Quiz Your English! (6) – Vocabulary Worksheet

For upper-intermediate, advanced learners

1. “Happy Endings”

Can you complete these words starting with the letters ST- ? Each line represents a letter.

1. Magda reads a st_g_ _ _ _ _ _ amount of books every year. (= astonishing)

2. Ugh! There’s rotting food in the bin. What a st_ _c_! (= stink)

3. I had to st_ _ _n my eyes to read the small print on the food label.

4. The coach is a st_ _k_ _ _ for respect, both on and off the field. (very strict about something)

5. Despite very st_ _f competition, Nira won the creative writing contest.

2. Travel and Tourism Vocabulary

Fill the gaps with the following words: boutique, heritage, itinerary, slot, trap

1. The area by the beach is a tourist __________. It’s picturesque but very crowded and full of overpriced bars and restaurants.

2. We treated ourselves to a weekend stay in a charming __________ hotel up in the mountains.

3. When booking your ticket for the museum you will have to choose a date and time _________.

4. Our __________ today is a cable car trip up the mountain, followed by a river cruise with lunch, and then a local food and wine tasting in the afternoon.

5. The country’s rich cultural __________ is reflected in its architecture, festivals and cuisine.

3. “Word Soup”

Using only the letters within the word PLATYPUS, can you find these 4 words? Each line represents a letter.

1. Anchovies and olives can be very _ _ _ _ _.

2. Mauricio went surfing with some of his _ _ _ _. (= friends)

3. Provide with food or resources: _ _ _ _ _ _

4. Someone who infiltrates an organisation to collect secret information: _ _ _

DID YOU KNOW? A platypus is a very unusual-looking creature found only in Australia. Brown and furry, it has a broad beak like a duck, a wide flat tail like a beaver, and webbed feet. It is also one of only two egg-laying mammals in the world.

Quiz Your English! (1)
Quiz Your English! (2)
Quiz Your English! (3)

Answers

1.

1. Magda reads a STAGGERING amount of books every year.

2. Ugh! There’s rotting food in the bin. What a STENCH!

3. I had to STRAIN my eyes to read the small print on the food label.

4. The coach is a STICKLER for respect both on and off the field.

5. Despite very STIFF competition, Nira won the creative writing contest.

2.

1. The area by the beach is a tourist TRAP. It’s picturesque but very crowded and full of overpriced bars and restaurants.

2. We treated ourselves to a weekend stay in a charming BOUTIQUE hotel up in the mountains.

3. When booking your ticket for the museum you will have to choose a date and time SLOT.

4. Our ITINERARY today is a cable car trip up the mountain, followed by a river cruise with lunch, and then a local food and wine tasting in the afternoon.

5. The country’s rich cultural HERITAGE is reflected in its architecture, festivals and cuisine.

3.

1. Anchovies and olives can be very SALTY.
2. Mauricio went surfing with some of his PALS.
3. Provide with food or resources: SUPPLY
4. Someone who infiltrates an organisation to collect secret information: SPY

tourist trap: a place that (deliberately) attracts huge numbers of tourists and profits from them

boutique hotel: a small, fancier hotel with a more personalised service

time slot: an allocated time to do something

itinerary: a schedule of activities or destinations

heritage: historic buildings, monuments, languages, literature, culinary traditions, etc that have continued through generations and that shape the identity of a place