(ESL001) 3.1.2 - Vocabulary Practice

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When Harry's boss went on a maternity leave, Harry became the interim department head. He handled employee payroll for the three months she was away.

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Employees from all five divisions convened in the auditorium to hear the company president speak.

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Stephen received a written reprimand from his supervisor when he showed up late the third time. If his lateness continues, he will be asked to meet with a human resources representative.

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From experience Ellen knows that the more she studies, the better she does in school. Her marks on exams attest to many hours of hard work.

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The lawyers were poorly prepared. The defendant was late. The jurors talked during the trial. The judge declared the case to be a travesty of justice.

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Searching students' lockers without permission is considered by some to be an infringement of students' rights.

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The sweater had many hues, such as green, navy blue, and magenta.

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The famous author published books under many aliases, including Sue Berry, Katherine Heally, and Tara Rand.

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Carpenters rely on a range of instruments, such as hammers of many sizes and several kinds of screwdrivers and wrenches.

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Bill is always tardy for class. Yesterday, for example, he showed up 15 minutes after class had started.

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The employees presented a list of grievances to the manager, specifically, low wages and no medical insurance.

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George has the flu. Usually, he's energetic, but today he's lethargic.

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Helen tended to cry when she was upset about work or family, but in the face of danger, she was stoic.

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The barn was so dilapidated that the roof had nearly collapsed.

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Cooking dinner day in, day out is anathema to Yvette, yet she loves to cook for friends on special occasions.

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QUESTION 20

Words in English can have many forms. For example, we saw earlier that an important contributor to job satisfaction was “Good relationship with immediate supervisors”. The word supervisor can be a noun or a verb and has the following forms:

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• Noun, singular: supervisor
• Noun, plural: supervisors
• Noun, uncountable: supervision
• Verb, infinitive: to supervise
• Verb, simple present: supervise
• Verb, simple present, 3rd person singular: supervises
• Verb, present participle (continuous): supervising
• Verb, past participle: supervised
• Adjective: supervisory

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Source & License: This learning activity is adapted from "Vocabulary" by Lumen Learning, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. and "Using Context Clues Activity 1" by TV411, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, and "Using Context Clues Activity 2" by TV411, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, and "Word Forms" by Timothy Main, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, and "Common Suffixes & Prefixes" by Pedram Lalbakhsh, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. This remix by Saylor Academy includes adapted and original instructional. All instructional content, including AI-assisted adaptations and custom interactive learning activities created on Genailly, is licensed by Saylor Academy under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. All Genailly proprietary elements such as templates, themes, built-in assets, stock media, and other “Genially Content” remain subject to Genially’s Terms of Service and are not covered by this Creative Commons license. These elements must remain embedded in the course and cannot be reused or redistributed independently.

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