Vocabulary Practice 012110

Exercise 1

Use the vocabulary listed below in the sentences

Vocabulary

descend	dodge	conveys	relocated	defected
embarks	commute	transmitted	conduct	dislocated

1. The boxer swayed quickly to the right to _________ his opponent's punch.
2. The submarine began to ________ underwater.
3. Ms Jane slipped while in the bathroom. She has got her shoulder joint _________
4. I ________ by car to work everyday.
5. The ship finally ________ on its journey to Atlantic
6. A soldier ________ to the enemies during the war because he felt discontented with his country.
7. The police _________ random search for terrorist suspect in the airport.
8. Our office has been ___________ to a new location at Alexandra street.
9. The speaker ________ his message very well.
10. The new flu strain can be easily ___________ by air.

Answer in reverse order: transmitted, conveys, relocated, conduct, defected, embark, commute, dislocated, descent, dodge




Exercise 2

articulate	accent	translate	jargon	dialects
grammar	colloquial	linguist	vocabulary	fluently

1. He is such an _________ speaker. He could easily mesmerize his audience.
2. When writing an article, do not use a lot of _______ that most people might not understand the meaning.
3. He speaks German ___________.
4. We were encouraged to read daily newspaper to expand our __________ of english words.
5. India has many _________, spoken by people of different region.
6. You have to ___________ the documents to english by tomorrow morning!
7. Many beginner english students use ___________ words and phrases which are acceptable for conversation but not for writing english.
8. Based on his _________, he might be from Australia.
9. A __________ is someone who could speak a lot of languages.
10. You need to do more exercise on ________. This is to improve your basic tenses.

Answer in revers: grammar, linguist, accent, colloquial, translate, dialects, vocabulary, fluently, jargons, articulate.