VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

SUPPLEMENTARY COURSE
Lesson 1
Exercise 1:
a. Match each word with its correct part of speech and meaning.

Loại Meaning List of meanings

1. breath n ........D A. to change something to suit different conditions or
uses
2. hazard n .........B B. something that is dangerous and likely to cause
damage
3. skill n .........G C. to give something in order to provide or achieve
something together with other people
4. adapt v .........A D. the air that goes into and out of your lungs
5. identity v ..........I E. always behaving or happening in a similar way
6. consisten Adj .........E F. to create something that has never been made
t before
7. please v .........J G. a special ability to do something
8. invent v .........F H. the beginning or cause of something
9. origin n .........H I. who a person is, or the qualities of a person or
group that make them different from others
10. contribute v .........C J. to make someone feel happy or satisfied

b. Identify the following words’ part of speech and guess their meaning

Loại Meaning

1. breathless Adj Breathing too fast, and therefore unable to get

enough air into your lungs to be comfortable

2. hazardous Adj Dangerous and involving risk, espeacially to

someone’s health
3. skillful Adj Good at doing something because of practice
4. adaptation n The process of changing to suit different conditions
5. identify v To recognize someone or st and say or prove who or

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6. consistency n The physical nature of a substance, especially a thick
liquid, for example by being thick or thin, smooth or
lumpy
7. pleasure n Enjoyment or satisfaction or st that gives this
8. inventor n Somemone who has invented st or whose job is to
invent things
9. originate v To start st or cause it to happen
10. contribution n St that you contribute or do to help produce or achieve
st together with other people.

c. Which part of speech do these suffixes usually indicate? Give some examples.

(Các hậu tố này thường biểu thị dạng từ nào – danh động hay tính => cho ví dụ)

-less -ous -ful -ion -fy

-ency -ure -or -ate
Suffixes Examples
Less Carelesss, homeless,
Ous Dangerous, famous
Adjective
Ful Hopeful, fearful

Ion Addition, condition

Ency Tendency,residency
Noun
Ure Treasure, pleasure
Or Editor, survivor
Fy Beautify,
Verb Ate Celebrate

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Exercise 2:
a. Match each word with its correct part of speech and meaning.

Loại Meaning List of meanings

1. technique n .........C A. a planned visit to a place or area, usually as a holiday
2. controversy n .........E B. very serious
3. vary v ..........G C. a way of doing an activity that needs skill
4. tour n .........A D. someone or something that has suffered the effects of
violence, illness or bad luck.
5. wide Adj I J E. a disagreement that involves different ideas or
opinions about something
6. victim n .........D F. knowing that something exists, or having knowledge
or experience of something
7. function n .........I G. to change in some way, or to cause similar things to
differ
8. aware Adj .........F H. to be right for a particular person or situation
9. severe Adj .........B I. the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of a
person)
10. suit n ........H J. used to describe how long the distance between the
two sides of something is

b. Identify the following words’ part of speech and guess their meaning

Loạ Meaning
1. technician n A person whose technique is very good
2. controversial Adj Causing disagreement or discussion
3. variety n The characteristic of often changing and being
different
4. tourist n Someone who visit a place for pleasure and interest,
usually while on holiday
5. widen v To become or to make st greater in width
6. victimize v To treat someone in an intentionally unfair way,
especially because of their race, sex, beliefs
7. functional Adj Designed to be practical and useful rather than

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8. awareness n Knowledge that something exists or understanding of
a situation or subject at the present time based on
information or experience
9. severity n The quality of being very unkind or unpleasant
10. suitable Adj Acceptable or right for someone or st

b. Which part of speech and meaning do the following suffixes indicate?

-ian -ial -ty -ist -en

-ize -al -ness -ity -able
Suffixes Examples
Ial Critical, biological
Adjectives Able Suitable, comfortable

Ian musician, politician

Ty safety, honesty
Ist pianist, optimist
Nouns Al arrival, capital
nEss happiness, darkness
ity quality

En Shorten, widen
Verbs Ize Realize,