Unit 24 Vocabulary and Grammar Consolidation

Match each Unit 24 word with its synonym.

• preserve

• contaminated

• impure

• flourishing

• easily done without damage or loss.

• maintain

• easily seen

• affordable

• thriving

• discernable

Match the following Unit 24 vocabulary words with their logical synonyms:

• average

• negligible

• hardly noticeable

• peculiar

• powerful

• parallel

• unusual

• potent

• comparable

• mediocre

Match the following Unit 24 words with their synonyms :

• rather

• somewhat

• monotonous

• solid

• dispersed

• tedious

• steady

• remarkable

• uncommon

• scattered

Choose the best word to complete the sentence:

Some people easily become bored with the ______ of daily living.

• mediocre

• thriving

• tedium

• parallel

Choose the best word to complete the sentence:

Bacteria and insects are common vectors responsible for _________ foods.

• contaminate

• to contaminate

• contaminating

• contaminates

Choose the best word to complete the sentence:

The lawyer portrayed the defendant as a man of ________ morality, integrity and judgement.

• peculiar

• negligible

• solid

• mediocre

Match each Unit 24 vocabulary word with its antonym:

• ordinary

• peculiar

• superb

• mediocre

• remarkable

• flourishing

• unhealthy

• tedious

• invigorating

• negligible

Which vocabulary words in the list are adjectives or words that describe a person, place or thing?​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• peculiar
• remarkable
• tedious
• potent
• maintain
• afford
• contaminate
• flourish

Write an original complete sentence with the vocabulary word maintain, which is a verb or action word.

Write and original complete sentence with the vocabulary word, solid , an adjective which means well made or very strong.