Practice: One of Us, Part III
Match with the definition:
- jeer
- consent
- goad
- defiance
- intruder
- to chicken out
- recommend
- to mask
- obsession
- to loom
- to appear threatening, to come into view
- something that takes all your attention and time
- to suggest something, advise
- to cover, hide, or disguise
- to make fun of, taunt
- to push someone to do something, dare
- to protest, challenge
- a person who goes where he is not allowed to go
- agreement, acceptance
- say you will do something and later change your mind because you're scared
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Match the synonyms:
- hushed
- stiff
- chill
- vacant
- stride
- creak
- defy
- cautious
- at long last
- walk quickly and confidently
- tentative
- rigid, firm
- squeak
- finally
- quiet, whispered
- empty
- disobey, protest
- cold air or a cold feeling
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Match with the definition:
- intrigued
- interject
- encounter
- uneasy
- scold
- tone
- in business
- quite
- frustration
- chide, rebuke
- open and working
- add to the conversation
- to a strong degree, very
- fascinated, curious
- the sound of your voice
- nervous, uncomfortable, anxious
- exasperation, annoyance
- meeting
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Finish the sentences with these words:
[ hushed – goaded – curl up – recommend – vacant – chill – intruder – intrigued - scolded – masked ]
1. The movie was excellent. I __________________ that you see it.
2. I felt a ________________ as I looked at the graveyard.
3. We talked in ____________ voices so no one would hear our conversation.
4. I _______________ my sadness by smiling and laughing a lot.
5. I love art, so I am always ______________ by museums.
6. My cat loves to _____________ at my feet and sleep.
7. The teacher ____________ at me because I was late.
8. From my friend’s ______________ expression, I could tell that he didn’t understand.
9. My classmates ______________ me to put a frog in the teacher’s desk.
10. I called the police because there was an _______________ in my home.
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Finish the sentences with these words:
[ encounter – chickened out – at long last – cautiously – uneasy – tone – defiance – stiffened – consented - loomed ]
11. I ______________ approached the hurt rabbit.
12. From my mom’s ______________ of voice, I knew that she was angry.
13. When my sister asked me to help her with algebra, I _____________ because I am good at math.
14. I yelled in _____________ when my mom told me to baby-sit my brothers on my day off.
15. I agreed to fight the class bully after school, but later I ______________ and hid in the bathroom.
16. On the day of the exam, I walked slowly to school, but all too soon the huge university building ______________ before me.
17. After my first ______________ with Lucy, I thought she was crazy, but the next time I saw her, I loved her.
18. I feel very ______________ when I am alone on a dark street.
19. ______________, I finished my homework and went to watch TV.
20. I ________________ when I heard strange voices in my kitchen.
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Match the antonyms
- income
- distinct
- beneath
- sorrow
- sour
- male
- dreadful
- happiness, joy
- female
- wonderful
- unclear, vague
- above
- expense
- sweet
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Match the synonyms
- puzzled
- distinct
- a fortune
- associated with
- claim
- jail
- strained
- concerns
- sorrow
- take as your own
- grief
- connected, linked
- confused
- worries
- a lot of money
- clear, distinguishable
- prison
- tense, stressful
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Match with the definition
- chew
- a record
- fade
- earn
- crouch
- debris
- bitter
- a will
- to fly into a rage
- sacrifice
- belongings
- victim
- available
- good-for-nothing
- to give up something, forfeit
- to bend down, stay close to the ground
- to be possible as an option
- useless
- things that are yours
- to lose color with time
- a person who suffers damage
- to make money
- what you do before you swallow food
- bad-tasting, or angry and unforgiving
- to explode in anger
- a written account of events or facts
- broken pieces of something
- document that says who will own your things after you die
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Finish the sentences with these words:
[ sacrifice – fortune – sorrow – debris – bitter – flew into a rage – faded – distinct – crouched – sour – will – claimed ]
1. When I walked into the room, I immediately noticed the _____________ smell of a dog.
2. After the tornado, _____________ was scattered everywhere.
3. A plain lemon is very ________________.
4. The dog was homeless, so I _____________ him as mine.
5. The girl had to ______________ her education to stay at home and take care of her sick father.
6. I _____________ behind a bush so I could jump out and scare my sister.
7. The photos of my grandma are old and ______________.
8. My brother was _____________ for years because I got the job that he really wanted.
9. I was surprised to learn that my grandfather had left me two thousand dollars in his _____________.
10. Life is filled with both happiness and ______________.
11. My father ______________ when I told him that I had dropped out of school.
12. Bill Gates made a _______________ in computers.
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Finish the sentences with these words:
[ male – jail – associated – available – puzzled – chew – record – strained – concern – victims – belongings ]
13. Newspapers are a great _____________ of the past.
14. Nighttime is usually _____________ with sleep.
15. He looked ______________ as he read the difficult test question.
16. Every year many people are _____________ of natural disasters.
17. The atmosphere in the room was ______________ when my ex-boyfriend showed up at the party.
18. Many people forget their ________________ in hotels.
19. The man spent ten years in _____________ for stealing money from his company.
20. What apartments are ______________ for rent?
21. My biggest ________________ about the future is finding a job.
22. I always ______________ on the tops of my pencils when I think.
23. I want a ______________ dog so that he won’t have puppies.