SYNONYMS OF VERBS AND ADVERBS FOR ACADEMIC ENGLISH
EXERCISE 1.VERB
SYNONYMS (EXERCISE 1.VERBS)
1. B Obliterate(menghapuskan) A. Adjust(menyesuaikan)
2. C Severed(terputus) B. Destroyed(musnah)
3. M Conceive(memahami) C. Cut(memotong)
4. E tolerate(mentolelir) D. Calm(Down)(terang)
5. K ingest(menelan) E. Allow(mengizinkan)
6. D pacify(menenangkan) F. Enlarge(memperbesar)
7. A calibrate(kalibrasi) G Support(mendukung)
8. F magnify(memperbesar) H Float(mengapung)
9. G incentivize(insentif) I. Motivate(motivasi)
10. N speculate(spekulasi) J. Clarify(menjelaskan)
11. H levitate(melayang) K. Consume(memakan)
12. O illustrate(Ilustrasi) L. Interfere(menggangu)
13. J elucidate(menelaan) M. Create(membuat)
14. L impede(menghalangi) N. Theorize(barteori)
15 .I advocate(menganjurkan) O. Exemplify(memberikan contoh)
EXERCISE 2.ADVERBS
SYNONYMS(Exercise 2.Adverbs)
1. A Methodicaly A. Systematically(secara sistematis)
2. N Begrudgingly B. Weakly(sakitan)
3. D Amicably C. Severely(parah)
4. C Fiercely D. Quietly(diam)
5. K Unintelligibly E. Privately(empat mata)
6. I Sporadically F. Intently(saksama)
7. L Unequivocally G. Eagerly(dengan tidak sabar)
8. G Zealously H. Painfully(menyakitkan)
9. H Laboriously I. Ocassionally(kadang)
10. M Earnestly J. Absolutely(benar)
11. L Indisputably K. Unclearly(tidak jelas)
12. J Definitively L. Indisputably(terbantahkan)
13. P Faintly M. Decisively(secara meyakinkan)
14. E Discreetly N. Resentfully(marah)
Exercise : Subject and Verb Agreement Exercise
Choose the correct form of the verb that agrees with the subject.
1. Annie and her brothers (are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is) coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats (are) outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat (is) always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara (don’t) want to see that movie.
6. Benito (doesn’t) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (are) going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds (lives) on my street.
9. The movie, including all the previews, (takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as the captain, (want) to win.
11. Either answer (is) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is) fiction.
13. Nobody (knows) the trouble seen.
14. (Is) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is) John favorite subject, while Civics (is) Andrea favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (are) at the cleaner.
19. There (were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is) only one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee (leads) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (are) in this case.
1. Vocabulary
Match the words or phrases from the article with their definitions.
1. Broken home (C) a. harm that you do to yourself deliberately
2. To snap at someone (H) b. to recover quickly
3. To lose touch (C) c. a family where the parents have separated
4. To snap out of it (B) d. to deal successfully with a situation
5. To cope (D) e. to lose contact
6. Blue (I) f. a telephone advice service
7. Help line (F) g. a person professionally trained to talk to people about their
8. Self-injury problems (A) h. to speak to someone angrily
9. Counselor (G) i. Unhappy (informal)
2. Comprehension
According to the text, are the following sentences true or false? (Circle 'T' for true and an 'F'
for false next to each sentence.)
1. Teenagers don't want to become adults. T / (F)
2. Teenagers often don’t know how to get helps with their depression. (T) / F
3. Other people are usually the first to see that you are depressed. (T) / F
4. A common symptom of teenage behavior is moody behavior. (T) / F
5. It is easy to recover quickly from serious depression. T / (F)
6. Talking to a person who is depressed is a good way to help. (T) / F
7. Telephone help lines are a private way to talk about your problems. (T) / F
8. Anyone can be counselor. T /(F)
9. Everyone feels miserable sometimes. (T) / F
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