Vocabulary Practice 2

A/ Put the correct form of word in the space.

1. Does it make any ……………….. (differ) to them if we pay by cheque?
2. The two boys should receive a just punishment. Their ………………..  (behave) at the inauguration ceremony was really outrageous.
3. Couldn’t you provide us with a more ………………..  (practice) scheme? The one you have just devised is not sensible at all.
4. As a matter of fact, the realization of the project itself isn't so ………………..  (trouble) as the initial conditions we have to accept.
5. Jason is the most person ………………..  (truth) i know. He never tells lies.
6. Mutual accusations will get you nowhere. You’d better try to find a more reasonable ………………..  (solve) to your conflict.
7. The main cause of the current crisis in the party seems to be the deep………………..   (divide) between its members.
8. It’s most ………………..  (fashion) among youths these days to spend their free time in the cinema.

B/ Read the text and identify each underlined part of speech (noun, verb, adjective, etc.). Write your answers in the space below. The first one has been done for you.

We walked (1) along the main street between the workers’ cottages and the only hotel in the town. A few people passed by - two women in smart suits, a very large man walking a small dog, and a boy pushing his bicycle while singing quietly to himself. The weather was still miserable and we could feel a few drops of rain falling as we turned the corner and saw the station in the distance.

Example: walked - verb

C/ Complete the sentences. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.

Celebrate, leisure, relax, honeymoon, romantic, trip, holiday, business traveler

1. The couple had a ………………..  dinner at an ocean-front restaurant.
2. Ms. Hays isn’t in the office; she is on a business ………………..
3. The office threw a party to ………………..  Jack’s birthday.
4. Rose is on ………………..  at the beach.
5. After getting married, Kyle and Lauren went to Barcelona for their ………………..
6. The ……………….. attended several meetings during his trip.
7. Mr. Quail does not want to think about work; he only wants to ………………..
8. Gregory traveled for ………………..  and relaxed on his holiday.

D/ Find and correct the mistakes in these sentence by changing or adding a preposition

1. To be a leader, you have to compete your colleagues. (compete with/ against)
2. Youngsters today are better prepared with working life.
3. It is sometimes hard to get involved into your studies.
4. Universities should provide students the facilities they need.
5. Managers have to be responsible to the staff below them.
6. The government should pay more attention on the education of women.
7. In my job, I have to deal many different types of people.