GROUP WORK 2

1. Paraphrase the following sentences using affixes:

Eg. John is sad about his bad marks.
 John is unhappy about his bad marks.
1. He understood what I said wrongly.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. They are trying to turn their country into an industrial one.
……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. They follow Buddhism.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Complete each sentence with the correct word built from the roots in capital letters:

IMAGINE
1. They said my illness was ……………… Don’t they realise I’m in a lot of pain?
2. He hasn’t got the …………………to think up such a clever plan.

INDUSTRY
3. I’m afraid ………………..relations aren’t very good in this company.
4. She was a much less ……………………student than her sister.
5. He’s a leading ……………………with factories all over the country.

3. Match the two words on the left column with their synonym in the right column:

A. amaze, astonish 1. repair

B. brave, courageous 2. food
C. peril, hazard 3. daring
D. nourishment, sustenance 4. surprise
E. fix, mend 5. Risk

4. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences:

1. This golf …………….is one of the best in the country.
A. court B. course C. pitch D. track
2. After 5000 meters, Johnson was still ………………the lead.
A. at B. on C. to D. in
3. In this race they run four ……………… of the track.
A. laps B. rounds C. turns D. courses
4. The crowd went wild when he …………….. the winning goal.
A. beat B. scored C. won D. served
5. The surfer fell off his ……………..into the waves.
A. sledge B. beard C. board D. paddle
5. Match the following slang sentences with their meanings on the right.
1. You rock! Married
2. Hang in there. To fail an exam
3. How did you do? I flunked. You did that very well.
4. She is really hot. Don’t give up.
5. When are they getting hitched? Very pretty.
6. Complete each sentence with an adjective formed from the noun in brackets.
1. You must be …………when you open the door. (care)
2. The countryside looks very ……………now. (colour)
3. That was a very …………..thing to do. (coward)
4. He has a …………………routine of exercises. (day)
5. This is an …………..piece of work. (admire)

7.Find and underline one word/phrase that is used metaphorically; then write a new
sentence to paraphrase the meaning of that word/phrase.
Eg. She is a bee. => She is a hard-working person.
1. That car is a dinosaur.
………………………………………………………………………
2. His stomach is a bottomless pit.
……………………………………………………………………….
3. I’m a chicken when it comes to getting an injection.
………………………………………………………………………
8. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in capital letters.

ACT
a. We must take………………….before things get worse.
b. Don’t worry about the volcano. It’s been ……………………..for years.
c. She said she wanted to be a television ………………………. .