VOCABULARY PRACTICE #1 INTERMEDIATE I

ACTIVITY #1 MATCH THE VOCABULARY WORDS TO THEIR DEFINITIONS.

_____ habitat A. a toy to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
_____ compass B. to move a group of animals in a particular direction.
_____ continent C. a fine, strong, soft, lustrous fiber produced by worms.
_____ kite D. the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organisms.
_____ diverse E. a large area covered mostly with trees.
_____ to thrive F. showing a great deal of variety; very different.
_____ forest G. an instrument which shows the direction of magnetic north.
_____ gunpowder H. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land.
_____ silk I. an explosive made of a powdered mixture of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal.
_____ to herd J. to grow or develop well or vigorously.
_____ to mix K. causing great surprise or wonder.
_____ amazing L. to make or prepare by combining various ingredients.

ACTIVITY #2 MATCH THE VOCABULARY WORDS FROM ACTIVITY #1 TO THE SYNONYMS BELOW.

1. gather 4. natural environment 7. woods 10. toy

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2. prosper 5. incredible 8. instrument 11. explosive
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3. varied 6. combine 9. fine fabric 12. large land mass
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ACTIVITY #3 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VOCABULARY WORDS.

REMEMBER! YOU MUST CHANGE FORMS WHERE NECESSARY.
1. The ancient Mayan civilization ____________ before the Spanish arrived in Central America.
2. Guatemala has a ____________ and interesting culture.
3. Did you see how well she danced? Oh my god! She was ____________ .
4. We used a map and a ____________ to find the lost treasure of Atlantis.
5. Many natural ____________ are being destroyed by deforestation.
6. I love ____________ bananas, milk and honey with my cereal.
7. I bought a ____________ dress on my last trip to China.
8. Australia is the world’s smallest ____________ but the world’s largest island.
9. Guatemala has a festival where many people fly ____________ .
10. Farmers ____________ their cows into pens to prepare them for sale.
11. When you go camping in a ____________ , you need to take a tent.
12. ____________ is such a dangerous substance and can explode.

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