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Describing a Holiday Exercise

October 21, 2026 A2pdf

Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.

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1We stayed near a ............... beach for three nights.
Wrong!
Use the adjective "sandy" to describe a beach with sand.
2Our hotel had a ............... room with a sea view.
Wrong!
Use the adjective "comfortable" before the noun 'room'.
3The food at the small café was ...............
Wrong!
After 'The food was', use the adjective "delicious".
4I took many ............... of the old town.
Wrong!
Use the plural noun "photos" after 'many'.
5Last week, we ............... a famous museum.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "visited" for a finished action last week.
6Yesterday, my family ............... by boat to the island.
Wrong!
Use the past simple "went" with the past time 'yesterday'.
7We travelled ............... train to the mountains.
Wrong!
Use "by" with a means of transport, as in 'by train'.
8We arrived ............... the airport at six o'clock.
Wrong!
Use "at" for a point or place like 'the airport' in this sentence.
9We swam in the sea ............... the morning.
Wrong!
Use "in" with 'the morning'.
10The weather was very ............... on our first day.
Wrong!
Use the adjective "hot" after 'was very' to describe the weather.
11The market near the hotel was ............... but fun.
Wrong!
Use the adjective "busy" to describe the market.
12After the long walk, we felt ...............
Wrong!
Use "tired" to describe how people feel.

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  1. We stayed near a sandy beach for three nights.
  2. Our hotel had a comfortable room with a sea view.
  3. The food at the small café was delicious.
  4. I took many photos of the old town.
  5. Last week, we visited a famous museum.
  6. Yesterday, my family went by boat to the island.
  7. We travelled by train to the mountains.
  8. We arrived at the airport at six o’clock.
  9. We swam in the sea in the morning.
  10. The weather was very hot on our first day.
  11. The market near the hotel was busy but fun.
  12. After the long walk, we felt tired.

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