MATA KULIAH : VOCABULARY

JURUSAN : BAHASA INGGRIS

WAKTU : 90 MENIT

DOSEN : DRS. SUNARMO, M.HUM

I. Form the bold words below into adjectives

1. Our house color is a kind of yellow. → We live in a ………… house. ( yellowish )
2. He often acts like a child. → He often acts in a ………………... way. ( childish)
3. The event was a big success. → We enjoyed a …………………event. (successful )
4. We enjoyed the sound of the drum’s rhythm. → We enjoyed the drum’s
…………sound. (rhythmic)
5. She adopted a dog without a home. → She adopted a ………….. dog. (homeless)

6. Look out, that plant is poison. → Look out for that …………… plant. (poisonous)
7. It looks like it will rain today. → It looks like we’ll have ……. weather today. (rainy)
8. She always acts with courtesy. → She always behaves in a ………… manner. (courtly)
9. Her hair is pretty. → She has the …………… hair. ( pretty )
10. We go for a walk each day. → We go for a …………… walk. ( daily )

II. Form into adjectives

1. Choose the adjective from each of the following groups of words:

A. inventive, invent, invented

B. curiosity, curious, curiousive
C. proliferate, prolific, proud

Answers: A – ……………. B …………… C – …………….

2. Form adjectives from the following nouns:

A. smell
B. chill
C. width

Answers: A – ……… B – ……………. C – ……………….

3. Form adjectives from the following verbs:

 A. interested
B. amazed
C. annoyed

Answers: A – ……………B – ……………….C – ………………

4. Form adjectives from the following verbs. Some words may be formed into more than one
adjective:

A. escape
B. improve
C. damage

Answers: A – ……………., ………….. B – ………….., improving C – ……….., damaging

5. Form longer adjectives from the following adjectives. Some words may be formed into more
than one adjective:

A. funny
B. incorrect
C. blue

Answers: A – ……….., ………… B – ………… C – ……….., ……………..

6. Form adjectives from the following nouns:

A. magic
B. fool
C. lady

Answers: A – ………………. B – ……… C – ………….

7. Form two adjectives from each of the following nouns:

A. life
B. power
C. friend

Answers: A – ……., …….. B –…………., ……….. C – …………., …………….

8. Form adjectives from each of the following nouns:

A. cost
B. war
C. month
 Answers: A – ………… B – ………….. C – ………….

9. Form adjectives from each of the following nouns:

A. poison
B. courtesy
C. mystery

Answers: A – ……………..B – ……………… C – ……………

10. Form adjectives from each of the following nouns:

A. athlete
B. photograph
C. science

Answers: A – …………………..B – …………… C – …………..

III. Choose the best meaning of the idiom on each number!

1. To be the question
a. To take for granted *
b. To refer to
c. To be discussed
d. To raise the objections
2. To pick holes
a. To find a reason
b. To get something up
c. To cut something
d. To criticise someone *
3. To drive home
a. To return to a peaceful place
b. To find something
c. To emphasize *
d. To get back to original place
4. To catch a tartar
a. To meet with unpleasant people
b. To catch a dangerous person *
c. To get into trouble
d. To face a competitor
5. To cry wolf
a. To have something bad
b. To give false alarm *
c. To get hurt by someone
d. To turn blue
6. To have an axe to grind
a. A tool to fight
b. To work on something hard
c. To have bad result
d. A private and to serve *
7. To be above board
a. To fight something alone
b. To be in a high place
c. To have a good height *
d. To try to be beautiful
8. To end in smoke
a. To ruin oneself *
b. To overcome a problem
c. To finish in a bad way
d. To get an applause
9. To make clean breast of
a. To impress someone
b. To confess without of reserve *
c. To gain interest from someone
d. To destroy something quickly
10. To put one’s hand to plough
a. To take interest in a job
b. To get entangled into important things
c. To make something with someone
d. To take a difficult task *