Word study
Word study
Unit 11 vocabulary
Unit 11 vocabulary
Grammar
100
They ____________ aimlessly around the town.
They wandered aimlessly around the town.
100
She did a ten-week ____________ in computing.
She did a ten-week course in computing.
100
(used about a place) not protected from the wind and bad weather
exposed
100
All these churches have ______ which cover a central area.
All these churches have domes which cover a central area.
100
Active: Thomas has written many books.
Passive: Many books have been written by Thomas.
200
She took her teacher’s _______ and worked hard for the exam.
She took her teacher’s advice and worked hard for the exam.
200
I ________ why she left so suddenly.
I wonder why she left so suddenly.
200
The children ________ on the edges of their seats.
The children perched on the edges of their seats.
200
She ________ to the rope with all her strength.
She clung to the rope with all her strength.
200
Active: Have the police caught the man?
Passive: Has the man been caught by the police?
300
They're ________ that children be kept out of the sun altogether.
They're advising that children be kept out of the sun altogether.
300
It's a disease which ________ many older people.
It's a disease which affects many older people.
300
very great, large, or special and making you feel respect and sometimes fear
awesome
300
Jump to grab those ________ and climb upward.
Jump to grab those handholds and climb upward.
300
Active: They have not read the book.
Passive: The book has not been read by them.
400
His__________ remarks about women offended her.
His coarse remarks about women offended her.
400
Her shouting had little or no _________ on him.
Her shouting had little or no effect on him.
400
Suddenly the rope became _____.
Suddenly the rope became slack.
400
ledge
400
Active: Have they noticed us?
Passive: Have we been noticed by them?
500
He crashed into the back of a ____________ vehicle.
He crashed into the back of a stationary vehicle.
500
a rule for good behaviour, based on what a person believes is right.
Eg.: He doesn’t eat meat on ___________.
a rule for good behaviour, based on what a person believes is right.
Eg.: He doesn’t eat meat on principle.
500
A _________ number of people preferred the old building to the new one.
A considerable number of people preferred the old building to the new one.
500
Dark storm clouds ________ on the horizon.
Dark storm clouds loomed on the horizon.
500
Active: Has the surgeon performed the operation?
Passive: Has the operation been performed by the surgeon?