Phrases for Travel and Shopping
About this practice test
Practise A2 Use of English through phrase and meaning matching. Build accuracy with travel and shopping phrases and fixed prepositions.
What you’ll practice
Grammar and vocabulary
Choose forms and words that work together.
Meaning in context
Follow meaning across sentences and texts.
Accurate expression
Use natural phrases and sentence patterns.
What to expect:
7 tasks worth 21 marks. Each cloze gap and matching pair earns one mark. Correct parts still earn marks when another part is wrong. Review your answers and explanations after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- A2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Matching
How to approach this practice
Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.
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Question 1 · Matching
Match each item to the correct choice.
Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Before a rail journey.
Answer choices
- on the train when it stops
- for the morning train
- at the main station
Items
- buy a ticket
- arrive
- get
Check answers and explanations
- 1. buy a ticket
- for the morning train
- 2. arrive
- at the main station
- 3. get
- on the train when it stops
The phrases use for, at and on with their specific actions.
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Question 2 · Matching
Match each item to the correct choice.
Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. At an information desk.
Answer choices
- out when the museum closes
- to visiting the old castle
- for directions to the market
Items
- ask
- look forward
- find
Check answers and explanations
- 1. ask
- for directions to the market
- 2. look forward
- to visiting the old castle
- 3. find
- out when the museum closes
Ask for, look forward to and find out have distinct meanings and forms.
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Question 3 · Matching
Match each item to the correct choice.
Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Buying gifts.
Answer choices
- on a jacket before buying it
- the receipt in case you need it
- by card at the till
Items
- try
- pay
- keep
Check answers and explanations
- 1. try
- on a jacket before buying it
- 2. pay
- by card at the till
- 3. keep
- the receipt in case you need it
Try on, pay by card and keep the receipt describe different shopping actions.
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Question 4 · Matching
Match each item to the correct choice.
Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Finding a place to stay.
Answer choices
- a room before you travel
- for two nights in a single room
- into the hotel after three
Items
- check
- stay
- book
Check answers and explanations
- 1. check
- into the hotel after three
- 2. stay
- for two nights in a single room
- 3. book
- a room before you travel
Check into, stay for a duration and book a room are distinct combinations.
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Question 5 · Matching
Match each item to the correct choice.
Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Asking about a purchase.
Answer choices
- is this pair of shoes?
- does this travel bag cost?
- does the guarantee last?
Items
- How much
- What size
- How long
Check answers and explanations
- 1. How much
- does this travel bag cost?
- 2. What size
- is this pair of shoes?
- 3. How long
- does the guarantee last?
Much asks price, size asks dimensions and long asks duration.
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Question 6 · Matching
Match each item to the correct choice.
Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. During a day trip.
Answer choices
- a photograph of the fountain
- off early to avoid the traffic
- across the bridge to the island
Items
- set
- take
- walk
Check answers and explanations
- 1. set
- off early to avoid the traffic
- 2. take
- a photograph of the fountain
- 3. walk
- across the bridge to the island
Set off, take a photograph and walk across are natural travel phrases.
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Question 7 · Matching
Match each item to the correct choice.
Match each beginning to its only suitable ending. Useful shopping patterns.
Answer choices
- for a larger size
- to the shop where you bought it
- on a warm winter coat
Items
- spend money
- exchange a shirt
- return a faulty item
Check answers and explanations
- 1. spend money
- on a warm winter coat
- 2. exchange a shirt
- for a larger size
- 3. return a faulty item
- to the shop where you bought it
Spend on, exchange for and return to identify different relations.
What to review next
Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.