Vocabulary Worksheets th

Understanding and Using English Grammar, 4 Edition

Chapter 14: Gerunds and Infinitives, Part 1

Worksheet 2. Definition practice

Write the letters of the correct completions in the blanks.

1. In Line 3, alternative means ____.

a. the opposite way b. another way c. the same way

2. In Line 4, as opposed to means ____.

a. in contrast to b. additionally c. because of

3. In Line 7, vocalizations refer to ____.

a. a musical instrument b. sounds of drums c. sounds of the voice

4. In Line 8, striking means ____.

a. falling b. rubbing c. hitting

5. In Line 10, evolution refers to ____.

a. a sudden development b. a gradual development c. enormous changes

6. In Line 13, undergoing means ____.

a. fighting b. living with c. experiencing

7. In Line 14, conceive of means ____.

a. imagine b. hear c. write

8. In Line 18, mapped means to show something by ____.

a. drawing a diagram b. making sounds c. feeling something

9. In Line 19, primitive means extremely ____.

a. developed b. interior c. basic; not modern

10. In Line 20, still means ____.

a. comfortably b. without sight c. without moving

11. In Line 20, coordinates means ____.

a. organizes and controls b. feels c. involves

12. In Line 23, taste refers to ____.

a. appetite for food b. a pretty view c. preference

13. In Line 25, familiar means ____.

a. close b. known c. unknown

14. In Line 26, scales are ____.

a. measuring weights b. musical tones c. something on a fish

15. In Line 27, vice versa means ____.

a. the same is true b. the opposite is also true c. the opposite is not true

16. In Line 29, brought up with means ____.

a. spoken b. thinking about c. taught and familiar with

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