Past Participles
Present Perfect
Adjectives & Adverbs
Vocabulary in Context
Vocabulary from Reading
100
The past participle of go is ________________
gone
100
Correct the error: My life changed a lot since I arrived in Savannah.
My life has changed a lot since I arrived in Savannah.
100
The adverb form of angry is _______________.
angrily
100
Most people would agree that true happiness usually includes a good home. Various languages have proverbs that support this. But what does home mean? A home is not only a house, a building. A home is both a physical space and all that we associate with it. It is family, security, comfort, beauty, food, and family history. Which word is closest in meaning to space in the paragraph above? a. period of time b. empty area c. place d. region with stars and planets
c. a place
100
Get out your vocabulary chart to answer this group of questions. I always get in trouble when I do not listen to my ____________________.
intuition
200
The past participle of sing is _______________.
sung
200
I lived in Savannah for two months so far.
I have lived in Savannah for two months so far.
200
The adverb form of fast is ________________.
fast
200
In the forested areas of Europe and North America, traditional houses are built of wood. In central Africa, Pygmies build lobembe from plan materials. These temporary structures are appropriate for nomadic people who frequently move from place to place. Which word is closest in meaning to structures as it is used in the paragraph above? a. plants b. ways that people are organized c. materials d. buildings
d. buildings
200
He has a lot of technical __________________, but he does not have a lot of people skills.
expertise
300
The past participle of hear is ________________.
heard
300
I have studied Russian in 2014.
I studied Russian in 2014.
300
The director won an Academy award for this funny but touched / touching look at a young man trying to figure out his life after college.
touching
300
There is an almost universal association of home with the hearth—the fireplace or area in front of the fireplace. Fire is essential in all cultures; it brings security and comfort and allows us to cook our food. On a cold winter night in Japan, a family in a traditional house gathers around the kotatsu, a heater under a low table…. Which word is closest in meaning to universal, as it is used in the paragraph above? a. including all members of a group b. single; only one c. occurring everywhere d. certain
c. occurring everywhere
300
She has a lot of business ________________; she is very sharp and a good manager.
acumen
400
The past participle of bring is __________________.
brought
400
At first I was lonely, but I made some friends, and so now I feel better.
At first I was so lonely, but I have made some friends, and so now I feel better.
400
She has moved into a ______________________________. nice / apartment / small / student
She has moved into a nice small student apartment.
400
Fire is essential in all cultures; it brings security and comfort and allows us to cook our food. On a cold winter night in Japan, a family in a traditional house gathers around the kotatsu, a heater under a low table. There is a blanket over the table, and the family sits with the blanket over their legs. Here, they talk, drink tea, read, do homework, and keep warm. Which word is closest in meaning to gathers, as it is used in the paragraph above? a. brings together b. collects c. increases d. comes together
d. comes together
400
I used to struggle with organizing my writing, but recently my professor told me my writing was very _______________.
cohesive
500
The past participle of swam is ________________.
swum
500
When I first came, I was so confused, but I have began to feel more comfortable with the culture and the language.
When I first came, I was so confused, but I have begun to feel more comfortable with the culture and the language.
500
My friend cooked some _____________________________. delicious / pizza / mushroom / fresh
My friend cooked some delicious fresh mushroom pizza.
500
In all cultures, though, people associate the hearth with food, and this usually means the kitchen. This rooms is often seen as the emotional center of the house. Is this why, at a party in a New York apartment, people begin in the living room but often end up gathering in the kitchen? Which word is closest in meaning to end up, as it is used in the paragraph above? a. finish b. come to an unplanned situation c. stop d. be the final part of something
b. come to an unplanned situation
500
She has a lot of ___________________; I trust her completely.
integrity
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