Exercise 3
Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.
- The best theory was the one that was a combination of all the scientist’s ideas.
- When the power went out, he was forced to stop or delay progress on his project.
3. The brothers believe along with other people to the opinion that socialism is best.
4. The cutting tool was just a new machine not ready to be made in large amounts.
5. Her job was to get all of the goods ready to sell to other countries.
6. The chemist demonstrated the change into a different form of liquid water into gas.
7. After the tornado, it was difficult for the family to have the food and money needed to live.
8. The mechanic yelled when he stepped on the sharp small amount of metal.
9. It is the policeman’s job to make sure people do what is right by the law. - We’ll have to postpone our vacation until next month.
Exercise 4
Write C if the italicized word is used correctly. Write 1 if the word is used incorrectly.
- The big city worked hard to prevent overpopulation problems.
- I tried to cram all of my clothes into one suitcase.
- The machine’s output was so great that we ran out of room to store the products.
- Why don’t we defer the decision until right now?
5. The conversion over the bridge was scary.