Entry Level 3 Reading and Writing
Adjectives, nouns, prefixes, suffixes
Read through the story about a weekend in Manchester and choose the
correct answers in the paragraphs.
I went to Manchester last weekend. I took the coach because it is usually not
as 1. expensive/expense as the train. The journey was 2. chaos/chaotic because
there was an accident on the motorway, and there were lots of roadworks. I
went by myself because my family and friends were too busy. I felt 3.
lonely/loneliness by the time I arrived in Manchester because the journey took
over 10 hours! However, when I checked into my hotel, the receptionist was
very 4. optimist/optimistic about my weekend and the things I could do, so I
felt more 5. relaxed/relaxation.
I woke up on Saturday morning feeling 6. fantasy/fantastic because I slept very
well the night before. I was excited about seeing this 7. lively/life city! My hotel
was in a newly developed area in the city, so the buildings looked very 8.
futuristic/future. I took a tram to the city centre and the atmosphere was 9.
bubble/bubbly because there was a comedian telling jokes to everyone. I
visited the Manchester Art Gallery, which had some 10. fantasy/fantastic
paintings by some extremely 11. creative/create 12. artists/artistic. There was
nearly an accident though with an 13. expense/expensive piece of artwork. A
man accidently knocked a vase and it was very 14. wobble/wobbly on the art
stand, but fortunately, it didn't fall off! The 15. expense/expensive to him was
going to be a huge amount of money!
I had lunch in a park and there was a lot of 16. activity/action. I watched
people gather in a crowd. Some people were protesting about an 17.
offensive/offence film a local cinema was showing. Luckily, the crowd didn't get
18. violent/violence.
On Saturday evening, I went to a music concert at the Manchester Arena. The
stage was 19. love/lovely. It looked like a 20. fantasy/fantastic world. There
were lots of imaginary patterns and pictures. It looked nothing like reality.
On Sunday, I decided to take the train home because I could experience 21.
relaxation/relax, unlike the coach. It was a little more 22. expense/expensive,
but it was quicker and more comfortable! I had a 23. fantasy/fantastic time. I
would like to visit more cities in the UK.