Vocabulary Worksheets th

Understanding and Using English Grammar, 4 Edition

Chapter 14: Gerunds and Infinitives, Part 1

Worksheet 3. Vocabulary practice

Complete each sentence with the correct word from the list.

beat melody
brought pitch
conceive rhythm
coordinate snap
harmony still
lyrics undergo

1. Normal hearts _____________________ about 72 times per minute.

2. There is a regular _____________________ to the waves beating onto the shore.

3. The sound of a cat has a high _________________, but the sound of a lion has a
low one.

4. I can’t remember the words to that song, but I can remember the
_________________ . Listen. I’ll hum it for you.

5. Gilbert and Sullivan wrote several comic operas together. Sullivan wrote the music,
and Gilbert wrote the _____________________.

6. Those colors don’t look good together. They are not in _________________ with
each other.

7. Uncle Jack has to _____________________ surgery on his back. I hope the

experience is not too bad for him and will cure his problem.

8. Jean is the person who organizes everything in our office. She has to
_____________________ all the departments and their various activities.

9. Until a man walked on the moon, people couldn’t _____________________ of such

a thing. It seemed impossible.

10. Don’t move. Be perfectly _____________________ while the X-ray is being taken.

11. Of course Nat is musical. He was _____________________ up with music all

around him. His father is a violinist and his mother is a pianist.

12. If you _____________________ your fingers, they make a sound.

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