Speed reading vocabulary 1

She has a strong British _______ when she speaks English.

• accent

• northern

• labour

• reckon

Answer explanation

accent: the way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from (noun)

Tags

CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

My grandfather is very _______ and always gives good advice.

• shade

• wise

• knowledge

• example

Answer explanation

wise: someone who is wise makes good decisions, gives good advice etc, especially because they have a lot of experience of life

(adjective)

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2B

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

Even though he lost the game, he managed to _______ calm.

• resist

• apply

• remain

• elect

Answer explanation

remain: to stay in the same place or continue to be in the same feeling (verb)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

How did he ............ when he heard the news?

• identify

• mill

• yell

• react

Answer explanation

react: to behave in a particular way or show a particular emotion because of something that has happened or been said (verb)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The word shed can be a verb and a noun.

Which meaning is the noun?

• a small building, often made of wood or metal, used especially for storing things

• to get rid of something that you no longer need or want

Answer explanation

shed - (noun)

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the ........... of the book you’re reading?

• title

• image

• magazine

• council

Answer explanation

title: the name given to a particular book, painting, play etc (noun)

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The kettle started to .............. when the water boiled.

• cough

• steam

• disappear

• pole

Answer explanation

steam - noun- the hot mist that water produces when it is boiled

steam - verb- if something steams, steam rises from it, especially because it is hot

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Can you ............ the milk into the glass?

• pour

• ray

• gather

• debt

Answer explanation

pour: to make a liquid flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle (verb)

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In the pictures you can see a lawn and a garden.

Which picture is the lawn?

• 
• 

Answer explanation

lawn: an area of ground in a garden or park that is covered with short grass (noun)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

It’s ................... for people to greet each other with a handshake in many cultures.

• apply

• common

• discipline

• path

Answer explanation

common: happening often and to many people or in many places (adjective)

OPPOSITE- rare

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6