Vocabulary Worksheets

Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd Third Edition

Chapter 13: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Name: Yadira Ugenio

Worksheet 3. Vocabulary practice

Complete the sentences with the correct word from the word pool.

behalf cheat competitor drugs ethics nourish

passion satisfaction teenager temptation

1. Sam has played chess all his life. He has a great

______________passion ___________ for this game.

2. Ann wants to lose weight. She loves bread, but she resists
the_________ temptation __________ to eat it because it is fattening.

3. A person between the ages of 13 to 19 is a _______ teenager _______.

4. Steroids and other performance-enhancing ______ drugs _______are

not permitted in the Olympic Games or in any sports.

5. Vitamin A will_______ nourish _____ your skin. It’s good for your skin.

6. Bob and Tom tried to _______ cheat ____________ during the exam.
Bob used his cell phone to text-message the answers to Tom.

7. Italy was a _ competitor ___in the finals of the World Cup in 2006.

8. The morals and ________ ethics _________ of some societies do

not permit capital punishment.

9. “I represent the citizens of this community. On their __ behalf _____,

I say we need more help from the government to build better roads.”

10. The producer had great _______ satisfaction _______ when his film
won an Oscar for the best movie of the year.

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