Vocabulary Unit 5
The YouTube channel is trying to get more ________ so they have more people to watch their videos.
SUBSCRIBERS
When I showed up late for practice, my coach made me run 5 ______ as a punishment.
LAPS
Tony wasn't WORKING AS HARD AS EVERYONE ELSE in the group and we were worried we wouldn't finish the project on time.
PULLING HIS WEIGHT
The dinner was cooked by my mother.
Use the Causative to change the sentence.
The woman from the local shop delivers her groceries.
She has her groceries delivered by the woman from the local shop.
Easily confused words.
Gabby is a really SOCIABLE person, she loves to me with her friends.
OUTGOING
HEADS OR TAILS
It was hard to hear about the ______ (die) of my grandfather.
DEATH
Active or Passive? Change the sentence.
The boys had missed the earlier bus.
ACTIVE. The earlier bus had been missed by the boys.
The students were FORCED to stay inside because it was raining heavily.
The students were MADE to stay inside because it was raining heavily.
The older generations definitely have more _________. They have fear around technology.
TECHNOPHOBES
This person is the one who makes sure the rules are followed in sports like baseball and cricket.
UMPIRE
The song from KPOP Demonhunters ROSE RAPIDLY to the number one spot.
ROCKETED
Active or Passive? Change the sentence.
Someone will bake the cake tomorrow.
ACTIVE. The cake will be baked tomorrow.
Change to the Causative
A technician installed the new TV atenna for the family.
The family had the new TV atenna installed by a technician.
MySpace and Tuenti were some of the sites that STARTED the massive social media trend.
PIONEERED
When a player commits a _______, meaning they broke the rules, they usually have to suffer a _________, or a punishment for what they did.
FOUL / PENALTY
A dog's ________ is about 12 years, but its ________ with a family can feel very short because time goes by fast.
LIFESPAN / LIFETIME
Active or Passive? Change the sentence.
The book is being read by the children.
PASSIVE. The children are reading the book.
The card PERMITS you to enter the school library after hours.
The card LETS you enter the school library after hours.
Easily confused words.
I have set me _______ on a beautiful _______ near a lake in Northern Spain.
Please spell the words.
SIGHT / SITE
WORD BUILDING
My team always comes well ___________ (equip) with lots of extra material, however the __________ (oppose) team seems to have forgetten everything they need.
EQUIPPED / OPPOSING
Word building: Identifiable
The police use _________ documents to ______ a person and confirm their __________.
IDENTIFICATION / IDENTIFY / IDENTITY
Active or Passive? Change the sentence.
The students will have taken the test by tomorrow.
ACTIVE The test will have been taken by tomorrow.
The tailor fixed the dress for the cheerleader before the dance.
The cheerleader got her dress fixed by the tailor before the dance.