Vocabulary Worksheets

Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd Edition

Chapter 5: Asking Questions

Worksheet 8. Vocabulary practice

Circle the letter of the sentence that means the same as the first sentence.

1. The book costs $24.97, tax and shipping included.

a. The book costs $24.97, plus tax and shipping.
b. The book costs $24.97; tax and shipping have already been added.
c. The book costs $24.97; there is no tax and no shipping charge.

2. On a typical weekend, we eat out with a group of friends.

a. On weekends, we usually eat in a restaurant with our friends.
b. We like to stay home all weekend.
c. We never go out at all.

3. Natalie is a guide at the art museum.

a. Natalie is a security guard at the museum.
b. Natalie sells tickets at the entrance of the museum.
c. Natalie tells the museum visitors about the art in the museum.

4. We’d like a double room, please.

a. We’d like two rooms.
b. We’d like a room for two people.
c. We’d like a room at half-price.

5. This is a diverse, cosmopolitan city; all sorts of people live here.

a. People who live here are all of the same kind.
b. There are many different kinds of people who live in this city.
c. People in this city live in separate groups.

6. Sanjay felt so bad about losing his job that he literally became sick.
a. Sanjay was really sick.
b. Sanjay was not actually sick.
c. Sanjay lost his job because he was sick.

7. The Princess Hotel provides cable TV, but you have to pay for movies.
a. The cost of movies is included.
b. You can’t watch movies in your room at the Princess Hotel.
c. You get cable TV at the Princess Hotel, but movies cost extra.

8. Jack is a cyclist; he’s in a difficult training program.

a. Jack is a cycling guide.
b. Jack likes adventure.
c. Jack is trying to be an excellent cyclist.

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