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WorksheetsUnit 8-Topic vocabulary
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 24mins
I ... my school bag from the table and rushed out of the house
clutched
grabbed
As the train left the station, Jenny w_ _ _ _ goodbye
(a)
When the women were finally found, they had been ... at sea in a tiny boat for hours.
drifting
wandering
roaming
The burglar broke into the house and c_ _ _ _ very quietly along the corridor.
(a)
All of a sudden, Jenny turned around and ... him in the face.
punched
pointed
bounced
Just s_ _ _ this way, sir, and the manager will be with you in a minute
(a)
I didn't see the oil on the floor and I ... on it
slipped
tripped
fell
In basketball, you must ... the ball when you are moving with it
bounce
rotate
roll
move
The road was wet, so when I pressed the brakes the car
skidded
slide
stripped
I'm hoping to train so that I can p_ _ _ _ commercial aircraft
(a)
Lina ___ her fists tightly in anger but managed to control herself
clenched
clutched
clambered
Three companies of soldiers ____ around the field.
went
marched
skipped
jogged
In the 1950s, many people e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from the West Indies to England
(a)
He ____ my hand firmly and I could see that he was trying to thank me.
grasped
fumbled
squeezed
They found it difficult to expel illegal _______
emigrants
immigrants
emigrate
migrate
Before he learnt to walk, my younger brother used to c _ _ _ _ everywhere on all fours.
(a)
A single is 15$, but the r_ _ _ _ _ f_ _ _ is actually only 22$
(a)
The raiders fled when disturbed by a ____
passersby
passengers
pedestrians
They use special chemicals to ____ the growth of crops.
accelerate
drift
bounce
approach
Every time I fly to the States, I get really bad j _ _ _ _ g .
(a)
We saw a _____ trying to thumb a lift at the motorway junction.
hitchhiker
hiker
passerby
The amount of space available for your legs when you are sitting behind another seat is called: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ( 7 words)
(a)
He crossed the room in a couple of ____.
strides
skips
skid
The speaker (a) onto the stage and smiled confidently at the audience
We have been tasked with setting up camps for ________ .
immigrant
pier
refugees
There were fishing boats all along the ____.
quay
pier
carriage
P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ need to be particularly careful at this crossing.
(a)
Can you (a) on one leg?
A group of ____ came over the hill.
hikers
passengers
passerby
hitchhikers
Would you just ____ this way, sir?
stride
step
slide
trip
Complete the sentence using the word given without changing it meaning:
I wonder what it's like to fly an aircraft?
=> I wonder (a) ? (pilot)
I _____ about five miles every morning.
jog
grasp
punch
fumble
The Titanic ______ when it hit an iceberg.
skidded
floated
sank
glide
It took them ages to load the c_ _ _ o.
(a)
The accident was reported to the police by a _____ who went ___ at the time.
passerby-jogging
passenger- marching
passerby- hopping
passenger-jogging
What is the first ____ of making apple pie?
stride
step
slide
The satellite slowly r_ _ _ _ _ _ as it circles the earth.
(a)
These animals m_ _ _ _ _ _ annually in search of food.
(a)
The old man c _ _ _ _ h _ _ his fist and waved it angrily at us.
(a)
