E10.Unit9: Preserving the environment - Vocabulary

Make nouns from the verbs by adding the correct suffix: -tion, -sion or -ation. Make changes in the word from, if necessary.

eg. pollute (v) -> pollution (n)

1. erode (v) -> _______ (n)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Make nouns from the verbs by adding the correct suffix: -tion, -sion or -ation. Make changes in the word from, if necessary.

eg. pollute (v) -> pollution (n)

2) destroy (v) -> ____________ (n)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Make nouns from the verbs by adding the correct suffix: -tion, -sion or -ation. Make changes in the word from, if necessary.

eg. pollute (v) -> pollution (n)

3) contaminate (v) -> ____________ (n)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress:

• A. volunteer

• B. charity

• C. vegetable

• D. injury

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress:

• A. consumption

• B. chemical

• C. neighborhood

• D. pesticide

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of the primary stress:

• A. replacement

• B. pollutant

• C. resident

• D. depletion

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Dinosaurs have been _________ for millions of years.

• A. endangered

• B. extinct

• C. threatened

• D. disappeared

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

During the last hundred years, we have done great ________ to the environment.

• A. injury

• B. pollution

• C. damage

• D. hurt

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Farmers contribute to environmental damage by spraying _____ with ______, which stay in the soil for years.

• A. agriculture - pesticides

• B. agriculture - fertilizers

• C. crops - fertilizers

• D. crops - pesticides

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The government is introducing strict new rules on the dumping of ________ by industry.

• A. pesticides

• B. exhaust fumes

• C. toxic waste

• D. emissions

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4