EXERCISES WITH YOUR DICTIONARYEXERCISES WITH YOUR DICTIONARY ny ERIC NEAL H HULTON EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONSe [ his boon ewe apes propeed for we this ASENTENCE: DICTIONARY, bat Fist published 196 hy Hon Beeston Pbains, Lady 9 Son ll, Landon, EC. ‘rinse in Gretta by Richard Clay (The Chaucer Pres, Ld "aang, Sul EXERCISE 1 ‘Do you REALLY know the alphabet? (a) Write down the letter of the alphabet that follows ‘each of these given below: based uy. (#) Now write the letters which come BEFORE each of these: Gis b LSM. GPK ou LK egw Oak Mahe ELH mrt EXERCISE 2 Here are some sentences which have been put in ‘eode’. ‘To de-code them you have to replace each letter with the one that comes after it in the alphabet, The fit sentence has been de-coded for you. Do the others for yourself (2) x90 eras sx e70 aoe, (vow WET TRY YOUR BEST) (2) 3000 sco noagos. (9) sop eran os G) 2x usta jew (5) soum um ro axe, ‘To de-code the next five sentences you replace each Teter with the one that comes BEFORE it in the alphabet. (2) qucr wir vaurs querer, (@) amu ur ope?(3) vro2 ye aac (@) # ov ora koe (3) Drerr nor ovo. EXERCISE 3 ‘This exercise is to give you practice in finding words quickly. Look up the words below and write down the WORD THAT COMES AFTER each in the dictionary. See how many words in each group you can find in ‘three minutes. ‘Keep your score and try again each week to see if you ean do better. BEFORE BEGINNING TO LOOK UP A WORD CONSI- DER WHETHER THE LETTER If BEGINS WITH 1S ‘NEAR THE BEGINNING, THE MIDDLE, OR THE END ‘OF THE DICTIONARY. (j) abandon, azure, babble, buzzer, cabbage, Ceechosto- vakia, dabble, dynamo, ach, eytie, fable, future (2) gabble, gypsy, haberdashery, hysterics, ice, iy, jb, juvenile, Kangaroo, Kremlin abe, Ire (6) mythical, nag, nymph, oak, oyster, pace, python, ‘quack, quote, rabbi, rye, Sabbath, systematic. (4) tb, tyre, udder, utterly, vacancy, vulture, wad, Wey, Xmas, ylophon, yacht, yule-tde zal, Zu (6) beige, hash, confide, confiscate, pylon, haven, intact, prim, humane, spoo, hart, beckon, hexagon, horde, Pious. (6) rotation, pith, robot, plumage, intrfeate, wile, bau, privet, vanilla, sinew; abusive, escapade, plaice, sheik, trowel () pliable, slogan, aii, grovel, bask, wisp, rink, ponderous, synopsis, perimeter, modulate, intrepid, accessible, excavate, hermit, platinum, ruseet, (8) astrologer, mosque, instep, fluent, camouflage, wary, implicate, effigy, wily, vacation, subtle, resin, harass, rotation, gesticulate, dalmatian, benefactor, ampurate (6) theme, vixen, bilberry, capstan, ungainly, silhouette, divulge, admonish, recipient, Yoke, shaft, hilarious, spa, viaduct, shrew, weis, mutual, hovel, cassock, abscond. EXERCISE 4 As many of the words in the dictionary begin with the same letter, they are arranged according to the letter that comes second. For example, in the A’s, words beginning ab come first, then words beginning ac, and 0 on—like A.@ (2) able, (2) acid, (3) adit, (4) aerial, (5) affable, (6) agency, (7) aa (8) ast, (9) ajar, (10) akin. Look up all the above words in your dictionary, and WRITE DOWN ANY FOR WHICH THE DICTIONARY GIVES MORE THAN ONE MEANING. "ow do the sume with the words in the groupe below. (Sou will see that each group. in alphabeti- ‘eal order of the SECOND letters of the words,‘THE FIRST WORD ON EACH PAGE OF THE DIC- ‘TIONARY IS PRINTED AT THE TOP LEFT-HAND CORNER, AND THE LAST WORD ON THE PAGE AT ‘THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER, SO YOU CAN SEE AT A GLANCE WHICH PART OF THE ALPHABET 18 (ON FACH PAGE. AGH) (2) angle, (2) approve, (3) aquarium, (4) artful (6) astute, (6) attire, (7) audible, (8) aviary, (9) awash, (10) azure. B (1) barge, (2) beam, (3) biceps (4) bleach, (5) boar, (6) braille, (7) bungle. © (x) cashier, (2) cedar (5) cha, (4 ester, (s) clan, {6) colon, (7) crane, (8) eurt, (9) eyctone, (10) Czech. D__ (1) dais, (2) debris, (3) digit, (4) docile, (5) drawl, (6) dune, (7) dwindle, (8) dyke. E (1) eaves, (2) eccentric, (3) edge (4) ceri, (5) egy (0) Eat (2) ededows, (8) ejaculate, (9) elegant, (1) entry, (2) epic, (3) equinox, (4) erosion, (3) sexy (0) en) em (9 ()exhale, 10) eyeie F(a) fallacy, (2) feint, (3) finch, (4) lece, (5) fist, (6) frivolous, (7) fugitive. G (a) gastric, (2) gesture, (2) hasty, (4) gimlet, (5) ald (6) eens (9) ves a> (6) guttural, 10) gymnastic. HE (2) harrose, (2) heritage, (3) hind, (4) hose, (3) husky, (6) hypocrite. Tf) idol, (2) i. (3) ignite, (4) illusion, (5) immune, (6) incline, (7) rae, (8) isobar, (0) tales, (10) ivory. (2) jaune, (2) jettison, (3) jingle, (4) joiner, (5) junk K (0) avak, () este, (9) Hinde 4) knot, (3) L (a) lance, 2) lenient, (3) tess, (4) ama, (5) lodge, (6) lass, (3) lynch, M_— (1) maroon, (2) mettle, (3) mite, () mobile, (3) route, (6) mythical, N (1) navigate, (2) negative, 3) nitrogen, (4) novel, {) nuclear, (6) nymph. 0G @) amt, (2) oben, ofcions, (6) ogre, ( (0) onsiaughe- 1) ooze, (2) opaque, (3) order, (4) Oslo (5) om (6) oust, (7) ovation, (8) owe, (9) oxygen, (10) oyster. P(x) parasite, (2) perch, (3) phase, (4) pilfer, (3) pluuuble, (6) prcunatie. () pore, (8) pref, (6) peak, (10) putrid Q ALL words beginning with Q have U as their ‘second leer. R (1) rabble, 2) recess, (3) hododenton, (4) rime, (6) routine, (6) rustic, () rye. 8 (@ (1) savoury, (2) scl (5) seethe, (4) shaft (5) sinew, (6) sik, () sliver, (8) smirk. 8 Gi) (1) snare, (2) sole, (3) species, (4) squalid, (5) severe (supreme, (7) swivel (8) sys T (1) tangible. (2) tedious, (3) theme, (4) tiller, (5) toll, (6) trounce, (7) thition, (8) ewine, (9) tyrant. U_ (1) udder, (2) ukulele, (3) ulcer, (4) umpire, (3) unruly (6) upshot, () urban, (8) usher, (0) utter. 9 (9) octagon, (4) ious, (5) inument, (8) five, (6) omit,V2) vandal, (2) vendor, (3) visual, (4) void, (3) vulgar W (1) waif, (2) weal, GQ) whet, (4) wily (5) woe, (6) wrap. Y (1) yam, (2) yearn, () yield, (4) yoke Zs) zeal, (2) zther, (3) zoology, (4) Zuko. EXERCISE 5 ‘This exercise has to do with arranging words in order. (All the words are in the dictionary; so if you have difficulty in arranging them you can look there to see how it is done.) (2) Arrange these words in their corrcet alphabetical ‘order, according to their FIRST letters: (@) fifty, jenel, deck, history, absent, boil, yolk, knot, role, cube (©) rank, organ, petal, gull, abolish, dahlia, force, bacteria, ‘ear, cance (0 capsule, easel, idea, bail, jewel, gravy, acacia, lazy, nap, damson, (a) deceit, halo, academy, ignore, learn, banister canopy, eclipse, jewel, native (© impadent, casserole, kennel, niece, barrier, legend, decree, hammer, access, elegant. (A) harpoon, acquit, index, design, ketle, baton, numb, cavity, embrace, Hil. (g) beige, indeed, deluge, haunt, achieve, enmity, census, ily Fon, oath (@) love, erupt, believe, heather, inhale, kiss, affable, deprive, obedient, chalet. (@ lubour, desk, loys, biceps, explain, octave, chef, heed, ailment, ingot. GD) maggot, chrysils, devote, fable, amiable, hermit, inside, billion, lace, ow. (8 farm, ample, hide, ciroit, iron, lance, blithe, dignity, maize, tabby, ™ () jester, disgust, lad, blurt, mauve, clarinet, annex, pantry, zine, fiction. {@) All the words in each group have the same first Tetter; arrange them in alphabetical order according to their SECOND letters: (@) sepire, affable, avert, abolish, annex, acacia, appro- priate, amiable, ailment mm @ biceps, baton, bulge, believe, blurt, braid, bouquet. (© cringe, console, eygnet, climay, cavity, chalet, cubicle, census, cre. (a) duke, daffodil, dial, deaf, dozen, dynamo, va dragon, (© elegant, eternal, eye, ear, effort, eclipse, edible, ero, sect, Exypt. (f) fax rez, fe abi, Fase, fern. (a) ghost, gnaw, gym, gander, genuine, giddy, gl, glen, en, go (0 hide, hump, home, hyphen, hal, hermit. (0 ignore, ies, ce, iy, te, ines, ete, invade, ion, impudent. (0 fon, tre, lary, lek, Ice, tthe.(©) otter, onion, olive, oven, outrage, owl office, oyster, ‘ostrich, 0026 (P) piemy, pose, placid, pyramid, pudding, pneumatic, Photograph, prism, petal, pantry {0 eva, ru, eve, rogue, respite, rascal, rhyme. (0) smack, sure, snow, swing, syrup, squeak, # satin, spice, ( thistle, type, trivial, turf, towel, tweed, tabby, sight, , stu jon, ugly, utter, udder, urgent, um- @) All the words in cach of the following groups have the same first two letters; arrange them in order of their THIRD letters {@) abuce, abyss, absurd, abroad, above, abnormal, able, abandon, ability, abdomen, abbot. (@) bask, balance, bait, baptize, bas, baggage, barge, bay, bath, bandit, bakery. (6 coke, coffee, cockle, coarse, concern, cottage, coral, ‘olander, cil, code, coster. (@ deny, deel, deacon, depot, dejected, debate, decay, deface, delegate, demolish, deduce. (6) elicit, clude, clastic, elder, elbow, elope, elves, else, len, ellipse, elf (f Siler, fla fibre, fdget, finch, fixture, frm, fiz, five, figure, fiction, fsson, fife. (@) gutter, guess, guffaw, guy, guard, gorge, gulf, gush, gum, guidance. @) hood, horde, homage, hockey, hound, hoe, howl, hol, Ihoney, hovel, hotel, hoist, hosiery, hope. () lame, lapel, las, laden, lava, lsto, lazy, larch, Jawn, lath, lanky, launch, label, lake, lagoon, laconic. () meddle, megaphone, mercury, Mexico, mew, message, ‘menace, metk, mechanic, meadow, melancholy, meter, (0) nod, nominate, nobly, note, notch, nowhere, normal, noose, none, noisy, novice, nostril, nourish (#) peat, Peiping, percussion, pebble, peculiar, peg, prevwter, pety, peony, peddle, pet, pester, peevsh, penalty, pepper. (9) razor, ravine, rvity, raiment, racket, rabi, rfl, rally, rashet, rayon, rapier, tke, ragged, radiate, raw, 0 2, siphon, simmer, sift, sickle, siz, siren, sinew, seve, sidle, signal, sit, sixty. , tickle, tiller, tights, tiscue, ttl, tinge, tiresome, tif, iid, tidy, tiptoe. (©) vigour, vicar, viaduct, viz, vivid, virtue, vinegar, view, Vibrate, vinen, vital, viper, vilsn, Vikings, viola, (4) All the words in each of the following groups have the same frst three letters; arrange them in order of their FOURTH letters: (© bavitone, barguin, barn, bark, barcly, barracks, bard, barter, barometer, barley (6) candid, eanvas, canoe, canyon, caning, cance, canter, canal, éane, ennned. () grate, grammar, gradual, graft, grape, grasp, granary, stain, grace, gravy, graze, grb, (incident, incense, ineapable, incur, income, include, inch, increase, 8(») manual, manner, mania, manage, manhood, man- feuvre, mang, Mansion, manger, mankind, mane, sal (6) outward, outlandish, out, outwit, outrage, outfit, ‘outing, outburst, output, outside, outcast. (0) parcel, pare, parlour, parade, pardon, particle, pavot, pak, parsley, parish G@) quake, quarantine, quadruped, quack, quay, quaver, ‘quality, qual (0) receive, recur, recapture, rectify, recline, reckon, teelpe, recruit, reel () scarves, seater, scapegoat, seamper, seaffald, scales, scab, scant (0 these, theatre, these their, they, theft, thence, theme, theory. {c) vertical, verb, verge, verdict, very, verse, ver (©) warble, warfare, war, warlike, ward, warped, wail, Warsaw, wary warm, Wa, warn, Warrant. (6) All the words in each of the following groups have the same first four letters; arrange them in order of ‘their FIFTH letters: (6 compete, compliment, compulsory, compress, ‘company, component (©) overseas, overwhelm, overjoyed, overboard, over- haul, over, overalls, overlap, overflow, overtake, overdo, overcast. (0) @ parade, pale, paragraph, paratroop, parachute, parasite, parafin, parapet, (9) postscript, poster, posture, ic roa pases postpone. 4 (squadron, squat, squabble, squander, aquaw, square, squalid squash, (6) All the words in each of the following groups have the same firsts letters; arrange them in order of their SIXTH letters! (P) partition, particle, partial, parting (@ supechuman, superb, super, superstitious, superficial, superior, supernatural, superman, (©) wansfer, translate, wansparent, transmit (u) underclothes, undertake, under, understand, under- hand, underwear, underline, underrate, undergo. EXERCISE 6 Find the answers to the following questions by looking up the word in italic letters in A SENTENCE DICTIONARY. (The words in italic letters are in alphabetical order as in the dictionary.) (2) What is an abbot? (2) Whereis your abode? (G) For what purpose would a person go to an academy? G) Which of these isa person: an acessary or an acces- ew (5) How do you play an accordion? (6) What is stored in an accumulator? (7) Give another word for adolescent (8) When is Advent? () What would you do if you had an ailment?(20) What would you expect to find in an aman (21) What amenities are there in your homme town? (12) What is an antiseptic used for? (23) For what purpose would anyone use an anil? (14) What is arable land? (23) What would you expect to find in an aviary? (2) What does a baboon loo ike? {2) Why does a ship eary lla? (G) Name thee kinds of band @) Where would you expect fo ind arnaces? (G) Beach and bech—which i he sandy one and which the leafy om (6) Name thre beverages. {G) For what purpose would anyone use itr? (6) What do you do toa thing when you iti? {) What kinds of things does a Bacamith make? (£0) What would you learn alt in a Botany lesson? (11) What i radar used fr? (22) Hove would you make brine? (13) What is onze made of? (4) Where ts Bugoria? (13) Wht ea Butres fr? a3 (0) What would you be likly to find in ad? (2) Gamom and cononvhich sy prayer, nd which es, Bang! (6) What kindof person goes nto cape? What kind of cape gocs into person? (2) What wout you expect a lady to keep in a caret? ) Where would you tok for «elt object? 6 (6) How long i a chain? (¢) For what purpose would anyone use a cua? (8) Write down the name of the ciilian nearest to you (9) What does a compass needle always do? (10) Where would you conceal a secret message? (13) What was the comepuence of Betty's eating cream buns? (12) What ie the most conspicuous object inthe room? (13) How cam you be sue aot 1 each «cna (24) Whom would you expect to find in convent? {15) What shape isa crank? Draw it, sar (0) What is inthe mide of «dom {2) Where wold you goto find deacon? {(Q)How many meanings has the word “dea” in your icionary? (4) Name four deciduous toes (nee ace given in the dictionary. (g) Wit ina deny used fort {6} 1f3o found youself ins dfige, what would you do? {@) For what renon would country deport a person? (tea desert fy or say? {6) How many digs have you! (48) Does dilger boy deserve purishment, or & reward? (Ga) Ifyou had dinghy where would you be ily to epi? (12) Win shape is» dice (G3) What would you ned to do if you were dshceled? (G2) Which i vvaly the more dogged do, of don- (23) Give an example of drudgery » 7(2) What would you be likely to place on an esl? {3} Where ae the eee fa house? {3} iow do you know when there isan elie? (8) What is man verde? {§) Wherein Brian would you expectto find an lector? (@) How would you use an embroaton? (0) Why do people emirate? (8) How is an emulsion made? {O)Whac threeteter word means the same as or damour? (19) Where are you lkely to se theremin? (22) How would you ence an animal bak nto is exge? (G2) When wll the next eguinos be? (G3) Name two ecergreen shrubs o ees (2) Ge an example ofan exaggeration. (G3) Whee tot would you use oder to exenoat some- thing? sr6 (1) When would it be vrongto make facetious rematis? (2) What would a man use falcon for? {G) How would you recognize folle land if you saw it? {G) What docs a famished person require? {6 On what kindof aceasion would you expect o hear a fanfare? (6) What happens to & person who meets with x fatal scident? (9) What should you do if you ae fatigued? {8} How do you know when you have afer? {g) Would you ike your friend to be fle? (0) Name tno kinds of elds where there may not be any srs. 8 (21) What would you expect a finance committee to be conoerned wih? (12) How could you flatter a ge? (03) Who uses a forge? (24) Where do fossils come from? (13) Why might you fumigate a room? 7 (2) What was the diference between a gallon and alley? (2) What does a gaunt man look like? (3) How is gelatin made? (9 ew ming ge tee ) What would you read abou in a geology book? (6) What happens when a teed germinatr? (2) How do people gstiulae? (6) What would you requice inorder to gild something? (6) Where i a girdle worn? () Wt wa lett 12) What advice would you give to a gatton? (12) Which is the steeper gradient x ins, 0 in 7? {13 How do yous dt (4) Under what circumstances might you have to gr for vomething? ene ane (45) How do you think you would reat to a grucome sight sr8 (2) What kinds of things could you buy in a shop's haberdashery dcpartsent? (2) What could case a person to look haggard? (3) To wat puro re wold you fen hi ler? (4) What would you expect to find ina hangar? (6) How do you make a hash?(6) Where would you carry your haveriack? () What is the name given to diacthorn blossom? (8) What would you expect a hearse to be carrying? {g) What does 2 heifer grove into? (10) What isa herbaceous plant? (21) Draw a hesagon (12) Are hilarious people chectful, or sad? (13) Give another name for Holland. (14) What kind of goods would you find in the hosiery department of a shop? (13) Why ace some ear brakes called jiydrauie brakes? ser9 (Q) How could you identify yourwatch or pen, eyelet)? {@) Give an example of something that i egal. {G) Whats therein your elasroor to inate it? {@) What advice would you give € an impetus person? {5) Name a food dae we fmpor into Britxn, {6) What object in the room do you think is incon {¢) What would you expect to find in an incbatr? (8) Flow do you catch infectious dense? {9} Name stank of soldier who inferior toa genera (fo) Why do people dstike an informer? (2) Would an innacous drink harm you? (G2) Flow could you improve isp ood? (i) How would you fntercept mesenger? (14) What would you find written on the fwovice in a arcel? (13) Where would you look for bar? (2) When would you be likely to use a jack? (2) What would be likely to make a person look jaded? (6) What would you be if you had jae looking after you (4) Wed vou be ik to enjoy aunt? G) For what purpoe would mnyone buy a javelin nowa- days? (6) How dia jester arm his living? (@) When sre jetion thet fil, what do they do wit (8) What a ety or? {0} When git jt boys, what i they do? (10) What jie ork (11) With wha would you et fetch? (12) Which of the meaning of yi oomething heard? (G3) What would you uses hla for? (14) What Kind of pople use a hindegorten? (G3) What woutd you betel to head? (1) What do people do i «laboratory? (2) Write a lacont reply tothe question: Where are you sping afer school” {@) How would you lg water pipes? (@)Whetis ina lagoon? (G) What landmark can you se from neat your school? (6) OF what use i the lack? (7) area nd lava—which comes from an egg, and which from a vleano? a (8) Where would you find lines of latitude? {) What woold you fasten to a lark? (10) Where would you expect to find lectern? (G1) What happens to anyone who takes alta dose of (13) What two points do al lines of longitude pass through?(14) Exactly how logis @umar month? (68) How would you fire an animal oot of its hole? (4) Sugeest an occasion when a marquee might be re- aquired (@) Give an example ofa melancholy sound. {G) For what purpose would you keep a memento (G) OF what woe i ir? ) Where are you mos likely to see a mage? {6) How docs mien difer rom 2 glove? {G) Wha ie mobile canteen? G Deccribe the appearance of moses. {o) Why haven’ you seen a singe molecule? (Je) Name any monarch wh is ving now. (25) Whats the reason for building a monument? (G2) What dos a moote look like? (5) What i mortar use for? (G4) When dace a person wear mourning? (15) Whats odd about the parents of = male? ser 33 (2) How does navey earn his ving? (2) Name to newer things {G) What does «net lok lke? {@) Where can you be sure of finding miragen? 8) What do you require in order to make a noose? {8 Oughe you to believe what you readin a novel? {) Where would you fica noszle? (@) What are oast houses for? {o) How would you make an obesonce? (10) Name anyehing that as an ob’wasiou mel (is) Give an example of an obolce weapon (G2) Draw ao ectagon. (03) How are pope ely to el aout ominous sounds? {c4) Where do otal tage come ro (05) Why ane aspen peopl smetins dikd? ori (2) What does a pif biave? (3) Menton ewoor tre places where you are ely to fd padi (3) Whi indo painter can you ten kos? {@) Where would you expect ofits penn? {5} Why docs cock haves ponds (ow oe ft >) Give two xan fre os, (8) What Kind of tings se made peel? {5} When ed pret events happens (G0) ln what poston ae you it you te yng prone? (1 Ho Yr gee (2) What the mow interesting place inthe presi ri aa pee ‘school? “ee * 13) Why is an aninal putin quarantine? G3) Wintioa dewctnes quay? {5} How many in» ita? (2) How would you expoct a rabble ta behave? (2) Where would you look for rafers? {G) Name four kinds of people who might make a raid. {G) For what reason would you give anyone a receipt) (3) What happens when you reconcile two people? (6) What is a registrar’ job? (G) How does a person relay? (8) What happens to law if a goveenment repeals it? (0) Under what circumstances would you be likely to receive a reprimand? 3(20) What sort of buildings wil you find inthe residentia? part of a town? (11) What is the meaning of: Joan and Jane received seven and nine marks respectively"? (12) What is plensant about a respite? (13) What do you intend doing about a promise if you revoke it? (14) Write down a ridale—and the answer. (1g) What is the difference between a Roman and a Romany? ser 36 (1) Why is salient point so noticeable? (2) What docs a sapphire loo ike? {G) Where would you expect to natice a sacoury smell? {G) What did a man keep in his seabbard? (G) What isthe reason for making a scathing remark? (6) What does «schooner look lke? (Draw one if you can.) {(@) Would you be happy about doing business with a scrupulous person? (8) Why did old-time scamen get scurey? {(o) What word means the opposite of ‘secular’? (20) Why are children never senile? (11) How ean you recognize a sergeant? (12) How would you sever 2 rope? (13) What was a sickle used for? (4) Name two substances that are soluble in water (13) What does a stecedoe do fora living? ser iy (2) How would you stifle your laughter? (G2) What was the purpose ofa stockade? () What kinds of people wear stoles? {@) How do you stradile anything? 4 {3) What isthe effect of stremaons work on people? {6 Wher an win wil os cd ie ren 7) How could someone stapefy you? {8} Wace would you ot os ebtrrncan stream? (9) What would you wish to wear on a ruliry day? (20) Mention any supernatural happening that you have heard about. (11) Give an example of something that is supple. (uy Hos dow aselpecsatbebered (13) What isthe difference betwoon a Suede and a cede? (£4) Writ the middle sable of the word ‘lemonade’ (13) What isthe digestive system? ser 38 (2) What do poople taking part in a tableau do? {@) How would you tabulate ase of Sgures? (3) What do people doin tannery? (@) How isa tapestry made? (5) What makes a jb tious? (6) In-what tence ia'T sid’? (7) Where do trrstrial animals ive? {@) Name fou kinds of textiles {) Why do farmers tires corn? (10) What does a thfty person do with his money? ‘What ie thyme used for! Wet appne mee egies od ) Name a transparent substance (G4) How does a trbine work? (G5) For what purpose would anyone employ «tutor? ser1g (2) What makes a decision unanimous? (@) How would you feel if you heard an uncanny noise? 5to an uncouth person? (9) Wht adios wold you {Rh ate you ely lok untomp? {8 i sould you nthe eating ih an anes Ine person! (6) Wh sates hing neil? (0 tow does anyone saber unite? 6 at amen (ptt docs econ eee cae? (2) Where would yoo find the ton of an amy (oy Whar sa et se fr? Ca} Wh om 15) When dos w slis become a een? {C3} Weis the reson for bling act? {rd} What ina sit (2) What make «prt ok om? , {3} what would you expec to Sad in «waren? {5} How woutd you lok for wazrmar . (4) What might be the cause of a meal on someone’s We effect of puttir ir stream? ) Whatis the eflectof putting a xr across a steam {§} Name teething thax people re ely owl (7) What might you use a winch for? (8) Why does a person writhe? {5} How in eh sound of syopane made? (40) What aac wed for? (G5) What kino of things Jo people yearn fr? {12} What kind of werk dos 2 yeoman do? (G3) How iss yok sed? {08} Gin ome nso in {1S}. Wha docs 2 sbi ad? 26 EXERCISE 7 Look up the following words in your dictionary; then ‘write a suitable interesting sentence OF YOUR OWN using each. (The words you have to look up are not arranged in alphabetical order for you this time.) WHENEVER YOU WRITE A SENTENCE SPECIALLY ‘TO SHOW THE USE OF A PARTICULAR WORD, THAT. WORD SHOULD BE UNDERLINED—OR PRINTED IN ITALICS AS WE DID IN EXERCISE 6. (0) (Al anima) baboon, badger, mole, camel, caf, dormouse, fawn, dromedary, ferret, oxen, gazelle, alligator. (2) (AU boatsships) sek, punt, Hiner, steamer, cruiser, ‘anos, barge, reget, schooner, yacht,” dinghy, frigate, kayak. (@) (AIL Birds) robin, hawk, dove, sparrow, duck, eagle, chafinch, heron, stork, vwlture, pigeon, cuckoo, ‘penguin, pheasant, qual, plover. (8) (Copital cites) Berlin, Rome, Belgrade, Moscow, Oslo, Washington, Paris, Madrid, Brussels, Copen- hhagen, Lishon, Bucharest, Peling, Delhi, Tokyo, Warsaw. (8) Flower) primrose its, butereup, nasturtium, may, thodadendron, daisy, rose, tlip, daffodil, bluebell, anemone, aster, Michaelmas daisy, wallflower, geranium, dandelion. (©) (Tree) em, almond, acacia, par, rowan, oak, ab, pine, fir, cedar, mahogany, teak, beech, maple, yew, poplar, express, bitch(7) (Fruits) pear, ioe peach, — an Gri acer. pm, geste, rpber a Sl srtberry, carat aihery, grape, blaesbey, Sroctate ntapyin oan, epmbery. 6 (Things 1 ea) te, mushroom, Bute, pudding © inca sages rare, "Oy ey yr tcp, sandwily vex aphet Tel tps honey, sie, satan, ae ) (Fi) haddock, rb albu, mackerel, hetng eens einen ose shark, a, Seer the sles ke ach, perch, noes 10) Game) tenis, ches, plo, eta, rags ( eminics rounder ciel hokey. =P chads ms igs, poten 1) (ing) place, bars, hovel, barack, in, ous, 1 apt ag, tal cot, nao reek epee chapel Sale 1s) Mast ietraent) bj, sein, vision rains gu, te, psn, eis, SEP cpa torn tt, ombone, pana dram, wa, ve ‘dhe words in (2) (12) above are the mames of ZRUNGSTNOUNS. the words (9) (0) below all Ta ot SOMETHING DONE—VERBS. Use the verbs Slow in sentences as you did the nouns above. 15) (Done ith the han) ts, ah Ste, pare ‘ paste, gesticulate, grope, pinch, dress, pack, fasten, ig pln sora ols nde, rok, pe, puny va 8 (14) (Donen the mind oath, forgive, ponder, dote, dread, enjoy, decive, doubt, guess, imagine, love, forgive, pity, reckon, resent, recal, hate, assume, wonder, ‘trust, understand, (45) (Dane seth the fect/lge) patrol, kick, clamber, step, Pedal, jump, stride, march, stroll, swagger, dance, waltz, rip, stumble, trter, rush, trample, dribble (16) (Done in variour other way:) cough, attack, pierce, dedicate, swim, dock, fy, find, guide, haem, idolize, impede, itch, joctle, loiter, marvel,” nibble, lodge, receive, obey, purchase, relas, eur, propose. ‘The words in (27) and (x8) below are ADJECTIVES— they tell you something about nouns (ie. people of things). Use these adjectives in sentences as you di the nouns and verbs above. (17) (About people) furtive, gracious, hostile, timid, obedient, muscular, kind, versatile, gentle, blind, shy, ambitious, disreet, elegant, covetous, candid, listless, nervous, jovial, affable, agile, haggacd. (18) (About thing) large, hereditary, fragile, lege, naval, gnarled, flexible, bulky, classical, opaque, russe, ‘movable, fresh, laconic, national, obsolete, harmless, cclestal, empty, perishable ‘The words in (r9) and (20) below are ADVERBS—they tell you something about WORDS WHICH ARE NOT NOUNS. See that they do this in the sentences in which you put them, (19) (Many adeerks end in -ly bke thes.) scarcely, certainly, faithfully, surely, badly, gradually, slowly, truly, happily, quickly, easily, terribly, heavily, simply, purely, probably. 9(20) (But many adcerbs do not end in -Iy: here are some.) Seldom, always, twice, again, often, very, almost, therefore, thus, rather, quitey since, already, before, late, s00n, ow, sometimes, once, much. EXERCISE 8 All he following words have two meanings (or more) ‘Mei the meanings ave separated in A SENTENCE SICHIONARY by black block (a. Pu each word ia Pio senencce, one sentence for cach meaning. (The fem one ts done fr 300) (@) beam {0 A beasy wooden Beam supported the rot of the old howe (6 "Phe tea of ight from Diss torch showed ws the pecahea © hoot (8) hate @ aim © an (O, mauches (4) pore {@ymarow (iw) scales {e)repor {ain (baw (2 mee (Riemer (0) sad (5) revolution Gam () prompt) radet (i tie @ see 2 Wing {Dswalow (palm @) ier pointed EXERCISE 9 [Notice that inthe following words theresa difference imtncnig whe wore bing wed 0 fi sametof something, eg # coUgh) and se 2 vex (eeeiting dome, ei tocough) Pat each wordin TWO 3° sentences as in Exercise 8, but this time using the word 6 anoun in the first sentence and a verb in the second. (he first one is done for you.) (@) bride (@) The thet offered the policeman a bribe of 5080 that hhe would et him go. (i) The thiet tried to bribe the policeman with £30 to let him go free () buco (@) command () silence (©) pocket () deve (0 frown mite (m) scent w ean sal (a) escort (0) ornament (P) cause (©) signal (e) skin (g) sample (P) cough (x) sign, (i) coach (@ land §) outine @ sew © milk © struggle () set EXERCISE 10 (2) Rule two columns in your exercise books write ‘masculine’ at the top of one and ‘feminine’ at the top of the other, and put each of the following words in the correct column: niece, mother, duchess, hostess, heroine, abbot, duke, actress, empress, heir, host, actor, abbess, emperor, heiress ion, mistress, male lady, lioness, nephew, female, Tord, ‘countess, bridegroom, bachelor, sister, bride, brother, spinster, ear, father, hero, husband, wife, stallion, master, mayor, mare, mayoress. (@) Now arrange the above forty words in twenty pairs, ‘male and female, e.g. bull and cow, cock and hen. 3EXERCISE 11 Some words, such as ‘child’ or ‘friend’ could be EITHER masculine or ferninine; other words, such as, ‘door or ‘plant are NEITHER masculine nor feminine, So rule two columns and put ‘EITHER mas. ot fem.” ‘at the top of one, and ‘NEITHER mas. nor fem.’ at the top of the other. Now put each of the following words in the correct column: delegate, tributary, person, child, derick, cattle, doctor, parsnip, magazine, deputy, delinquent, disc, dragon, divan, fmulsion, friend, owner, acquisition, cousin, banister, Dallad, teacher, reader, politician, bulletin, patient, catastrophe, nomad, missionary, adult, colander, fragment, ingenuity, leetern, parent, ravine, player, lubricant, pedestrian, patriotism, partner, generosity, traveller, Tecipient, adolescent, reservoir, infant, septre, competitor, inhabitant, stamin, cyclone, exploit EXERCISE 12 Against each of the following words the dictionary fives a sentence about a person. Use the words ia Similar sentences, bt ABOUT YOURSELF, For exam- ple, against “MATCIT the dictionary has: ‘Bob is pay- {agin a football MATCH. You could weite:'Tam going to watch a ericket MATCH (@) misfortune (d) mistake ——_(g) moment @)ansious (@ mide (dh exerying (6 depict () excepting) mame 2 (note (p)iniiaive (9) scheme (i) caught (@) umber (e) comment neatly () bai (2) nodded fo sume (i) nervously (3) tudicrous in) frantic (injustice (2) recovery {@) pointed (1) otherwise EXERCISE 13 ‘The following words have boon explained in A SEN- TENCE DICHONARY, bat mot pun sentences, Pat ach word. sultble interesting sentence for your- (6) gable (i) urchin () steak (@ inver (2) trinket (shack (e bask (accurate (4) ravenous (@)ansiety (vine (©) javelin (@)redden (i) relive (e) protractor () absurd (0) alley (6) lout @ in (P simate pet urease (9) uproar (2) mould @ abscws GF adule ° EXERCISE 14 “The drawings om pages 346 are illustrations from A SENTENCE DICTIONARY. Wt: (the word that each dann iosate, (Ga sentence bow exch isan, (The fet one done for you aan example) © 336 EXERCISE 15 ‘This exercise is based on the subjects that you study in school. You can answer the questions by looking up the words in italics in your dictionary. DuxTHATIS (anerineETC) (2) Whats unsatisfactory about an approximate answer? (2) How do you Sind a atl? G) What size bor would have a volume of 96 cubic (q) Draw three quadrilterat of diferent shapes (5) When es tcange agulateral? (6) How long is a mere? (@) Write down the formula forthe area of a circle, and the formula for water (8) What isthe product of 5 and 3? {6) In what way i algebra cifeent from arithmetic? (0) What i dividend? (21) When are Fines paral? (12) How do you find the tolume of a box? (G3) For what reason would anyone give you a veept? (44) Flow do you cancel in arithmetic? (13) Subtract fom 23 (26) What is done to anything when you Bic it? (19) Mabipy 3 by v2. (28) Divide 12 by 3, (io) What i the suave of 32 (Go) What is graph (2) Whreare you likely to see covering the rocks high up a a(2) When is a siver mouth called del (G) Why does a farmer irigate his land? {5) Where would you go to see a glacier? (6) Whacis the nationality of the citizens of Bucharest? (6) For what purpose is milet grown? () What is an estuary? (8) Name three countries which are in Hurope. (9) Which of the following places is eownty—Asia, Spain, Sahara, Norfolk, Equator? (10) Which of the above five places isa country? {a1) Which sea les to the east of Rumania? (12) Whereis the equetor? (13) What are you likely to find in a valley? ag) Where are the tropics? (13) Where are stalactites to be found? (16) What do you mean by corm? (ep) Name three forms in which you may se cotton, (18) What ae lines of latitude? (a9) What is anil used for? (Go) OF what use ate contours? (1) About how many words are therein your dictionary? () How many letters are there in our alphabet? (6) Hlow is the information in an encyclopaedia arranged? (@) With what do you begin a sentence, and with what do you end it? (5) Where must you never put a comma? (6) Write a phrase. {o) Which of the following is a verb pin, new, nip, out? (8) Write a suitable adjective to go with ‘bicycle’. {g) How does anyane become an author? (19) Waite the mide lable of the word ‘lemonade’ 8 (01) Wate the words ‘Mary pe with an apap in ‘the correct place. ws ana (12) Ge wo ccm of Mata {03} Woy nthe ot eth gaa one ofthe word on page as of you aiconay? (og Widen men sion 3} How many Bade Of compotion do You know of? Ho may ids cmon oyu know of (06) Which are the proms in the sentence ‘She hs it (27) Give an example of a proverb, Shes (08) whats he derene betwen fot and roe (ip) How do you kno wees ne orphans (C2) Add sculuble der ote vd tough (1) What does 2 meteor look Hike? (2) What 100° Centigrade? {G) What does an astronomer do? {) What is our biggest satellite? (3) What happens in a muceor reactor? (6) For what purpose would anyone requires barometer? {2 Wat igh you don comity en? iy i axygen so very important? (Ree eee 0) Mention some of the subjects you might study in a hares ess. ese ya mies (11) What is radar used for? (s)he ca Fae ria? 14) Where can you most esily ind nitrogen? {3 Naeem ht i a ‘radars 45) Name as many planes as you ean (8) How lea levertned? (17) Whar is measured in amps? 9{08) Why is a car engine called an internal combustion engine? (2g) Name material that is a good conductor of electricity (29) What is radioactive substanes? (2) What do caterpillars change into? {2) Draw a cedar toe. {G) How many kinds of cow ean you name? (4) What are catkin®? (G) Deseribe s kingfisher. {8} What do you find on the stamens of a flower? (6) What animal i alle aster when its young? (8) How would you recognize a swallow? {g) How would you tey to catch a stickleback? (10) Deteribe a badge. (1) What are bacteria? (12) Where is a person’s appends? (és) What do people study in biology lessons? ig) How does a grasshopper chiep? (eg) What does tadpole grow into? (28) What is meant by a erbaceous plant? iz) What shape are the ccls ina Koneseomb? (68) Why is a humeming-bird so called? {a9) Name three kinds of insect. £2} Describe te ir tha i (a) grown in the garden, (2) in your eye, (1) What isa Christian? {G) Name two prophets mentioned in the Bible {G) How many Gospeleare there i them. ° (4 Where would you be most ely of prope ofthe Hindu eeligion? a Sea (5) What kn of story is a prac {6} Whereaboos ina church the alter, wally? {) When i Wh Suoday? (8 Mt as Nae (6) What was the pote jab (13). Whe founded te Meson igo’ (Ga) Where ae you ely fad 3 chapel (Ga) What yor post (G5) When sa clergyman eco? (3 Whats meant by The New Team G3} Wht are you ily to fnd on ecm? (G8) What ft tar Chinn abate a Baer? (Gp) Whats tonple ed for? G3} Name two things that could be called oly (G9) Names famous missnary (Go) What ta eathedral (0) What hnppened to people sent tothe guillotine as a punishmene? (2) What wae 5 pllory used for? {G) Ho was apie wed? {@) Why did King Richard go on a erwadet Whee event in history is known "The Comes’? {6) Where dd the Vikings come from? {() What happened athe Reformation? {@) About when was medicoal music writen? {5) How did an enemy lay sige to town? (18) How were people fastened int the socks? (i) Whe yi ean? 12) What Kind of ship was a galley? (Ga) What was the fd pte? ”(14) What was a Herald's job? (3) Desesbe a galleon (18) What happened when soldiers stormed a castle? (17) When did stagecoaces go out of use? (8) What was a re? (a9) What isa legend? (20) Describe a lute, (2) What i a plane used for? (2) What isa gouge used for? {G) How does « detail (joint) get its name? (G) What is the essential difference between a mallet anc hammer? {3) When would you be likely to require a pair of pliers? (6) Deseribe a palate (G) On what material a rasp used? {8) How do you ret things? (6) How is a vice used? (10) What do you measure with a protractor? (21) What special use has a hack-saw (12) Give three uses of timber. (3) What would you use a eramp for? (24) How do you use compasses? (ig) What is the thread on a screw? (16) How do you use a stencil? (17) What isa silhouette? (28) What do you cut with a chiel? (fo) In what way i a clamp different from a ice? (Go) What adhesive do you usually use? (2) How do you turn a somersoul? (@) What is a gymnasizon for? e (4) What kind of a rc sprint (@) What does an alts do witha javelin? (6) What i a lap ofa sunning tack? (6) How do you vault anything? {@) What happens in a hurdle race? (ashe ae ah (9) Whae is the diference between the two kinds of wi the two kinds of (10) What i referee's job? (1) What fs the difeenee between a referee and an onpire? (a) What ia et 15) low docs a wicket keeper stamp a batsman? (iq) How many players are therein fee for your favourite gume? * (15) In which gees) i rahe used? (4 kine 17) In'what sport might you win with 2 ral? (cna utr 9) Ta what game is it aot considered babysh 2 {22} Why st boter tbe ga than in gel (2) Draw a mini {@) How do you pay a recorder? {G) What kind of notes does wprano sing? (G) What is the big diference between a tycble and a soprano? {8 what ie it the dilfeence between «trio and a quartet? (2) Whae is arymphony? ca (8) What kind of munican uses a baton? {) What ae the chit instruments in an orchestra? (49) When ate thee notes a wilt? 8(a1) Give wo dierences between quer and eee (Ga) Wt a pea {ea} When dose a 1G) Wo Kn of ai ie? (8 Mat ete chet aiferenesbeewen oratorio and (46) How would you kno abs singrif you heart one? (op) Name's famous mac omptn (18) Whe arms? fig) When do nore make adlord? (G2) How or uci trent ple EXERCISE 16 Words which have opposite meanings are called ANTONYMS. There are 2x words in group (A) belows {group (B) consists of the 2x antonyms—but not in the Same order. Pair off each word in (A) with its correct ‘antonym from (B). (The first pair are done for you.) Bxample: easy dificult. (a). cas, publi, dean, rine, ad ove, ie proud (0) el, apa expand, question, ard ancien, ve, iy, pian courage, re, dag, ers (my Samar, depart at sf song ind sal Se ee pment die, Humble, conse Sie, ewes jel, modern answer, ate parent, safety. 4 EXERCISE 17 Words which have similar meanings are called SYNONYMS. Pair off each word in group (A) below with its correct synonym from group (B). (The first pair are done for you.) Example: enormous—gigantic (4) (A) enormous, disaster, cunning, commence, circular, cautious, broad, feeble, astonish, gruff, ancient, halt, aid, accuse, coarse, clude, dusk, conceal, courage, deceive, enemy. (B) stop, harsh, weak, gigantic, foe, escape, twilight, calamity, cheat, sy, bravery, hide, begin, rough, round, careful, wide, surprise, old, help, blame. (2)(A) miterable, anger, riches, defeat, bravery, empty, hang, obstinate, strict, wriggle, slim, strong, wander, show, desire, cure, quick, guard, strong, forbid, gain (B) robust, slender, roam, squiem, reveal, stern, svish, remedy, stubborn, suspend, rapid, vacant, protect, valour, powerful,” vanquish, wealth, profit, wrath, prohibit, wretched, EXERCISE 18 Words which have similar sounds but different mean- ings are called HOMONYMS. Each sentence below contains a par of homonyms. The first of them is given you (in italic letters); you have to find the other one ‘and put it in the space provided, underlined, 45‘THE'TWO WORDS WILL ALWAYS BE FOUND EITHER ‘ON THE SAME PAGE IN YOUR DICTIONARY, OR ON FACING PAGES. (Remember that the two words will have exactly the ‘Same sound—or very nearly #0.) ‘Example: If you ride a eyele without a Brake you may real your neck Now do these: (4) Jack bored a hole through the fone —: {2} You cannot bow to the lady while standing on the of the tee. (3) As the canon lefe the exthedal an enemy —-bll hig the tower. (4) A warm stnd blew andl there was a clear — sky. {G) the Tord who lives in that manor house drewes n a strange (6) The cricket ball sent the Ba! fying off the stumps into a — of hay. (Gg) Au the king sat on his throne a stone was — at him. {Before we could Bind the pirates’ hoard of go enins of savages rushed upon us. {g) The man was using fou! language because a—— had. cacaped from his chicken run. (10) The fair girl paid the dak gis bus —- (12) The red flower looked white when I picked it out of the bag of —. (12) No one guesed thatthe mysterious — at the party was the princess (23) The sore place on your hel will not — while you continue walk om it. (1g Jak’ cleverest feat was to wrap his — round the ‘back of his neck 6 (9) em ng he — the seaside. ae (16) Will it bore you if T tell you about the old — that Conra guree a8 —— purchase, rakes (18) sa the at pee «moment before gating the (19) Ahead of us was a wide plain on which some — trees wore growing. (20) I rode my pony along the dusty country —. EXERCISE 19 A PREFIX is a letter, or a F + OF a group of letters, put at the beginning of word to make another word, e.g. night— “ x. Put each of the words given below in an interesting sentence; then put the word that is formed by remov- ing the prefix into another sentence. (The first one is done for you) (1) triangle (a) A triangle has throo straight sides (@) The biggest angle of a triangle is the fone oppesite the longest side, (2) uniform refsur (3) fore (mtd (pri {a1 disjoover (i (i)atetfnoon (7) oversight (Gq) befhotd (8 outlook Ce) traajplane ”{26)aubjeonscious (27) sup/press (8) superfiuman (24) bifplane (23) semijeitele (26) amjbach (27) international [28 enjelone (G9) misjbehave Ge) out burse (22) under/hand (G3) auto/mobile 2.Here are some prefixes that give words opposite ‘mis, nons, ik. meanings: un, dis, ine aby ir ime Write out the sentences below, putting the correct ‘prefix with the word in italics s0 as to give the oppo- site meaning. (2) Can the magician make the rabbit appear in the hat? (9) The pti epee wma () Jet legal to tl 2 (G) It is necessary for yor to wear your glasses when you read (5) You do not receive a prize for repular attendance at this shoal (6)"The animal was quite ciible against the leafy back- rou (9) The aircraft made a perfect landing. (8) Billy istens only when T talk sense (o) You can be sure that Jim will calculate how much we ‘owe him 3.You have now uted thirty-eight different prefixes. ‘To find which of them is used most in your dictionary, make a listof the thirty-eight prefixes and against each ‘one write the number of times it is used. ONLY COUNT WORDS THAT LEAVE A WORD YOU KNOW WHEN THEIR PREFIX HAS BEEN REMOVED. 8 EXERCISE 20 A SUFFIX is a Teter, or a group of letters, put at the end of a word to make another word, e.g. trouble— troubleSOME. x, Put each of the words given below in a sentence; then use the word WITHOUT its suffix in ANOTHER sentence. (The first one is done for you.) (1) friendship (a) It is when Tam in teouble that I most appreciate your frond. (6) A friend vill always help when you are in trouble (2) setfor (27) post ) farmjer (8) fourth G) goodiness (19) maidjen (6) cowardly (20) stream Oeiny (G1) addition 7) his (22) digestion (8) fearless (3) employiee (6) golden (24) arrange/ment (20) kingdom G3) active (12) thoughe/ful (8) equalize (12) selfs (2p) equatorjia (23) wooden (08) fashionable (14) organist (29) heroine (23) praise/worthy (0) heizfess (06) manjly 2.Put the correct one of the following twenty suffixes at the end of the word in italics in each of the thirty sentences on pages 50 and sr: po 0