Exercise 1 – Read each sentence carefully and choose the word that best completes the meaning. Pay attention to the context instead of translating word by word. Only one answer is correct.

1. Emily has a ________. Nobody knows whether she is happy or angry.
   a) shy face
   b) poker face
   c) cute smile
   d) meme
2. My brother’s monthly ________ increased after his promotion.
   a) lunch
   b) snack
   c) salary
   d) reason
3. Sarah felt ________ after forgetting her teacher’s name.
   a) ashamed
   b) married
   c) cute
   d) next
4. The museum decided to ________ several old paintings.
   a) sell
   b) swim
   c) floss
   d) cycle
5. Don’t let anyone ________ you into making a decision.
   a) cook
   b) listen
   c) intimidate
   d) bake

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Exercise 2 – Each pair of sentences requires the same vocabulary item. Decide which word correctly completes both sentences.

A. My grandparents have been __________ for forty years.
B. They are happily __________ and live together.

A. We __________ £25 for the tickets yesterday.
B. Did you __________ by card or cash?

A. I forgot my __________ at home, so I couldn’t buy lunch.
B. My __________ contains my wallet and notebook.

Options:

• paid
• married
• bag
• purse

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Exercise 3 –  Read each situation and select the most appropriate verb. Focus on meaning rather than grammar alone.

1. You use a knife to prepare vegetables.
   □ bake
   □ cut
   □ operate
   □ study
2. A musician performs beautifully on stage.
   □ swim
   □ dance
   □ sleep
   □ operate
3. A doctor performs surgery.
   □ cook
   □ operate
   □ paint
   □ drive
4. You move quickly across the street.
   □ run
   □ listen
   □ tell
   □ bake
5. Before bed you normally…
   □ sleep
   □ buy
   □ paint
   □ sell

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Exercise 4 – Three words belong to the same semantic group. One does not. Circle the word that does NOT belong and explain briefly why.

1. parents,  siblings, relatives, salary

2. cook, bake, swim, cut

3. Bible, meme, novel, magazine

4. salary, paid, bought, sold

5. , bat, club, ride horse, swing

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Exercise 5 – Match each situation (1–8) with the best expression (A–H).

A. salary

B. siblings

C. snack

D. poker face

E. shy

F. reason

G. meme

H. lunch

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Exercise 6 – Read the sentence and choose the option with the closest meaning.

1. The teacher nudged the sleeping student.

a) shouted at

b) gently pushed

c) punished

d) ignored

2. Several relatives attended the wedding.

a) many family members

b) many neighbours

c) many teachers

d) many strangers

3. The dog crossed the river.

a) stayed beside

b) went over to the other side

c) swam around it forever

d) looked at it

4. Tom bought a new bicycle.

a) sold

b) borrowed

c) purchased

d) painted

5. She listened carefully to the instructions.

a) ignored

b) paid attention

c) repeated loudly

d) forgot

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Exercise 7 – Place each word into the correct category. Some categories contain more than one answer.

Words:

salary • snack • Bible • meme • siblings • cycle • swim • bake • paint • lunch • operate • poker face

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Exercise 8 – Rewrite each sentence using the word provided without changing the original meaning.

1. My brother and I are family members.
   ( siblings )

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2. We purchased a new car yesterday.
   ( bought )

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3. She receives £2,500 every month from work.
   ( salary )

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4. He did not show any emotion.
   ( poker face )

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5. My father and mother visited us.
   ( parents )

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