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English File Intermediate Unit 8A Vocabulary

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Deserving great respect or approval. An adjective to describe someone we look up to.

a)

respectful

b)

admire

c)

admirable

d)

approvable

2.

An adjective to describe someone with unusual style or taste, or who has unusual interests.

a)

excentric

b)

weird

c)

strange

d)

eccentric

3.

Thinking about something or someone, or doing something, too much or all the time.

a)

obsessive

b)

obvious

c)

obnoxious

d)

oblivious

4.

Compliments, that may or may not be true, often used to try to get something in return. (noun)

a)

praise

b)

flattery

c)

flatter

d)

compliment

5.

To warn that someone may be punished if someone doesn’t do what is asked.

a)

threat

b)

swear

c)

shout

d)

threaten

6.

To pause when about to do something when feeling uncertain.

a)

wait

b)

hesitate

c)

hesitant

d)

think twice

7.

Precise or exact. The opposite of general.

a)

general

b)

exact

c)

precise

d)

specific

8.

Something, usually money, awarded to someone to make up for their loss, suffering or injury.

a)

compensation

b)

compensate

c)

cooperate

d)

compensashion

9.

When someone is made to pay too much money for something.

a)

overpaid

b)

expensive

c)

overcharged

d)

surcharge

10.

When a group of people march or stand together to show that they disagree with or support something or someone.

a)

demonstrate

b)

protest

c)

protestation

d)

demonstration

11.

To use offensive language, especially when angry.

a)

yell

b)

swear

c)

offend

d)

rude words

12.

A computer file that you send with an email or upload to a website.

a)

attatchment

b)

attachment

c)

attach

d)

attatch

13.

A free item from a person or organisation that usually sells them.

a)

complimentary

b)

complimentry

c)

free

d)

on the house

14.

Smoke or gas that has a bad smell, especially harmful smoke or gas.

a)

pollute

b)

pollution

c)

fume

d)

fumes

15.

Causing laughter and amusement, comic.

a)

confusing

b)

humorous

c)

likeable

d)

not funny

16.

What you expect to receive when you take back a faulty item.

a)

a repeat

b)

a return

c)

a receipt

d)

a refund

17.

The piece of paper that tells you how much you paid, when and where, and how much change you got.

a)

refund

b)

receipt

c)

return

d)

price tag