2018-2019 ACADEMIC YEAR – PERIOD 2

INTERMEDIATE - MAKING CONNECTIONS 2

VOCABULARY PRACTICE MATERIALS

EXERCISE 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the right column. Be
careful with your spelling.

1 They had a/n _______________ about who should do the cleaning. ARGUE

2 My parents had high _______________ for me. EXPECT

3 Drivers need to have quick _______________. REACT

4 The _______________ of attacks seems to have increased recently. FREQUENT

5 All the dancers and musicians wore _______________ costumes. TRADITION

6 Everyone should be able to express their own personal ___________ BELIEVE

freely.
7 The school is improving _______________ between teachers and COMMUNICATE
parents.
8 He was _______________ about the accuracy of the results. DOUBT

9 She was extremely _______________ in raising people’s awareness INFLUENCE

of the disease.
10 He _______________ the dead woman as his wife. IDENTITY

11 The _______________ of developing cancer is increased in people LIKELY

who smoke.
12 You could see the ________________ in their faces when they PROUD
talked about their daughter’s acting career.
13 For many childless couples, _________________ is the best ADOPT
solution.
14 He demanded complete _________________ from his soldiers. OBEY

15 Mr. Osborne described the agreement as a victory for action on tax AVOID
_______________.
16 They arrived at the party ___________________. SEPARATE

17 Students who do well ___________________ should apply for ACADEMIC

scholarships.
18 If you ________________ your car, it could be bright pink with CUSTOM
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 eyelashes on the headlights.
19 The programme started again after a two-year _________________. INTERRUPT

VOCABULARY EXERCISE 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in
the right column. Be careful with your spelling.

1 They are holding a party to celebrate the _________________ of their ACHIEVE

first year’s goals.
2 Most women seem to find Brad Pitt _________________. ATTRACT
3 I'll meet you at the main _________________. ENTER
4 He's very _________________ about his weight. DEFEND
5 Have you got any _________________ for improvements? SUGGEST
6 Mr Brown gave a brief _________________ to the course. INTRODUCE
7 We are all responsible for the _________________ of the forest. DESTROY
8 The Hubble Telescope has allowed astronomers to make significant DISCOVER
_________________ about our galaxy.
9 She decided to follow him out of __________________. CURIOUS
10 Their most _________________ belongings were locked in a safe in VALUE
the bedroom
11 The results of the study have a wider _________________ for all SIGNIFICANT
the profession.
12 The _________________ of the reports cannot be checked. ACCURATE
13 He will demand _________________ evidence before he adopts a CONVINCE
new theory.
14 The new computer system will meet all our _________________ . EXPECT

15 There's no easy _________________ to this problem. SOLVE

16 The chemicals have been identified as a source of _________________ POLLUTE
17 The city needs to improve its public _________________ . TRANSPORT
18 Her book is full of _________________ ways to decorate your home. CREATE
19 Teaching young children is a _________________ and rewarding job. CHALLENGE
20 The rapid _________________ of cities can cause social and economic EXPAND
problems.
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21 You should be more _________________ of other people’s points of RESPECT
view.
22 Many people enjoy the pleasures and _________________ of living CONVENIENT
in a city centre.
23 There's a lot of _________________ between computer companies. COMPETE

ANSWER KEY

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EXERCISE 1:

1. ARGUMENT
2. EXPECTATIONS
3. REACTION(S)
4. FREQUENCY
5. TRADITIONAL
6. BELIEFS
7. COMMUNICATION
8. DOUBTFUL
9. INFLUENTIAL
10. IDENTIFIED
11. LIKELIHOOD
12. PRIDE
13. ADOPTION
14. OBEDIENCE
15. AVOIDANCE
16. SEPARATELY
17. ACADEMICALLY
18. CUSTOMIZE
19. INTERRUPTION

EXERCISE 2:

1. ACHIEVEMENT
2. ATTRACTIVE
3. ENTRANCE
4. DEFENSIVE
5. SUGGESTIONS
6. INTRODUCTION
7. DESTRUCTION
8. DISCOVERIES
9. CURIOSITY
10. (IN) VALUABLE
11. SIGNIFICANCE

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12. ACCURACY
13. CONVINCING
14. EXPECTATION(S)
15. SOLUTION
16. POLLUTION
17. TRANSPORTATION
18. CREATIVE
19. CHALLENGING
20. EXPANSION
21. RESPECTFUL
22. CONVENIENCE
23. COMPETITION