Vocabulary Quiz on Common English Words

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What is the meaning of the word 'considerably'?

Slightly

Not at all

Marginally

Significantly (correct)

What is the meaning of the phrase 'to put down roots'?

To leave home

To settle down in one place (correct)

To plant a garden

To travel to many different places

What is the meaning of the word 'privileged'?

Uneducated

Unlucky

Opposed to something

Having special advantages (correct)

What is the meaning of the word 'confined'?

Limited (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the phrase 'to get on'?

To start a journey (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'ingenious'?

Clever (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'nostalgic'?

Sentimental about the past (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'adequate'?

Sufficient (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of the word 'unresolved'?

Unsolved (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following phrases describes living in one place?

Being settled in a community (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words is an antonym for "lacking"?

Abundant (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which phrase is used to describe a house that is small in size?

A medium-sized house (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of these words or phrases is NOT associated with a particular place or location?

Activities (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which phrase is used to describe an area with a lot of people living in it?

A densely populated area (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the phrase "pick it up" mean in the context of the text?

Lift something from the ground (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following completes the sentence: "If a vacuum cleaner breaks ___, I sweep the floors."

out (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which word means "to make something clean"?

Wipe (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of these words is an antonym for "harmful"?

Beneficial (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which word is used to describe a house with a lot of space?

Spacious (A) Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Word List

Words and phrases can be added to a vocabulary map
Three phrases to describe living in one place need to be found
Complete phrases with "up" or "down" and check with word list
Opposites of words need to be written and checked against the word list
Match parts of adjectives and check with word list
Find five phrasal verbs and write a short story using them

Grammar and Vocabulary (6A)

Be supposed to do sth: A phrase expressing obligation or expectation
Blow your nose: An action related to nasal discharge
Chatty (adj): Describing someone talkative
Considerably (adv): To a significant degree
Duty (n): A moral or legal obligation
Embrace the differences: To accept and value diversity
Flush a toilet: To use a toilet's mechanism
Forbid (v): To prohibit or prevent
Jump the queue: To cut in line
Marginally (adv): To a very small degree
Nothing like: Not similar at all
Nowhere near: Well below a certain point
Obligation (n): Something you are required to do
Oblige (v): To require or compel
Pay a fine: To pay a penalty for wrongdoing
Permission (n): Authorization or consent
Permit (v): To allow or authorize
Prohibition (n): An act of forbidding something
Punctuality (n): Being on time
Settle in (phr v): To become accustomed to a new place
Significantly (adv): To a substantial degree
Slightly (adv): To a small degree
Sniff (v): To inhale air in a quick and short manner
Social etiquette (n): Rules of social behavior
Stay out (phr v): To remain outside
Strict rule: A rigid guideline or regulation
Succeed (v): To achieve success

Listening and Vocabulary (6B)

Adopt a lifestyle: To take on a specific way of life
Annual holiday: A yearly break
Commute (n, v): To travel regularly between home and work
Connectivity (n): The ability to connect
Co-working space (n): A place for multiple people to work together
Digital nomad (n): A person who works remotely
Home comforts (n): Things that make a home comfortable.
Like-minded (adj): Having similar views or interests
Maintain relationships (v): To keep up connections with others.
Mobile lifestyle (n): A way of life that allows flexibility in location.
Nomad lifestyle: A way of life characterized by traveling.
On the move: In motion, changing locations.
Put down roots: To establish a home
Settle down (phr v): To become established in a place
Shared working space: A place designed for shared work
Switch off from work (phr v): To stop working
Tied down to one place: Limited to a specific location
Work remotely: To perform work away from a central office

Grammar (6C)

Cairngorm Mountains: A mountain range in Scotland
Conservation expert (n): Someone with knowledge in conservation of nature
Danube, the: A river in Europe
Go on foot: To walk
The Isle of Skye: An island
Mediterranean, the: A sea
Netherlands, the: A country in Europe
Oxford graduate (n): A person who graduated from Oxford
Privileged (adj): Having social status, opportunity, or advantage
Quit (v): To stop
Roundhouse (n): A circular house.
Running water: Water that flows
Source (v): Origin or beginning

Reading and Vocabulary (6D)

Afford sth (v): To have enough money for sth
Airy (adj): Light, spacious, airy
Appreciate (v): To value or recognize worth
Arrangement (n): A plan, design or order
Bedding (n): Items on a bed
Capsule (n): Small container or structure.
Compact (adj): Small and well-organized
Compete for sth (v): To contend or struggle for something
Confined (adj): Restricted in movement or space
Cram (v): To fill to capacity
Cramped (adj): Crowded
Craze (n): A trend or fashion
Densely populated (adj): Areas with high population density
Diameter (n): Distance across a circle or sphere
Enclosed (adj): Surrounded or contained within
Engage with sth (v): To interact with sth
Environmental psychologist (n): A person who studies the nature of people.
Environmentally friendly: Having reduced environmental impact
Excess (adj): Too much of sth
Finding (n): Discoveries.
Fold (v): To bend or flex
Get on(phr v): To engage or come together
Have concerns about sth (v): To be worried about something
(Be) tied down to one place: Restricted

Vocabulary (6E)

Arrange (v): To organise or plan sth.
Blocked showerhead: A showerhead that is blocked.
Break down (phr v): To fail.
Brush (n): A tool.
Carpet stain (n): A stain on a carpet
Carry out (phr v): To complete a task
Change a bulb: Replacing a light bulb
Clear up (phr v): To remove dirt or rubbish
Come off (phr v): To detach
Decorate a room: To make a space look attractive
Dirt (n): Unclean material
Dishcloth (n): A cleaning cloth
Dissolve (v): To dissolve or melt.
Do up (phr v): To repair or renovate
Door handle (n): The part of a door you pull to open it
Dustpan (n): A tool for collecting dust.
Fade (v): To lose colour
Fix (v): To repair
Hack (n): A solution or technique
Keep up with (phr v): To maintain the level or pace of something
Label (v): To mark with a label
Leak (v): To leak or have a leak.
Leasing pipe: A pipe that has a leak
Etc: etc

Speaking (6F)

Assemble (v): To put together components of something
Cut out (phr v): To get rid of something.
Diagonally (adv): In a diagonal direction
DIY/di: ar 'wat: Do-it-yourself
Fitting (n): A piece of equipment
Flat pack: A product designed to be assembled
Follow instructions (v): To understand and carry out set directions
Horizontally (adv): In a horizontal matter
Personalise (v): To create something specific for a person
Put up (phr v): To erect or assemble something
Rectangle (n): A four-sided shape with four right angles
Slide (v): To move effortlessly.
Screw (v): To fix or fasten something using screws
Screw driver (n): A tool for twisting screws
Switch plate: A cover for a switch
Vertically (adv): In a vertical manner
Unscrew (v): To remove something that has been screwed in
Washi tape: Sticky coloured tape

Writing (6G)

Adequate (adj): Enough or satisfactory
AstroTurf (n): Artificial turf
Common room (n): A place in a shared house or building
Conduct a survey (v): To gather data from a group of people
Dećor (n): The decoration style of a place
Express a wish/a preference (v): To communicate a desire or preference
Facility (n): A practical function or equipment in a building
Fast food outlet (n): A place to buy fast food
Floorboard (n): A board used to form a floor.
Handful (n): A small number or quantity
Hang out (phr v): To spend time with others socially
Have strong feelings on sth: To strongly feel an opinion about something
Loose (adj): Not tight or not firmly fixed
Priority (n): A task, concern or thing to give special attention
Recreational (adj): Relating to leisure or recreation.
Regarding (prep): Concerning
Seating (n): A place to sit.
Socialise (v): To spend time and interact with others.
Storage locker (n): A storage space.
Table tennis table: A game table for playing table tennis.
Take sth into consideration: To think about something when making a decision
Unresolved (adj): Not resolved, unresolved problem or matter
Vast majority/Majority: The large part of a whole.
Vending machine (n): Automatic machine to buy goods

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Test your understanding of essential English vocabulary with this quiz. Explore the meanings of words and phrases such as 'considerably', 'privileged', and 'nostalgic'. Challenge yourself to enhance your language skills and comprehension.