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English Vocabulary Exercises Part 1
Addition, equation & conclusion
1 Put the following words and phrases into their correct place in the table depending on their function.
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2 Complete these sentences with one of the words or phrases from above. In most cases, more than one answer is possible.
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Around the world
1 Choose the correct word or phrase in bold to complete these sentences.
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2 What are the nationalities of the people who come from these countries?
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Changes 1
1 Look at the graph, and complete the sentences with the correct form of the words and phrases in the box. In most cases, more than one option is possible.
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2 Look at this table, and complete the sentences on the next page with words and phrases from the box. In some cases, more than one answer is possible. There is one word or phrase that you do not need.
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3 Look at the task in the box, then complete the sample answer with words and phrases from Exercises 1 and 2. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible.
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Changes 2
1 Complete these sentences with the correct form of one of the verbs in the box. Both sentences in each sentence pair should use the same verb. In some cases, the meaning of the verb may change slightly
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2 Now do the same with these.
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Condition
1 Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has the same or a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the words or phrases in bold, and any other words that are necessary
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2 Complete these sentences using an appropriate word or phrase from above and your own ideas.
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Confusing words & false friends 1
Confusing words are two or more words which: (a) have a similar meaning to each other but which are used in a different way or (b) are related to the same topic, but have a different meaning or (c) look similar, but have a different meaning. False friends are words in English which have a similar-looking word in another language, but which have a different meaning. Complete the following sentence pairs with the appropriate word.
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Confusing words & false friends 2
Complete the following sentence pairs with the appropriate word or phrase.
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Context & meaning 1
1 Look at these words, and answer the questions which follow.
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Ans Key
2 Look at the words in bold in sentences 1 – 15, and try to decide what they mean.
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Context & meaning 2
1 Read these sentences carefully, and decide if the definitions in italics of the words in bold are correct or incorrect. If they are incorrect, try to give a correct definition. The first one has been done as an example.
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2 Now do the same with these.
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Context & meaning 3
1 Can you work out what the words in bold in these sentences mean? Check your answers at the back of the book.
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2 Now do the same with these
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Contrast & comparison
Complete these sentences with the most appropriate word or phrase from A, B or C.
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Emphasis & misunderstanding
1 (Emphasis) Match the sentences on the left with an appropriate sentence on the right.
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2 (Emphasis) Complete these sentences with a word or phrase in bold from exercise 1. You may need to change the form of the word or phrase. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.
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3 (Misunderstanding) Complete these sentences with an appropriate word or expression from the box. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.
Focusing attention
1 Rearrange the letters in bold to form words which are used to focus attention on something. They all end with the letters -ly. Write the words in the grid underneath. If you do it correctly, you will find another word used to focus attention in the bold vertical box.
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2 Divide the words above into two groups, one group being the words which mean only or solely, and one group being the words which mean in most cases, normally or the main reason for something.
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Generalisations & specifics
1 Match the sentences in the first list below with an appropriate sentence in the second list on the next page. The underlined words and phrases in the first list should have a similar meaning to the words and phrases in bold in the second list. Write the sentence letter (A, B, C, etc.) from the second list after the relevant sentence in the first list
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2 Put the words and phrases above into the table below, based on whether they are talking about specific things or general things. Then try to use the words in sentences of your own.
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Groups
1 Put these words into the table based on the things they usually refer to.
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2 Complete these sentences using one of the words from Exercise 1. You may need to make your answer plural, and in some cases more than one answer is possible.
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How something works
1 Complete the descriptions of how these objects work with the correct form of the words and phrases in the boxes. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible.
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Joining / becoming part of something bigger
The sentences below all contain a word or phrase in italics which is related to the idea of two or more things joining together, sometimes with the result that they become part of something bigger. However, the words and phrases have all been put into the wrong sentence. Put them into their correct sentence. In some cases, more than one answer is possible. 1 Write the correct verb at the end of each sentence.
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2 Write the correct noun at the end of each sentence.
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Likes & dislikes
Decide if the words and phrases in bold in these sentences have a positive connotation (for example, they tell us that somebody likes or wants something) or a negative connotation (for example, they tell us that someone dislikes something). Underline the correct answer
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Modified words
1 Modify (change) each word in bold in the sentences by adding a prefix from the box, so that the word is correct in the context of the sentence. Use each prefix once only.
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2 Now do the same with these. Use the same prefixes from the box in Exercise 1
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Objects & actions
1 The verbs in the box describe the actions of the things in 1 – 18. Match each verb with the thing it describes.
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2 Now do the same with these.
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3 Some of the words in Exercise 1 and 2 can be used in more than one way, often with a different meaning. Complete these sentences with an appropriate word (the definition of the word you need in italics after each sentence will help you). You will need to change the form of some of the words.
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Obligation & option
1 Look at sentences 1 – 10 and decide if the explanation which follows each one is true or false. Underline the correct answer. Use the words and phrases in bold to help you decide.
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2 Complete these sentences with an appropriate word or phrase from the exercise above. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible.
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Opinion, attitude & belief
1 The words in italics in the following sentences are all grammatically incorrect (for example, a noun has been used instead of an adjective, or a verb has been used instead of a noun, etc.). Decide what the correct form of the word should be in each sentence, and write your answers in the crossword on the next page.
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2 Complete these sentences with the words from Exercise 1. You will either need a word from the sentences or from the completed crossword. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible.
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Opposites: adjectives
Replace the adjectives in bold in these sentences with a word from the box which has an opposite meaning in the context of the sentence.
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Opposites: verbs
Replace the verbs or verb phrases in bold in these sentences with a word from the box which has an opposite meaning in the context of the sentence. You will need to change the form of most of the verbs.
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Ownership, giving, lending & borrowing
1 Complete the sentences with an appropriate noun from the box. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.
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2 Most of the verbs in bold below are in the wrong sentence. If the verb is correct, put a tick (ü) at the end of the sentence. If the verb is wrong, write the correct verb at the end of the sentence.
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