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Vocabulary Worksheets

by Rachel Spack Koch

Intermediate level

Azar Grammar Series: Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd edition

Vocabulary Worksheets help students learn new vocabulary in the context of the

grammar covered in the tables of contents of the Azar textbooks or any comparable

syllabus. An Answer Key and Word List for target vocabulary are provided for

each chapter. You may download, reproduce and adapt the material to suit your

classroom needs. Vocabulary Worksheets are available as Word documents or PDF

files.

Chapter 9—Comparisons

1. Geography Quiz

2. Geography Quiz: True or false

3. Geography Quiz: Vocabulary review

4. Geography Quiz: Vocabulary review

5. Reading: The Trans-Siberian Railway

6. Vocabulary practice

7. Vocabulary review

8. Vocabulary practice: Similar or opposite?

9. Conversation completions

10. Crossword

Answer Key

Word List

Vocabulary Worksheets Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3

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Chapter 9: Comparisons

Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. Permission granted to reproduce or adapt for classroom use.

Worksheet 1. Geography Quiz

Take the geography quiz. Circle the correct answer. More than one answer may be

correct for some questions. The answers are given on the next page.

1. Which country has the largest population? a. Russia c. China

b. India d. Indonesia

2. Which country is the densest in population? a. Monaco c. Singapore

b. China d. Bahrain

3. Which country is the sparsest in population?

a. Namibia c. Australia

b. Mongolia d. Botswana

4. Which country is the biggest in land area? a. Russia c. China

b. Canada d. the United States

5. Which country has the longest coastline? a. Norway c. Canada

b. Australia d. Greece

6. Where is the biggest desert on earth? a. Siberia c. Africa

b. Antarctica d. California

7. The highest mountain of the world is in which two countries?

a. India and Pakistan c. China and Tibet

b. Tibet and Nepal d. Pakistan and Nepal

8. The lowest point of land on earth is on the border between which two countries? a. Mexico and the U.S. c. Holland and Belgium

b. Israel and Jordan d. Denmark and Germany

9. Which is the northernmost capital city in the world? a. Oslo, Norway c. Helsinki, Finland

b. Reykjavik, Iceland d. Moscow, Russia

10. Which capital city in the world is at the highest altitude? a. Bern, Switzerland c. Katmandu, Nepal

b. La Paz, Bolivia d. Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia


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Worksheet 1, page 2. Geography Quiz

Answers:

1. China has more people than any other country, over one billion. India

has almost as many. The United States has 301 million, and Indonesia

has 234 million people.

2. Monaco is the country with the densest population. There are 16.2

people per square mile in this tiny country of only 0.75 square miles

(1.95 square kilometers). Singapore and Bahrain are also densely

populated, but China is not.

3. All these countries are sparse in population. Namibia and Mongolia are

the sparsest, with only 2 people per square mile. Australia and

Botswana are more crowded -- they have 3 people per square mile!

4. Russia has an area of about six and a half million square miles (17

million square kilometers), larger than Canada, China, or the United

States.

5. Canada’s coastline, with all its bays, islands, and inlets, is the longest:

151,485 miles (243,792 kilometers).

6. Antarctica has the world’s largest desert. It is immense. It is even

larger than the Sahara in Africa.

7. Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, is located partly in

Tibet and partly in Nepal.

8. The lowest point of land on the planet is at the bottom of the Dead Sea,

which lies between Jordan and Israel. It’s 1342 feet (409 meters) below

sea level from its shores. But it is not as deep as Lake Baikal in Russia,

in the mountains; Lake Baikal has a depth of 5,315 feet (1620 meters).

9. The capital city which lies furthest north is Reykjavik, in Iceland. Its

latitude is 65 degrees north, which is very near the Arctic Circle.

10. La Paz, Bolivia at 11,811 feet (3600 meters) is much higher than

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia at 4363 feet (1330 meters), and Katmandu,

Nepal at 4384 feet (1337 meters). Bern, Switzerland is much lower; it’s

only 1772 feet (540 meters) high.

Please go on to Worksheet 2 on the next page.


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Worksheet 2. Geography Quiz: True or false

Circle T if the statement is true based on the information in Worksheet 1. Circle F if

the statement is false.

1. T / F Russia’s population is larger than China’s.

2. T / F China is denser in population than Monaco is.

3. T / F Australia’s population is as sparse as Mongolia’s.

4. T / F Russia is bigger than Canada in land area.

5. T / F Canada’s coastline is almost as long as Australia’s.

6. T / F The desert in Africa is not as large as the desert in Antarctica.

7. T / F Mount Everest is located in two countries.

8. T / F The bottom of the Dead Sea is 409 meters down from its shores.

9. T / F Reykjavik is further south than Oslo.

10. T / F Bern, Switzerland is not nearly as high as Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.


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Worksheet 3. Geography Quiz: Vocabulary review

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

altitude

area

bay

billion

border

coastline

deep

depth

furthest

height

high

million

planet

thousand

1. 1,000 means one __________________________________.

2. 1,000,000 means one _______________________________.

3. 1,000,000,000 means one ____________________________.

4. A square mile measures the ___________________________.

5. Meters measure how _______________________ a mountain is.

6. The city of Denver is about one mile high. It has an

______________________________ of about 5,280 feet.

7. This map shows the __________________of the

southeastern United States, the land at the edge of the water.

8. A part of the sea that is mostly enclosed by a curve of the

land is a _______________________________.

9. The imaginary line that separates one country from another is its

_______________________________.

10. Earth is a ______________. There are seven others in our solar system.

11. The _______________________________ of the tallest mountain in

Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, is 19,563 feet (5,963 meters).

12. The _______________________________ of the Pacific Ocean at its

lowest point is 35,827 feet (10,924 meters).


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Worksheet 4. Geography Quiz: Vocabulary review

Complete each sentence with the letter of the correct word.

1. The forest has so many trees that there is little light. The forest is _____.

a. sparse b. dense c. immense

2. As Grandpa got older, he lost most of his hair. Now he is

almost bald. His hair is quite _____.

a. sparse b. dense c. immense

3. There’s a little _____ on the lake where people keep their boats.

a. coastline b. sea c. inlet

4. A sea is large, but an ocean is _____.

a. immense b. sparse c. crowded

5. Because Reykjavik is the northernmost capital city in the world, it is the

_____ north of the equator of all the capital cities.

a. highest b. furthest c. largest

6. My living room is 20 feet long and 10 feet wide. Its area is _____.

a. 200 feet long b. 200 feet wide c. 200 square feet

7. Mexico and the United States share a _____.

a. capital b. border c. population

8. The number of people in a place is its _____.

a. area b. place c. population

9. The distance north or south of the equator is expressed by _____.

a. latitude b. longitude c. altitude

10. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, an imaginary line, is ___.

a. latitude b. longitude c. altitude


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Worksheet 5. Reading: The Trans-Siberian Railway

Read this passage from a travel website. Answer the questions on the next page.

Q: What is the best way to go from Moscow to Beijing?

A: The best way to go from

Moscow to Beijing is on the

Trans-Siberian Railway,

which is the longest

railway in the world. On

this train, you will travel

across half of the globe,

and pass through eight

time zones to reach the

furthest edge of one

immense country.

Your journey will leave you with unique memories and the feeling of

experiencing something extraordinary. It will change the way you see time

and distance. Days slide by as different passengers meet, have drinks and

meals together, and form friendships as the train rolls on, stops for

provisions, and takes on new passengers. Outside, you will view the scenic

Ural Mountains, the great Siberian plains, the bottomless Lake Baikal, the

steppes of the Mongolian nomads, and the easternmost Russian city,

Vladivostok, before crossing the border into China.

You can stop off at one of the stations, take a tour or stay awhile, and

board the train again on another day. Your travel plans can be flexible,

providing you with maximum opportunities for independent discovery.

Q: What about money? How should we carry money?

A: Take some cash for use on your arrival in Russia (for immediate food,

taxis, and hotels), and for the rest, take credit cards and traveler’s checks.

Take cash if you visit small towns or the countryside, or if you take a cruise.

Cash is used more often than credit cards in Russia. U.S. dollars and euros

are often easier to change than other currencies. Sometimes you will get a

better exchange rate with euros, and sometimes with dollars when you

change to the Russian ruble, the Mongolian Togrog, or the Chinese Yuan. Of

course, the safest way to carry your money is in traveler’s checks.

steppes = a large land area without trees, especially in Russia, Asia, and eastern

Europe

nomad = a member of a tribe that travels from place to place instead of living in one

place all the time, usually in order to find grass for their animals


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Worksheet 5, page 2

Choose the correct answers based on the information in the reading. Question 7 has

more than one correct answer.

1. According to the passage, what is the best way to travel from Moscow to

Beijing?

a. By train

b. On a cruise

2. In which directions does the Trans-Siberian Railway go?

a. East and west

b. North and south

3. Which sentence is true?

a. Passengers spend all their time alone in private cabins.

b. Passengers spend a lot of their time socializing with other passengers.

4. Which two places will you see, if you stay on the entire ride?

a. The Ural Mountains and the Great Wall of China

b. The Alps and a part of Mongolia

5. True or false: passengers may get off the train and get on again on

another day.

a. True

b. False

6. True or false: you can use only cash in Russia.

a. True

b. False

7. Which of the following are currencies of countries?

a. Euros

b. Dollars

c. Rubles

d. Checks

e. Credit cards

f. Yuan

8. Which is safer?

a. Cash

b. Traveler’s checks


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Worksheet 6. Vocabulary practice

Choose a word from the word pool that completes each sentence correctly.

awhile

board

bottomless

cruise

edge

extraordinary

flexible

further

furthest

provisions

scenic

unique

1. A person who practices yoga regularly becomes

very __________________________.

2. The easternmost point is the place that is

__________________________ east.

3. Something that is ____________________ is the only one of its kind.

4. Food, drinks, and other supplies, especially for a journey, are

_______________________________.

5. You can say that something is very, very deep when you use the word

__________________________.

6. When you get on a plane, train, or bus, you ______________________ it.

7. When you travel by boat on a vacation, you’re taking a

__________________________.

8. Something that is very special, unusual, and impressive is

__________________________.

9. If you want someone to stay for a period of time, you might say, “Sit

down and stay __________________________.”

10. This car is about to fall off the _____________________

of the cliff.


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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 traveler’s checks

3. The Sahara Desert is _______.

enormous maximum

immense bottomless

4. It’s 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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Worksheet 8. Vocabulary practice: Similar or opposite?

Complete the chart with words from the word pool. For each bolded word in the

Word column, choose a word that is either similar or opposite in meaning.

border

countryside

dense

depth

further

furthest

great

longitude

meters

safe

scenic

usual

worse

worst

Word Similar Opposite

1. extraordinary

special

usual

2. edge

center

3. dangerous

insecure

4. rural area

urban area

5. height

altitude

6. nearest

closest

7. thick

sparse

8. greatest

best

9. beautiful

ugly

10. large

small


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Worksheet 9. Conversation completions

Fill the blank with the letter of the phrase that logically completes each

conversation.

a. are unique

b. be too difficult to breathe

c. board in about ten minutes

d. lie between Alaska and Siberia

e. rather take the scenic route

f. save the planet

g. stop off at the drugstore and

wait for a prescription

h. travel through six time zones

1. Husband: Which road should we go on?

Wife: Well, the Interstate is faster, but I’d _______.

2. Passenger: How long before Flight 72 leaves?

Airline ticket agent: We are going to _______.

3. Jane: Sue! So glad you’re back! Can you come over right now?

Sue: Sorry, I’m exhausted! I’ve got jet lag. It’s not easy to _______.

4. Tom: How come you’re buying a hybrid car?

Sam: It uses less gas, man. I’m trying to _______.

5. Lila: Wouldn’t you love to go to Machu Picchu?

Mary: In Peru? Of course! But the altitude there is too high

for my heart. It might _______.

6. Teacher: Who can tell me the location of the Aleutian

Islands?

Student: I can! They_______.

7. Customer: How come these sandals are so

expensive?

Salesperson: They’re special. They’re different from

all the other kinds. They’re made by hand of rope, old

tires, and coffee beans. They______.

jet lag = the tired and confused feeling that you get after flying a long distance

hybrid car = a car that gets its energy from gasoline and from another source rope = very strong thick string, made by twisting together many thinner strings


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Worksheet 10. Crossword

Complete the crossword puzzle. Use the clues below the puzzle to figure out the

words. All the words are in Chapter 9. Write the correct words across and down.

Write one letter in each space.

ACROSS DOWN

1. Not completely 2. It travels on the railway.

5. Rubles, euros, yuan, 3. A trip, especially over a long

for examples distance

6. The center of government 4. Similar to an inlet

in a country 7. Sit down and stay _______.

8. If something can bend, it

is _______.

1 2

3

4 5

6 7

8


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Answer Key

Worksheet 1 1. c

2. a

3. a, b

4. a

5. c

6. b

7. b

8. b

9. b

10. b

Worksheet 2 1. F

2. F

3. F

4. T

5. F

6. T

7. T

8. T

9. F

10. T

Worksheet 3 1. thousand

2. million

3. billion

4. area

5. high

6. altitude

7. coastline

8. bay

9. border

10. planet

11. height

12. depth

Worksheet 4 1. b. dense

2. a. sparse

3. c. inlet

4. a. immense

5. b. furthest


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Worksheet 5 1. a

2. a

3. b

4. a

5. a

6. b

7. a, b, c, f

8. b

Worksheet 6 1. flexible

2. farthest

3. unique

4. provisions

5. bottomless

6. board

7. cruise

8. extraordinary

9. awhile

10. edge

Worksheet 7 1. globe, earth

2. in cash, by credit card, in euros, with traveler’s checks

3. enormous, immense

4. on a cruise

5. longitude

6. coastline

7. meters, feet, miles

Worksheet 8 Similar Opposite

1. usual

2. border

3. safe

4. countryside

5. depth

6. furthest

7. dense

8. worst

9. scenic

10. great


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P A R T L Y

R J

B A M O N E Y

C A P I T A L U

Y N W R

H N

F L E X I B L E

L Y

E

Worksheet 9

1. e

2. c

3. h

4. f

5. b

6. d

7. a

Worksheet 10 Across:

1. partly

5. money

6. capital

8. flexible

Down:

2. train

3. journey

4. bay

7. awhile


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Word List altitude

area

awhile

bay

billion

board

border

bottomless

capital

cash

coastline

countryside

credit card

cruise

dense

depth

earth

edge

enormous

euro

extraordinary

farther

farthest

feet

flexible

further

furthest

globe

great

height

high

immense

inlet

journey

latitude

longitude

meters

mile

million

money

partly

planet

population

provisions

safe

scenic

sparse

square feet

thousand

train

traveler’s check

unique

usual

worst

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