I. Odd One Out- Pick the odd one out.
1. | proclaim | announce | declare | publish | chastise |
2. | border | ignore | boundary | edge | margin |
3. | bare | contrary | naked | nude | undressed |
4. | rigid | puzzle | stiff | firm | unbending |
5. | fragment | splinter | piece | fearful | chip |
6. | vast | huge | enormous | value | immense |
7. | obtain | gain | lean | acquire | procure |
8. | idle | vague | ambiguous | unclear | obscure |
9. | narrate | tell | abuse | relate | describe |
10. | soggy | origin | soaked | drenched | wet |
11. | supply | gentle | tender | soft | mild |
12. | produce | create | make | charge | manufacture |
13. | modify | donate | alter | transform | change |
II. a. Match the words with their meanings.
1. visit | a. design |
2. poverty | b. chance |
3. boisterous | c. to go to some place |
4. timid | d. lack of money |
5. doorway | e. learned |
6. pattern | f. inspiring |
7. opportunity | g. entrance |
8. participate | h. join |
9. scholarly | i. lacking courage |
10. motivational | j. noisy |
II. b. Match the words with their meanings.
1. peculiar | a. twisted, mixed up |
2. precise | b. suggest |
3. convey | c. strange, unusual |
4. pursue | d. event |
5. momentary | e. verify |
6. tangled | f. follow |
7. eliminate | g. local |
8. confirm | h. remove |
9. native | i. exact |
10. episode | j. brief |
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Vocabulary Building
- Enhance your sentences by adding vocabulary words.
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- Pick a new word. Learn the meaning and use the same few times in your language. You will never forget the word once you use it yourself.
Answer Key:
I. Odd one out.
1. proclaim (to declare) | announce | declare | publish | chastise (punish) |
2. border | ignore | boundary | edge | margin |
3. bare | contrary | naked | nude | undressed |
4. rigid | puzzle | stiff | firm | unbending |
5. fragment | splinter (chip) | piece | fearful | chip |
6. vast | huge | enormous | value | immense |
7. obtain | gain | lean | acquire | procure |
8. idle | vague | ambiguous | unclear | obscure (unclear) |
9. narrate | tell | abuse | relate | describe |
10. soggy | origin | soaked | drenched | wet |
11. supply | gentle | tender | soft | mild |
12. produce | create | make | charge | manufacture |
13. modify | donate | alter | transform | change |
II. a.
- visit-to go to some place
- poverty- lack of money
- boisterous- noisy
- timid- lacking courage
- doorway- entrance
- pattern- design
- opportunity- chance
- participate-join
- scholarly- learned
- motivational- inspiring
II. b.
- peculiar- strange, unusual
- precise-exact
- convey- suggest
- pursue- follow
- momentary- brief
- tangled- twisted, mixed up
- eliminate- remove
- confirm- verify
- native- local
- episode- event