Maryam Albahbahani – English Language Centre CTS

English 099 – Unit 9 – Vocabulary Definitions

Word Definition

a. To inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or

1 Warn/warning
give someone cautionary advice about their actions or conduct.
b. A gesture or action, or object used to express information or an
2 Sign
instruction.

3 Connect c. To bring or join together two or more objects.

d. A mechanical device, like a socket, used to make an electric

4 Terminal
connection.

5 Architect e. A person who designs buildings and supervises their construction.

6 Guard f. A person or object that protects against damage or harm.

7 Thief g. A person who steals another person's property.

8 Corporation h. A large company or group of companies that act as a single unit.

i. An open vehicle with two or four wheels, used for carrying loads
9 Cart
and pulled or pushed by hand.
j. Something that is not allowed, or to order someone not to do
10 Forbidden
something.
k. A metal line that is made into a thin flexible thread used to connect
11 Wire
an object to an electronic equipment.
l. An object that uses electrical power and having several parts, each
12 Machine
having a specific function, working together to perform a specific task.
m. A number of connected items or names written or printed one
13 List
below the other.
n. A surface that is difficult to hold or stand on because it is smooth or
14 Slippery
wet.

15 Lift o. To pick up an object and move it to a different position.

 Maryam Albahbahani – English Language Centre CTS
English 099 – Unit 9 – Vocabulary Definitions

Word Definition

a. Something that is not allowed, or to order someone not to do

1 Warn/warning
something.
b. A number of connected items or names written or printed one
2 Sign
below the other.

3 Connect c. To pick up an object and move it to a different position.

4 Terminal d. A person who steals another person's property.

e. To inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or

5 Architect
give someone cautionary advice about their actions or conduct.
f. An open vehicle with two or four wheels, used for carrying loads
6 Guard
and pulled or pushed by hand.
g. A gesture or action, or object used to express information or an
7 Thief
instruction.
h. A metal line that is made into a thin flexible thread used to connect
8 Corporation
an object to an electronic equipment.

9 Cart i. A person or object that protects against damage or harm.

10 Forbidden j. A large company or group of companies that act as a single unit.

11 Wire k. To bring or join together two or more objects.

l. A surface that is difficult to hold or stand on because it is smooth or

12 Machine
wet.
m. A mechanical device, like a socket, used to make an electric
13 List
connection.
n. An object that uses electrical power and having several parts, each
14 Slippery
having a specific function, working together to perform a specific task.

15 Lift o. A person who designs buildings and supervises their construction.

English 099 – Unit 9 – Vocabulary Definitions

 Maryam Albahbahani – English Language Centre CTS
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer from a, b, c, and d:

1. There were signs displayed in the factory to _______ the workers of safety hazards.

a. Forbid c. Sign
b. Warn d. Lift

2. I had to use a large _______ to connect the keyboard to the computer monitor.
a. List c. Wire
b. Cart d. Sign

3. The machine parts were stolen from the warehouse by a _______.

a. Thief c. Guard
b. Wire d. Machine

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer from the list to complete the paragraph:

4. My brother started working for a major _______ as a security _______. He had to use different _______ around
the refinery to give the workers _______ of different work hazard. For example, a sign to warn people not to
operate the _______ when the floor is wet and _______ was put on the wall next to the machine.

a. Slippery c. Guard e. Warning

b. Machine d. Corporation f. Signs

C. Choose the correct definition for the underlined word:

5. One of the laboratory rules absolutely forbids workers to work with chemical without wearing goggles and
gloves.
a. To give advice to someone not to do something.
b. To order someone not to do something.
c. To order someone to do something.

6. The supervising engineer at the construction site asked the workers to lift the boxes and move them to the
truck.
a. To bring together or join two or more objects.
b. To leave an object behind and not carry it.
c. To pick up an object and move it to a different position.