Vocabulary Worksheets

Understanding and Using English Grammar, 4th Edition

Chapter 6: Subject-Verb Agreement

Worksheet 2. Definition practice
Write the letters of the correct completions in the blanks.
1. In Line 2, ancient means ____.
a. modern
b. original

c. very old

2. In Line 3, diseases are ____.

a. people
b. illnesses

c. nature

3. In Line 4, rejected means ____.

a. refused to believe
b. accepted

c. liked

4. In Line 4, observation means ____.

a. writing
b. watching closely

c. discussion

5. In Line 4, classified means ____.

a. put into a group
b. secret

c. public

6. In Line 6, in great detail means ____.

a. noting every little thing b. in a long poem

c. noting just the big picture

7. In Line 8, treatment means ____.

a. description
b. idea

c. attempt to cure

8. In Line 9, relief means ____.

a. absence of pain
b. presence of pain

c. headache

9. In Line 9, a powder is similar to ____.

a. air
b. water

c. dust

10. In Line 10, an ingredient is ____.

a. a complete substance
b. part of a substance

c. a cure

11. In Line 12, was well aware means ____.

a. made a guess about
b. knew nothing about

c. realized clearly

12. In Line 17, sparingly means ____.

a. a lot
b. very little

c. never

13. In Line 20, principles are personal ____.

a. rules
b. dreams

c. business

14. In Line 22, relevant means ____.

a. old-fashioned
b. meaningful

c. not observed

15. In Line 24, wounds are ____.

a. sicknesses
b. mouths

c. injuries

16. In Line 28, do no harm means ____.

a. dont say anything
b. dont touch

c. dont make things worse

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