TEFL Assignment 2 - Materials (Dictionary Quiz)

Dictionary Quiz
Memo in Red for teacher use only.
Using the 12 words highlighted in the reading text provided and dictionaries complete
the following answers. (If asked for a definition remember to give definition according to
context of reading text: http://www.thetravelmagazine.net/top-10-remote-destinations-to-see-in-
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1. The word awe-inspiring is an adjective. Give another adjective with the same meaning.



Memo: Awesome

2. Thriving is an adjective which means to prosper. Give two past tense forms of the
word thrive.




Memo: Thrived/Trove

3. Find the definition for ponder, then make use of the word in a sentence.

Definition:

Sentence:

Memo: To think deeply/ to consider carefully.
I often sit and ponder about my life and the decisions I makde to get where I am.

4. What is the definition and word class of tranquility?

Definition:

Word class:

Memo: Quiet, caml, peaceful - Noun.


5. In the word anonymity, the first y is pronounced the same as the y in:

A) Happy

B) Yes

C) Ship

D) Fly

Memo: C - Ship
/anəˈnɪmɪti/