Vocabulary 1
Check the word that is different. Explain your answer.
boiled
fried
baked
sliced
sliced (the others are all ways of cooking)
Use the word in parentheses to complete the sentence so it means the same as the first sentence.
When you sing, your voice is similar to mine.
When you sing, you _________________ me. (sound)
When you sing, you sound like me.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
I´m not going to leave a big tip because the _______ was awful. It took hours!
a. service
b. check
c. atmosphere
a. service
Some local governments have started ________ homes to create more space in crowded cities.
a. to build
b. building
c. build
a. to build, or
b. building
Check the word that is different. Explain.
steal
theft
rob
mug
theft (the others are all verbs)
Use the word in parentheses to complete the sentence so it means the same as the first sentence.
I can´t wait to see the next episode!
I´m __________ the next episode. (forward)
I´m looking forward to seeing the next episode.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
Should I put _______ carrots in the salad or sliced carrots?
a. grated
b. melted
c. rare
a. grated
_________ for people who are late makes me really angry.
a. Wait
b. To wait
c. Waiting
c. Waiting
Check the word that is different. Explain.
dessert
plate
main course
appetizer
plate (the others are all courses of a meal)
Complete the sentence so it means the same as the first sentence.
Tom asked, "Did your girlfriend live in Boston, Adam?"
Tom asked Adam _________________ in Boston.
Tom asked Adam if his girlfriend had lived in Boston.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
The two men _______ the house and took tow laptops and $150 in cash.
a. mugged
b. stole
c. broke into
c. broke into
Would you mind _________ me back in about 10 minutes?
a. call
b. to call
c. calling
c. calling
Choose the word that is different. Explain.
achievement
confusion
disappointment
government
confusion (the others end in -ment)
Complete the sentence so it means the same as the first sentence.
We can´t rent a car because I can´t drive.
If I ____________, we ___________ a car.
If I could drive, we could/would rent a car.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
I´d like to ______ a table for four for 8 p.m., please.
a. order
b. reserve
c. get
b. reserve
Don´t pretend ________ the present if you don´t. We can always exchange it for something else.
a. like
b. to like
c. liking
b. to like
Check the word that is different. Explain.
rare
homemade
well-done
medium
homemade (the others refer to the degree to which meat is cooked)
Use the word in parentheses to complete the sentence so it means the same as the first sentence.
Jane said to me, "I´ll meet you outside the theater".
Jane _____________ outside the theater. (said)
Jane said she would meet me outside the theater.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
I´m a vegetarian, so can I have the ________, please?
a. steak
b. shellfish
c. chickpeas
c. chickpeas
Emily´s parents aren´t strict enough. They let her ______ whatever she wants.
a. do
b. to do
c. doing
a. do