4000 Essential English Words

Exercise 1 ■ H

Choose the one that is similar in meaning to the given word.

1. lunar
   a. sun b. moon c. stars d. earth


2. reflex
   a. response b. delay c. broken d. squeeze


3. pertain
   a. piece b. fact c. describe d. relate


4. utensil
   a. horn b. badge c. spoon d. glove


5. outmoded
   a. old-fashioned b. new c. outdoors d. innovative

Exercise 2

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.

...................................................4 Word Bank I..........................

novelty constellation definitive

reflexespertain seizure

personalized

psychiatry

utensil

lunar

The doctors thought that too much sugar caused the i_

However, their findings weren’t 2______________.

A star burning at night as brightly as the moon was quite a(n) 3_

In fact, the 4 ______________glow was actually not as bright.

Those seven stars form the 5 ______________known as the Big Dipper.

A dipper is a(n) 6______________shaped like a spoon used for getting water.

There are many methods used in 7 ______________to help cure mental illnesses.

They are all 8______________to the specific needs of the patient.

The body’s 9 ___

These actions 10.

are too quick to be controlled by the brain.

to the nerves and spine rather than the brain.