VOCABULARY 1 EXERCISES (part 1)
1 Choose the correct option.
1 Those scissors / mushrooms are sharp.
2 The parrot was sitting on Steve's tongue / shoulder.
3 Did you hear your headphones / alarm clock this morning?
4 Dont tell anyone! Its a challenge / secret.
5 How many guests did you have at your wedding / accident?
6 The guide /alien showed us the church.
7 It's very risky to ride your bike without wearing a tracksuit / helmet.
8 The chimney was made of soap / bricks.
2 Complete the sentences with the following words.
trip director road timetable cottage storm price weather
1 The first lesson on the _____________________________ for Monday morning is history.
2 Our apple tree fell down in the _____________________________.
3 We made a _____________________________ to the beach.
4 The _____________________________ was good at the start of the week.
5 You paid a high _____________________________ for the house.
6 They live in a beautiful country _____________________________, with roses around the door.
7 She became the _____________________________ of the new information centre.
8 There's a sweet shop on the other side of the _____________________________.
3 Complete the sentences.
1 She put her arm round my sh_____________________________ and gave me a kiss.
2 He often went to his room and listened to music on his h_____________________________.
3 Paul had six c_____________________________ on his birthday cake.
4 Tigers and l_____________________________ are big cats.
5 Don't forget to put the clothes in the washing m_____________________________.
6 What's the highest m_____________________________ in Europe?
7 We heard the church b_____________________________ ringing.
8 Spring is my favourite s_____________________________ of the year.
4 Unscramble the words.
1 I'm allergic to _____________________________ (SNUTEAP).
2 Use _____________________________ (POSA) and water to wash your hands
3 I had a terrible _____________________________ (CHEADEAH) so I didn't go to the concert.
4 The _____________________________ (RATEMPETURE) today was 28C.
5 We're making plans for the _____________________________ (REFUTU).
6 Be careful with that _____________________________ (FIKNE) or you'll cut yourself!
7 They did some _____________________________ (TSMENPERIEX) with magnets.
5 Translate.
1 Ptrosi jsou nejvt ptci na svt. _____________________________________________________
2 Pozvali jsme nae ptele a sousedy. ____________________________________________________
3 Koupil sv en njak parfm. ________________________________________________________
4 Nae kola m pes 600 k. __________________________________________________________
5 Vezmi si detnk bude pret. _________________________________________________________
6 Zeptej se trenra. ___________________________________________________________________
7 Na nebi nebyly dn mraky. __________________________________________________________
SOURCES: Tatoeba ([Link] Cambridge Dictionaries Online ([Link] Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
([Link] The Free Dictionary ([Link] Wiktionary ([Link]
KEY
Exercise 1: 1 scissors 2 shoulder 3 alarm clock 4 secret 5 wedding 6 guide 7 helmet 8 bricks
Exercise 2: 1 timetable 2 storm 3 trip 4 weather 5 price 6 cottage 7 director 8 road
Exercise 3: 1 shoulder 2 headphones 3 candles 4 lions 5 machine 6 mountain 7 bell(s) 8 season
Exercise 4: 1 peanuts 2 soap 3 headache 4 temperature 5 future 6 knife 7 experiments
Exercise 5:
1 Ostriches are the biggest (largest) birds in the world.
2 We invited our neighbours and friends.
3 He bought his wife some perfume. // He bought some perfume for his wife.
4 Our school has more than 600 pupils (students). // Our school has over 600 pupils (students).
5 Take an (the) umbrella its going to rain. // Take an (the) umbrella - itll (it will) rain.
