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9B Vocabulary:

Verbs describing thought and knowledge


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Vocabulary: verbs describing thought and knowledge
Realise Be aware
/ˈrɪə.laɪz/ /bɪ əˈwer/
• To understand a situation, • To know that something exists,
sometimes suddenly. or have knowledge or
experience of a particular thing
-Example: I didn't realise we had to
write each answer on a new sheet of -Example: I wasn't aware that they
paper. were ill.

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Vocabulary: verbs describing thought and knowledge
Doubt Assume
/daʊt/ /əˈsuːm/
• To feel uncertain about something, • To accept something to be true
especially about how good or true without question or proof.
it is. - Example: I’m assuming everyone
- Example: I seriously doubt my here has an email address.
parents will let me go.

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Vocabulary: verbs describing thought and knowledge
Wonder Estimate
/ˈwʌn.dər/ /ˈes.tə.meɪt/
• To ask yourself questions or • To guess or calculate the cost,
express a wish to know about size, value, etc. of something
something - Example: It’s difficult to estimate
- Example: I wonder if they’ll get how many trees have
married. been destroyed.

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Vocabulary: verbs describing thought and knowledge
Make sure Come to the conclusion
/meɪk ʃʊr/ /kʌm tə ðə kənˈkluː.ʒən /
• To find out whether something • To decide (something) after
is really true or real. consideration.
- Example: I think I locked it but - Example: The jury came to the
we’d better make sure. conclusion that the defendant
was guilty.

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Vocabulary: verbs describing thought and
knowledge
Not have any idea
/nɒt həv ˈen.i aɪˈdiː.ə/
• Not to have a clue about
something.

• Example: I am lost! I don't have any


idea/I have no idea what I am
doing.
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Synonyms of “think and know”
Think Know/ do not
know Realise
• Assume • Realise Be aware
Doubt
• Estimate • Be aware Assume
• Come to the • Doubt Wonder
conclusion • Make sure Estimate
Make sure
• Not have any Come to the
idea conclusion
• Wonder Not have any idea
Choose the right verb to complete the sentences
assumed he was coming, although I had no proof, so I was surprised when
1. I ________
he didn't show up. -Realise
wonder if you were ever going to arrive. I was -Be aware
2. I was beginning to ___________
literally asking myself that! -Doubt
-Assume
estimate
3. Officials _________that nowadays 94% of Germans who have tested positive
-Wonder
for the virus later recovered.
-Estimate
make sure
4. He just wants to ______________his mom is okay. -Make sure
come to the conclusion
5. After careful deliberation, the board has ___________________that the -Come to
proposal would not be beneficial for our school. the
doubt it. She seems fine!
6. She said she was sick, but I seriously ____________ conclusion
realised I had them in my pocket!
7. I was looking for my keys until I ___________ -Not have
have no idea
8. I don’t know what your problem is. I actually ___________. any idea
are aware
9. We ___________that this will not be easy. Believe me, we know!

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