Project Success 3 ● Vocabulary Worksheets

UNIT 2 ● LESSON 3
Vocabulary Worksheet
A Complete the conversations with the words from the box.
chronic excuse fire GPS impression
odd snooze sympathetic traffic jam

1. A: Is Ellen sick again? She’s missed work three days this week.
B: Yes. She has chronic allergies. They never go away, but some days are
worse than others.
2. A: It looks like you took a wrong turn. We’re in the wrong town.
B: I should have made a right turn at the light. I’m going to buy a so
that it can give me directions as I drive.
3. A: Sarah walked right by me without saying hello this morning.
B: That’s . She’s usually so friendly.
4. A: I don’t have my homework, Ms. Jones. My dog ate it.
B: Hmm. . . . That’s not a very good .
5. A: What do you think about the new job applicant?
B: She made a good . She has a lot of experience and knew a lot
about our company. I think she would be a good employee.
6. A: You have been working late every night. Did you ask your boss for some time off?
B: Yes, I did. But he wasn’t very . He said that working late was just
part of the job.
7. A: Jim has been coming into work late every day, and his boss found him taking a nap
under the desk.
B: I know. I heard that his boss is going to him.
8. A: Why isn’t the traffic moving?
B: A truck hit a bridge, and traffic can’t move until they take the truck off the road.
That’s why there’s a .
9. A: Are you taking a nap?
B: Yes, taking a in the middle of the day is good for your health.
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