A. Match the sentence beginnings to the correct endings.
1 He baked us
2 He built me
3 She bought me
4 Can you call me
5 They caught us
6 They caused us
7 It cost us
8 Could you cut me
9 I’ll draw you
10 This idea could earn us
a a fish in the river.
b a piece of cake?
c some biscuits.
d a present.
e a taxi?
f £20 to get in!
g a model ship.
h a lot of problems.
i a fortune if it works.
j a map.
Answers
1 c 2 g 3 d 4 e 5 a 6 h 7 f 8 b 9 j 10 i
B. Rewrite these sentences, using to or for.
1 Could you pass me the salt, please?
………………………………………….
2 Can you read us a story?
………………………………………….
3 I’ll get you a newspaper from the shop.
………………………………………….
4 She’s always doing her friends favours.
………………………………………….
5 Could you order me a pizza?
………………………………………….
6 Could you throw us our ball? It’s in your garden.
………………………………………….
7 The waiter served us our soup … but it was cold!
………………………………………….
8 I’m teaching my little sister English.
………………………………………….
9 I lent Sharon my dictionary.
………………………………………….
10 Sit down and I’ll make you a cup of tea.
………………………………………….
Answers
1 Could you pass the salt to me, please?
2 Can you read a story to us?
3 I’ll get a newspaper for you from the shop.
4 She’s always doing favours for her friends.
5 Could you order a pizza for me?
6 Could you throw our ball to us? It’s in your garden.
7 The waiter served our soup to us … but it was cold!
8 I’m teaching English to my little sister.
9 I lent my dictionary to Sharon.
10 Sit down and I’ll make a cup of tea for you.
C. Rewrite these sentences, using the passive. You don’t always need to write by (someone).
1 My grandfather gave me this watch for my 18th birthday.
I ……………………………………… .
2 Laura’s dad gave us a lift home.
We ……………………………………… .
3 His parents bought him this guitar for his birthday.
This guitar ……………………………………… .
4 Lots of people owe me money.
I’m ……………………………………… .
5 A famous artist taught me how to paint.
I ……………………………………… .
6 Nobody told me what time to be here.
I ……………………………………… .
7 When I was a child, I used to love people reading stories to me.
When I was a child, I ……………………………………… .
8 My grandmother told me that story.
That story ……………………………………… .
Answers
1 was given this watch (by my grandfather) for my 18th birthday.
2 were given a lift home (by Laura’s dad).
3 was bought for him for his birthday (by his parents).
4 owed money by lots of people.
5 was taught how to paint by a famous artist.
6 wasn’t told what time to be here.
7 used to love being read stories.
8 was told to me by my grandmother.
D. Complete the dialogue, using the words in the box in the correct order. Add a preposition if necessary.
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1 a lift / me 2 any trouble / you 3 that book / you 4 it / me 5 it / her |
6 €10/me 7 €20/me 8 it / you 9 everything you owe me/me |
Bob: Hi Andy. Sorry I’m late. I had to wait for my mum to give 1………………. . I hope I didn’t cause 2………………. .
Andy: No problem. While I was waiting I found 3………………. you’ve been looking for.
Bob: Show 4………………. . Oh, wow! Thanks! I promised my mum that I’d get it for her. It’s her birthday next week.
Andy: So, you’d better buy 5………………., then.
Bob: W ell … I would, but I haven’t got any money. You couldn’t lend 6………………., could you?
Andy: Er … well, don’t you still owe 7………………. from last month? And €15 from the month before? OK, listen. I’ll lend 8………………. now, but you’ve got to pay 9………………. as soon as you get paid.
Bob: Thanks, Andy. You’re my hero!
Answers
1 me a lift 2 you any trouble 3 you that book
4 it to me 5 it for her 6 me €10
7 me €20 8 it to you
9 me everything you owe me
E. Complete the sentences, using appropriate direct and indirect objects.
1 I’ve given ……………………., so now he’s happy.
2 Let’s set off early – I’ll take ……………………. in case they get hungry.
3 She sent ……………………. explaining her decision, but they haven’t received it yet.
4 He wrote ……………………., but in the end he was too shy to show it to her.
5 I’ve brought ……………………. from my garden – you can use them to make some soup.
6 Every night, he told ……………………. before she went to sleep.
7 When she died, she left ……………………., and he used it to buy a house.
8 Don’t eat everything – leave …………………….!
9 I’ll make ……………………. – I ‘ll never do anything to hurt you ever again.
10 Would you like me to lend ……………………. until you get paid?
Answers
Possible answers
1 him the money I owned him
2 them some sandwiches / some sandwiches for them
3 them an email / an email to them
4 her a poem / a poem for her
5 you some vegetables / some vegetables for you
6 his daughter a bedtime story / a bedtime story to his daughter
7 her son all her money / all her money to her son
8 everyone else some / some for everyone else
9 you a promise /a promise to you
10 you some money / some money to you
F. In your notebook, write at least seven sentences describing what you could do to make someone owe you a favour. Use ditransitive verbs.
Example: I could cook her a meat.
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
………………………………………………….
Answers
your own answers
G. Circle the correct option.
1 I had to give ………… with his homework but in return he has to tidy my room.
a a hand to my brother
b a hand my brother
c my brother a hand
2 I paid ………… for the car.
a the owner £300
b to the owner £300
c £300 for the owner
3 Can you …………? Can you pass me that pen?
a do a favour me
b do for me a favour
c do me a favour
4 They denied ………… the opportunity to take part.
a to her
b her
c for her
5 ………… some free sweets but I refused them.
a They were offered to me
b To me were offered
c I was offered
Answers
1 c 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 c
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