Word
achievement (n)
meaning
synonym
success (n)
antonym
failure (n)
collocations
achievement in
sth.
example sentence
They were proud of their
children’s achievements.
competition (n)
The Olympics is a
competition for athletes from
all over the world.
hectic(adj)
City Centre is very hectic
before Eid. Everyone is there
to buy new clothes.
increase (v)
My marks increased because I
studied hard outside of class.
allow (v)
My parents are going to allow
me to study in the UK next
year. They signed the
permission form last week.
distract (v)
I can’t study in my room
because my roommate’s
music distracts me. She plays
it very loudly.
rarely (adv)
I rarely stay in Nizwa at the
weekend because my home is
in Sinaw. It is not far from
Nizwa.
charity (n)
The Red Cresent is a charity.
It helps poor people in
countries around the world.
exhibition (n)
There is an exhibition at the
British Museum. It is of
ancient Egyptian art.
recognise (v)
I haven’t seen Fatima in 5
years. It was easy to
recognise her because she
still looks the same.
strict (adj.)
Our teacher is very strict. We
can’t talk in Arabic during our
English class.
gift (n.)
My parents gave me a gift for
passing Level 3. I got a new
phone.
interrupt (v)
The rain interrupted our
picnic. We had to leave the
park once the rain began.
stuffy (adj)
I had to open the window in
my room because it was
stuffy. The window was
closed for 4 weeks.
modest (adj)
My uncle is a businessman
but is very modest. He still
drives an old car.
fluent (adj)
My sister studied French for 5
years. She is very fluent.
chase (v)
The police chased the
criminal through the city.
They finally caught him at the
traffic light.
sacrifice (v)
At Eid, Muslims sacrifice a
goat or cow to give thanks.
appreciate (v)
Our teacher works hard to
help us. We really appreciate
all of her work.
hilarious (adj)
The film was hilarious.
Everyone was laughing
through most of it.
On the exam, there is a vocabulary section.
You will have 10 sentences and have to choose the correct vocabulary word to complete the sentence.
To do well in this section you should
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Read the sentences carefully and decide what part of speech is needed (adj,noun,verb or adverb)
Look at all the words (A-M) and write the part of speech beside them
If a sentence needs a verb-look at all the verbs (A-M) and then see which one goes with the meaning of the sentence