Review mid test 10

Choose a word that has a different stress pattern from others.

• reduce

• adopt

• issue

• protect

Choose a word that has a different stress pattern from others.

• laundry

• manner

• litter

• delay

Choose a word that has a different stress pattern from others.

• trumpet

• upload (v)

• single

• comment

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.

I didn't enjoy the book because I couldn't identify with any of the main characters.

• disregard

• sympathize 

• ignore     

• scorn

 Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.

He is a popular teen idol around the world.

• unknown 

• unpopular 

• disliked

• well-known

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.

His father was a tailor who owned a clothing store but lost it in the 1929 stock market crash; his mother was a homemaker.

• breadwinner

•  income producer 

• home engineer

• meal ticket

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentences.

Some of these young musicians are incredibly talented.

• gifted

• skilled

• brilliant

• incompetent

Putting out the rubbish.

Rubbish bin

It began _________ when I was in London last Saturday.

• rain

• to rain

• rained

• rains