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WorksheetsENGLISH VOCABULARY - SAVING OUR WORLD
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
1. The actions of man have led to the ____________ of forests around the world.
Annihilation
Absorption
Destruction
Removal
Greenpeace is an international group that is ____________ to saving the Earth.
aimed
dedicated
loyal
faithful
The tiger is on the ____________ of extinction because most of its natural habitat has been destroyed by man.
verge
edge
possibility
border
A large part of the forest was destroyed when the trees were ____________ by the developers
demolished
felled
extinguished
displaced
Many wild animals that roam onto highways have ____________ with cars and died.
knocked
collided
smashed
bumped
Although it is illegal to kill elephants, ____________ still continues because their tusks can be sold for a high price.
poaching
plundering
pilfering
freying
Garbage disposal ____________ in most of the poorer countries are not well designed and, therefore, they have polluted the surrounding areas as well.
posts
scenes
habitats
sites
Ships that dump toxic ____________ into the sea have killed both people and animals.
ruins
offal
dregs
waste
Conservationists are trying hard to prevent the animal population from ____________.
dwindling
contracting
failing
fading
____________ occurs when soil, mud and rock flows down the land due to heavy rain.
erosion
decomposition
decay
corrosion
