Functional Skills
English
Level 2
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Vocabulary and Morphology
Rw/L2.1 Rw/L2.2 Rw/L2.3
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Exercise 1
Learner’s own answer.
Exercise 2
Learner’s own answer
Exercise 3
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2)
3)
4)
5)
pistons, cylinders
reciprocating, rotary
higher
rotor
three
Exercise 4
boreholes
atmospheric pressureprimitive heat
radioactivity
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molten
fissure
magma
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lava
outflows
volcanic explosions
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deep narrow holes in the earth’s surface
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at a given point
heat measured in the core of the earth
spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei with the emission
of radiation
melted
a crack or split in the earth’s surface
material under the earth’s surface from which lava is formed by
cooling
molten material which flows from a volcano
streams of lava which flow from the volcano
an outburst of molten rock and gasses from a vent or fissure in
the earth’s surface
Exercise 5
gormandise
cacodemon
comestible
divaricate
excogitate
horst
hornswoggle
laryngeal
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to eat greedily
a malevolent spirit or person
fit to eat
to spread out
to think out or plan
a raised block of rock
to swindle
relating to the larynx
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Exercise 6
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2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
a religious ceremony
money paid as a first instalment
selfish pursuit of one’s own welfare
a shallow hollow in the ground
to take out, remove
to be important
to tell customs officials that you have something on which you should pay duty.
Exercise 7
hornwort
cacophony
decollate
legerdemain
efflorescence
smirch
kittle
pentad
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an aquatic plant
a discordant combination of sounds
to behead
a conjuring trick
process of flowering
to make something dirty
difficult to deal with; to perplex; puzzle
a group of five
Exercise 8
Word
contraception
contradiction
contravene
neurology
neuropathy
neurotoxin
submarine
subterranean
subconscious
substitute
millennium
millimetre
millipede
haematology
haemoglobin
haemometer
thermometer
hydrometer
barometer
photograph
autograph
seismograph
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Root word
concipere
dicere
venire
-logy
-pathy
toxcium
mare
terra
concius
statuere
annus
metrum
pes
-logy
globulin
metrum
therm
hydro
baros
photo
auto
seismo
Meaning of Root Word
to conceive
to say
to come
study of
method of cure
poison
sea
land
consious
to place, appoint
year
measure
foot
study of
one of a group of proteins
measure
temperature
water
weight
light
self
earthquake
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Exercise 9
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2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
“asked”
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“whispered”
“screamed” –
“shouted” –
“advised” –
“articulated”
“related” –
the sentence is a question.
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the guest doesn’t want to be overheard.
the sentence is a question.
to express the speaker’s feelings.
giving information.
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need to speak clearly.
telling a story.
Exercise 10
There are several alternatives for each of these. An example is given.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
crept
hobbled, limped
stumbled, fell
prowled, sneaked
marched, tramped
hobbled, plodded, shuffled
pottered, sauntered
Exercise 11
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Appropriate
Inappropriate
Appropriate
Inappropriate
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congratulatory letter for a doting aunt to her niece.
used slang expressions in a business letter.
formal language used in a business letter.
the customer should be given more respect than is shown here in
what should be a business letter.
Inappropriate – the language is much too formal for accepting an invitation to an
informal party, especially as it’s from a work colleague.
Exercise 12
In the long run
he is an ass
a poisoned apple
in her shoes
my heart skipped a beat
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Exercise 13
leaf
ice
fish
gold
wind
Exercise 14
a pancake
a feather
a mouse
a bee
a fox
Exercise 15
Learner’s own response.
Exercise 16
eye
sleeping
chickens
pound
head
Exercise 17
bottom line
sent shock waves
media circus
epidemic proportions
par for the course
carnival atmosphere
Exercise 18
Learner’s own response.
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