In these exercises, you will learn different ways to give or ask for advice. I have included many idioms to help you speak like a native speaker. Try to use them in a sentence. Answers and a worksheet are also available.
1. Exercise 1: giving advice
Use the correct word from the box to complete each sentence.
1. If I you, I wouldn’t break up with her.
2. to talk to her.
3. I that you talk about it with your parents.
4. I’m not convinced you do that.
5. You’d go now before it gets dark.
6. Why go to the dentist?
7. How about to the cinema on Saturday?
8. It would be a to back up your data.
9. Be with your car in this neighbourhood.
10. Make you lock the door before you leave.
2. Exercise 2: asking for advice
Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box.
1. What I do?
2. What do you I should do?
3. Can you give me some ?
4. Could you me on the best way to raise a teenager?
5. I’d your advice on my job interview.
6. I some advice about losing weight.
7. What you do if you were me?
8. Do you have any ?
9. What do you ?
10. How would you with a situation like this?
3. Exercise 3: idioms
Complete the idioms with the correct words.
1. A is worth a thousand words.
2. Look before you .
3. Don’t bite off more than you can .
4. It’s better than sorry.
5. An of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
6. Actions louder than words.
7. my words, he will cause trouble.
8. Don’t count your chickens before they .
9. Rome wasn’t in a day.
10. The early bird catches the.
4. Worksheet
In this worksheet, I have included additional expressions and idioms to expand your vocabulary.
1. How do you handle stress before a job interview?
2. What do you reckon?
3. Should I sell my car?
4. It is advisable to service your car every 12 months or 10,000 km.
5. My advice to you is to stop smoking.
6. I advise you to spend more time with your daughter.
7. You ought to learn English.
8. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
9. Don’t add fuel to the fire.
10. Think it over before you quit your job.
11. I suggest you buy a new laptop.
12. You could try replacing the hard drive.
13. One thing you could do is watch short videos in English every day.
14. The most important thing to do is to vote.