1. capture s _ _ z _ e
2. anxious a_ _ r _ h _ _ s_ _ e
3. opportunity c _ _ _ c_
4. begin c _ _ _ e n _ _
5. record d_ _ u_ e_ t
6. record _ o _ (noun)
7. careful d_ l _ g_ _t
m e_ i c _ l_ _s
8. cute c _ ar_ _ _g
a_ _r_ _l e
a t _ r _ _ t_ _ e
9. build a _ _ e _ _ l e
c_ _ s _ r u _ t
10. improve b_ _ s t
e _ h a _ _e
11. fade w_ n _
12. spare e _ t _ _
s _ r _ _ u _
a _ _ i t i _ n _ l
13. throw d _ s c _ _ d
14. neglect d _ s r _ g a_ _
15. intimidate t _ r e _ _e _
16. mess c l _ _ _ e _
17. dry b a _ _ e _
18. limit c _ _ t _ _ l
r _ s _ r _ _ t
19. bear h _ l _
t o _ _ r _ t _
20. shame d _ _ g _ a _ e
e m _ _ r _ a_ _me _ _t
Wednesday, 27 August 2014
Fill in the blanks 25/08/14
adorable blissful flamboyant charming
flawless reckless modest lenient hideous
aggressive luminous anxious clumsy frail
enraged studious competent mammoth
tedious immense
1. The _________ doll was gifted to me by my grandmother.
2. The bakers took up the ________ task of baking the world's biggest cookie.
3. He was taken to the head teacher's room because of his ________ behaviour in the playground.
4. He has a ________ dressing sense.
5. Memorising the whole book is a _____ job.
6. Spending two hours daily for her studies makes her a ________ girl.
7. The teacher commented that her essay was ________.
8. Our new science teacher is _____ and it made him very popular.
9. The team was under ______ pressure to complete the project on time.
10. The princess looked ________ in the turquoise gown.
11. I am not allowed to handle fragile objects because I am _______.
12. It was a ______ day spending time with my family in our beach house.
13. The ______ monster snarled at the trembling boy.
14. The mere thought of the exam made him ________.
15. The toothpaste claimed to make your teeth _____.
16. The ________ lion pounced on the frightened deer.
17. The ______ mob attacked the innocent visitors.
18. The new manager is ________ enough to supervise the team.
19. He is _________ and never boasted about his outstanding achievements.
20. The _______ old man struggled to carry his shopping bag.
flawless reckless modest lenient hideous
aggressive luminous anxious clumsy frail
enraged studious competent mammoth
tedious immense
1. The _________ doll was gifted to me by my grandmother.
2. The bakers took up the ________ task of baking the world's biggest cookie.
3. He was taken to the head teacher's room because of his ________ behaviour in the playground.
4. He has a ________ dressing sense.
5. Memorising the whole book is a _____ job.
6. Spending two hours daily for her studies makes her a ________ girl.
7. The teacher commented that her essay was ________.
8. Our new science teacher is _____ and it made him very popular.
9. The team was under ______ pressure to complete the project on time.
10. The princess looked ________ in the turquoise gown.
11. I am not allowed to handle fragile objects because I am _______.
12. It was a ______ day spending time with my family in our beach house.
13. The ______ monster snarled at the trembling boy.
14. The mere thought of the exam made him ________.
15. The toothpaste claimed to make your teeth _____.
16. The ________ lion pounced on the frightened deer.
17. The ______ mob attacked the innocent visitors.
18. The new manager is ________ enough to supervise the team.
19. He is _________ and never boasted about his outstanding achievements.
20. The _______ old man struggled to carry his shopping bag.
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
Vocabulary 25/08/14
adorable anxious
charming studious
modest reckless
blissful immense
aggressive clumsy
enraged frail
flawless competent
hideous luminous
lenient flamboyant
tedious mammoth
charming studious
modest reckless
blissful immense
aggressive clumsy
enraged frail
flawless competent
hideous luminous
lenient flamboyant
tedious mammoth
Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Fill in the blanks
stubborn strict stable staple stale
stationery stationary story storey
steep advance enhanced presence
absence balance chance entrance pace
grace
1. The park _______ will be closed half an hour after sunset.
2. The old car struggled to go up the _______ hill.
3. The doctor gave him ______ orders to avoid spicy and fried foods.
4. The ________ my grandmother told me was very interesting.
5. We booked the tickets in __________ to avoid disppointment.
6. Can you _________ an apple on your head and walk backwards?
7. My baby brother was very __________ about eating an icecream for breakfast.
8. He had only two slices of ________ bread left to eat.
10. My office is in the fifth floor of an eighteen _______ building.
11. He works as a __________ boy in the farm in a nearby village.
12. Rice is the _______ food in most of the Asian countries.
13.She increased her running ______ when the finish line was in sight.
14. She showed no _______ towards the poor man.
15. It was beautiful seeing the ponies _______ around the field.
16. It's my _________ to show my gratitude to him.
17. My friend is fond of buying fancy __________ items.
18. He is very funny that his __________ amuses everyone around him.
19. The elegant dress ____________ her beauty.
20. ___________ during term time should be strictly avoided.
stationery stationary story storey
steep advance enhanced presence
absence balance chance entrance pace
grace
1. The park _______ will be closed half an hour after sunset.
2. The old car struggled to go up the _______ hill.
3. The doctor gave him ______ orders to avoid spicy and fried foods.
4. The ________ my grandmother told me was very interesting.
5. We booked the tickets in __________ to avoid disppointment.
6. Can you _________ an apple on your head and walk backwards?
7. My baby brother was very __________ about eating an icecream for breakfast.
8. He had only two slices of ________ bread left to eat.
10. My office is in the fifth floor of an eighteen _______ building.
11. He works as a __________ boy in the farm in a nearby village.
12. Rice is the _______ food in most of the Asian countries.
13.She increased her running ______ when the finish line was in sight.
14. She showed no _______ towards the poor man.
15. It was beautiful seeing the ponies _______ around the field.
16. It's my _________ to show my gratitude to him.
17. My friend is fond of buying fancy __________ items.
18. He is very funny that his __________ amuses everyone around him.
19. The elegant dress ____________ her beauty.
20. ___________ during term time should be strictly avoided.
Vocabulary 18/08/14
stubborn advance
strict balance
stable enhance
staple chance
stale entrance
stationary presence
stationery absence
story prance
storey pace
steep grace
strict balance
stable enhance
staple chance
stale entrance
stationary presence
stationery absence
story prance
storey pace
steep grace
Monday, 18 August 2014
'ie' and 'ei' words
'i' before 'e' 'e' before 'i' exceptions
grief ceiling seize
thief receive counterfeit
chief deceive forfeit
relief perceive foreign
shield deceit
field conceited
believe receipt
relieve
siege
retrieve
fiend
mischievous
niece
sieve
diesel
Note:
1. In all these words, 'ie' and 'ei' make the sound 'eeh'.
2. 'I' comes before 'e', except when it follows 'c'.
Words with 'ie' and 'ei' where they make different sounds(other than 'eeh').
weird alien
science friend
client
Words with 'ei' where they make the sound 'ai':
height either
freight neither
exceptions(there is a little drag):
society
variety
anxiety
'ei' making the sound 'ay':
eight unveil
weight
abseil
vein
rein
reign
sleigh
1. Now, it's your turn to think of words that can be added to any of the above lists.
Antonyms 1
1. bold t_ _ _d
2. precious _ _e_ p
3. genuine i _ _ in _e _e
4. giant p_ g_ y
5. faithful d _ _ l_ _a_
6. facilitate h_ _ d_ _
7. feasible i_ _ _s _ i b_ _
8. poised a_ i t _ t_ d
9. provoke p_ c_ _y
10. pleasure n _ _ s_ _c _
2. precious _ _e_ p
3. genuine i _ _ in _e _e
4. giant p_ g_ y
5. faithful d _ _ l_ _a_
6. facilitate h_ _ d_ _
7. feasible i_ _ _s _ i b_ _
8. poised a_ i t _ t_ d
9. provoke p_ c_ _y
10. pleasure n _ _ s_ _c _
Cloze 1
1. The a_c_ _ _t castle majestically stood upon the massive ra_i_e.
2. The little boy f_ _n_ic_l_ _ ran out of his bedroom.
3. Our life is filled with m_ _ _d emotions.
4. His fe_l_ _ _ s were hurt by his friend's arrogance.
5. The n_i_ _b_u_s complained of _t_a_ _e noises coming from the d_l_p_d_ted house.
6. Race cars are known for their i_ _ r_d_ _le speed.
7. The c _ _ ser_ _t_ r_ is full of e_ o _ i _ plants.
8. Everyone likes him because he is a j_ _ i_l person.
9. The g_ _w _ _ of the company is _i_ _e_ ed by its f_ _r_e
c_ _ p_t_t_ _s.
10. He felt h_ _ il_a_ _d when nobody laughed for his joke.
11. The team was under i _ _en_ _ pressure to complete the task on time.
12. The suspect pleaded g_ _l_ _ of murder.
13. Don't _ _d_ _ people by their appearance.
14. He p_ _t_ nd_ _ to be a monkey to _ _ u_ e his baby sister.
15. Food h_g_ _ne in restaurants is inspected and certified by the local councils.
2. The little boy f_ _n_ic_l_ _ ran out of his bedroom.
3. Our life is filled with m_ _ _d emotions.
4. His fe_l_ _ _ s were hurt by his friend's arrogance.
5. The n_i_ _b_u_s complained of _t_a_ _e noises coming from the d_l_p_d_ted house.
6. Race cars are known for their i_ _ r_d_ _le speed.
7. The c _ _ ser_ _t_ r_ is full of e_ o _ i _ plants.
8. Everyone likes him because he is a j_ _ i_l person.
9. The g_ _w _ _ of the company is _i_ _e_ ed by its f_ _r_e
c_ _ p_t_t_ _s.
10. He felt h_ _ il_a_ _d when nobody laughed for his joke.
11. The team was under i _ _en_ _ pressure to complete the task on time.
12. The suspect pleaded g_ _l_ _ of murder.
13. Don't _ _d_ _ people by their appearance.
14. He p_ _t_ nd_ _ to be a monkey to _ _ u_ e his baby sister.
15. Food h_g_ _ne in restaurants is inspected and certified by the local councils.
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
Vocabulary 11/08/14
Learn the meaning and spelling of the following words:
gorgeous ferocious
monotonous atrocious
gregarious copious
spacious devious
vicious dubious
superfluous luxurious
obvious previous
tremendous precious
humorous cautious
curious ludicrous
Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:
A B
curious dishonest
ludicrous careful
luxurious absurd
cautious boring
devious last
spacious sociable
previous valuable
gregarious lavish
monotonous roomy
precious inquisitive
Now try to find a new synonym for each of the words in column A(other than the words in column B).
gorgeous ferocious
monotonous atrocious
gregarious copious
spacious devious
vicious dubious
superfluous luxurious
obvious previous
tremendous precious
humorous cautious
curious ludicrous
Match the words in column A with their synonyms in column B:
A B
curious dishonest
ludicrous careful
luxurious absurd
cautious boring
devious last
spacious sociable
previous valuable
gregarious lavish
monotonous roomy
precious inquisitive
Now try to find a new synonym for each of the words in column A(other than the words in column B).
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