VOCABULARY WORKSHEETS

CONTENTS: 1.Describing personality - pg.2 2.Easily-confused words 1- pg.4 3.Easily confused words 2 pg.6 4.Crime and punishment pg.8 5.Holidays and sightseeing pg.10 6.Word formation 1 pg.12 7.Word formation 2 pg.14 8.Money pg.16 9.Education pg.18 10.The environment pg.20 11.Phrasal verbs come and go pg.22 12.Phrasal verbs take and put pg.24 13.Phrasal verbs bring and get pg.26

1. Describing personality
1 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. proud friendly lazy patient cheerful jealous Rob has been very cheerful recently. Well, hes got a new girlfriend. 1 Tim never helps with the housework. Hes so ! 2 Zoe was of Linda. She was much prettier than Zoe, and more intelligent, too. 3 Karen rarely gets angry with people. Shes usually and understanding. 4 Pam is very . Im sure youll like her when you meet her. 5 The teacher felt very when all her students passed the exam. 2 Match the words from the box with their opposites in the sentences. If necessary, use a dictionary to help you. confident e 1 cowardly 2 dim 3 light-hearted 4 timid 5 well-behaved

a Karen is so bossy. Shes always telling me what to do! b Ian started university a year early. Hes really clever. c The courageous fireman rescued the children from the burning house. d Helen didnt laugh at my joke. Why is she so serious at the moment? I think shes worried about her exams. e When I invited Clare to the party she went bright red! She must be very shy. f When Mark ignored his mother, she told him off for being rude.

3 Read the descriptions. Match the people and job adverts. 1 Paul is hard-working and quite bossy. Hed like a job with responsibility. 2 Tina is practical and reliable. She prefers to work outside and is quite fit. 3 Rob is friendly and cheerful. He likes working with children. 4 Phil is patient and sympathetic. Hes a very good listener. 5 Sue is outgoing and likes organising events. She enjoys meeting people. Wanted a Dog minder for walks and general animal care. Tel. 05 467 543. b Part-time tour guide. Write to: Sunny Travel, 63 Boat Street, Oxford. c Assistant manager at All Sports sportswear shop. Need to work long hours. Tel. 0987 6547. d Father Christmas at Selfridges Department Store. December period only. Contact: Amanda Smith at Selfridges, Oxford Street, London. e Volunteers for Student Helpline. Interested? Please contact us on 0978 564 785.

2. Easily confused words (1)

1 Complete the sentences with the correct words. journey / trip 1 The train to Liverpool took over three hours. 2 They went on a day to London. private / particular 3 I usually like cats, but I dont like that cat. 4 Mark goes to a school in Manchester. friendly / sympathetic 5 I like Mallorca. The people there are very . 6 Helen was when she heard about my accident. habit / custom 7 Its a traditional in our country at New Years Eve. 8 Rachel smokes a lot. Its a bad , but she wont give it up. lent / borrowed 9 Tim some money to Kate. 10 Clare a book from the school library. agreed / accepted 11 Sam to play in the tennis tournament this weekend. 12 Pam finally that she was wrong. checked / controlled 13 Gill her make-up before she left the house. 14 If John his temper, hed have more friends. eventually / possibly 15 After hours of searching, Sue found her keys. 16 People will live longer in the next century. 2 Choose the correct words. Elsa felt tired. She had just completed a long 1 journey / trip from Venezuela. After a seven-hour flight, she was back at Heathrow airport in London. Elsa waited for her suitcase and thought about her holiday. She had stayed in a lovely hotel with its 4

own 2 private / particular beach. One of the waiters had been very 3 friendly / sympathetic. He had explained the local 4 customs / habits to Elsa and had 5 lent / borrowed her a guidebook. On the last day of her holiday hed asked her to take a parcel to some of his friends in London. It was a small parcel, and it wasnt heavy, so Elsa 6 had agreed / had accepted to take it. Elsa picked up her suitcase and walked towards customs. Do you have anything to declare? asked a uniformed man. No, she replied. The customs official began to 7 check / control her luggage. 8 Eventually / Possibly he came across the small parcel. Whats in the packet? he asked. Elsa began to explain as he carefully opened it. Inside was a big surprise.

3. Easily confused words (2)

1 Complete the sentences with the correct words. assisted / attended 1 Paul a private school when he was a teenager. 2 The secretary the manager with her meetings. degree / career 3 As soon as Clare finished her university , she got a job. 4 Dave dreamed of a in fashion. He wanted to be a designer. professor / teacher 5 Patton is Head of the Linguistics Department at London University. 6 My history at school is very interesting. library / bookshop 7 Tom went to the to borrow a book about the paranormal. 8 Pam bought Stephen Kings best-selling novel from her local . embarrassed / pregnant 9 Karen felt when Karl asked her out. 10 Did you know that Sarah is ? The baby is due in December. suburb / slum 11 The family live in a large house in a smart London . 12 Calcutta has got the worlds biggest . Most of the citys population lives there. stranger / foreigner 13 Sue is quite shy. She would never talk to a . 14 We use the word to describe someone from another country. advice / advise 15 I strongly you to give up smoking. 16 Paul wasnt sure about which university to apply to, so he asked his teacher for .

2 Choose the correct words. Love problem Dear Sue Im nineteen years old and Im studying for a Spanish 1 career / degree at university. I enjoy my course, but Ive got a problem and need some 2 advice / advise. I recently fell in love with a boy in my class. The problem is that I get very 3 embarrassed / pregnant when I see him. Were not 4 foreigners / strangers and weve talked to each other, but hes already got a girlfriend. A few weeks ago I was studying in the 5 bookshop / library when I saw him. I was so nervous I felt sick! Since then Ive been missing lectures to avoid him. Now the 6 teacher / professor of the department wants to know why I havent been 7 attending / assisting classes. What can I say? Amy

4. Crime and punishment

1 Match the verbs and phrases. If necessary use a dictionary to help you. commit e 1 break 2 get 3 serve 4 find 5 suspect 6 report a b c d e f g into trouble a crime to the police time in prison someone of a crime a crime someone guilty the law

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs from Exercise 1. Matthew was a burglar, but not a good one. He was always 1 into trouble with the police. In fact he 2 the law so many times, that whenever someone 3 a crime, the police always 4 him. Whenever he appeared in court, Matthew was always 5 guilty. Over the years he 6 three years in prison. Then one day his own house was burgled. The thief stole everything. Matthew found himself at the police station once more, but this time to 7 a crime. The police were very amused.

rob and steal

We use rob and steal to talk about taking things illegally from people. We use steal with things, and rob with people and institutions. Someone stole her bag in town yesterday. Oh no! Weve been robbed! The criminals robbed the bank, and then escaped. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of rob or steal. 8

1 After months of careful planning, the gang the jewellery shop. 2 Jill was mugged on her way home from work. The thieves her handbag and her Rolex watch. 3 Someones broken into the house. It looks as if theyve the video! 4 Over 100,000 was from the bank last night. 5 Last Christmas they were . Someone broke into their house and took all their presents. 4 Complete the sentences. Use on, in, by, under and against. If necessary, use a dictionary to help you. 1 Writing graffiti on public buildings is the law. 2 Mark was trouble with the police for stealing cars. Hed been joyriding with his friends. 3 An innocent man was sent to prison mistake. 4 Simon didnt break the window purpose. 5 The burglar was caught and put arrest.

5. Holidays and sightseeing

1 Complete the categories with the words and phrases. hotel buy souvenirs youth hostel cathedrals eat out at restaurants go on a coach trip museums castles bed and breakfast art galleries exhibitions camp-site go on a guided tour self catering apartment where to stay what to see what to do

2 Complete the postcard with the correct form of the verbs from the box. go take book look out not buy spend get have show Dear Tina I 1 a great time in Granada! I managed to 2 a room at a cheap hotel, and amazingly I have a balcony that 3 over the old town. Yesterday I 4 sightseeing around the Alhambra and 5 lots of photos. At one point I 6 lost, but fortunately I met an old man who 7 me which way to go. I 8 many souvenirs yet, but I 9 a lot of money. Theres lots to do in Granada, so Ive been out every night! Ill write again soon, Love Simon

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3 Complete the paragraph. Use in, of, along, on, from or to. If necessary, use a dictionary to help you. Daniel lives in the centre 1 Paris. He lives 2 the top floor of an apartment not far 3 a park. Daniel enjoys living 4 the city, but during the summer he likes to get away. He usually goes 5 a small fishing village 6 the coast, about seventy-five kilometres 7 Paris. The village is very picturesque and is famous for its medieval castle. The castle is 8 top of a hill overlooking the sea. Daniel usually rents a small villa on the outskirts 9 the village. His favourite pastime is going for long walks 10 the seafront. 4 Complete the sentences with the words from the box. coastline forest valley cliffs lake hill stream 1 The Atlantic in Cornwall is dangerous, but also very interesting. The high overlooking many of the beaches are quite dramatic and beautiful. 2 Sarah ran to the top of the grassy and looked out across the green below. The sun shone on the surface of the where several people were swimming. 3 We set up camp near a small in the middle of the . We could hear wildlife all around us, but it was difficult to see anything through the trees.

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6. Word formation: nouns and adjectives

Word formation: nouns and adjectives
We can make adjectives from nouns with the suffixes -ous, -ic and -al. fame > famous, ambition > ambitious photography > photographic, drama > dramatic music > musical, maths > mathematical Be careful! Sometimes the spelling changes when you add a suffix. If necessary, use a dictionary to help you find the correct spelling.

1 Write the related adjectives. 1 logic 2 fury 3 person 4 apology 5 rebel 6 technology 7 optimism 8 caution 9 nation 10 advantage 11 theory 12 pessimism 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words. Jackie is very ambitious. She wants to be a actress. (ambition) 1 The holiday was . There was nothing to do and it rained all the time. (disaster) 2 Brenda was very when she heard that Id split up with Pete. (sympathy) 3 You have to be fit and extremely to take part in this sport. (energy) 4 The party promised to cut taxation when it was elected. (politics)

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box. mystery artist practice adventure nerve grammar The actor felt nervous before he went on stage. It was his first performance. 1 Sarah is very . Last weekend she went bungee jumping with some friends. 2 I always find that mistakes are very difficult to correct. 12

3 Mark is very . He can sing, dance and play a musical instrument. 4 You need a lot of experience if you want to be a primary school teacher. 5 Karen looked out of the window and saw a green light in the sky. 4 Complete the texts with the correct form of the words. A 1 (drama) rescue took place off the coast of Cornwall yesterday. Coastguards received an SOS signal from a yacht which was in difficulty in 2 (mountain) eight-metre-high waves. 3 (courage) air and sea rescue services saved the captain and two crew members. Last night a woman was robbed and attacked in Hyde Park in London. The police say the thief is extremely 4 (danger). They are looking for witnesses who noticed anything 5 (suspicion) at Hyde Park Corner last night. According to a experts, global warming is having a 6 (critic) effect on the environment. Recent 7 (climate) changes have had dramatic results, and have caused 8 (nature) disasters in Latin America and Asia.

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7. Word formation: verbs and nouns

Word formation: verbs and nouns
We can make nouns from verbs with the suffixes -ment, -tion/-sion and -ance/-ence. amaze > amazement introduce > introduction annoy > annoyance Be careful! Sometimes the spelling changes when you add a suffix. If necessary, use a dictionary to help you find the correct spelling. 1 Write the related nouns. 1 imagine 2 arrange 3 discuss 4 educate 5 excel 6 manage 7 amuse 8 organize 9 tolerate 10 enjoy 11 avoid 12 confirm 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words. According to experts, digital television is the future of home entertainment. (entertain) 1 When Clare entered the skateboarding , she didnt expect to win. (compete) 2 Jane couldnt taste the between the two cola drinks. (differ) 3 After discussing the results of the experiment, the scientists finally reached a . (conclude) 4 Gregs parents gave him to go on holiday with his friends. (permit)

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box. agree confuse impress possess revise explain encourage Robert managed to make a good impression at his job interview. 1 Sarah didnt hand in her homework, so the teacher asked her for an . 2 Dave was arrested for of drugs. 3 After two weeks of negotiations, the company signed an which promised better working conditions. 4 Pam failed her exams because she hadnt done enough . 5 Michaels parents gave him a lot of when he decided to play football professionally. 6 The concert was badly organised. There was a lot of about who was playing. 4 Complete the texts with the correct form of the words. There has been an 1 (explode) in the centre of Paris. The police say no one has been injured. The government has promised to find a 2 (solve) to rising unemployment. A tornado has hit the coast of Florida. The cost of the 3 (destroy) is estimated at fifty million dollars. A recent government report shows that there has been a big 4 (improve) in health care over the last five years.

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8. Money
1 Match the words from the box with their opposites in the sentences. If necessary, use a dictionary to help you. generous d 1 loss 2 poor 3 pricey a b c d e f 4 rip-off 5 save 6 worthless

Ian is quite well-off. He bought two computer games last week. Dont waste your money on clothes, you need money for your holidays. These trainers are quite reasonable. I think Ill buy them. Simon is very mean. He doesnt like spending his money. The record company made a big profit in its first year. The painting is very valuable. Its signed by Monet. g Clares new Levi jeans were a bargain. They only cost 20. 2 Complete the sentences with the words from the box in Exercise 1.

1 Brian is very . He always buys everyone expensive birthday presents. 2 Mike paid over 700 for his mountain bike. Thats a ! My bike was only 500. 3 I cant afford to go to the concert. The tickets are too . 4 The company suffered heavy last year. As a result fifty workers lost their jobs. 5 You need to some money if you want to go to America this summer. 6 Families in the Third World are so that many children have to work. 7 Marys antique vase was valued by an expert. Unfortunately, he said it was !

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3 Match the two parts of the sentences. It took Dave three years to pay off e 1 2 3 4 When you begin to work, you'll start earning When Clare went to university she took out Each month Nigel put some money into Michael asked the salesman if he could pay for 5 The lottery organisers made out a his computer over three months. b his savings account. He wanted to travel round the world. c a salary. This goes into your bank account every month. d a cheque for 3 million, and gave it to the lucky winner. e his overdraft. He owed the bank more than 5,000. F a student loan, which paid for her books. 4 Choose the correct words. 1 Peter couldnt pay off his debts / credits, so he asked his father for some money. 2 If you want to buy a car, youll need to take out a bank loan / advance. 3 I bought lots of bargains / economies in the sales this year. 4 The bill was 7.50. I handed the waiter a 10 note / cash, and he gave me 2.50 change / money. 5 Mark made 50 interest / profit from his savings last year.

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9. Education
1 Match the university subjects and the sentences. medicine b 1 law 2 engineering 3 languages 4 sociology 5 politics a Jane would like to be a tour guide. b Karl wants to work in a hospital. c Mark has always been interested in cars and machines. d Dave wants to be a social worker. e Paul loves public speaking. He'd like work in Parliament. f Clare's ambition is to be a judge. 2 Match the phrasal verbs and definitions. David picked up lots of acting tips from his drama teacher. e 1 Matthew turned up late for his maths lesson. 2 Mark is selling second-hand books. He's put up an advert on the college notice board. 3 After three disastrous weeks at college, Sue decided to give up her course. 4 If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary. 5 After completing his physics degree, Rob took up a job as a nuclear scientist. a b c d e f arrive somewhere search for something stop something start something learn something fix something in place

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs from Exercise 2. 1 If you want to find out her phone number, it in the yellow pages. 2 Karl was upset when Amy didnt for their date. 3 When Carol broke her leg she had to teaching aerobics. 4 Im going to a job as a barman. It will help me pay for my course. 5 Although Helen lived in Germany for three months, she didnt much of the language. 6 Are you going to help me these posters? 4 Choose the correct words. 1 The academic year at most British universities is divided into three courses / terms. 2 If you dont want to fail / miss your exam, you should turn up for lectures. 3 Brian was a teacher / lecturer at Leeds University for many years. 4 Rachel got good marks / points for all her exam papers. 5 The schoolteacher told the pupils / students to work in groups. 6 Susan denied cheating / copying during the exam.

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10. The environment

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words from the box. pollute conserve protect destroy recycle support 1 Unless we endangered species like the Iberian lynx, they will disappear. 2 bottles and newspapers is a good way of helping the environment. 3 Mike decided to Friends of the Earth after he had read their leaflet. 4 If we energy like gas and electricity, we will create less pollution. 5 You shouldnt use aerosols. They the ozone layer. 6 Waste from the factory the river and fields nearby. As a result many wild animals died. 2 Complete the passage with the words from the box. drought environment smoke global protection waves resources pollution New statistics show that 1 warming is getting worse. Last year, more than forty countries had very little rain. As a result they suffered from heat 2 and severe 3 . In addition, widespread fires caused harmful 4 which had terrible effects on the 5 . Scientists say these problems are the result of the increase in 6 . Unless people start using natural energy 7 and support programmes of 8 and conservation, the situation will not improve.

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3 Complete the table with the words and phrases from the box. windy chilly foggy pouring misty freezing warm dull + warm cool breezy hazy drizzling
7

++ hot
1 3 4

+++ Scorching
2

blowing a gale
5 6

raining cloudy

Stormy

4 Complete the sentences with the words in column +++ from Exercise 3. 1 Whats the matter? Didnt you enjoy your swim in the sea? No, the water was ! 2 I dont think we can take the boat out today. The wind is . 3 It was so that Mark couldnt see where he was driving. 4 Youd better put on your raincoat and take an umbrella. Its outside. 5 Karl trekked through the desert in the midday sun. 6 The sky looked grey and , so the backpackers set up camp for the night.

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11. Phrasal verbs with come and go

Come
come through something = survive an illness or a crisis come round = become conscious after fainting come across something = find something by accident come up with something = find an answer or solution to something come forward = offer to help, or volunteer to do something 1 Match the sentences. The examiner asked Joe a difficult question. c 1 2 3 4 Gill fainted during the marathon run. Tom has an operation last year. Mary gave the wallet to the police officer. Police arrested the man who robbed the bank. ... Fortunately he came through it all right. She had come across it in the street. He still managed to come up with an answer. A witness came forward and identified him. She didn't come round for half an hour.

a b c d e

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs. When Dave asked for volunteers, five people came forward. 1 Clare fainted at a pop concert. When she the concert had finished. 2 Mark worked on the maths problem until he a solution. 3 Karen had a car accident last year. She was badly injured, but she managed to it. 4 Tom some old roman coins in his garden.

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Go
go down with something = become ill go with something = look right together go without something = manage without something go along with something = agree to something go up = increase in price 3 Choose the correct phrasal verbs. Put a coat on. You dont want to go down with /go up with a cold. 1 Which T-shirt will go up / will go with my new jeans? 2 If my parents go with / go along with the idea, Ill have the party next week. 3 You should buy your computer now. Prices will go up / will go without soon. 4 After the earthquake, many people went without / went with fresh water for weeks. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs. Brad doesnt look very well. I think hes going down with something. 1 The price of mobile phones by ten per cent last year. 2 Do these shoes my trousers? Yes, they look great. 3 I the plan, although I dont agree with it. 4 My parents a lot of things so that they could save enough money to buy a house.

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12. Phrasal verbs with take and put

Take
take something off = remove a piece of clothing take something on = accept or decide to do something take something over = take control of or responsibility for something, e.g. a business take to someone = like someone who youve just met take something back = admit that something you said was wrong 1 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. When I take my glasses off, I cant see a thing. 1 Julie is often tired. She has taken too much work . 2 When his father died, Simon took the family business . 3 My parents havent taken my new boyfriend. Hes much older than me. 4 If he doesnt take what he said , shell be angry. 2 Rewrite the sentences with the correct phrasal verbs. Mark apologised and admitted that what he had said was wrong. Mark apologised and took what he had said back. 1 Would you like to give me your coat? 2 My brother took responsibility for the family business last year. 3 As soon as she met her, Linda didnt like Michelle. 4 Karl accepted Janes challenge to play in the tennis tournament.

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Put
put someone off = make someone lose interest in something put yourself out = do something that is inconvenient for you put someone up = let someone live in your house or flat for a while put something on = put clothes on your body put something forward = introduce something for discussion 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs. The idea that Mary put forward was the best. 1 Rachel didnt want to go out with Steve. His smoking her . 2 Carol is very kind. She always herself for other people. 3 Tina Tom last month while he looked for a new flat. 4 Maria decided to her black dress for the party. 4 Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of the phrasal verbs. The film Titanic made Sue lose interest in going on a boat. (put off) The film Titanic put Sue off going on a boat. 1 You dont need to go to any trouble for us. (put out) You 2 Youd better wear a coat, because its raining. (put on) Youd better 3 My parents let my cousin live with them for a few months. (put up) My parents 4 Brad is always suggesting fantastic new ideas. (put forward) Brad

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13. Phrasal verbs with bring and get

Bring
bring something forward = move a meeting or a plan to an earlier time bring something out = produce a new product bring something on yourself = cause something to happen to yourself bring something up = introduce a subject into a conversation bring something down = cause the defeat of someone or something 1 Match the two parts of the sentences. Can we bring d 1 2 3 4 a b c d The company has just brought As soon as Paul brought The boxer brought Carl was sunburnt. He had brought

his opponent down after ten minutes in the ring. it on himself by not wearing sun cream. a new music magazine out. the meeting forward? I'm not in the office next week. e the problem up, they started to argue. 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs. GameBoy are bringing a new computer game out next month. 1 Greg failed all his exams last year. He it . He should have worked harder. 2 Jane wanted to split up with Rob, but she didnt know how to the subject . 3 They decided to the date of the wedding by two weeks. 4 The scandal might the government .

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Get
get on with someone = have a good relationship with someone get someone down = make someone feel unhappy get away with something = escape punishment for something get round to (doing) something = finally do something after finishing other things get by on something = manage to survive with something 3 Match the dialogues. Why wasn't Maria at Rachel's party? b 1 Did you hear about the boy who stole a computer game? 2 Have you started your homework? 3 Why do you need more pocket money? 4 Do you want to watch Saving Private Ryan tonight? a No, I haven't got round to it yet. b She doesn't get on with her. c I'd rather do something else. War movies really get me down. d I can't get by on 5 a week. e No, I didn't. How did he get away with it? 4 Choose the correct phrasal verbs. Kevin gets on with / gets by with Jack really well. 1 Revising for exams really gets on with me / gets me down! 2 When they were young my grandparents managed to get by on / get round to very little. 3 After watching TV for hours, Jackie eventually got away with / got round to tidying her bedroom. 4 Although Karen cheated in the exam, she got by on / got way with it.

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