INVERSION PRACTICE - EXTRA EXERCISES
EXERCISE 1
USING INVERSION, REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS
GIVEN:
1. He realized the truth only after reading the letter.
Only after __________________________________________________________
2. The noise was so loud that nobody could concentrate.
So _________________________________________________________________
3. She rarely goes out on weekdays.
Rarely ______________________________________________________________
4. I didn't notice the mistake until the teacher pointed it out.
Not until ___________________________________________________________
5. If they had told me earlier, I would have helped.
____________________________________________________________________
6. If she call you tonight, let me know immediately.
____________________________________________________________________
7. There is no way you can enter this room without permission.
In no way ___________________________________________________________
8. He had barely arrived when the meeting started.
Barely _____________________________________________________________
9. At no point did they admit their mistake.
At no point _________________________________________________________
10. The police are not allowed to use force unless absolutely necessary.
Under no circumstances ______________________________________________
EXERCISE 2
REWRITE USING INVERSION:
1. She didn't expect the test to be so difficult.
Little ______________________________________________________________
2. We won't go on holiday until July.
Not until ___________________________________________________________
3. No one has run that fast in this stadium before.
Never before ________________________________________________________
4. You must not open this door for any reason.
On no account ______________________________________________________
5. He had never been treated so unfairly.
Never ______________________________________________________________
6. They had not felt so happy since the wedding.
Not since ___________________________________________________________
7. She only understood the rules after playing the game.
Only after __________________________________________________________
8. He discovered the error only when he checked the final version.
Only when __________________________________________________________
9. I had just finished speaking when the lights went out.
No sooner __________________________________________________________
10. The teacher hardly finished talking when the bell rang.
Hardly _____________________________________________________________
EXERCISE 3
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION:
1. __________ did I realise how much I had changed.
a) Little I know b) Little did I know c) Little have I known d) I little knew
2. In no way ___________ that I was involved.
a) can they claim b) they can claim c) they claim d) did they claim
3. Seldom __________ such a strange request.
a) we receive b) do we receive c) received we d) we have received
4. Not until she spoke __________ what was wrong.
a) we understood b) we did understand c) did we understand d) understood we
5. No sooner __________ the phone rang.
a) had I sat down than b) I sat down when c) did I sit down when d) I had sat down then
EXERCISE 4
COMPLETE USING THE WORDS IN BRACKETS WITH THE VERB IN THE CORRECT FORM:
1. Not only ___________________________ (he/forget) my name, but he also got my birthday
wrong.
2. Seldom ___________________________ (we/hear) such a clear explanation.
3. In no way ___________________________ (she/approve) of our decision.
4. Barely ___________________________ (they/arrive) when it began to rain.
5. Never before ___________________________ (I/experience) such kindness from strangers.
6. Not until the sun rose ___________________________ (they/see) how bad the storm was.
7. Only if you apologise ___________________________ (he/speak) to you again.
8. Such ___________________________ (his/fear/be) that he refused to leave the house.
EXERCISE 5
COMPLETE USING WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE BOX:
at no time * never * on no account * only after * scarcely * no sooner * little * not * hardly * rarely *
under no circumstances * in no way
1. ___________________________ did she imagine he would lie to her.
2. ___________________________ had the baby fallen asleep when the noise woke her.
3. ___________________________ did I enjoy that movie.
4. ___________________________ should you leave your bag unattended.
5. ___________________________ was I told about the change in schedule.
6. ___________________________ does this rule apply to temporary staff.
7. ___________________________ did the audience applaud so loudly.
8. ___________________________ had we entered the building than the fire alarm started.
9. ___________________________ did he doubt her loyalty.
10. ___________________________ seeing the bill did I realise how expensive it was.
11. ___________________________ will we tolerate any form of discrimination.
12. ___________________________ do you come across a case like this.
