thing simple chance were a fine thing simple dropdown chance were a fine thing chance were a fine thing dropdown different mights different mights dropdown more transformations concessives extra concessives extra dropdown concessives extra summary concessives extra summary dropdown concessives extra transformations cleft sentences cleft sentences dropdown cleft sentences summary cleft sentences summary dropdown cleft sentences transformations       allsorts 1 allsorts 2 allsorts 3 allsorts 4 allsorts 5 allsorts 6

INDEX of EXTRA CAE/C1 MATERIAL
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Aback CAE Advanced Linkers Afoot CPE Ageing Expressions Any Recognition Big Connectors Big Connectors 2 Cause and Effect, Decision Classic or classical? Cleft Sentences Transformations Cohesive Markers Sort-out Collective Nouns Collocation Recognition 1 Collocation Recognition 2 Collocation Recognition 3 Colloquial Socialising Concessive Recognition Concessive Trifle Transformations Conditional Recognition Conjunctions Dead good Determiners & Pronouns Dichotomania Gerund or Infinitive? Gerund and Infinitive 1 Gerund and Infinitive 2 Gerund and Infinitive 3 Horsey bits Horsey bits dropdown Horsey bits cloze Horsey bits cloze dropdown Hypothetical past situations idioms 1 idioms 1 dropdown idioms 1 rough definitions idioms 1 rough definitions dropdown idioms in sentences 2 idioms in sentences 2 dropdown idioms 2 rough definitions idioms 2 rough definitions dropdown idioms in sentences 3 idioms in sentences 3 dropdown idioms 3 rough definitions idioms 3 rough definitions dropdown idioms in sentences 4 idioms in sentences 4 dropdown idioms 4 rough definitions idioms 4 rough definitions dropdown ING Intelligence, Types of Intelligence, What is Inversion Recognition Inversion Transformations Linking with Context A1 Linking with Context A1 dropdowndropdown Linking with Context A2 Linking with Context A2 dropdown Linking with Context A3 Linking with Context A3 dropdown Linking with Context A4 Linking with Context A4 dropdown Linking with Context B1 Linking with Context B1 dropdown Linking with Context B2 Linking with Context B2 dropdown Linking with Context B3 Linking with Context B3 dropdown Linking with Context B4 Linking with Context B4 dropdown Linking with Context C1 Linking with Context C1 dropdown Linking with Context C2 Linking with Context C2 dropdown Linking with Context C3 Linking with Context C3 dropdown Linking with Context C4 Linking with Context C4 dropdown Linking with Context D1 Linking with Context D1 dropdown Linking with Context D2 Linking with Context D2 dropdown Linking with Context D3 Linking with Context D3 dropdown Linking with Context D4 Linking with Context D4 dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 1 Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 1 dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 1 summary Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 1 summary dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 2 Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 2 summary Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 3 Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 3 dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 3 summary Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 3 summary dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 4 Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 4 dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 4 summary Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 4 summary dropdown Mind/Brain Expressions Passive, other Types of Passive Register Matching CAE Passive Register Matching dropdown Passive Register Test Passive Register, More, Transformations Personalities 2 definitions Personalities 2 definitions dropdown Personalities 2 opposites Personalities 2 opposites dropdown Personalities 3 definitions Personalities 3 definitions dropdown Personalities 3 synonyms Personalities 3 synonyms dropdown Personalities 4 negatives "Phrasal Nouns" Phrasal, Prepositional or What? Phrasal Prepositionals Recognition Phrasal Verbs Preference Recognition Register 1 matching Register 1 matching dropdown Register 2 matching Register 2 matching dropdown Register 2 informal gapfill Register 2 formal gapfill Register 3 matching Register 3 matching dropdown Register 3 informal gapfill Register 3 formal gapfill Register 4 matching Register 4 matching dropdown Register 4 informal gapfill Register 4 formal gapfill Register Crossword 1 Register Crossword 2 Regrets Transformations Relative Pronouns Formal Relative Pronouns Formal flash Relatives Reporting Verbs Matching Reporting Verbs Matching dropdown Reporting Verbs Transformations Reporting Verb Structures 1 Reporting Verb Structures 1 for dropdown Reporting Verbs Summary 1 Reporting Verbs Summary 1 dropdown Reporting Verb Structures 2 Reporting Verb Structures 2 for dropdown Reporting Verbs Summary 2 Reporting Verbs Summary 2 dropdown Reporting Verb Structures 3 Reporting Verb Structures 3 for dropdown Reporting Verbs Summary 3 Reporting Verbs Summary 3 dropdown Reporting Verb Structures 4 Reporting Verb Structures 4 for dropdown Reporting Verbs Summary 4 Reporting Verbs Summary 4 dropdown Stress Lexis To be over at last To be at it again To be in for Traffic Noise twosomes 1 twosomes 1 twosomes 1 dropdown twosomes 1 summary twosomes 1 summary dropdown twosomes 2 twosomes 2 dropdown twosomes 2 summary twosomes 2 summary dropdown twosomes 3 twosomes 3 dropdown twosomes 3 summary twosomes 3 summary dropdown twosomes 4 twosomes 4 dropdown twosomes 4 summary twosomes 4 summary dropdown twosomes 5 twosomes 5 dropdown twosomes 5 summary twosomes 5 summary dropdown Ways of Hand Movement Picture Matching Ways of Hand Movement Picture Matching Test Ways of Hand Movement Picture Matching 2 Ways of Hand Movement Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Hand Movement Ways of Human Sound Picture Matching Ways of Human Sound Picture Matching Test Ways of Human Sound Picture Matching 2.htm Ways of Human Sound Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Human Sound Ways of Light Picture Matching Ways of Light Picture Matching Test Ways of Light Picture Matching 2 Ways of Light Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Light 1 normal Ways of Light 2 metaphorical Ways of Looking Picture Matching Ways of Looking Picture Matching Test Ways of Looking Picture Matching 2 Ways of Looking Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Looking Ways of Sound Picture Matching Ways of Sound Picture Matching Test Ways of Sound Picture Matching 2 Ways of Sound Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Sound Ways of Walking Picture Matching Ways of Walking Picture Matching Test Ways of Walking Picture Matching 2 Ways of Walking Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Walking will, special uses of would, special uses of will/would, special, Test

EXTRA CAE/C1 MATERIAL
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Vocabulary Building

'Ways of ... ' exercises and Personality work

Ways of Hand Movement Picture Matching Ways of Hand Movement Picture Matching Test Ways of Hand Movement Picture Matching 2 Ways of Hand Movement Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Hand Movement Ways of Human Sound Picture Matching Ways of Human Sound Picture Matching Test Ways of Human Sound Picture Matching 2.htm Ways of Human Sound Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Human Sound Ways of Light Picture Matching Ways of Light Picture Matching Test Ways of Light Picture Matching 2 Ways of Light Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Light 1 normal Ways of Light 2 metaphorical Ways of Looking Picture Matching Ways of Looking Picture Matching Test Ways of Looking Picture Matching 2 Ways of Looking Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Looking Ways of Sound Picture Matching Ways of Sound Picture Matching Test Ways of Sound Picture Matching 2 Ways of Sound Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Sound Ways of Walking Picture Matching Ways of Walking Picture Matching Test Ways of Walking Picture Matching 2 Ways of Walking Picture Matching 2 Test Ways of Walking CAE Personalities 2 definitions CAE Personalities 2 definitions dropdown CAE Personalities 2 opposites CAE Personalities 2 opposites dropdown CAE Personalities 3 definitions CAE Personalities 3 definitions dropdown CAE Personalities 3 synonyms CAE Personalities 3 synonyms dropdown CAE Personalities 4 negatives

Twosomes or Binominals

plus Collective Nouns and other interesting words

twosomes 1 twosomes 1 dropdown twosomes 1 summary twosomes 1 summary dropdown twosomes 2 twosomes 2 dropdown twosomes 2 summary twosomes 2 summary dropdown twosomes 3 twosomes 3 dropdown twosomes 3 summary twosomes 3 summary dropdown twosomes 4 twosomes 4 dropdown twosomes 4 summary twosomes 4 summary dropdown twosomes 5 twosomes 5 dropdown twosomes 5 summary twosomes 5 summary dropdown Classic or classical? Collective Nouns CAE Aback CPE Afoot Horsey bits Horsey bits dropdown Horsey bits cloze Horsey bits cloze dropdown

More Collocation Work

less formal and more formal: see Register Practice below

Dead good CAE Collocation Recognition 1 CAE Collocation Recognition 2 CAE Collocation Recognition 3

Phrasal, Prepositional, etc Verbs

includes first exercise for fun and common expressions with 'to be'

Phrasal, Prepositional or What? CAE Phrasal Prepositionals Recognition CAE Phrasal Verbs To be over at last To be at it again To be in for

Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs

Increase your knowledge bit by bit of these compound nouns:

CAE "Phrasal Nouns" Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 1 Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 1 dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 1 summary Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 1 summary dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 2 Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 2 summary Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 3 Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 3 dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 3 summary Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 3 summary dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 4 Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 4 dropdown Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 4 summary Nouns formed from Phrasal Verbs 4 summary dropdown

Expressions ,

Mind/Brain, Stress, Ageing                               and Colloquial Expressions

CAE Mind/Brain Expressions CAE Stress Lexis CAE Ageing Expressions CAE Colloquial Socialising

Idioms

Not likely to appear in the                                CAE, but if you like them ...

idioms 1 idioms 1 dropdown idioms 1 rough definitions idioms 1 rough definitions dropdown idioms in sentences 2 idioms in sentences 2 dropdown idioms 2 rough definitions idioms 2 rough definitions dropdown idioms in sentences 3 idioms in sentences 3 dropdown idioms 3 rough definitions idioms 3 rough definitions dropdown idioms in sentences 4 idioms in sentences 4 dropdown idioms 4 rough definitions idioms 4 rough definitions dropdown

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Reporting Verbs, Gerund and Infinitive and ING:

CAE Reporting Verbs Matching CAE Reporting Verbs Matching dropdown CAE Reporting Verbs Transformations CAE Reporting Verb Structures 1 CAE Reporting Verb Structures 1 for dropdown CAE Reporting Verbs Summary 1 CAE Reporting Verbs Summary 1 dropdown CAE Reporting Verb Structures 2 CAE Reporting Verb Structures 2 for dropdown CAE Reporting Verbs Summary 2 CAE Reporting Verbs Summary 2 dropdown CAE Reporting Verb Structures 3 CAE Reporting Verb Structures 3 for dropdown CAE Reporting Verbs Summary 3 CAE Reporting Verbs Summary 3 dropdown CAE Reporting Verb Structures 4 CAE Reporting Verb Structures 4 for dropdown CAE Reporting Verbs Summary 4 CAE Reporting Verbs Summary 4 dropdown CAE Gerund and Infinitive 1 CAE Gerund and Infinitive 2 CAE Gerund and Infinitive 3 Gerund or Infinitive? CAE ING

More practice with top-of-the-range grammar; Special uses of 'will' & 'would':

CAE Concessive Recognition CAE Concessive Trifle Transformations CAE Regrets Transformations CAE Hypothetical past situations CAE Preference Recognition CAE Conditional Recognition CAE Inversion Recognition CAE Inversion Transformations CAE Cleft Sentences Transformations Special uses of will Special uses of would Test special will/would

Register Practice in Cause and Effect, Passives and Relatives

Decision cause and effect CAE Passive Register Matching CAE Passive Register Matching dropdown CAE Passive Register Test CAE More Passive Register Transformations Register 1 matching Register 1 matching dropdown Register 2 matching Register 2 matching dropdown Register 2 informal gapfill Register 2 formal gapfill Register 3 matching Register 3 matching dropdown Register 3 informal gapfill Register 3 formal gapfill Register 4 matching Register 4 matching dropdown Register 4 informal gapfill Register 4 formal gapfill Register Crossword 1 Register Crossword 2 Other Types of Passive CAE Relative Pronouns Formal CAE Relative Pronouns Formal flash CAE Relatives

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Linking with Context and other linker work

Linking with Context A1 Linking with Context A1 dropdowndropdown Linking with Context A2 Linking with Context A2 dropdown Linking with Context A3 Linking with Context A3 dropdown Linking with Context A4 Linking with Context A4 dropdown Linking with Context B1 Linking with Context B1 dropdown Linking with Context B2 Linking with Context B2 dropdown Linking with Context B3 Linking with Context B3 dropdown Linking with Context B4 Linking with Context B4 dropdown Linking with Context C1 Linking with Context C1 dropdown Linking with Context C2 Linking with Context C2 dropdown Linking with Context C3 Linking with Context C3 dropdown Linking with Context C4 Linking with Context C4 dropdown Linking with Context D1 Linking with Context D1 dropdown Linking with Context D2 Linking with Context D2 dropdown Linking with Context D3 Linking with Context D3 dropdown Linking with Context D4 Linking with Context D4 dropdown Conjunctions Big Connectors Big Connectors 2 Advanced Linkers Cohesive Markers Sort-out

Open Cloze Work 

those missing words:                                      grammatical or lexical?

Determiners & Pronouns CAE Any Recognition CAE Traffic Noise

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