Name:_______________________________________________________________________________
Unit 2 – Nutrition
Vocabulary A
Target Words:
subsequent
consume
range
contribute
factor
consist
aid
source
Part 1. Read each sentence below. Choose a word from the box that is closest in meaning to the
underlined word.
a. add
b. resulting
c. area
d. provider
1._____ It’s fast, easy, and cheap to grab a fast food meal for lunch. But the subsequent health and weight
problems, mental fatigue, or susceptibility to sickness take far more time and money to correct.
2._____ Two items have calorie counts in the 300 to 399 range.
3. _____ The high calorie counts in fast food contribute to obesity. In other words, fast food can help to
make people overweight.
4. _____ First, they’re a great source of Vitamin E, a very important vitamin.
a.eat
b. part of the process
c. includes
d. helps
1. _____ Vocabulary is one factor that contributes to a high level of English.
2. _____ The last food group consists of meat and beans—the proteins.
3._____ Doing vocabulary exercises aids students in their development of college level English.
4. _____If men are active, they can consume about 2,200 calories per day.
Part 2. Read each sentence. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.
1. People are _________________ less calories today due to good nutritional education.
a. ranging
b. aiding
c. consuming
2. Notice that the ____________ between the first and tenth items is rather substantial. You have 90
calories on one end, and 1,200 calories on the other.
a. factor
b. range
c. aid
3. Vitamin B ___________ the body’s release of energy, helps the nervous system, and builds tissue.
a. aids
b. consists
c. factors
4. Tonight’s seminar is on fast food—a quick, easy, and inexpensive meal option, yet one that _________
to problems not so quick, easy, or inexpensive to get rid of.
a. sources
b. consists
c. contributes
5. Good health _____________ of good nutrition and exercise.
a. consists
b. consumes
c. ranges
Part 3. Answer the following questions. You can use a dictionary to help you with your sentences if you
need to.
1. Read the examples in Part 1 and 2 with the word “consist.” What word immediately follows “consist”
in these two examples? _______________
2. The word “consist” is occasionally, but rarely, followed by “in.” It is almost always followed by your
answer to number 1. Write a sentence with “consist” and your answer to number 1.
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3. Read the examples in Part 1 and 2 with the word “contribute.” What word immediately follows
“contribute” in these two examples? _______________
4. The word “contribute” can occasionally be used without the word in your answer to number 3, but it is
almost always followed by that word. Write a sentence with “contribute” and your answer to number 3.
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5. In the examples in Part 1 and 2, “range” is used as a noun. As a verb, “range” is almost always
followed by from and to. (ex. Calorie counts in fast food range from 100 calories to more than 1000
calories.) Write a sentence with “range” as a verb and use “from” and “to” in your sentence.
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Part 4. Fill in the chart with the correct part of speech for each word. Use a dictionary if you need to.
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
X
contribute
X
1.
2.
X
consume
subsequent
X
X
X
X
range
X
X
aid
X
X
factor
Part 5. The vocabulary word in each sentence is in the incorrect form. Correct each word. Some of the
words are from the previous unit.
selection
example: My selective of music is not very big. That’s why I don’t have iTunes.
1. I speak English very accurate. I always use correct grammar and vocabulary.
2. Martin Luther King Jr. made many contributes to society.
3. My father is not very healthy. He consumptions a lot of foods that are high in calories.
4. There are many similars between English and Spanish, such as the word similar.
5. The book was subsequent translated into 15 languages.
Part 6. Which word does not belong? Circle the word in each row that does not belong with the other
three words. There might be more than one possibility, so be prepared to justify your answers.
1. consume
eat
buy
consist
2. following
resulting
selecting
subsequent
3. contrast
contribute
fund
aid
4. factor
focus
source
beginning
5. aid
function
help
fund
6. include
consist
range
concept
Part 7. Choose the best word from this unit to complete each sentence. Put each word in the correct form.
1. The temperature in San Diego ___________________ from 3° C to 31° C in February.
2. A good diet ______________________ of fruit, vegetables, protein, and many other essentials.
3. Smoking cigarettes _________________________ to hear disease and lung cancer.
Part 8. Answer the following questions with a partner. Be prepared to share your answers.
1. What does an unhealthy diet consist of?
2. Name three foods or drinks that are good sources of Vitamin C?
3. Using the list on page 48, what is the range of calories in the ten items listed. Use range as a verb,
and make a complete sentence.
4. How many beers can the average adult consume and still be able to legally drive a car?