PART 1: Choose a word from the right that has a similar meaning to a word on the left.

ADJECTIVES
risky = ___________________ striking
certain = ___________________ blunt
brief = ___________________ expensive
pricey = ___________________ puzzled
confused = ___________________ true
short
cheap
dangerous
worrying
sure
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annoyed = ___________________ tidy

wide = ___________________ well-mannered
polite = ___________________ irritated
moody = ___________________ broad
neat = ___________________ temperamental
serious
funny
concerned
anxious
loose
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weary = ___________________ old

astonished = ___________________ lazy
apprehensive = ___________________ mute
candid = ___________________ naughty
idle = ___________________ frank
anxious
flabbergasted
tired
intelligent
devastated
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VERBS
disturb = ___________________ yell
teach = ___________________ learn
blend = ___________________ mix
cut = ___________________ interrupt
hurry = ___________________ tear
organize (AmE organize)
rush
instruct
trim
establish

enforce = ___________________ walk

shoot = ___________________ leave out
omit = ___________________ impose
solve = ___________________ attach
stroll = ___________________ forget
repair
film
sort out
activate
throw
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annoy = ___________________ amuse
bear = ___________________ entertain
worsen = ___________________ imagine
calculate = ___________________ analyse (AmE analyze)
whinge = ___________________ joke
complain
work out
deteriorate
tolerate
irritate
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NOUNS
probability = ___________________ sofa
disadvantage = ___________________ price
fee = ___________________ drawback
couch = ___________________ likelihood
accident = ___________________ crash
trainer
misery
value
issue
proof
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destiny = ___________________ chance

opportunity = ___________________ avarice
lecture = ___________________ future
greed = ___________________ text
noon = ___________________ evening
midday
choice
speech
patience
fate

result = ___________________ heritage

goods = ___________________ obligation
link = ___________________ insurance
duty = ___________________ attachment
testament = ___________________ benefits
outcome
will
schedule
relationship
products

PART 2: Complete each definition using a word from the list on the right
To pause before you say or do sth because you are nervous is to _________________
starve
To steal things from houses, shops during a war, or violent event is to __________________
resist
To suffer or die because you don’t have enough food is to _________________loot
To walk around and across an area without a clear purpose is to _________________
burgle
To become smaller or to make sth smaller is to _________________ wander
hang
hesitate
doubt
seize
shrink
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To say that sth is not true is to _________________ tiptoe
To move or bend your body in a particular direction is to _________________ sink
To give sb or sth a particular quality, value or standard is to _________________ trek
To go down below the surface of water is to _________________ rate
To walk quietly on your toes so nobody hears you is to _________________ swim
qualify
nod
lean
lie
deny

PART 3: Complete the sentences using words on the left.

I almost forgot to return the books to the library. Luckily, Brad ____________________ me. random
Most employers look for ____________________ and hard-working people. board
She wasn’t able to give the police an ____________________ description of her attacker. accurate
They picked the name for the winning call at _____________________. remembered
The decision has to be approved by the _____________________ of directors. amount
board
accurate
reminded
reliable
helpless

PART 4: Choose a word on the right that is most often used with a word on the left.

ADJECTIVE + NOUN
huge + __________________ agreement
spare + __________________ husband
domestic + __________________ excuse
late + __________________ flight
bitter + __________________ insect
tyre
coffee
family
success
reason
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odd + ___________________ house

lean + ___________________ clothes
flat + ___________________ mountain
nasty + ___________________ secret
urban + ___________________ number
sprawl
meat
habit
beauty
battery
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VERB + NOUN
offer + ___________________ a bribe
throw + ___________________ a difference
make + ___________________ a favour (AmE favor)
do + ___________________ (the) facts
face + ___________________ a combat
factor
a party
offenders
vacation
hours
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lose + ___________________ an exam
bring up + ___________________ transport
crack + ___________________ a habit
ask + ___________________ your sight
break + ___________________ children
a joke
a favour
design
scheme
a motive
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NOUN + NOUN
blood + ___________________ rate
brain + ___________________ return
tax + ___________________ intelligence
music + ___________________ year
leap + ___________________ drain
stage
pressure
scene
budget
school
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ADVERB + ADJECTIVE
readily + ___________________ normal
happily + ___________________ injured
highly + ___________________ convinced
ridiculously + ___________________ expensive
badly + ___________________ weak
recommended
cold
available
happy
married