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Fri, 08/29/2008 - 00:00 — Chris McCarthy

'You ought to take an umbrealla' =Must?Should?Could?Must not?

Last week we looked at antonymns (opposites).  Today we look at synonyms: words which have similar meanings.

Read through the example sentences and choose the word which is the best match. 

  • Immediately:'We should leave immediately'.





  • Massive: 'The city is full of massive buildings'.





  • Display:'She doesn't usually display emotion'.





  • Ought to:'You ought to take an umbrella. It looks like rain'.





  • Retain: 'Saying something three times helps you to retain it'.





  • Stuff:'Someone left their stuff in the car'.





  • Ambition:'My ambition is to start my own business'.





  • Required:'All passengers are required to show their passports'.





  • Prevent:'To prevent accidents, helmets must be worn'.





  • Frequently:'I frequently drink orange juice'.









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Comments

Fri, 08/29/2008 - 12:57 — Vikiya

it's good~It's not

it's good~It's not difficult~

Sat, 08/30/2008 - 05:30 — Anas legend

very interest lesson

realy this lesson is active to our students to improve them on vocabulary

I love this Language. Anas Legend

Sat, 08/30/2008 - 15:13 — Xx

nothing special~~

nothing special~~

Thu, 09/04/2008 - 06:49 — deeede

thax

Thank u verey much ... I had the small test and I had 3 errers .....

Realy I got alot of benefits from that .... thax again.

Thu, 09/04/2008 - 12:43 — girish100

Hi

thank you. I got some new words.

Sat, 04/04/2009 - 08:08 — florians

nice and interesting

nice and interesting lessons.

Wed, 09/10/2008 - 00:17 — wolf

That`s good

This lesson is very nice thanks for all worker.

Wed, 09/24/2008 - 03:23 — joeweboy

Very educative and interesting

Thanks alot,for this knowlegde impacted to me and to others.
God bless you all and continuon your good works, once again
thanks.
And stay blessed.

Sat, 09/27/2008 - 01:55 — zishuli

Thanks for the lesson. There

Thanks for the lesson.

There is a mistake I found.--" To prevent accidents, hemets must be worn". The word "hemets" has missed out an " l".

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Mon, 10/06/2008 - 12:23 — nihatyavas

no such word

in dictionary I couldn't find a word like "hemets", but "helmets"

Sat, 11/22/2008 - 04:29 — adnans

Good exercise

I failed on 2 questions which are immediately & ought to.

Sun, 11/23/2008 - 14:27 — nguyenhongsang

It is good lesson. I can

It is good lesson. I can learn many new words in the same time & same situation

Fri, 03/27/2009 - 10:36 — florians

Its not so difficult. But

Its not so difficult. But need some vocabulary to improve.

Sun, 05/03/2009 - 20:47 — Yura

It is not difficult, I know

It is not difficult, I know that there are many synonyms in English and sometimes it's rather difficult to choose the right onre Smile

Wed, 06/17/2009 - 20:29 — monica1

vocabulary

I think this is great practice for children and ESL students. It was not difficult but some kids many have a hard time with their vocabulary. Good catch on the spelling error.