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WORKSHEET 9

SCL WORKSHEET 9
Name : Ayishah Binti Iskandar Zulfakar
Matric No. : AS13650
Group : 22

EXERCISE 1
Match the general words below to their more precise synonyms. Then use the
precise words to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.

1. do not have (something) A adolescent(s) [7]

2. usually do (something) B lack [1]
3. not finish or do (something) C potential [4]
4. possible D critical or imperative [6]
5. enough E percentage or number [8]
6. really important F tend to do [2]
7. teen/teenager(s) G adequate or sufficient [5]
8. amount H fail to do [3]

9. Most adolescents tend to procrastinate when it

comes to doing their homework.

10. We have not seen sufficient evidence to

convince us.

11. These critical subjects must be covered by twelfth

grade.

12. Some students lack the necessary ambition to do

well.

13. The students with the most potential were

invited to take college classes over the summer.
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14. The percentage of students who do not finish high school is

alarming.

EXERCISE 2
Write a precise verb for each general verb listed on the lines given below.
Example A: run ‐ sprint

1. help ‐ assist
2. hurry ‐ rush
3. laugh ‐ chuckle
4. move ‐ relocate
5. obey ‐ comply
6. practice ‐ rehearse
7. change ‐ modify
8. lift ‐ elevate
9. shout ‐ yell
10. talk ‐ converse
11. disappear ‐ vanish
12. wild ‐ rampage
13. perfect ‐ refine
14. collect ‐ gather
15. say ‐ articulate
16. assign ‐ allocate