Contextual Meaning 1 Contextual Meaning 1 Contextual Meaning 1
Contextual Meaning 1 Contextual Meaning 1 Contextual Meaning 1
These are exercises of vocabulary. You will see some sentences that use same words. But the meaning of the word in each sentence will be different. Try to do the exercises by guessing the meaning first, without any help of dictionary. You may look it up when you can't guess the meaning...
GUESS THE MEANING OF THE WORDS IN BOLD.
1. The girl loves her parents very much.
2. The score stood at one – love
when the light went out.
3. This chair is comfortable.
4. Who will chair the meeting?
5. You can omit the last sentence.
6. The man was sentenced to death.
7. The thick book is mine.
8. The land mine exploded killing ten people.
9. His father works in the gold mine.
10. My father works in a bank.
11. There are many trees growing on the banks of the river
12. I will go fishing if the
weather is fine.
13. The boy was fined for going through the red light.
14. The people planted trees along the road.
15. The cement plant employed two thousand people.
16. The bank pays interest for the money you keep there.
17. I have no interest in joining the club.
18. Do you know the capital of Egypt
19. We need capital to start our business.
20. The word DICTIONARY is printed here in capitals.
21. Murder can be a capital offence.
22. You should book the ticket earlier.
23. I want to borrow this book.
24. He has been booked twice this year for kicking
players in the other team.
25. I have no shares in this company.
26. At the rich man’s death his property
was shared among his children.
27. They say it will rain tomorrow.
28. The prisoner was forced to
sign a confession against his will.
29. Have you made your will yet?
30. Where there is a will there is a way.
31. We can’t play tennis because
there is too much wind.
32. The clock has stopped; you’d
better wind it up.
33. The accident occurred at a winding road.
34. There was a fire in the city yesterday. Ten houses
were burned down.
35. The captain ordered his men to
start firing.
36. He was fired by his company for his laziness.
37. This is a favorite holiday spot for both domestic and foreign
tourists.
38. He’s a very tall man, easy to spot in the crowd.
39. They won’t give credit; they
want spot cash.
40. I often go on holiday in spring.
41. This village is famous for its
hot spring.
42. This is a fantastic spring mattress.
44. The guest has stayed here for
a couple of days.
45. How much do you charge for the double room?
46. The wild animal suddenly charged at us.
47. He was charged with robbery.
48. You have to charge the hand phone.
49. The admission charge is Rp 10,000.
50. What size shoes do you wear?
51. I like this shirt, but the
collar has worn.
52 You have to change the worn-out parts of the machine.
53. I was worn-out after the long walk.
54. Have you fed the cat?
55. I am fed up of your bad behaviour.
56. Can
you play the guitar?
57. He opened a can of beer.
58. The box is made of tin.
59. I bought a tin of sardine.
60. I don’t like tinned (canned) fruit.
61. I cut my finger tip while peeling a mango.
62. The guest left a tip for the waiter.
63. The manual is full of useful tips.
64. Tourists like to lie on the beach in the afternoon.
65. The town lies about two miles away.
66. Don’t lie to me. Tell the truth.
67. Don’t tell me a lie.
68. Give us your account of what happened.
69. His salary is paid directly
into his bank account.
70. I was late for class this morning.
71. We returned in the late afternoon.
72. We visited the grave of our late grandfather.
73. Have you heard the latest news about the train accident?
74. They stayed up late to watch the result of “PILKADA”.
75. I have not been feeling well lately.
[Reference: Sesa,
Leonardus (2000) English Workbook, Makassar]
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