WORDPOWER: change – English Grammar Exercises for A2

1. Is change a verb or a noun in sentences 1-8?

1   I just want to change into something a bit more comfortable.

2   I have a difficult train journey to work – I have to change twice and take a bus.

3   You’ve given me the wrong change – I gave you $10, not $5.

4   I’ve changed my mind – I’m going to stay in tonight.

5   I took the shirt back to the shop and changed it for another one.

6   I always keep some change in the car to pay for parking.

7   We normally go shopping on Saturdays, but we’re playing football for a change.

8   Could you change my €20 for two €10 notes, please?

2. Match the words in bold in 1 with meanings a-h.

Verbs

a   …… get off a train, bus or plane and get on a different one

b   …… return something and get a new one

c   …… put different clothes on

d   …… exchange money for different notes or coins

e   …… make a different decision

Nouns

f   because you want a new experience

g   coins

h   the money a shop assistant returns to you

3. Complete the sentences with the words or phrases in the box.

1   I always …………………… in my pocket.

2   I normally …………………… comfortable clothes when I get home in the evening.

3   I have to …………………… on my way home.

4   I normally go to the mountains, but this year I’m going on a beach holiday …………………… .

5   I think it’s better to …………………… before you go abroad.

6   I don’t often …………………… after I’ve made a decision.

7   It’s easy to …………………… something after you’ve bought it in a shop.

8   When I buy things, I always check the shop assistant gives me …………………… .

4. Match 1–8 with a–h to make sentences.

1 ..g.. The waiter hasn’t given you

2 …… OK, let’s go and play tennis. You can change

3 …… If she doesn’t like the dress, she can take it back

4 …… When you go away on holiday, it’s better to change

5 …… We always go to Italy. Let’s go to Greece

6 …… You should keep

7 …… To fly from London to Sydney, you usually have to

8 …… She planned to take the train to Edinburgh, but at the last minute she changed

a   some change in your purse for the bus.

b   this summer for a change.

c   your money at a bank, not at the airport.

d   her mind and took the plane instead.

e   change planes in Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur.

f   and change it for another one.

g   the right change. You gave him £20, not £10.

h   into your shorts and trainers in the toilets.