VOCABULARY

Exam practice & useful language

VOCABULARY PRACTICE FOR APTIS

WORD MATCHING :

Match the words on the left with words that have a similar meaning on the right. There are 5 extra
words.

SAMPLE 1 :

tall talk

speak bring

finish high

make arrive

leave do

choose walk

pick

end

go

sell

begin

SAMPLE 2 :

watch attempt
catch desire
enjoy bring
want listen
tell look
try take
sing
like
receive
say
plan
SAMPLE 3 :

short overweight

sad taste

fat upset

stand angry

try pleased

weak order

send

tiny

get up

fragile

busy

SAMPLE 4 :

lie purchase

hate sell

pleased angry

difficult advise

prize loathe

buy deceive

tough

careful

present

award

thrilled
MATCH WORDS TO DEFINITIONS :

SAMPLE 1 :

Complete the definition using a word in the box :

adjust stay lend apply steal amuse reject keep cough look after

To take something illegally _____________________

To cause to laugh ________________________

To continue to be in a place ______________________

To take care of __________________________

To make a formal request ________________________

SAMPLE 2 :

argue lend regret degree career afford wealthy share expensive download

Academic qualification ____________________

To have enough money _____________________

To be sorry for ___________________

Rich ______________________

To transfer data from a computer ______________________

SAMPLE 3 :

argue throw tracksuit lend bargain spend cheat borrow suit reject

To use up ____________________

To act dishonestly ____________________

Clothes worn for doing sport _____________________

To receive something you will return ____________________

Something bought at an advantageous price _________________

 SAMPLE 4 :

cope warn freeze discuss speed miss choose realise complain settle

To convert into ice ______________________

To express dissatisfaction _________________________

To select ___________________________

To move rapidly _________________________

To manage difficulties ____________________________

SENTENCE COMPLETION :

Complete the sentences in the exercises using one of the words in the list. There are 5 extra words.

SAMPLE 1 :

aggressive healthy talented talkative lively sociable ugly self- confident hardworking boring patient

Example : Peter is not very sociable ; he hates meeting new people

1. Teachers need to be ver with their students when the re having

problems understanding.
2. My father was always very ______________________ . He only took one week s holiday a year.
3. This film is very _____________________ . Can we watch a different one ?
4. Sall s personalit makes her an ideal candidate for working with
children.

SAMPLE 2 :

noisy traffic crime accommodation booking cottage pollution wildlife neighbourhood countryside quiet

Example : There o m ch traffic in this city just thousands of cars all day.

1. I can t concentrate here because it s too

2. I m going to sta in Tom s house when I go to London as is just too
expensive.
3. I d like to go to the this weekend because I m tired of the cit
4. Our ___________________ has some really good schools and sports facilities.
 SAMPLE 3 :

grow up take after hang out brought up childhood get together split up grow get on mix up wedding

Example : I a n in i ed o m co in wedding as they got married in Australia.

1. I was married for two ears but we months ago and I m ver sad
2. M brother doesn t with m bo friend In fact, they hate each
other.
3. I think ou our mother You re both so impatient !
4. Our famil alwa s at Christimas time It s a great tradition and we
always have great fun.

SAMPLE 4 :

successful outstanding skilled useless fit sensitive competitive potential well-known achievement performance

Example Mark performance in the race was incredible. He won a gold medal.

1. He s had a lot of injuries but he alwa s comes back to win. He really is a(n)
_________________ athlete there s noone like him.
2. It was an incredible ___________________________ to win two gold medals at the
Olympic Games after so many injuries.
3. It s tr ing to compete against him he s much too good for me
4. You re so _________ that you always get angry when you lose !

SAMPLE 5 :

put aside grant donate mortgage affordable invest budget income debt savings pay off

Example : Sally earned a lot of money as a model so she decided to invest her mone No he
a millionaire.

1. I have to find a(n) __________________________ house this one is too expensive.

2. Peter was such a good student that he was given a(n) ___________________ to study abroad.
3. If I _____________________ a little money each week, I should be able to get that fabulous
dress for the party.
4. Our for the holida doesn t cover such e pensive hotels
WORD PAIRS or WORD COMBINATIONS (words commonly used together) :

Select a word from the list that is most often used with the words in the box:

SAMPLE 1 :

Example : atom + bomb

seat +

breaking +

rush +

pay +

long +

traffic income hour news queue belt rise plane stairs pay

SAMPLE 2 :

high +

heavy +

film +

married +

spread +

advice job couple rain shop price review sheet page wedding

SAMPLE 3 :

toy +

interest +

live +

cycle +

traffic +

music game cars lights road lane gun film rates money
SAMPLE 4 :

bottle +

family +

current +

cough +

parking +

sneeze reunion bottle relative opener space glass affairs people places
 KEY

WORD MATCHING

SAMPLE 1 :

talk end do go pick

SAMPLE 2 :

take like desire say attempt

SAMPLE 3 :

Upset overweight get up taste fragile

SAMPLE 4 :

loathe thrilled tough award purchase

MATCH WORDS TO DEFINITIONS

SAMPLE 1 :

steal amuse stay look after apply

SAMPLE 2 :

degree afford regret wealthy download

SAMPLE 3 :

spend cheat tracksuit borrow bargain

SAMPLE 4 :

freeze complain choose speed cope

SENTENCE COMPLETION

SAMPLE 1 :

patient hardworking boring lively

SAMPLE 2 :

noisy accommodation countryside neighbourhood

SAMPLE 3 :

split up get on take after get together

SAMPLE 4 :

outstanding achievement useless competitive

SAMPLE 5 :
affordable grant put aside budget

WORD PAIRS

SAMPLE 1 :

belt news hour rise queue

SAMPLE 2 :

Price rain review couple sheet

SAMPLE 3 :

gun rates music lane lights

SAMPLE 4 :

opener reunion affairs bottle space