4000 Essential English Words

Exercise 1

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

1. paw
   a. father


2. cot
   a. chamber


3. camouflage
   a. disguise


4. lush
   a. shelf


5. substantial
   a. backward

b. foot

b. bed

b. funny

b. poem

b. majestic

c. fort

c. fabric

c. tired

c. weather

c. large

d. fashion

d. hut

d. scared

d. green

d. comfortable

Exercise 2

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

camouflage

torches

outfit

paw

Word Bank

weary

vigil

handbook

enlist

lush

contemplated

At first, he didn’t know to which animal the 1 ______________’s print belonged.

But after he looked it up in the 2 ______________, he knew what it was.

He decided to 3 ______________in the army.

After he was done signing the papers, he dressed in his new 4 ______________.

She was supposed to keep a(n) 5 all night.

However, she soon became 6______________and fell asleep.

Because the forest was so 7 ______________, it was dark inside even during the day.

So, in order to see the path, the explorers had to light their 8______________.

He 9 ______________how to get the stains out of his favorite suit.

At last, Mark decided to wear another 10 ______________.