Academic Word List Sublist 9
Here we move on to practice exercises for the academic word list sublist 9, words 1 - 10.
Words 1-10
Accommodate Analogy Anticipate Assure Attain
Behalf Bulk Cease Coherent Coincide
Exercise 1
Which of the above AWL words do you know?
Match the definitions to the word:
Exercise 2
Choose which word will fit in the gap:
1 . She was often the one that
choose one
accommodate
analogy
anticipated
assured
attained
behalf
bulky
cease
coherency
coincided
the highest scores in the exams at the end of the year, but she always studied hard so it is not suprising.
2 . All schools should try to adapt their policies and curriculums in order to
choose one
accommodate
analogy
anticipated
assured
attained
behalf
bulky
cease
coherency
coincided
those of different religious and ethnic backgrounds.
3 . I want to take my new yoga mat on holiday with me but is is much too
choose one
accommodate
analogy
anticipated
assured
attained
behalf
bulky
cease
coherency
coincided
to fit into my luggage. I thought it would fold up much smaller.
4 . She thanked everybody on my
choose one
accommodate
analogy
anticipated
assured
attained
behalf
bulkly
cease
coherency
coincided
as unfortunately I was unable to go and do it personally.
5 . Tax relief on owning a second home will
choose one
accommodate
analogy
anticipated
assured
attained
behalf
bulky
cease
coherency
coincided
once the new budget comes into effect in April. The ending of this will impact on many people.
6 . He ended up doing quite badly in his IELTS essay and he thinks it may be to do with his
choose one
accommodate
analogy
anticipated
assured
attained
behalf
bulkly
cease
coherency
coincided
.
7 . Fortunately the Easter school holidays
choose one
accommodate
analogy
anticipated
assured
attained
behalf
bulky
cease
coherency
coincided
with the time that I was able to take off work, so I took the family on holiday to Spain.
8 . She never
choose one
accommodate
analogy
anticipated
assured
attained
behalf
bulkly
cease
coherency
coincided
doing so well in the IELTS test. She can now go to a much better university than she had thought.
9 . His manager
choose one
accommodate
analogy
anticipated
assured
attained
behalf
bulky
cease
coherency
coincided
him that his job was safe and he was not going to be made redundant. He didn’t have any concerns after that.
10 . He likened her bad attitude to being as annoying as nails on a chalkboard, which was a good
choose one
accommodate
analogy
anticipated
assured
attained
behalf
bulky
cease
coherency
coincided
.
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Academic Word List Exercises Sublist 9a - Correct answers:
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