Video gaming: verbs; Nouns: -ness and -ment – B2 English Vocabulary Test

1  Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

1   You need to ……reverse…… the car back out of this alley to find the criminal.

2   My younger brother enjoys games in which he can ………………… buildings.

3   In order to ………………… the car in the direction you want, you press these controls.

4   I think that car is ………………… you, you need to lose him.

5   You should ………………… all the materials you need before you start building.

6   If I were you, I would ………………… the bow and arrow for that sword.

2  Complete the text with the verbs in the box. There are three extra words.

I love playing games where you have to follow people or 1……chase…… other cars. If I’m driving, then I enjoy going fast so I can 2…………………. other players and get in front of them. If someone gets too close I sometimes 3…………………. suddenly to slow down and surprise them. I also like games where you travel on foot because you can climb onto rooftops and 4…………………. down the roof to the ground or jump off and 5…………………. over along the ground to break your fall. Obviously, you need to 6…………………. carefully on rooftops so you don’t fall but I’m quite good at that. I can quickly 7…………………. through the air behind boxes to hide, too. It’s best to play with friends because you 8…………………. with them and it feels like they’re at home with you.

3  Complete the sentences with the noun form of the words in the box.

1   Your son has a very high level of ……fitness…… so you have nothing to worry about.

2   They got into an ………………… about which video game they should play next.

3   The ………………… for Friday night is that we will meet at Sophie’s house at seven o’clock and her dad will drive us to the party.

4   ………………… is one of the problems that students have near the end of term – they find it hard to stay awake!

5   I nearly died of ………………… when the teacher called out my name – my face went bright red!

6   Have you ever been alone in total …………………, with no light at all?

4  Find and correct one mistake in each sentence.

1   Did you check all the arrangments for tomorrow’s trip?   ……arrangements……

2   My parents have always given me a lot of encourageness to follow my dreams.   …………………….

3   I’ve just remembered that we have a fitment test at school tomorrow.   …………………….

4   In this game, everyone has a weakment you just need to find out what it is.   …………………….

5   Let’s see if we can get you some treatness for that injury.   …………………….

6   We were overwhelmed by the friendlyness of our neighbours when we moved in.   …………………….

5  Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the words in the box. There are three extra words.

A:   Have you played the new Crash Team Racing game yet?

B:   No, is it any good?

A:   It’s fun if you like 1……chasing……. cars. I did really badly at first because I couldn’t work out how to 2………………… and go back with my controller. So, every time I crashed, everyone 3………………… me and finished before me!

B:   Oh dear! Still, that’s a 4………………… that’s easily overcome once you know what to do.

A:   Yes. My little brother prefers the Team Sonic Racing game. We 5………………… each other yesterday, arguing about which game was better.

B:   He’s obviously a 6………………… of Sonic!

A:   I guess. Although recently he’s 7………………… games where you build your own town. He loves 8………………… things that he doesn’t want for items he needs.