L3-Vocab
What does “to accelerate” mean?
To increase speed; speed up
What does the verb “circulate” mean?
To move in a circuit and return; to move around
Change the verb to an adjective using -ive:
defense
The soldiers are in a ______ position around the border.
defensive
We had______ rain last year.
a. little
b. a little
c. few
d. less
little
Sam changes the oil in his car _____ keep it maintained.
a. so that
b. in order to
c. for the purpose of
in order to
What does the underlined word mean?
I estimate that the exam will take about two hours.
to make a general guess or give an opinion
What does the underlined word mean:
The pump circulates the coolant through the engine.
A fluid used for cooling the engine
John's terrible at explaining what he wants. He's not ______.
a. persuade
b. persuasive
persuasive
Fill in the blank with the right comparison:
Mr. Reed is _______ forgetful of all the teachers.
the most
"We were divorced last year."
What did he say?
a. He says they were divorced.
b. He said they got divorced.
c. He say we were to be divorced.
d. He said they had been divorced.
d. He said they had been divorced.
I can’t figure out what’s wrong with the car. I will need a mechanic to have a look at it.
to examine; check out
What does the underlined verb mean?
The water should be filtered before we drink it.
to pass through a filter; cleaned with a filter
Put the sentence into the passive voice:
I want to get the dentist to clean my teeth.
I want to get my teeth checked by a dentist.
Fill in the blanks - add the comparitive:
John doesn’t have _______ money as Michael.
as much
Fill in the blank with an adverb of comparison:
Tom is fast. David is slow.
David runs _______ slowly than Tom.
more
What does the underlined word mean?
What is the function of the ignition system?
purpose; job; role
What does the underlined verb mean?
This old computer is malfunctioning.
To fail to function or not work correctly
Use a passive infinitive (V3) with “clean” to complete the sentence:
I want the classroom ______ for the inspection.
to be cleaned
Combine the two sentences:
Mrs. Smith takes a lot of vitamins ____ staying healthy.
a. so that
b. in order to
c. for the purpose of
c. for the purpose of
I made my son do his work.
What did Joy tell you?
a. She said so that her son had made his work.
b. She told to her son do your work.
c. Joy told her son had made his work.
d. Joy said that she had made her son do his work.
d. Joy said that she had made her son do his work.
What does the underlined word mean?
The spark plug creates a spark to ignite the fuel.
To light or set on fire; to catch fire
What does the underlined phrasal verb mean?
We will need to tear down the engine and rebuild it.
to disassemble or destroy
Put the sentence into the passive voice:
I need the teacher to look over my homework.
I need my homework(to be) looked over by the teacher.
Combine the two sentences:
Mrs. Smith takes a lot of vitamins. Mrs. Smith won’t get sick.
a. so that
b. in order to
c. for the purpose of
Mrs. Smith takes a lot of vitamins so (that) she won’t get sick.
Combine the two sentences.
Bring some extra money tomorrow. () We want to go out to lunch.
Bring some extra money tomorrow so that we can go out to lunch.