Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

Advanced Language Practice

1 What is being defined? Write the word or words after the sentence.

0 Storage place in a car where you put suitcases and bags. boot
1 The sharp edge of a knife. ________________
2 You might get this from touching faulty electrical equipment.
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3 A pencil needs sharpening when it is this. ________________
4 This noun means that a pupil is forced to leave a school permanently for serious
misconduct. ________________
5 Verb meaning to study for an exam by looking over one’s coursework.
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6 Adjective describing handwriting that is so bad it is impossible to read it.
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7 An adjective which describes a ticket that hasn’t been stamped or authorised.
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8 Noun meaning an agreement between two armies to stop fighting for a specified
period. ________________
9 This synonym of ‘genius’ could refer to a four year-old who can play a
Beethoven symphony. ________________
10 A piece of electrical equipment usually found on a wall, into which you put a
plug. ________________

2 Underline the word which forms a common collocation.

0 This book is essential reading for anyone who has high stress levels/layers/rates
at work.
1 Rest assured that we have taken every possible safety
protection/preparation/precaution.
2 They sell all sorts of household machines/mechanisms/appliances: washing
machines, dishwashers and so on.
3 After just ten minutes in the rain, I was damp/wet/soaked to the skin.
4 At my school you can do a work engagement/placement/arrangement in a local
company in your final year.
5 My two year-old son has a very short attention period/duration/span.
6 I am very glad we no longer have capital/corporal/bodily punishment in my
country’s schools.
7 ‘Sorry Mrs Atkins. I wasn’t giving/paying/keeping attention,’ said Billy.
8 Every morning I see kids from the local school taking/enjoying/playing truant
down by the river.

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9 The Chairman described the pilot scheme as ‘a part/partial/parting success’.
10 Sorry madam, but I’m afraid your ticket is void/inoperative/invalid.

3 Complete each sentence with a word formed from the word in capitals.

0 Our city has some open spaces but they are not very accessible . ACCESS
1 At the moment, I fear, we are powerless to stop this epidemic from spreading.
POWER
2 Jude Parsons will be giving a presentation on management techniques today at
4.30 in Room B. PRESENT
3 Much of the machinery in the factory needs replacing over the next year or two.
MACHINE
4 Our local bus service has come in for a lot of criticism recently. CRITIC
5 The island boasts an amazing diversity of animal species. DIVERSE
6 She has such fantastic technique; she makes swimming look absolutely
effortless . EFFORT
7 All applicants should be careful to check the spelling and grammar on their
forms. APPLY
8 Yes, I know boxing is dangerous, but I still think it’s preferable to something
like motor racing. PREFER
9 I think he knows considerably more than he’s letting on. CONSIDER
10 The very idea of coastal cities being in danger from sea levels would have been
unthinkable just twenty years ago. THINK

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