Vocabulary Worksheets th Basic English Grammar, 4 Edition
Chapter 15: Making Comparisons
Worksheet 3. Vocabulary review Circle the letter of a word or phrase that means the same as the word or phrase in bold.
1. Reggae music originated in Jamaica. a. changed b. began 2. Latin is an ancient language. People don’t speak it today. a. very old b. difficult 3. A chess board has many squares. a. boxes with equal size b. colors that are the same 4. Many children’s toys are made of plastic. a. a hard, strong material b. a kind of wood 5. I always associate that song with my childhood. a. forget b. make a connection in my mind 6. On the map, you can see that Florida is a peninsula. a. island b. land with water on three sides 7. The painting is valuable. a. important, with value
b. not important, without value
8. At this point, the river is quite narrow. a. dirty b. not wide 9. Scientists are warning people to leave the area before the volcano erupts. a. storm b. mountain with a hole on top 10. They didn’t play the game according to the rules. Instead, they cheated. a. against b. in agreement with
