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A Vocabulary Valise: TESOL 2007 Seattle, Washington
A Vocabulary Valise: TESOL 2007 Seattle, Washington
TESOL 2007
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Carole Adams
Rochester City School District
Rochester, NY USA
Rachel Adams
Elmira City School District
Elmira, NY USA
HOMONYMS
Homograph Activity
Homograph Worksheet
25 Sentences
Rebus Worksheet
Homograph & Homophone Activity
Homograph & Homophone Worksheet
COLLOCATIONS
Lexical Bundle Activity
Lexical Bundle Worksheet
PHRASAL VERBS
Phrasal Verb Activity
Phrasal Verb Worksheet
REFERENCES
VOCABULARY
SENTENCES
1. The farm was used to yield fruits and vegetables.
2. I disapprove of that thing in class because a cell phone is distracting.
3. Right now, it is the perfect time to five the gift because everyone is here.
EXERCISE
Rewrite the sentences above using the vocabulary homographs.
SENTENCES
(Teacher supplies paraphrase sentences of those she wants written)
1. ___________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
EXERCISE
Rewrite the sentences above using homographs.
1. ___________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________
My son plays in the sun. The dove dove into its nest.
A B C D E F G H
1 don’t know if
A B C D E F G H
Combine the verbs on the left with the prepositions to the right to make phrasal verbs. Write sentences with multiple
meanings or multiple parts of speech. Number one is done for you.
VERBS PREPOSITIONS
1. work a. up
2. go b. on
3. put c. out
4. get d. in
5. think e. off
6. run f. in
7. turn g. down
2. ____________________
a. __________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________________
3. ____________________________
a. _____________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________
VERBS PREPOSITIONS
1. ________________ a. _______________
2. _______________ b. _______________
3. ________________ c. _______________
4. ________________ d. _______________
5._________________ e ________________
1. __________________
a._______________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________
2. _________________
a. ______________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________
c. ______________________________________________________
3. _________________
a. ______________________________________________________
b. ______________________________________________________
c. __________________________________________________
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