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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 8—Connecting Ideas
1. Reading: Elephants
2. Vocabulary practice
3. Vocabulary practice
4. Reading: Pliny Describes Elephants
5. Vocabulary practice
6. Vocabulary practice
7. Vocabulary practice
8. Which word doesn’t belong?
9. Vocabulary review
10. Word search game
Answer Key
Word List
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Worksheet 1. Reading: Elephants
Read the questions and answers about elephants from a nature website. Then
answer the questions on the next page.
Elephants
Is it true that elephants never forget anything?
Elephants do have remarkable memories. This helps
them to survive well in the wild. They can find food
and water during times of drought because they can
remember places to drink and to find food.
Elephants usually remember each other for their whole lifetime, even
though they may not see each other for many years.
Why do elephants have such large ears?
Elephants have their enormous ears so they can cool themselves. The ears
act as cooling devices, like two huge fans. When the animal flaps its ears,
the blood temperature goes down 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit).
Can elephants run?
Elephants are actually incapable of running, but they can walk
very fast. Researchers have recorded speeds of elephants
moving elephants at 18-20 miles (29-32 kilometers) per hour!
This is as fast as world-class Olympic hurdlers.
Are elephants afraid of mice?
At one time many people thought elephants were afraid of mice,
but this is not true. It’s a myth. In zoos, a mouse sometimes runs
around very near the tip of an elephant’s trunk, but the elephant
ignores it.
Is it true that the normal lifespan of an elephant is 100 years?
Although many people believe that elephants live for over 100 years, the
oldest elephant ever recorded died on February 26, 2003, at the age of 86.
He had lived in the Taipei Zoo in Taiwan.
The average lifespan of an elephant in the wild is about 50 years. When an
elephant in the wild dies of old age, it’s often because its last teeth have
worn out. It can’t eat any more, and dies of hunger. Well cared-for
elephants in zoos live longer. Their average lifespan can be close to 70 years.
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Worksheet 1, page 2
Circle T if the statement is true according to the reading. Circle F if the statement is
false.
1. T / F Elephants have excellent memories.
2. T / F Elephants can find food and water even when the weather is
extremely dry.
3. T / F Elephants don’t forget other elephants.
4. T / F Elephants have huge ears.
5. T / F Elephants’ ears serve mostly so they can hear very, very well.
6. T / F Elephants can run very fast.
7. T / F Elephants are afraid of mice.
8. T / F Scientists have records of elephants that have lived to be 100 years
old.
9. T / F Elephants in the wild live for about 60 years, on average.
10. T / F Although elephants in certain zoos are extremely well cared-for,
elephants in zoos never live as long as elephants in the wild. They
die younger.
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Worksheet 2. Vocabulary practice
Circle the letter of the correct meaning of the word or phrase in bold.
1. Ethan has remarkable abilities in music. He is only five years old, but he
is already famous as a violinist.
a. strange
b. unusual and excellent
c. inherited
2. All the trees are dying. There has been a drought for two years.
a. period of cold weather
b. period without care
c. period without rain
3. There are enormous areas of wilderness in northern Canada.
a. very big
b. very cold
c. very dry
4. The police can record the speed of a moving car with a radar device.
a. machine or tool that does a special job
b. automobile
c. computer
5. Penguins flap their wings, but they don’t fly.
a. move up and down
b. move in and out
c. move around
6. Newborn babies are incapable of walking.
a. have the ability
b. don’t have the ability
c. are tired
7. In many countries of the world, little children think that Santa Claus brings
them presents, but this is a myth.
a. fact
b. story that is untrue
c. history
8. Janet never answers the phone when she is studying. If it rings, she just
ignores it.
a. pays no attention to
b. turns it off
c. doesn’t know anything about
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Worksheet 3. Vocabulary practice
Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase from the word pool.
average
fan
hunger
hungry
in the wild
in the world
life style
lifetime
survive
tail
tip
trunk
world class
worn out
1. My great-grandfather is 91 years old. He tells wonderful stories about
events that happened during his ___________________________.
2. Plants can’t ___________________________ without water and light.
3. A ___________________________ makes the air cooler.
4. We had to buy a new refrigerator because the one we had had for 25
years was ________________________.
5. An elephant has a long
___________________________.
6. In zoos, animals receive food and care from
zookeepers, but___________________________ animals have to find
their own food.
7. The ___________________________ age at retirement was 62.4
years in the United States in 2000.
8. The goal of the charity is to eliminate
___________________________ all over the world.
9. The best hotel in the city is a five-star hotel. You can
say that it is a___________________________
hotel.
10.When the _______________________ of a pencil
breaks off, you can’t write with the pencil.
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Worksheet 4. Reading: Pliny Describes Elephants
Two thousand years ago, people in present-day Europe knew very little about
elephants. Read the passage about elephants, closely based on the one written in the
first century A.D. by Pliny the Elder in Natural History, Book 8. Then answer the
questions on the next page.
Pliny Describes Elephants
The elephant's lifespan is three
hundred years. They travel in
herds, are afraid of mice, and
courteously salute men in
whatever way they can. They once
lived in both in Africa and India,
but now only live in India.
Persian and Indian soldiers build wooden towers on the back of elephants
and fight from there.
They possess the quality of mercy. If by chance they see a man
wandering in the desert, they offer to lead him to familiar paths. If by
chance they fight in battle, they want to take care of the wounded soldiers,
so they take the exhausted ones and the injured ones back into their own
camps.
The elephant is the closest of all animals to humans in intelligence. It
understands the language of its own country, so it can understand and obey
orders. Elephants are wise and just, remember their duties, enjoy affection,
and respect the intelligence of men. They know that their
tusks are valuable, so when a tusk falls off, they bury it.
Elephants are gentle, and do no harm unless someone
provokes them. Male elephants are used in battle,
carrying castles full of armed soldiers on their backs. The
slightest squeal of a wild boar can frighten them. They
hate mice and refuse to eat food that a mouse has
touched. The main natural enemy of elephants is the
terrifying dragon.
Fact: An elephant has one trunk and two tusks, one tusk on each side of its trunk.
They live in groups called herds.
Definition: A dragon is a large imaginary animal that has wings and a long tail and
can breathe out fire.
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Worksheet 4, page 2
Answer the questions according to the reading. Circle a. or b.
1. What can you say about this passage?
a. The information is up-to-date and accurate.
b. The passage was written 2000 years ago.
2. According to this passage, how long do elephants live?
a. About 300 years. b. About 100 years.
3. The author believes which idea?
a. Elephants come from India, but are spreading throughout India and Africa.
b. Elephants used to live in Africa and India, but now they live only in India.
4. Which statement seems to be true?
a. The author believes that elephants have human qualities. b. The author doesn’t like elephants.
5. The author makes certain statements about elephants. Circle the ones that you think are scientifically true.
a. Elephants travel in herds. b. Elephants courteously salute men.
c. Elephants want to take care of wounded soldiers.
d. Elephants are wise and just.
e. Elephants know that tusks are valuable. f. Elephants have tusks.
g. Elephants’ natural enemy is the dragon.
6. The author is describing elephants in a certain activity. What is this activity?
a. farming
b. war
7. The author says that elephants are afraid of some things. Circle the things that
elephants are afraid of, according to the author.
a. mice
b. wild boars c. dragons
d. people
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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 doesn’t 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. Don’t make him angry. Don’t (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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Worksheet 6. Vocabulary practice
Complete each sentence with the correct word from the word pool.
harm
herd
lead
lifespan
obey
quality
tower
wander
wise
wounded
1. A high building is sometimes called a
_______________________. There’s 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 boy’s hand so that
he doesn’t _________________________ 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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Worksheet 7. Vocabulary practice
Circle the letter of the sentence that has the same meaning as the first sentence.
1. Carl and Ruth love each other.
a. Carl loves Ruth, and he loves other people, too.
b. Ruth loves Carl, and she loves other people, too.
c. Carl loves Ruth, and Ruth loves Carl.
2. Tonight we salute our leader, Sandra Smith! Welcome her now, ladies and
gentlemen!
a. We are showing our appreciation for our leader.
b. We are going to bury our leader.
c. We are afraid of our leader.
3. The young man courteously stood up to greet me.
a. The young man was fast.
b. The young man was polite.
c. The young man was slow.
4. It was a battle to persuade the mayor, but we won!
a. It was impossible to persuade the mayor.
b. We fought successfully.
c. It was easy to persuade the mayor.
5. There has been a drought here for three years.
a. The land has been dry for three years.
b. The land has been wet for three years.
c. For the past three years, we have had both droughts and floods.
6. Speak to children in a gentle voice.
a. Speak with strength.
b. Speak loud.
c. Speak softly.
7. Don’t provoke that dog. He could bite us.
a. Don’t touch the dog.
b. Don’t do anything to make the dog angry.
c. Don’t move at all.
8. There’s an old saying: A man’s home is his castle. But,
isn’t a woman’s home her castle, too?
a. A man should be a king in his own home, and a woman
should be a queen in hers.
b. A man needs a big house, and a woman does, too.
c. Every king needs a queen.
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Worksheet 8. Which word doesn’t belong?
Check the word or phrase that does not belong in the group.
1. O remarkable O usual O unusual O excellent
2. O small O large O huge O enormous
3. O device O machine O tool O drought
4. O myth O fact O truth O reality
5. O strong O hurt O injured O wounded
6. O harm O damage O injury O safety
7. O wise O smart O stupid O intelligent
8. O gentle O soft O nice O rough
9. O wooden O plastic O castle O metal
10. O refuse O accept O reject O say no to
11. O tip O end O point O middle
12. O mouse O dragon O cat O elephant
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Worksheet 9. Vocabulary review
Complete each sentences with the correct word from the word pool.
armed
gentle
harm
incapable
lifespan
lifestyle
lifetime
mice
survived
tip
tusk
wooden
1. An elephant has a trunk. Male adult elephants – and some female ones –
have one _________________________ on each side of it.
2. Elephants are intelligent, and they are often _______________________
and nice.
3. Elephants are _______________________ of speaking a language as
humans do, although they communicate with each other by elephant
sounds.
4. Lying on the beach for a long time can do more ____________________
than good. It’s bad for your skin, even though it feels good and makes you
look healthy.
5. In the olden days, _______________________ soldiers carried bows
and arrows. Today they carry guns.
6. We wish you a _______________________ full of happiness!
Congratulations, Dave and Sue, on your wedding!
7. The motorcycle rider _______________________ the
accident because he was wearing a helmet on his head.
8. I bought a beautiful _______________________ bowl at
the art fair. It was made by a local artist.
9. A worker bee has a _______________________ of
only about a year, but the queen bee’s is much
longer -- up to five years.
10. When someone says, “That’s just the ____________________
of the iceberg,” it means that you know only a very small part
of a problem. You know a little bit, but most of the problem
is under water. Like the iceberg, it’s dangerous because it’s
there, and you can’t see it.
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M O U S E D
Y E T D L R
T N R V T A
H E U Q S G
H M N W A O
Y Y K N C N
Worksheet 10. Word search game
This puzzle uses 7 nouns from Chapter 8. A word can be horizontal (across), vertical
(up and down), or diagonal (on a slope). Find the words and circle them.
The clues under the puzzle will help you. The gray shading shows the first letter of
a word.
Clues
1. Home of the king and queen
2. An imaginary animal
3. Opposite of friend
4. A group of elephants or horses
5. The singular of mice
6. A story that is not true
7. The long nose of the elephant
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Answer Key
Worksheet 1
1. T
2. T 3. T
4. T
5. F
6. F 7. F
8. F
9. F 10. F
Worksheet 2
1. b
2. c 3. a
4. a
5. a 6. b
7. b
8. a
Worksheet 3
1. lifetime
2. survive
3. fan 4. worn out
5. trunk
6. in the wild 7. average
8. hunger
9. world class
10. tip
Worksheet 4
1. b
2. a
3. b 4. a
5. a, f
6. b 7. a, b, c
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Worksheet 5
1. herd group
2. class herd
3. intelligence mercy
4. wandering thinking
5. familiar similar
6. paths battles
7. wounded wise
8. lead obey
9. just afraid
10. duties enemies
11. injured exhausted
12. affection intelligence
13. courteous gentle
14. quickly courteously
15. battle harm
16. squeal crash
17. provoke salute
18. salute frighten
19. obey refuse
20. provoke bury
Worksheet 6
1. tower
2. herd
3. wounded
4. quality
5. wander
6. obey
7. lead
8. lifespan
9. harm
10. wise
Worksheet 7
1. c
2. a
3. b
4. b
5. c
6. b
7. a
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M O U S E D
Y E T D L R
T N R V T A
H E U Q S G
H M N W A O
Y Y K N C N
Worksheet 8
1. usual
2. small
3. drought
4. myth
5. strong
6. safety
7. stupid
8. rough
9. castle
10. accept
11. middle
12. dragon
Worksheet 9
1. tusk
2. gentle
3. incapable
4. harm
5. armed
6. lifetime
7. survived
8. wooden
9. lifespan
10. tip
Worksheet 10
1. castle
2. dragon
3. enemy
4. herd
5. mouse
6. myth
7. trunk
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Word List
accept
affection
afraid
armed
average
battle
bury
castle
class
courteous
courteously
crash
dragon
drought
duty
enemy
exhausted
familiar
fan
frighten
gentle
group
harm
herd
hunger
incapable
injured
intelligence
just
lead
lifespan
lifetime
mercy
middle
mouse
myth
obey
path
provoke
quality
quickly
refuse
rough
safety
salute
similar
small
squeal
strong
stupid
survive
thinking
tip
tower
trunk
tusk
usual
wander
wandering
wild (n)
wise
wooden
world class
worn out
wounded