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Test/Your 9 Vocabulary

PETER WATCYN-JONES

Test/Your

Vocabulary 1

Test Your Vocabulary is the best-selling series of vocabulary practice

books by Peter Watcyn-Jones They are ideal for use in the classroom or

for self-study Special features include:

° approximately 6,400 new words and phrases to learn and use in the

series, from Beginner to Advanced

e vocabulary practised and revised from level to level

° a wide variety of test-types including gap-filling, multiple-choice,

crosswords, puzzles, correcting misprints and picture tests

e an Introduction with notes on how to use the tests

a complete Answer Key

This new edition of Test Your Vocabulary I has fourteen specially

written picture tests on everyday objects in the home or at work, tests on

clothes, shops and tools, as well as synonyms, prepositions and British

and American English Jest Your Vocabulary | contains 60 tests

Cover photograph © Photonica/S.0.A

START TESTING YOUR VOCABULARY BEGINNER / ELEMENTARY 850 WORDS

ELEMENTARY / LOWER INTERMEDIATE 900 WORDS if

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 2 INTERMEDIATE 1000 WORDS

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 3 INTERMEDIATE / FCE 950 WORDS

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 4 UPPER INTERMEDIATE / CAE 1000 WORDS

TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 5 ADVANCED / CPE 1700 WORDS

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First published by Penguin Books 1996

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Countries and nationalities

Things in the home 2

Quantities

Phrases 1

Things in the home 3

Guess their jobs

Shops and buildings

Furniture and fittings 1

Choose the word 1

Food

Road signs

Parts of the body

Furniture and fittings 2

Missing words — people’s

Places to live Match up the pairs Prepositions 3 Choose the word 3 Bits and pieces | Missing words — parts of a house Out of doors

Bits and pieces 2 Opposites — more adjectives British and American English The family tree

Who uses what Bits and pieces 3 Choose the word 4 Compound nouns Group the words Which word rhymes?

Right or wrong?

Same word — different meaning Choose the verb

Anagrams Choose the adjective Too many words Answers

TITLES IN THE SERIES

Vocabulary

PETER WATCYN-JONES

Test Your Vocabulary I is the second book in the series and is intended for elementary/lower intermediate students There are sixty tests and approximately 900 words in the book These are arranged into areas of vocabulary such as things in the home, clothes, jobs, holidays and festivals, shops and buildings There are fourteen picture tests on everyday objects found in the home or at work Finally, there are tests on synonyms, antonyms, prepositions, British and American English, rhyming words and words with more than one meaning

TO THE STUDENT

This book wil] help you to learn a lot of new English words But in order for the new words to become

‘fixed’ in your mind, you need to test yourself again and again Here is one method you can use to help you learn the words

1 Read through the instructions carefully for the test you are going to try Then try the test, writing your answers in pencil

2 When you have finished, check your answers and correct any mistakes you have made Read through the test again, paying special attention to the words you didn’t know or got wrong

3 Try the test again five minutes later You can do this either by covering up the words (for example, in the picture tests) or by asking a friend to test you Repeat this until you can remember all the words

4 Rub out your answers

5 Try the test again the following day (You should remember most of the words.)

6 Finally, plan to try the test at least twice again within the following month After this most of the words will be ‘fixed’ in your mind.

1 Things in the home 1

Write the number of each drawing next to the correct word (See example)

vacuum cleaner

spoon —i gs measuring jug

toaster = —

electrickettle

pairofscissors

fork = = =|

electicmixer =

gravyjug § =

2 Synonyms — adjectives

Write down a synonym for each of the words on the left Choose from the ones

on the right Number | has been done for you

3 Countries and nationalities

Fill in the following crossword and see how many countries and nationalities

you can remember

10 The football team lost 2—1

in the 1974 World Cup final

4 This country has lots of mountains

— people drink a lot of tea

The composer, Grieg, was s

The capital of this country is Buda- >

8 These people eat a lot of rice

4 Things in the home 2

Write the number of each drawing next to the correct word (See example)

6 Phrases 1

Fill in the missing words in the following drawings Choose the phrases from

IT WAS VERY NICE OF YoU TO MEET ME

Pas

awe CON a

7 Things in the home 3

Write the number of each drawing next to the correct word

8 Guess their jobs

Read through the sentences and then write down which job each of the following people have

6.MRS SIMONS 17.M155 GEORGE | 8MIR JONES |9.MRGIBSON 10 MISSKENT 1 This person cuts men’s hair Mr Green is a b

2 You go to this person when you have toothache Miss Evans is a d

3 You go to this person if you want a new pair of glasses Mr Brown is an o

4 This person looks after you when you are flying Mrs Watkins is an a

5 This person makes sure that no one parks their car in the wrong place, or parks somewhere for too long Not many people like this person! Mr Watson is a 6 This person cuts and styles women’s hair Mrs Simons is a h

7 Before a house is built, this person draws the plans for it Miss George is an 8 If something goes wrong with your pipes, wash basin or bath, you usually call for this person Mr Jones is a p

9 This person writes for a newspaper or magazine Mr Gibson is a j 10 This person works in a library Miss Kent is a L

9 Synonyms — verbs

Write down a synonym for each of the words on the left Choose from the ones

on the right Number | has been done for you

a TQ nu n nu nu vn uy ky va : adore

ring

l4 understand : stumble

10 Name the sport

Fill in the following crossword Each answer is a different sport

Popular winter sport

English pub game

Hole in one!

A violent sport

Done in water

It is dangerous to attack someone

who takes part in this sport

In this sport you roll something

along the ice

Sport on two wheels

Played on horseback Prince Char-

ACROSS

1 Favourite sport in England

2 Self-defence A gentler form of 11 down

3 A game similar to tennis

4 Canada’s national sport

5 Indoor sport on ice

6 Very fast indoor game for 2 players

7 Both Olga Korbut and Nelly Kim won gold medals at the Olympic Games in this sport

9 Could it be called football using

hands instead of feet?

10 Avery fast and dangerous sport

1 2 Opposites — verbs

Write down the opposite of each of the words on the left Choose from the ones

on the right Number | has been done for you

— wee ee we ee ew ee

Ce eee wwe ee eee ee ew eee ee

¬

Cr See mee eee ee me rer wee ee wore

arrive hate come out forget fail save demolish lose mend continue drop finish lower reject

3 Newspaper misprints

In each of the following extracts from a newspaper there is a misprint (usually

a word) which completely changes the meaning of the sentence Write dowr the word which is wrong and also write down which word should have been usec instead

i A thief went into the changing

room at Hastings United football

pockets of five players

i) The final practice for the children’s

concert will be hell on Saturday «© + eee eee he ee eee eee

afternoon between 2.00 and 2.30

3 Woman wanted to share fat with

4 The man was holding a gin as he

5 As well as the usual prizes, over 50

ted The school choir sank during

the evening

6 Mr Davies who was on the boat

lifeboat to the drowning man

7 Detectives kept a witch on the

8 Lady required for 12 hours per

9 Arsenal are hoping their new centre

forward will be fat enough to play cece eeeeeeee Lae eeee ee eeee

on Saturday against Manchester

United

10 All the bridesmaids wore red noses «1.0 eee tee eee eee?

1 4 Prepositions 1

Fill in the missing prepositions in the following sentences

1 I’m very interested football

2 Would you like some wine the meal?

43 PH be back an hour

4 Is John married Eva?

8 I was in the army the War

9 He lives the corner of Green Street and Links Road

1 5 Shops and buildings

On the following map are ten shops or buildings

Read through the information below and write down the names of the different shops or buildings

Building number 4 has lots of books in it

The building in Trafalgar Street has 15 floors

You can buy a bottle of wine to take home somewhere in Winchester Road The building at the corner of Park Street and High Street sells medicine Building number 9 is divided into flats

If you are hungry, you can always go to South Street

The building at the corner of Lone Road and Trafalgar Street is where you can have a drink with friends

You can buy stamps at building number 5

Mrs Brown always shops for food in the building at the corner of South Street and London Road It’s cheaper there!

The Browns live in a house with only one floor

If you want petrol, go to the building in London Road

Number 2 iSa- Number 7 isan Number 3isa Number 8isa -

-1 6 Furniture and fittings -1

Write the number of each drawing next to the correct word

17 Choose the word 1

Write in the missing word in the following sentences

1 When you buy something, you are usually given a

2 You must for at least two hours a đay if you want to play the piano well

3 Most banks wilÌ - people money to buy a house

4 I wonder if you can me to play the guitar?

5 Ialways feel very nervous when I have to a speech

6 We had a very time in London last summer

7 Would you this letter to the Post Office, please?

8 The in the north of Sweden is really beautiful

My wife has a job at a chemist’s

10 I saw a very good advertised in the paper this week

11 If you put money in the bank, you get about 852

12 When Ï was in Denmark, I a boat for a few days

18 Food

Fill in the following crossword

The meat we get from a cow

The meat we get from a calf

A vegetable

The meat we get froma sheep

A fruit

Another sort of meat

These vegetables make you cry!

A bird, often served with orange sauce

The most popular drink in England

10 Fruit Also a colour

li It makes things taste sweet

12 English people often eat fish and

Two-way traffic straight ahead Height limit No through road

20 Parts of the body

21 Furniture and fittings 2

Write the number of each drawing next to the correct word

2 Missing words — people’s

1 My wife is aÏWaVS cc.sse- in the mornings She gets angry

at the slightest thing

2 The thing I like about John is that he iS SO Là Ặ cai If he tells you he’ll do something, then he always does it

3 My husband is SO Ăiằi He’s always buying me things

4 Paul’s new girlfriend is verY .- , isn’t she? She hardly

10

says a word and always looks down at the floor when she talks to you Don’t ask Janina to dance — at least not if Clive, her husband, is looking

He gets SO cà c.c , you know

Our new teacher is SO c cằ If we don’t understand something she goes over it again and again until we do

I think English people are so 35-27-52 They'll always talk

to you and try to help you even if you’ve never met them before

Pam loves to talk a lot, doesn’t she? In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever met

Paul’s wife never does any housework, even though she doesn’t go out to work I really can’t understand how anyone can be so › can you?

Ï wish my husband were as as Janet’s Do you

know he just makes up stories to read to the children at bedtime without the least effort It’s wonderful, isn’t it?

an OBSERVATION DECK

oun NAVIGATION BRIDGE

WM compass cive [SHOP] RESTAURANT | °BOAN] RESTAURANT] BELLEVUE LOUNGE =

INFORMATION | ANGLIA DECK mmmm¬

- 1 The Britannia Deck is Car Deck B

2 The resfauranf is the shop and the Codan Bar

3 The Bellevue Lounge is - - < <2 the restaurant

~ 4 There are cabins the Copenhagen Deck

5 The Observation Deck is the Navigation Bridge

6 You can ñnd your cabin number the Reception desk

7 You can have a meal the restaurant

8 There are steps leading the Observation Deck

9 There°s a rail running the side of the Boat Deck

10 You have to go past the shop if you go the Compass

pig, dog sheep, lion

iron, silver, copper lead

shirt, tie, blouse, dress

wren, pigeon, thrush, eagle

knife, fork, soup spoon, teaspoon

beech, poplar, oak, willow :

cousin, uncle, nephew, aunt

maize, wheat, barley, oats

plate, cup, saucer, bowl

trout, salmon, herring, cod

bee, ant, fly, beetle

motorbike, car, tram, lorry

crocus, daffodil, snowdrop, primrose

beer, milk, water, paraffin

saucepan, frying pan, grater, baking dish

-violin, cello, trumpet, guitar

pounds, marks, yen, crowns

butcher, baker, salesman, tailor

snake, lizard, crocodile, chameleon

table, sofa, bookcase, chair

2 5 Complete the dialogue |

In the following dialogue, the part of Jennifer has been left out Put in the words she speaks in the right order from the phrases below

— A bar of Lux, please

— And a dozen eggs, please

~ Haven’t you?

~— A packet of crisps, please And a bar of soap

— Standard, please

— Yes, please

~ Thank you Cheerio

— Hello, Mr Davies I’d like half a pound of butter, please

~ And a tin of pears, please

— No, just one more thing — a pound of cheese, please

— All right I'll take a tin of peaches, then

Mr Davies: Hello, Jenny What can I do for you?

Mr Davies: Yes Anything else?

Mr Davies: Large or standard?

Mr Davies: Here you are

Mr Davies: Oh, I’m afraid we haven’t got any pears left

Mr Davies: No, but we’ve got lots of peaches

_ Mr Davies: Right you are Anything else?

Jennifer: QQ Q HQ HH HH hon ngon Hi} hơn tông

Mr Davies: Yes Now, what sort of soap do you want?

7 Choose the word 2

Write in the missing word in each of the following sentences

¡ I had to keep my son home from school today because he had a c2 re of 38

2 Is there anything you'd like me to get you?

3 I like going to England in the summer because if gives me a -

¬ to speak English,

4 When we were in Spain last year W€ at a marvellous ho- tel overlooking the beach

5 My sister Ìlives - London

6 Does your husband ever offer to do the ?

7 The doctor gave heT a fOr some medicine

8 When a fire broke out in the Louvre, at least twenty paintings were destroyed, including two by Picasso

9 There is a lot of talk nowadays about - - Rights

{0 Iusually up at 7 o’clock in the morning

11 The psychiatrist asked his patient to down ơn the couch

12 The new musical was a great success The .ccccssesceseseeeeees loved it

ENGLISH C+ Quite good, but her spelling needs to

A An excellent pupil Very interested

in the subject and her project on

"Roman Britain" was the best I have ever read

Dt Poor Still uses her fingers to count!

B A good pupil Regularly does the readings at Morning Assembly

30) Phrases 2

Fill in the missing words in the following drawings Choose the phrase from the ones below

a Yes, please do f Yes, I'd be glad to

b Oh, I hope not ok g Ah well, it can’t be helped

c Oh, what a pity! " h Yes, it is rather

d Yes, that’s right - i Oh, how awful

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