REWRITING SENTENCES

Exercise 1: Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has similar
meaning to the first sentence.
1. Mr. Ba rides his motorbike to work every day.
Mr. Ba gets.............................................................................................
2. My school has six hundred students.
There......................................................................................................
3. Julia is Jack’s sister.
Jack........................................................................................................
4. The supermarket is behind the bank.
The bank................................................................................................
5. The children are walking to school now.
The children are going...........................................................................
Exercise 2: Use the words given and other words, complete the second sentence
so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word
given. (Use 2 - 5 words in total).
1. Julia is taller than her sister.
than Julia’s sister ……………………………………….her.
2. Let’s go camping this weekend.
go Why……………………………………………..this weekend?
3. The police station is behind the movie theater.
of The movie theater……………………………………………..the police station.
4. Mr. Anderson is flying to New York.
traveling Mr. Anderson is………………………………………………….plane.
5. No person in the group is younger than Paul.
the Paul is………………………………………………………...in the group.
Exercise 3: Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it is as
similar as possible in meaning to the original sentence. Use the word given and
other words as necessary. Do not change the form of the given word.
1. How much does an ice-cream cost? IS
...............................................................................................................
2. I’d like five hundred grams of fish. COST
...............................................................................................................
3. What is the price of a sandwich? KILO
...............................................................................................................
4. Mrs. Brown wants twelve eggs. DOZEN
...............................................................................................................
5. There are ten packets of tea in this box. HAS
...............................................................................................................
KEY
Exercise 1

1. Mr. Ba gets to work by motorbike every day.

2. There are six hundred students in my school.
3. Jack is Julia’s brother.
4. The bank is in front of the supermarket.
5. The children are going to school on foot now.

Exercise 2
1. is shorter than
2. don’t we go camping
3. is in front of
4. traveling to New York by
5. the youngest person

Exercise 3
1. How much is an ice-cream?
2. I’d like half a kilo of fish.
3. What does a sandwich cost?
4. Mrs. Brown wants a dozen eggs.
5. This box has ten packets of tea.