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
