paraphrasing word lists - basic
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Word Lists - Basic The following word lists are provided in order for you to practice the paraphrasing patterns you have memorized. When you get comfortable with the patterns, time yourself in order to push yourself to speak faster. Start with 30 seconds and then see if you can successfully use 3 patterns for each word in 15 seconds or less. This will help you to become more fluent when you speak, so that you can communicate any concept without even knowing the English vocabulary for that concept. The words on the following pages are grouped into sets of 10. They were chosen specifically because they work well with the basic patterns. Before using any particular word list, quickly scan the words to see if there are any whose meaning you do not know. Look those words up in a bilingual dictionary so that you know the meaning in your native language. Then practice paraphrasing with all words on the list. Try not to think too long about any particular word ahead of time, as that ruins the purpose of the exercise. If you have practiced the words on all the lists and you still feel that you need more practice, then create your own word lists. There are many words lists online, so just do an internet search for the most common nouns, verbs, and adjectives and work from there. Once you are confident that you can quickly paraphrase any given word using the patterns provided, then it is time to move on to the more advanced paraphrasing list, where you can practice the substitution exercises you learned in the instructional video. Good luck and enjoy your fluency training! Aaron and Dan Deep English
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Nouns - Basic
List A 1. key 2. ball 3. knife 4. fork 5. actress 6. scissors 7. net 8. glove 9. shoe 10. professor
List B 1. board 2. stick 3. pencil 4. umbrella 5. fisherman 6. zipper 7. book 8. pipe 9. cup 10. brake
List C 1. gun 2. spoon 3. cord 4. speaker 5. sailor 6. wheel 7. bath 8. comb 9. plow 10. farmer List D 1. wheel 2. bath 3. salesman 4. hose 5. plow 6. nail 7. coach 8. stamp 9. whip 10. drawer
List E 1. door 2. banker 3. wall 4. editor 5. band 6. bucket 7. coat 8. street 9. seed 10. bag
List F 1. baker 2. box 3. train 4. whistle 5. ship 6. bridge 7. wire 8. hook 9. screw 10. police officer List G 1. map 2. finger 3. plane 4. ticket 5. pump 6. athlete 7. window 8. magician 9. shelf 10. boot
List H 1. roof 2. brick 3. hat 4. doctor 5. priest 6. chain 7. plate 8. table 9. pocket 10. clock
List I 1. chef 2. rod 3. kettle 4. hammer 5. match 6. mouth 7. fork 8. cart 9. teacher 10. engine
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Nouns Basic
List J 1. horn 2. curtain 3. waiter 4. cushion 5. brush 6. camera 7. thread 8. oven 9. bell 10. lawyer
List K 1. dentist 2. needle 3. bed 4. knife 5. pen 6. store 7. pilot 8. lock 9. garden 10. card
List L 1. watch 2. sponge 3. sail 4. pot 5. clerk 6. bottle 7. pin 8. fire fighter 9. tray 10. button List M 1. microphone 2. carpenter 3. accountant 4. cell phone 5. plastic wrap 6. pocket knife 7. marker 8. sunglasses 9. computer mouse 10. ice cube
List N 1. door knob 2. soldier 3. envelope 4. nurse 5. flashlight 6. calculator 7. screwdriver 8. lamp 9. dictionary 10. toothpick
List O 1. barber 2. greeting card 3. butcher 4. computer 5. belt 6. saw 7. tissue paper 8. soap 9. coin 10. sandpaper List P 1. toilet paper 2. hair dryer 3. towel 4. backpack 5. engineer 6. veterinarian 7. CD 8. binoculars 9. razor blade 10. bandage
List Q 1. battery 2. frying pan 3. USB stick 4. refrigerator 5. taxi driver 6. lipstick 7. mirror 8. baseball bat 9. rope 10. detective
List R 1. eraser 2. TV 3. credit card 4. shovel 5. ax 6. judge 7. scientist 8. tape 9. horseshoe 10. headphones
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Verbs - Basic
List A 1. kick 2. cut 3. wake up 4. kiss 5. buy 6. run 7. take a nap 8. shout 9. bite 10. sell
List B 1. stretch 2. unlock 3. scream 4. go out 5. wrap 6. replace 7. bake 8. clean 9. jump 10. check in
List C 1. slip 2. end 3. work out 4. growl 5. exit 6. spit out 7. cry 8. drop off 9. sing 10. frown List D 1. log off 2. point 3. thank 4. copy 5. get out 6. jog 7. travel 8. share 9. smell 10. mix
List E 1. wave 2. break up 3. start 4. taste 5. enter 6. learn 7. drip 8. count 9. surprise 10. catch up
List F 1. call back 2. fix 3. communicate 4. carry 5. observe 6. retire 7. grab 8. ask 9. throw away 10. invite List G 1. complain 2. set up 3. exercise 4. hate 5. unpack 6. wash 7. beg 8. look 9. laugh 10. get off
List H 1. shop 2. lick 3. pick 4. press 5. slow down 6. look for 7. answer 8. tip 9. damage 10. chop
List I 1. ski 2. tie 3. paint 4. smile 5. dress 6. talk 7. scrub 8. punch 9. fill up 10. cheer up
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Verbs - Basic
List J 1. clap 2. visit 3. walk 4. sneeze 5. turn down 6. yawn 7. yell 8. give up 9. rinse 10. bow
List K 1. memorize 2. reply 3. marry 4. push 5. race 6. open 7. save 8. log on 9. trade 10. get on
List L 1. hang up 2. whisper 3. fry 4. bathe 5. soak 6. knock 7. turn over 8. sniff 9. comb 10. scratch List M 1. pour 2. call 3. grow up 4. chew 5. reject 6. care 7. repair 8. smash 9. like 10. turn on
List N 1. dream 2. lie 3. hang 4. pick up 5. turn off 6. explain 7. borrow 8. mend 9. hug 10. sip
List O 1. stroke 2. fill in 3. choke 4. return 5. worry 6. rub 7. snore 8. check out 9. hurry 10. kill List P 1. listen 2. pass 3. put down 4. pull 5. repeat 6. perform 7. hop 8. spray 9. touch 10. take off
List Q 1. break down 2. get divorced 3. love 4. create 5. shake 6. freeze 7. wipe 8. spin 9. grin 10. practice
List R 1. tap 2. watch 3. connect 4. play 5. examine 6. apologize 7. applaud 8. joke 9. park 10. trip
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Adjectives - Basic
List A 1. tall 2. bloody 3. severe 4. rare 5. big 6. deep 7. huge 8. guilty 9. bright 10. dry
List B 1. empty 2. fast 3. weak 4. great 5. late 6. bad 7. easy 8. light 9. close 10. wrong
List C 1. small 2. strange 3. alone 4. brief 5. fair 6. full 7. safe 8. clean 9. new 10. quick List D 1. grand 2. lovely 3. sorry 4. tiny 5. hot 6. high 7. funny 8. free 9. fine 10. cheap
List E 1. soft 2. quiet 3. fresh 4. early 5. complete 6. slow 7. near 8. sure 9. rich 10. short
List F 1. old 2. long 3. heavy 4. broad 5. low 6. wild 7. narrow 8. real 9. sick 10. thin List G 1. poor 2. busy 3. hard 4. clear 5. simple 6. thick 7. nice 8. ill 9. large 10. good
List H 1. cold 2. well 3. average 4. dead 5. warm 6. happy 7. young 8. angry 9. French 10. wide
List I 1. strong 2. lucky 3. tough 4. glad 5. healthy 6. friendly 7. flat 8. pale 9. wet 10. firm
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Adjectives - Basic List J 1. sad 2. pure 3. sweet 4. rough 5. cool 6. extreme 7. proud 8. mad 9. straight 10. remote
List K 1. smooth 2. pretty 3. honest 4. silly 5. plain 6. still 7. round 8. fat 9. tight 10. dirty
List L 1. deaf 2. mean 3. blind 4. steady 5. raw 6. clever 7. wise 8. strict 9. loud 10. gross List M 1. curious 2. urgent 3. nasty 4. unhappy 5. unfair 6. hungry 7. neat 8. crazy 9. brave 10. damp
List N 1. steep 2. dull 3. lonely 4. mild 5. casual 6. harsh 7. fierce 8. handsome 9. mature 10. gay
List O 1. boring 2. smart 3. wealthy 4. lively 5. stiff 6. drunk 7. kind 8. blank 9. shallow 10. bold List P 1. cruel 2. rear 3. compact 4. ugly 5. calm 6. slim 7. divine 8. worthy 9. unpleasant 10. polite
List Q 1. shy 2. noisy 3. sunny 4. rude 5. deadly 6. handy 7. swift 8. sticky 9. shiny 10. dumb
List R 1. dusty 2. tidy 3. lazy 4. hollow 5. sexy 6. icy 7. scarce 8. naughty 9. lean 10. risky