Vocabulary Set 25

Target Vocabulary:
Bu bölümde öğrenmenizi hedeflediğimiz ‘’hedef kelimeler’’.

comprehend: to understand something that is complicated or difficult

 idrak etmek, kavramak

 She cannot comprehend the extent of the disaster.
 I did not fully comprehend what had happened.

behave: to do and say things that are good, bad, normal, strange etc.

 davranmak
 Oh, be quiet! You’re behaving like a two-year-old.
 You behaved like I was the guilty one. Well, I wasn’t!

behavior: the things that a person or animal does

 davranış
 They thought their son’s behaviors was perfectly normal.

secret: known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others

 gizli, saklı, sır

 They kept their relationship secret from their parents.
 Would you like to know my secret?

secretly: if you do something secretly, you do it without other people knowing

 gizlice
 They started meeting secretly.
 Her family didn’t approve their relationship but they kept meeting secretly.

appropriate: correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose

 uygun, münasip
 I didn’t feel that this was an appropriate time to mention the subject of money.
 I can assure you that an appropriate punishment will be given to him.

represent: to officially speak or take action for another person or group of people

 temsil etmek
 Mr Kobayashi was chosen to represent the company at the conference.

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  They chose a famous attorney to represent them in court. (mahkemede temsil)

2. to describe someone or something in a particular way

 tanıtmak, göstermek
 Can you represent yourself, please?

spread: to (cause to) cover, reach, or have an effect on a wider or increasing area

 yayılmak, sıçramak
 The fire spread very rapidly because of the strong wind.
 Don’t spread the word, OK?
 The disease is spread by mosquitoes.

punish: to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or broken the law

 cezalandırmak
 Are you punishing me for my actions? I already told you that I am sorry.
 My parents decided to punish me by withdrawing financial support.

A) Exercise: Öğren!
Fill in the blanks with the target words!

comprehend behave behavior secret x2

secretly appropriate represent x2
spread punish

1. We have been together for 6 years. I can’t ________________ why he decided to leave me.
2. Are these clothes ___________________ for a job interview?
3. I won’t be able to join the meeting but our manager will be there to __________________
our company and make an offer.
4. It’s unfair to _________________ a whole class for the actions of one or two students.
5. It started off as cancer of the liver but it _________________ to other areas of the body.
6. The meeting will be held in a ___________________ place. So no one knows where it will be
for now.
7. You disobeyed your teacher. This kind of _________________ is completely unacceptable at
school.

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 8. ________________ well at school and get along with your friends, OK?
9. She ________________ took money from his father’s wallet. He will be very angry when he
understands it.
10. He ______________________ himself as an expert, but he knows nothing.
11. I shared my most important _________________ with you and you told it everyone. How
could you do that?

B) Match the Words! Pekiştir!

comprehend behave behavior secret

secretly appropriate represent

spread punish

1) ………………………………: the things that a person or animal does

2) ………………………………: if you do something secretly, you do it without other people knowing

3) ………………………………: to (cause to) cover, reach, or have an effect on a wider or increasing

area

4) ………………………………: to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or

broken the law

5) ………………………………: to officially speak or take action for another person or group of people

6) ………………………………: to do and say things that are good, bad, normal, strange etc.

7) ………………………………: known about by only a few people and kept hidden from others

8) ………………………………: to describe someone or something in a particular way

9) ………………………………: to understand something that is complicated or difficult

10) ………………………………: correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose

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C) Write a sentence of your own for each of the words you’ve just learned! ++ Write

Turkish meanings of the words. – Uzmanlaş!

- Öğrendiğiniz kelimelerin Türkçe karşılıklarını hiçbir yere bakmadan yazın, daha sonra bu
kelimelerle en az 1 tane örnek cümle yazın. (Verilen her anlam için bir örnek)

behave:

secret:

comprehend:

punish:

secretly:

behavior:

appropriate:

spread:

represent:

CEVAP ANAHTARI:

A: comprehend, appropriate, represent, punish, spread, secret, behavior, behave, secretly,

represented, secret

B: behavior, secretly, spread, punish, represent, behave, secret, represent, comprehend, appropriate

C: Kendi cümleleriniz + kelimelerin anlamlarını en üstten kontrol edebilirsiniz.

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