000 Essential English Words Paul n ation 2009 Compass Publishing

r sail iseii]
To sail is to move a boat on the water.
-* I love to sail my boat on the lake.
r serious [siaries] adj.
When something is serious, it is bad or unsafe.
-*■The accident was very serious.
r spend [spend] v.
To spend is to use time doing something or being somewhere.
-*■I like to spend my free time fishing.
r strange [streindj] adj.
When something is strange, it is not normal.
-*Joe had a strange look on his face after he saw what happened.
r t r u t h [tru:e] n.
The truth is a fact or something that is right.
-»He was telling the truth about seeing a large green snake.
r wake [weik] v.
Towake is to not be sleeping anymore.
-* He is always full of energy when he wakes in the morning.
Choose the right word for the given definition.
1 . to marry
Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.
1. The doll broke when it fell onto the floor.
gr________
2. I like to use my time taking long walks in the forest.
3. He loved to travel in his boat to many islands,
sa____
4. I stop sleeping when the dog barks.
w ______
5. The area was full of trees and plants,
f
a. collect b. wed c. prepare d. introduce
2. a living thing
a. conversation b. truth c. creature d. decision
3. to move a boat across the water
a. spend b. berry c. forest d. sail
4. one thing orthe other
a. asleep b. compete c. either d. serious
5. any longer
a. ground b. strange c. wake d. anymore
sp time
Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the word bank.
compete
prepare
introduce