Grammar: Synonyms of Verbs and Adverbs for Academic English
Exercise Verbs
Instruction: write the letter associated with the corresponding synonym next to each word
1. (B) Obliterate = melenyapkan A. Destroyed = memusnahkan
2. (C) Severed = memotong B. Cut = memotong
3. (M) Conceive = menciptakan C. Create = membuat
4. (E) Tolerate = mentoleransi D. Allow = mengizinkan
5. (K) Ingest = mencernakan E. Consume = mencerna
6. (D) Pacify = menenangkan F. Calm down = tenang
7. (A) Calibrate = menyesuaikan G. Adjust = menyesuaikan
8. (F) Magnify = memperbesar H. Enlarge = memperbesar
9. (G) Incentivize = dorongan I. Motivate = mendorong
10. (N) Speculate = berspekulasi J. Theorize =berteori
11.(H) Levitate = mengapung K. Float = mengapung
12. (O) Illustrate = menjelaskan L. Exemplify = menghalangi
13. (J) Elucidate = menjelaskan M. Clarify = menjelaskan
14. (L) Impede = menghalangi N. Interfere = mengganggu
15. (I) Advocate = menganjurkan O. Support = mendukung
Exercise Adverbs
Instruction : Write the letter associated with the corresponding synonym next to each word
1. (A) Methodically = Sesuai Metode A. Systematically= secara sistematis
2. (N) Begrudgingly = menyesalkan B. Weakly = dengan lemah
3. (D) Amicably = secara damai C Severely = dengan ganas
4. (C) Fiercely = dengan ganas D. Quietly = dengan tenang
5. (K) Unintelligibly = tak dapat dipahami E. Privately = secara pribadi
6. (I) Sporadically = sesekali F. Intently = dengan tekun
7. (L) Unequivocally = tak terbantahkan G. Eagerly = tidak sabar
8. (G) Zealously = tekun, dengan rajin H.Paintfully = berkeinginan kuat
9. (H) Laboriously = dengan susah payah I. Occasionally= kadang- kadang
10. (M) Earnestly = dengan jelas J.Abselutely = secara meyakinkan
11. (L) Indisputably = tidak dapat disangkal K. Unclearly = tidak dapat dibantah
12. (J) Definitively = dengan pasti L. Indisputably= tidak dapat disangkal
13. (B) Faintly = sedikit, dengan lemah M. Decisiively = dengan jelas
14. (E) Discreetly = dengan hati-hati N.Resentfully = rasa menyesal
Okay,before we finish off exercise subject and verb agreement I want to tell you a little exsplanation.
Singular= Tunggal Plural = Jamak
Man Men
Woman Women
Foot Feet
Tooth Teeth
Mouse Mice
Goose Geese
Fish fish
Person People
Example:
There go/goes my children(Plural)
Here is/are the papers(Plural)
There was/were many people(Plural)
Here is/are your class (Singular)
Exercise Subject and Verb Agreement
1. Annie and her brothers are at school.
2. Either my mother or my father is coming to the meeting.
3. The dog or the cats are outside.
4. Either my shoes or your coat is always on the floor.
5. George and Tamara don’t want to see that movie.
6. Benito doesn't know the answer.
7. One of my sisters is going on a trip to France.
8. The man with all the birds lives on my street.
9 The movie, including all the previews takes about two hours to watch.
10.The players, as well as the captain want to win.
11. Either answer is acceptable.
12. Every one of those books is fiction.
13. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.
14. Is the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics is John's favorite subject, while Civics is Andrea's favorite subject.
16. Eight dollars is the price of a movie these days.
17. Are the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants are at the cleaner's.
19. There were fifteen candies in that bag. Now there is only one left!
20. The committee debates these questions carefully.
21. The committee leads very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, greets the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one are in this case.
