Vocabulary exercises

1. List 5
Accompany – verb; to go with, to escort, to come or go along
(ac/com/pany)
Ac/com/pa/ni/ment– noun
 The husband accompanied his wife to the party.
 In Minnesota, wind usually accompanies snow?
 What two things do you know that accompany each other?
Antonym – to go alone, to go unaccompanied, to abandon, to neglect, to ignore
Desperate –adj; in great need of, hopeless, despairing, despondent
(des/per/ate)
Des/per/a/tion – noun
Des/per/ate/ly – adv
 When there is war, somepeople are desperate for food.
 In the winter in Minnesota, somepeople are desperate for warmweather.
 In the desert, people are desperate for water.
Antonym – satisfied, hopeful
Determine –verb; to find out exactly, to be decisive, to be purposeful
(de/ter/mine)
De/ter/mi/na/tion – noun
De/ter/mined – adj
De/ter/mined/ly – adv
 The doctor uses the x-ray to determine if the arm is broken.
 After trying American food, Omar determined that it wasn’tbad.
 What have you determined about the U.S.?
Antonym – doubt, hinder, to be undetermined

2. Dispose –verb; to get rid of, to toss, to trash, to discard
(dis/pose)
Dis/po/sal – noun
 Before going through airportsecurity, you need to disposeof all metal
objects.
 If you are going to quit smoking, you should disposeof all your cigarettes.
 What is something that you have that you wantto disposeof?
Antonym – keep, retain, acquire, buy
Evident – adj; easy to see, obvious, unmistakable, apparent
(e/vi/dent)
E/vi/dence- noun
E/vi/dent/ly – adv
 If you look outside, it is usually evident what season it is by looking at the
trees.
 If someonehas gray hair, it is evident that they do not color their hair.
 If students progress in their skills, it is evident that they are working hard.
Antonym – hidden, difficult to see, inapparent, unnoticeable
Definitions
1. ____________________________ obvious, clear
2. ____________________________ to find out exactly; figure out
3. ____________________________ to throw away; get rid of
4. ____________________________ having a great need or desire
5. ____________________________ to go along with; be together with
Fill inthe Blank
1. If you are ________________________ for food, that means you are in
great need of it.

3. 2. When we say something is _____________________, we mean that it can
be clearly seen or understood.
3. Do you like ketchup to accompany your French fries, or do you prefer them
plain?
4. There are severalways to __________________ of things you no longer
want: put them in the garbage, recycle them, or give or sell them to
someone who can usethem.
5. You can always ________________________ which twin is which because
one of them wears glasses and one doesn’t.
Complete the Sentences
1. Disposeof clothes that …
a. are old and no longer fit.
b. you justbought.
c. you will wear next summer.
2. You might feel desperate if you were…
a. wearing attractive new clothes.
b. stuck on a desert island.
c. standing in a long line at the supermarket.
3. In the U.S. to accompany pancakes, you need…
a. to invite them to a party.
b. to servethem with maple syrup.
c. to servethem with ketchup.
4. Itwas evident the boy had eaten the browniebecause…
a. his mother was at work.
b. he was playing outside.
c. He had chocolate on his face.
5. To determine whatwas wrong, the doctor…
a. had to eat dinner.
b. ran some more tests.
c. made a mistake.
Antonymor Synonym
1. dispose keep Syn Ant
2. desperate needy Syn Ant
3. accompany abandon Syn Ant
4. evident obvious Syn Ant
5. determine ignore Syn Ant

4. What/when/why or how questions:
1. What do you like to accompany your hamburger with?
2. What do you do when you are desperate to learn something new?
3. What do you have to be able to do to pass a test?
4. How would you disposeof a broken TV?
5. What kind of things are evident fromlooking at a person?