diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/anyPlusAny1.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/anyPlusAny1.ts
index 084dcc02be3..c1bee9b97b0 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/anyPlusAny1.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/anyPlusAny1.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-var x;
+var x: any;
 x.name = "hello";
 var z = x + x;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/expr.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/expr.ts
index b76aba88103..8d6f7beed7e 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/expr.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/expr.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ enum E {
 }
 
 function f() {
-    var a;
+    var a: any;
     var n=3;
     var s="";
     var b=false;
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/implicitAnyDeclareVariablesWithoutTypeAndInit.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/implicitAnyDeclareVariablesWithoutTypeAndInit.ts
index 88812001c9e..a84ab03f4b3 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/implicitAnyDeclareVariablesWithoutTypeAndInit.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/implicitAnyDeclareVariablesWithoutTypeAndInit.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // @noimplicitany: true
 // this should be an error
-var x;                 // error at "x"
-declare var foo;       // error at "foo"
-function func(k) { };  //error at "k"
+var x;                   // no error, control flow typed
+var y;                   // error because captured
+declare var foo;         // error at "foo"
+function func(k) { y };  // error at "k"
 func(x);
 
 // this shouldn't be an error
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/Symbols/ES5SymbolProperty2.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/Symbols/ES5SymbolProperty2.ts
index 07c95eb27d9..6bfce5fc58d 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/Symbols/ES5SymbolProperty2.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/Symbols/ES5SymbolProperty2.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //@target: ES5
 module M {
-    var Symbol;
+    var Symbol: any;
 
     export class C {
         [Symbol.iterator]() { }
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/Symbols/ES5SymbolProperty3.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/Symbols/ES5SymbolProperty3.ts
index 262e47557f8..a6eecc72124 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/Symbols/ES5SymbolProperty3.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/Symbols/ES5SymbolProperty3.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //@target: ES5
-var Symbol;
+var Symbol: any;
 
 class C {
     [Symbol.iterator]() { }
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es6/for-ofStatements/for-of3.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/for-ofStatements/for-of3.ts
index 7eb1e1fd220..850daee8368 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/es6/for-ofStatements/for-of3.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es6/for-ofStatements/for-of3.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 //@target: ES6
-var v;
+var v: any;
 for (v++ of []) { }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/compoundExponentiationAssignmentLHSIsReference.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/compoundExponentiationAssignmentLHSIsReference.ts
index 02e6acfa685..7339704fc65 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/compoundExponentiationAssignmentLHSIsReference.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/compoundExponentiationAssignmentLHSIsReference.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var value;
+var value: any;
 
 // identifiers: variable and parameter
 var x1: number;
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/compoundExponentiationAssignmentLHSIsValue.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/compoundExponentiationAssignmentLHSIsValue.ts
index 0eac581bfe4..176c2043344 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/compoundExponentiationAssignmentLHSIsValue.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/compoundExponentiationAssignmentLHSIsValue.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // expected error for all the LHS of compound assignments (arithmetic and addition)
-var value;
+var value: any;
 
 // this
 class C {
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorSyntaxError2.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorSyntaxError2.ts
index e5118d18551..13f5ce14e7d 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorSyntaxError2.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/es7/exponentiationOperator/exponentiationOperatorSyntaxError2.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @target: es5
 
 // Error: early syntax error using ES7 SimpleUnaryExpression on left-hand side without ()
-var temp;
+var temp: any;
 
 delete --temp ** 3;
 delete ++temp ** 3;
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsReference.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsReference.ts
index de5dbf6d747..91db91a3a9b 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsReference.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsReference.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var value;
+var value: any;
 
 // identifiers: variable and parameter
 var x1: number;
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts
index 467a750b418..30b8df4268a 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/assignmentLHSIsValue.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // expected error for all the LHS of assignments
-var value;
+var value: any;
 
 // this
 class C {
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/compoundAssignmentLHSIsValue.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/compoundAssignmentLHSIsValue.ts
index 62311ee75c9..8eb50d2f64a 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/compoundAssignmentLHSIsValue.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/assignmentOperator/compoundAssignmentLHSIsValue.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @allowUnusedLabels: true
 
 // expected error for all the LHS of compound assignments (arithmetic and addition)
-var value;
+var value: any;
 
 // this
 class C {
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/decrementOperator/decrementOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/decrementOperator/decrementOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts
index 4ca37129f60..f8efeb81ecb 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/decrementOperator/decrementOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/decrementOperator/decrementOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // -- operator on any type
 
 var ANY: any;
-var ANY1;
+var ANY1: any;
 var ANY2: any[] = ["", ""];
 var obj = {x:1,y:null};
 class A {
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/decrementOperator/decrementOperatorWithAnyOtherTypeInvalidOperations.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/decrementOperator/decrementOperatorWithAnyOtherTypeInvalidOperations.ts
index 10dc05a4a33..d5dd62de442 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/decrementOperator/decrementOperatorWithAnyOtherTypeInvalidOperations.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/decrementOperator/decrementOperatorWithAnyOtherTypeInvalidOperations.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // -- operator on any type
-var ANY1;
+var ANY1: any;
 var ANY2: any[] = ["", ""];
 
 var obj: () => {}
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function foo(): any {
 }
 class A {
     public a: any;
-    static foo() {
+    static foo(): any {
         var a;
         return a;
     }
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/incrementOperator/incrementOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/incrementOperator/incrementOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts
index f1fa058745f..09f272442e1 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/incrementOperator/incrementOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/incrementOperator/incrementOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // ++ operator on any type
 
 var ANY: any;
-var ANY1;
+var ANY1: any;
 var ANY2: any[] = ["", ""];
 var obj = {x:1,y:null};
 class A {
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/incrementOperator/incrementOperatorWithAnyOtherTypeInvalidOperations.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/incrementOperator/incrementOperatorWithAnyOtherTypeInvalidOperations.ts
index 2e6b14d7727..397024d45d6 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/incrementOperator/incrementOperatorWithAnyOtherTypeInvalidOperations.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/incrementOperator/incrementOperatorWithAnyOtherTypeInvalidOperations.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // ++ operator on any type
-var ANY1;
+var ANY1: any;
 var ANY2: any[] = [1, 2];
 
 var obj: () => {}
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function foo(): any {
 }
 class A {
     public a: any;
-    static foo() {
+    static foo(): any {
         var a;
         return a;
     }
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/negateOperator/negateOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/negateOperator/negateOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts
index 189f1f000d8..d29b1a845eb 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/negateOperator/negateOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/expressions/unaryOperators/negateOperator/negateOperatorWithAnyOtherType.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // - operator on any type
 
 var ANY: any;
-var ANY1;
+var ANY1: any;
 var ANY2: any[] = ["", ""];
 var obj: () => {}
 var obj1 = { x: "", y: () => { }};
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function foo(): any {
 }
 class A {
     public a: any;
-    static foo() {
+    static foo(): any {
         var a;
         return a;
     }
diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/statements/for-inStatements/for-inStatements.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/statements/for-inStatements/for-inStatements.ts
index 1ff19b3e412..89cc0314d36 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/statements/for-inStatements/for-inStatements.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/statements/for-inStatements/for-inStatements.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ for (var x in fn()) { }
 for (var x in /[a-z]/) { }
 for (var x in new Date()) { }
 
-var c, d, e;
+var c: any, d: any, e: any;
 
 for (var x in c || d) { }
 for (var x in e ? c : d) { }