IELTS Vocabulary Check

What is the meaning of the word 'adequate'?

• Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity

• Excessive or surplus

• Unsatisfactory or unacceptable

• Inadequate or insufficient

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Give a synonym for the word 'significant'.

• trivial

• important

• unimportant

• insignificant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.K.5B

What is the opposite of the word 'diligent'?

• energetic

• lazy

• industrious

• hardworking

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.K.5B

Provide an example of a compound word.

• moonlight

• rainbow

• starlight

• sunshine

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

Define the term 'collocation'.

• The study of the origins of words

• The separation of words in a sentence

• The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

• The process of creating new words in a language

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Use the word 'ambiguous' in a sentence.

• The ambiguous sky was a beautiful shade of blue.

• The ambiguous cat ran across the street.

• I clearly understood the ambiguous instructions.

• The meaning of the poem was ambiguous, leaving the readers confused.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does the word 'coherent' mean?

• Unintelligible and incomprehensible; difficult to understand

• Confusing and contradictory; not making sense

• Logical and consistent; making sense

• Random and disorganized; lacking structure

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Give an antonym for the word 'obsolete'.

• ancient

• outdated

• current

• extinct

Tags

CCSS.L.1.4A

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.K.5B

Explain the term 'idiomatic expression'.

• An idiomatic expression is a form of poetry.

• An idiomatic expression is a literal translation of a foreign language phrase.

• An idiomatic expression is a type of mathematical equation.

• An idiomatic expression is a group of words that have a meaning which is different from the individual words used in the expression.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Use the word 'convey' in a sentence.

• He used his phone to convey his message.

• The teacher convey the importance of studying for the exam.

• The convey belt broke down at the airport.

• She used her body language to convey her feelings.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E