VOCAB TEST 1 (5)

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Modified words
We can sometimes add prefixes to change, or modify, the main meaning of a verb, noun or
adjective without making it into an opposite (e.g., pay - overpay - underpay)
The prefixes we use to do this are:

For verbs: over- , under- , pre-, fore-
For adjectives: over- , under- , pre- , fore- , pro- , anti- .
For nouns: pre- , post- , anti- , pro-, under-
Complete the sentences below with a combination of a prefix from box A and a word from
box B.
A. B.
armed • Christmas • climax
anti- • over- • anti-
clockwise • due • estimate
under- • pro- • fore- • fore-
estimated • European
under- • pre- • post- • fore-
graduates • holiday • mined
under- • anti- • over-
see • social • warned
1. Everybody told us the film was fantastic, so we were quite excited about seeing it. Unfortunately, it
wasn't very good. It really was quite an ________.
2. Do you ________ any problems with the visa? I need to know as soon as possible if we're likely to
have difficulties.
3. Everyone's suffering from ________ depression. After such a nice break in Spain, the gloomy weather
back here in England is making us all miserable.
4. The figure of £50,000 was a bit of an ________ . It actually cost us almost £70,000.
5. She's ________ and believes that the country should remain part of the European Union.
6. He's very ________, and ignores all our attempts to talk to him or make him feel part of the group.
7. A lot of ________ from the university are trying to get holiday jobs so that they have some spending
money next term.
8. She was ________ with good advice before she went into the interview.
9. He was driving ________ round the ring road when the accident took place. If he had been going the
other way, he would have been all right.
10. We were ________ of trouble by our spies and took guns to the meeting.
11. I always read my horoscope so that I can ________ what will happen to me during the week.
12. Her library books were ________ by four weeks, so she had to pay a fine of almost £8.
13. He ________ my confidence by telling me that everyone hated me.
14. Last December we had so many ________ parties that by the time the big day arrived I couldn't eat
or drink another thing.
15. He ________ the amount of time needed to decorate the house; he thought it would take five days
but it only took three.
'Forewarned is forearmed' is an English expression which means that if you know about something
before it happens, you will be better prepared.
Person A. 'Mr Jenkins wants to see me in his office.'
Person B. 'Be careful. He's in a really bad mood this morning'
Person A. 'Thanks. Forewarned is forearmed!'
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For reference, see the Easier English Dictionary for Students (0 7475 6624 0)
general vocabulary
Noises
Task 1. HUMAN NOISES
Match the words in the box with their description below. Use your dictionary to check your
answers.
sniff sneeze sigh pant scream boo gasp stammer cough

cheer puff chant whisper groan yawn snore
1. to sing a regular beat

2. to speak very quietly
3. to breathe with difficulty
4. to breathe fast
5. to make loud cries
6. to hesitate and repeat sounds when speaking
7. to make loud noises with the nose and throat when asleep
8. to send air out of your lungs suddenly because your throat hurts
9. to breathe deeply showing you are sad, relieved, etc.
10. to make a sound to show that you do not like an actor, politician, etc
11. to shout encouragement
12. to breathe in air through your nose
13. to open your mouth wide and breathe in and out deeply when you are tired or bored
14. to blow air suddenly out through your nose and mouth because of an irritation inside your nose ( a
reflex action)
15. to moan deeply
16. to take a short, deep breath, showing surprise or pain.
2. ANIMAL NOISES
Match the noises on the left with the animals that make them on the right.
Noise Animal
croak bee
squeak donkey
howl wolf
quack snake
buzz cat
grunt sheep / goat
hiss duck
neigh lion / tiger
bray mouse
bleat dog
crow pig
roar cock(erel)
bark horse
miaow / purr frog
Several of these noises can also be made by humans or other objects (e.g., a powerful engine can purr).
Use your dictionary to find out which ones.
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Noises
Task 3. OTHER NOISES
Match the noises in the box with the things that cause them.
sizzle • rumble • boom • blare • murmur • ring • clink • whirr

rattle • bang • pop • thud • tinkle • click
1. a cork coming out of a bottle

2. somebody falling over and hitting their head heavily on the floor
3. loud music or car horns
4. a very large gun, or an aircraft breaking the sound barrier
5. bells
6. windows in the wind or a baby's toy which is shaken
7. a little bell which rings when you open a shop door
8. two glasses touching each other
9. a camera
10. sausages cooking
11. a train passing over a bridge or thunder in the distance
12. a group of people talking quietly
13. a door shutting suddenly
14. a small plane
4. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

Most of the words in the tasks above can be either nouns or verbs. Use them to complete the
following sentences. If the word is a verb, you will need to change its form.
1. He ________ in surprise when he saw the bill.

2. The crowds ________ anti-government slogans.
3. His loud ________ (plural) kept her awake.
4. The crowd ________ when the first marathon runners appeared.
5. She rushed into the police station and ________ out 'he's - he's - he's after me, he's got - got - a
knife'
6. We heard a faint ________ from the corner of the field and found an injured lamb.
7. The lion ________ and then attacked.
8. The dog ________ every time he hears the postman.
9. He ________ his fingers to get the waiter's attention.
10. He drives around with his radio ________ .
11. The wet logs ________ as we threw them on the fire
12. He was red in the face and ________ as he crossed the finishing line.
13. She gave a deep ________ of relief and put the phone down.
14.The cat rubbed against my leg with a loud ________.
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The prefixes we use to do this are:

sniff sneeze sigh pant scream boo gasp stammer cough

1. to sing a regular beat

sizzle • rumble • boom • blare • murmur • ring • clink • whirr

1. a cork coming out of a bottle

4. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

1. He ________ in surprise when he saw the bill.

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