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Vocabulary WorksheetsFundamentals of English Grammar, 3

rdThird Edition

Chapter 8: Connecting Ideas

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Word List

accept

affectionafraid

armedaverage

battlebury

castleclass

courteouscourteously

crash

dragondroughtduty

enemyexhausted

familiarfan

frightengentlegroup

harm

herdhunger

incapableinjured

intelligencejust

leadlifespan

lifetimemercy

middle

mousemythobey

pathprovoke

qualityquickly

refuseroughsafety

salute

similarsmall

squealstrong

stupidsurvive

thinkingtip

towertrunk

tusk

usualwanderwandering

wild (n)wise

woodenworld class

worn outwounded

Vocabulary for GrammarDr. Abdel-Fattah Adel

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Worksheet 5. Vocabulary practice

Choose the correct completion.

1. There are twenty people in the (herd / group) of tourists.

2. The (class / herd) of elephants moved quickly across the ground.

3. Someone who is very kind and who forgives others has the quality of

(intelligence / mercy).

4. When a person walks around without a destination and doesnt know or

care where he is going, we say that he is (wandering / thinking).

5. If something is (familiar / similar) to you, it is something that you know

and feel comfortable with.

6. There are many (paths / battles) in a war.

7. A person who has received an injury, whose body has been hurt in some

way is (wounded / wise).

8. Children should (lead / obey) their parents.

9. A judge in court should be (just / afraid).

10. Your responsibilities are your (duties / enemies).

11. When you are extremely tired, you are (injured / exhausted).

12. A feeling of love, or of liking and caring, is (affection / intelligence).

13. A soft touch is a (courteous / gentle) touch.

14. If someone answers politely, they answer (quickly / courteously).

15. When you hurt someone, you do them (battle / harm).

16. The child gave a (squeal / crash) of delight and happiness.

17. Dont make him angry. Dont (provoke / salute) him.

18. Soldiers (salute / frighten) the general.

19. The opposite of accept is (obey / refuse).

20. Dogs sometimes (provoke / bury) their bones in the ground.


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Complete each sentence with the correct word from the word pool.

harmherd

lead

lifespan

obeyquality

tower

wander

wisewounded

1. A high building is sometimes called a

_______________________. Theres a famous old one

in Pisa, Italy.

2. In movies about the old western part of the United

States, we often see a _________________________ of horses.

3. The army hospital treats _________________________ soldiers.

4. You need to be more patient. Patience is a good ________________.

5. When you go shopping at the mall, hold your little boys hand so that

he doesnt _________________________ away and get lost.

6. You have to _________________________ the traffic laws even

though you are in a hurry.

7. A mother duck will _________________________

her baby ducks, and they will follow her wherever

she goes.

8. The average _________________________ of a person is much

longer than it used to be. People are living longer now than previously.

9. If you give a child everything she or he wants, you are doing more

_________________________ than good. You are spoiling the child.

10. Many people came to seek the advice of

the________________________ old guru.


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rdThird Edition

Chapter 9: Comparisons

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Word List

altitude

area

awhilebaybillion

boardborder

bottomlesscapital

cashcoastline

countrysidecredit card

cruisedense

depthearth

edge

enormous

euro

extraordinaryfartherfarthest

feetflexible

furtherfurthest

globegreat

heighthigh

immenseinlet

journeylatitude

longitude

meters

mile

millionmoneypartly

planetpopulation

provisionssafe

scenicsparse

square feetthousand

traintravelers check

uniqueusual

worst


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Chapter 9: Comparisons


Worksheet 7. Vocabulary review

Put a check in front of each word or phrase that can complete the sentence. More

than one choice may be possible.

1. The airline was one of the first to circle the _______.

globe earth

time zone edge

2. You can pay _______.

in cash by credit card

in euros

with travelers checks

3. The Sahara Desert is _______.

enormous maximum

immense bottomless

4. Its pleasant to travel on the ocean _______.

on a train on a cruise

on a horse

on foot

5. You can locate a place on a map if you know its latitude and _______.

altitude square miles

longitude area

6. The state of Florida in the U.S. has a long _______.

height depth

coastline bay

7. Altitude can be measured in _______.

meters feet

longitude miles


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Chapter 10: The Passive


Word List

acquire

annoyed

blue jeansbothercanvas

chefcomplain

cottondecade

delighteddenim

designeddestroy

dinerdramatic

durablefabric

familiarfashion show

freeze

glamorous

gold

grumpyhotelice

imageimmigrant

intendedinvented

laborminer

necessitynicknamed

originalpants

patentpotato

potato chipsresort

rough

second

sell

shareshowsolid

stickstir

strongsupply

tentthick

thintreat

twinunpleasant

unsatisfiedversatile

washedwool


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Complete the sentences with the correct word from the word pool.

acquire cotton designed dramatic durable familiar

glamorous intended necessity shared1. Some inventions -- like the potato chip - happened by accident, but

others, like jeans, happened out of _____________________________.

2. ____________________________ comes from a plant. Wool comes from

a sheep.

3. There was only one piece of cake for the two children. Their mother cut

the cake into two pieces, and the children _______________________ it.

4. Something that isattractive, exciting, and related to wealth and success is

____________________________.

5. When you obtain something by buying it or being given it, you

____________________________ it.

6. If something has the capability of lasting a long time, we can say it is

_______________________________.

7. People usually feel comfortable in a ____________________________

place, that is, a place that is well known to you and easy to recognize.

8. The Petronas Towers, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were

____________________________ by Cesar Pelli, a famous architect.

9. There has been a ____________________________ change in Mr. Lis

condition since yesterday. The new medicine is working.

10. Sorry! I forgot to call you last night. I ___________________________

to call you, but I fell asleep in front of the TV.


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Check each word or phrase that can complete the sentence. More than one choice

may be possible.

1. Sam is a miner. He works under the ground. His job is to take out _____.

wool cotton gold denim

2. Kim is a farmer. On his farm, he grows _____.

gold canvas cotton potatoes

3. The people in the theater kept talking during the movie. I was _____.

annoyed invented delighted bothered

4. Dinner was delicious, especially the fried _____.

potatoes popsicles canvas diner

5. A plastic toy doesnt last as long as a solid wood toy. Its not as _____.

glamorous strong thin durable

6. Ann has many skills. She can do several things well. Shes very _____.

durable versatile grumpy annoyed

7. Our family had a great vacation. We spent a week together in a _____.

tent resort hotel gold mine

8. The factory makes _____.

pants blue jeans potatoes potato chips

9. This cloth is _____.

denim silk cotton wool

10. A lot of people dont like our boss because he is always _____.

grumpy unsatisfied

delighted unpleasant


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Chapter 11: Count / Noncount Nouns and Articles


Word List

absorbent

adviceafraidapproach

asidebeaten

blogboil

campdamp

dangerdevastation

dissolvedough

effectelectricity

escapeevacuate

excessflood

flourfollowed

get rid of

gradually

greasehappenheed

hurricaneicon

leaveliquid

mayormelted

missesmix

mixturemove

nearnews

noticepace

powderedrecipe

refrigerationrenewal

rescue

restored

rid

rollsafesalt

savescared

scatteredspirit

spreadsprinkle

squarestranded

stucksugar

suggestionsurface

surprisinglyteaching

unitwarning

waterworst


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Complete the sentences in Column A with the letter of the correct definition from

Column B.Column A Column B

1.A unit is ____. a. a pleasant smell

2.Restoremeans ____. b. a special food that tastes good, especially

one that you do not eat very often

3.Sensualmeans ____. c. a group of people working together as

part of a larger group

4.A routineis ____.d. when an activity, situation, or process

begins again after a period when it had

stopped

5.A treatis ____. e. relating to the feelings of your body

rather than your mind

6.Spiritmeans ____. f. a symbol of a person or thing that

represents the person or thing

7.Renewal means ____. g. in the direction toward the south

8.An iconis ____. h. courage, energy, and determination

9.I went down there

means that I went____.

i. make something return to its former

state or condition

10.Aromaand fragranceboth mean ____.

j. the usual order in which you do things, orthe things you regularly do


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Worksheet 6.Reading: Recipe for Beignets

New Orleans BeignetsIngredients

1 stick of butter

2 tbsp.of sugar

1 tsp.of salt

1 package of yeast

1 egg, beaten

2 cup of boilingwater

About 6 cups of flour

Cooking procedure

Meltthe butter, and add the sugar and the salt to it.

Addthe butter mixture to the yeast to dissolveit. Mixin the egg and thewater.

Add the flour graduallyby kneading it until you form a nice dough.

Put the dough asidefor at least half an hour while it rises.

Put some flour on the surface of your board and spread the dough over it.

Rollthe dough out so that it is about two inches thick.

Cut the dough into squares, about 2 inches X 2 inches.

Drop the squaresgently into hot oil. The squares will fry very quickly.

Now they are beignets! Take them out of the pan and place them on

absorbent paper to get rid ofthe excess grease.

Sprinklepowdered sugar on top. Serve while they are nice and hot.

yeast = a type of fungus used to make bread rise

dough = a mixture of flour and water ready to be baked into bread

knead = to press a mixture of flour and water many times with your hands


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Worksheet 6, page 2

Choose the correct word in parentheses to complete each sentence.

1. Beignets are like (round / square) little cakes.

2. Tbspis the abbreviation for tablespoon. There aretwo tablespoons of (salt / sugar) in this recipe.

3. Tspis the abbreviation for teaspoon. There is one

teaspoon of (salt / sugar) in this recipe.(3 tsps.= 1 tbsp.)

4. When you melt the butter, the butter becomes (solid / liquid).

5. Doughis a (mixture / liquid) of flour, water, and some other ingredients.

6. When you (add / dissolve) a solid, you mix it with a liquid and it

becomes part of the liquid.

7. A product of wheat is (flour / sugar). Bread is made from it.

8. If you place something nearby and you are going to use it soon, you put

it (away / aside).

9. The top of something is its (board / surface).

10. Bread that is not baked yet is in the form of (squares / dough).

11. When you throw away something or destroy it because you dont want it

any more, you (get rid of / look forward to) it.

12. A raincoat isnt (humid / absorbent), but paper towels are.

13. Excess means (too much / not enough)

14. (Sprinkle / Knead) a little salt on the tomatoes. They taste good withjust a little salt.


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Chapter 12: Adjective Clauses


Word List

accepting

accomplishment

achievementactoradvancement

advertisingappointment

attitudebusiness

carelessCEO (chief executive

officer)colleague

commissioncompete

competitiveconcern

confidenceconstant

contentconversationalist

corporation

demanding

desire

drivedrivenemotion

empathizeexcel

flexiblefocus

friendshipgoal

guidehealth

high-energyhigh-powered

imperfectioninstead of

intenseinteract

loyalmanager

mood

owner

patient

persistentpersonalitypersuasive

positiveposture

recognitionrelaxed

salespeoplesample

stablesupportive

take-chargeteam

toleranttough

tourtrusting


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Complete each sentence with the correct word from the word pool.attitude conversationalist flexible high-energy mood

persuasive posture relaxed stable trusting

1. If you are feeling calm, comfortable, and not worried or

annoyed, you are _____________________________.

2. The opinions and feelings that you have and show are your

_____________________________.

3. The way that you position your body when you sit or stand is

your _____________________________.

4. People who believe that others are good and honest are

_____________________________.

5. Those who habitually use a lot of physical and mental strength to do many

things are _____________________________ people.

6. You feel happy and content when you are in a good

_____________________________.

7. People who are steady and situations that will not change dramatically are

_____________________________.

8. A person who is willing to change and plans that can be changed are

_____________________________.

9. Someone who talks with others about intelligent, amusing, and interesting

things is a good _____________________________.

10. If you can make other people believe something or do what you ask, you

are a _____________________________ person.


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Choose all of the correct completions.

1. Typically, Type A personalities are not laid-back. They are _____.

competitive driven critical tolerant

2. Typically, Type B personalities are not so demanding. They are _____.

tough trusting flexible persuasive

3. Type A personalities are often good _____.

actors CEOs managers tour guides

4. Type B personalities are often good _____.

accountants TV personalities team members at conversation

5. Joe is not pleasant. Everybody knows about his constant bad _____.

adventure mood posture attitude

6. Its easy to deal with Ramona. Shes very _____.

intense tough flexible patient

7. Ann is successful in her career. She has had a lot of _____.

advancement recognition achievements accomplishments

8. Paolo works hard to get what he wants. He is very _______.

imperfect high-powered intense competitive

9. Ali is trying hard to achieve his _____.

goals drive friends attention

10. I want my friends to be _____.

loyal difficult accepting trusting

11. Pierre knows a lot of people. He has a lot of _______.

friends concerns thirst acquaintances


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Chapter 13:GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES


Word List

appeal

attentionattractive

behalfbehavior

calmcare

carefulcheat

coachcompete

competitor

consistcostcourageous

crashdespite

determineddoubt

drugsenterprising

equipmentethics

event

everything

excellentfocused

gamegive up

handicaphappiness

hearthit

honestyhope

increase

intentionlovemail

medalmilitary

musicnourish

passionpopular

purposequestion

realize

recruit

resistrule

satisfactionscrew

sledslide

specialspectator

sprintsprinter

standards

strengthteamteenager

temptationtraining

tropicalvoice

watchwhatever

winding


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Choose the word or phrase that means the same as the word or phrase in bold.

1. They are determined to educate their children at any price.a. at a university b. at a low cost c. whatever the cost

2. All lawyers must follow the ethicsof their profession.

a. rules and standards b. ideas of beauty c. leaders

3. It is vitalfor the business to keep accurate financial records.a. a good idea b. very important c. not necessary

4. The flowers were nurtured with an expensive plant food.a. killed b. given special care c. injured

5. Ella has a passionfor chocolate ice cream.a. allergy b. dislike c. great love

6. Sids scores on the examination were beyondall expectations.a. much more than b. equal to c. much less than

7. Parents often make sacrifices fortheir children.a. buy things for b. give up things for c. teach things to

8. Teachers experience satisfactionwhen their students make progress.a. happiness b. a pay raise c. headaches

9. They investedall their money into their new business.a. didnt want to put b. put in, and hoped to increase it c. lost

10. The missionof International House is to enable students of different

cultures to live together and build lifelong friendships.a. purpose b. protection c. failure

11. People now have more awarenessof the environment than they used to.a. carelessness b. carefulness c. knowledge

12. Sal is dishonest in his business. He doesnt have much integrity.

a. future b. ability c. honesty

13. They faced their losses with courage and dignity.a. calm, good behavior b. hope c. enough money

14. Safety is the first and foremost consideration.

a. only b. most important c. last


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1. When you go smoothly over a surface by touching it and

moving along it, you are moving by (sprinting / sliding).

2. Reggaeis a kind of (hairstyle / music) from Jamaica.

3. The opposite of a cold climate is a (northern / tropical) climate.

4. People who have the ability to think of new activities or ideas and

make them work are (enterprising / athletic) people.

5. The person who directs and trains a team is its (handicap / coach).

6. When a company or organization actively looks for new people to do

special jobs, it (competes / recruits) them.

7. A disadvantage, a situation that makes it extra difficult for someone to

get what they want, is a (race / handicap).

8. The army, the navy, and the air force are (athletic / military) forces.

9. The tools, machines, clothes, etc. that a team needs to perform certain

tasks are (equipment / training).

10. The systematic process of teaching or being taught the

skills for a particular job or activity is (recruiting / training).

11. The opposite of because of this reason is

(despite / since) this reason.

12. Some roads are not straight. They are (moving /

winding).


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Chapter 14: Noun Clauses


Word List

agreementbear

beyondbeyond

bloodboat

bodybrightly

buffalocant

carrycattle

controlled

destinydimdiscouraging

fieldfreeway

future

grazinghaze

heartbeathighly

highwayliquids

noisemeadow

messmist

partperfume

pine

prairiepreciousquench

rangerespected

rhythm

roamrope

sacredsandy

satisfysave

shinesigh

signpostsmell

soundsparkle

string

tamedvaluablewater

well


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Chapter 14: Nouns Clauses




1. These signs are on a (motel / signpost).

2. Youll find a gas station just a half block (beneath /

beyond) the traffic light.

3. Cows and horses eat grass on the (range / forest).

4. Cows and bulls that you keep for their meat are (cattle / wild).

5. Do you know what a (freeway / prairie) is? Its a very wide area of flat

land, covered with grass or wheat.

6. We have a fence in our back yard so our dog cant (graze / roam) around

the neighborhood.

7. Im sad. I heard some (encouraging / discouraging) news.

8. The lights (grazed / dimmed), the curtain went up, and the plan began.

9. The teenagers room is not neat at all. Its a (marvel / mess).

10. From the plane, we saw some (strings / wells) of lights that marked the

airport runway.


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Chapter 14: Nouns Clauses


Complete each sentence with the correct word from the word pool.

beyond

dim

discouraging

freeway

graze

haze

marvel

mess

prairie

roam

smog

well

1. Wed better clean up the kitchen. Its a

__________________________!

2. The lights are too bright. Can you please

__________________________ them?

3. In the early morning, theres a soft ________________________

over the fields. Its very pretty.

4. The equipment used to take oil from the earth is an oil

_________________________.

5. Joe lives pretty far from campus. He lives out in the country,

__________________________ the city limits.

6. Its __________________________ to keep failing tests in class. You

begin to feel that you will never learn.

7. Do you know how to get to Barnstable from here? I dont know

whether I should take the __________________________ or not.

8. Its beautiful in the West. You see blue sky and the big

__________________________ for miles and miles.


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