Vocabulary
When your feelings are hurt easily, or you get upset about things easily, you might be described as ...
sensitive
She dyed her hair and wore new clothes, so she was almost ____________ (RECOGNISE).
unrecognisable
List 2 words/phrases that collocate with GO
Go: swimming (most activities ending in -ing), for a walk, to school, home, etc
2 common noun suffixes are:
- tion / -ation / -sion
- ment
- ship
- ness
- ity
- ance / -ence
To express the hope that someone succeeds
Wish someone luck
If trustworthy is the adjective, what is its noun form?
trustworthiness
His ____________ (REGARD) of the safety rules cannot be ignored any longer.
disregard/regardless
List 3 words/phrases that collocate with HAVE
HAVE: fun, shower, job, time, etc
What is the opposite of "honest"?
dishonest
Complete chance without any skill
Pure luck/Sheer luck/Blind luck
What is the difference between isolation and insulation?
Isolation means that you feel quite alone, insulation describes the stuff that keeps houses and people warm.
The following words all collocate with the preposition accuse sb ___
care ___
immune ___
accuse sb of
care about/for
immune to
List 4 words/phrases that collocate with MAKE
MAKE: a mistake, progress, a speech, a noise, a suggestion etc
Turn the following nouns into adjectives: colour, emotion, adventure
colourful/colourless
emotional/emotive
adventurous
When your period of good fortune ends
Run out of luck
If you do things in a logical cost effective way you could be described as a very ___________ person.
sensible/economical
Use the correct form to change the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first sentence.
It's possible Brian's supervisor didn't inform him.
Brian's supervisor may ________________ him.
Brian's supervisor may not have informed him.
List 4 words/phrases that collocate with TAKE
TAKE: a shower, time, a break, a photo etc
4 negative prefixes are
- un / -in
- dis / -mis
- im
- ir
- il
To take too many risks after having success
Push your luck
This ending is added to many adjectives and nouns in order to form a verb. Here are some vocabulary examples, now make them verbs: category, author, civil.
-ize or -ise: categorize, authorize, civilize
Change the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence (2-5 words) using the word given.
I'm never going to do that with them again.
INTENTION
I've got ___________________that with them again.
I've got no INTENTION of doing that with them again.
List 4 words/phrases that collocate with DO
DO: research, the dishes, your homework, a good job, sports/exercise etc
The suffix for an adverb is -ly. It's added to an adjective to say how something is done.
What are 4 irregular adverbs that do not end in -ly?
fast, hard, late, straight, far, low, long, high
To choose or accept whatever available without knowing if it will be good
Take pot luck