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Academic Word List Exercises

Sublist 6a: Words 1-10

Here we move on to practice exercises for the academic word list sublist 6a

In the first exercise you check your knowledge of the words, and in the second exercise you practice usage of the words in a gap fill. These are words 1 - 10 from sublist 6:

  • Abstract
  • Accurate
  • Acknowledge
  • Aggregate
  • Allocate
  • Assign
  • Attach
  • Author
  • Bond
  • Brief



Exercise 1

Which of the above AWL words do you know? Match the definitions to the word:

1. to accept or admit the truth or existence of something

2. something formed by adding together several amounts or things

3. to give a particular job or piece of work to someone

4. a close connection joining two or more people

5. the writer of a book, article, play, etc (noun) or the action of writing something (verb)

6. exact, correct, and with no mistakes

7. existing as an idea or in thought rather than having a physical or concrete existence / a discussion or argument that is general and not based on specific examples

8. to connect, join or fasten something or to feel connected emotionally to someone or thing

9. lasting only a short time or containing few words

10. to give something out as a share of a total amount, to use in a specific way

Score =

Academic Word List Sublist 6a - Correct answers:

Exercise 2

Choose which word will fit in the gap:

1. I was the task of collecting data on the amount of sales the new marketing campaign has generated.

2. Originally, the teacher thought the test was ok. But after finding out nearly all of the students had failed, she that it was too difficult and needed to be changed.

3. My son is very to his toy panda we gave him for christmas. He cries if he doesn’t have it.

4. The government is 3.5 million to the Department of Transport this year to repair highways.

5. I looked at the document very when I got home. I didn't have long, only one hour. It all looked ok though.

6. Although Chelsea lost the last match, they got through as they had the most goals from both matches. So they won on .

7. She has a number of academic journal papers on the topic of Endocrinology.

8. They didn’t seem to have much in common at first, but they really after they worked closely together on the project. Now they are good friends.

9. Beauty is a very concept.

10. His prediction of who would get into the quarter finals of Wimbledon was very . It turned out to be the four players that he thought it would be.

Score =

Academic Word List Exercises Sublist 6a - Correct answers:

 

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