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Vocabulary Worksheets

by Rachel Spack Koch

Intermediate level

Azar Grammar Series: Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd edition

Vocabulary Worksheets help students learn new vocabulary in the context of the

grammar covered in the tables of contents of the Azar textbooks or any comparable

syllabus. An Answer Key and Word List for target vocabulary are provided for

each chapter. You may download, reproduce and adapt the material to suit your

classroom needs. Vocabulary Worksheets are available as Word documents or PDF

files.

Chapter 3—Future Time

1. Reading: How Children See the Future

2. Definitions

3. A cleaner environment

4. Reading: A Green City

5. Vocabulary practice

6. Which word belongs?

7. Opposites

8. Vocabulary practice

9. Which word doesn’t belong?

10. Crossword

Answer Key

Word List

Vocabulary Worksheets Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3

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Chapter 3: Future Time

Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. Permission granted to reproduce or adapt for classroom use.

Worksheet 1. Reading: How Children See the Future

Read these actual observations from children in school in New York City. Then

answer the questions.

How Children See the Future Life in New York Cit

1. Sarah age 10: "Yes, I think there will be

discoveries of life on other planets.”

2. Lisa, age 11: “Maybe life on other planets

will be discovered. I would like to travel on a

spaceship to outer space and take my three

cats with me."

3. Ricky, age 9: "I think that if we all ride on bikes, we

can limit all the pollution in the world. And maybe build a

monorail to go around the whole city.”

4. Carlos, age 11: “If New York City keeps going the way it is, things will be

worse. The city will be more crowded, with more traffic, worse air, more

litter, less open and green spaces. We need to take care of the

environment and recycle things so we have less garbage.

5. Sabrina, age 12: “In the year 2020, my city, New York, will be the ideal

living place. People will heat their homes in a different way, not from coal or

oil. They will use large solar panels to collect the sun's rays for their heating

needs. Many people will go to space camps to prepare for space living. In

short, the future will transform the way people live."


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Worksheet 1, page 2

Choose the correct completion. Neighbors - Is there intelligent life out there?

1. Sara thinks that _____.

a. she will travel to another planet

b. we will find life on another planet

2. Lisa _____.

a. is sure that there is life on other planets

b. thinks that there may be life on other planets

3. Lisa wants _____.

a. to travel in space

b. to take her dogs with her

4. Ricky thinks that _____.

a. if we ride on bikes, we can limit pollution

b. that people will ride bikes in space

5. Carlos thinks that _____.

a. New York City is getting worse

b. New York City is getting better

6. Carlos says that _____.

a. we may get more garbage.

b. we may get less garbage.

7. Sabrina thinks that _____.

a. New York City will be a perfect place

b. New York City will be worse

8. Sabrina believes that _____.

a. we will heat houses with coal and oil

b. we will heat houses with energy from the sun

9. Sabrina says that people will go to special camps _____.

a. to use less electricity

b. to learn how to live in space

10. Sabrina thinks that _____.

a. people in the future will be the same

b. the future will change how people live.


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Worksheet 2. Definitions

Look at the reading, How Children See the Future. Guess the meanings of these

words in bold in the reading. Write the letter of the word or phrase with the same

meaning or a similar meaning.

1. discoveries _____c__

a. pictures b. stories c. things you find

2. outer _____

a. other b. dark c. very far from the center

3. limit _______

a. destroy b. change c. stop the growth

4. monorail _______

a. a kind of car b. a kind of train c. a kind of bus

5. crowded _____

a. empty b. full of people c. hot

6. environment _____

a. houses b. transportation c. air, water, and land around

you

7. recycle _______

a. use again b. destroy c. ride in a bicycle

8. garbage _______

a. things you eat b. new things c. things you throw away

9. ideal_______

a. perfect b. better c. worse

10. heat_______

a. make warm b. make cool c. cover

11. prepare______

a. go b. get ready c. travel

12. transform______

a. change b. improve c. make worse


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Worksheet 3. A cleaner environment

Complete each sentence with a word from the word pool.

bikes coal litter nuclear oil rays solar spread

1. Sometimes people throw paper, cans,

etc. on the ground in a public place, and

don’t pick these things up. This garbage

is called _________________________.

2. On weekends, my family and I like to take long rides together on our

___________________________.

3. ____________________________ is a black, solid rock. People burn it for

warmth, for cooking, and for energy.

4. ____________________________ is a dark, thick liquid that people can

burn to produce heat and energy.

5. A ___________________________ panel is a piece of equipment, usually

on a roof, that collects and uses sunlight to heat water or make electricity.

6. In the morning, the first ________________ of the sun appear in the

east.

7. The fire __________________________ through the forest very quickly.

It took the fire fighters all day to put it out.


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Worksheet 4. Reading: A Green City

Read the passage about a special new city in Abu Dhabi. Then answer the questions.

A Green City

In Abu Dhabi -- the capital of the United Arab Emirates -- they are building a

new city called Masdar. It is going to be a green city -- friendly to the

environment in every way. It will be “carbon-free” and “waste-free.” There

won’t be any carbon fuels, which pollute the environment, and all the

waste -- the garbage -- will be recycled into electricity.

The Masdar community is going to open in late

2009. The city will cover six square kilometers,

and cars will not be allowed. All the homes,

business, and stores will be very close to public

transportation – a maximum distance of 200

meters from any place to the nearest station. There will be pleasant

walkways -- or paths -- and narrow streets with trees to encourage

walking. The land around the city will contain wind farms to create energy

from wind and solar energy farms to create energy from the sun. There will

be fields to grow food. The city will be entirely self-sustaining.

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology will conduct cutting-edge

research into new energy technologies. In addition, there will be

international businesses that are going to invest in these new technologies

and develop them. The city will also have housing for employees, a science

museum, and entertainment facilities.

The Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, Sultan Al Jaber, says, “There is

nothing like this in the world. One day all cities will be built like this.”

fuel = a substance such as coal or oil that burns to produce heat or energy self-sustaining = having the ability to live without help from others

cutting-edge = the newest, most exciting stage in the development of something


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Worksheet 4, page 2

Choose the correct completion based on the reading, A Green City.

1. The city will be without carbon

(paper / fuels). This means that

it won’t use any coal, oil, or other

materials that cause (pollution /

heat).

2. All the garbage will be (recycled /

sent into the ocean). This means

that the garbage will not pollute

the environment because it will be

changed into (another form of energy / water).

3. The Masdar community will not have any (public transportation / cars)

If there are buses, the buses will not run on (gasoline / batteries).

4. It will be (easy / difficult) to use public transportation. People will have

to walk 200 meters at the (maximum / minimum) to get on a public

vehicle.

5. There will be a lot of green trees and pleasant walkways and (wide /

narrow) streets. People are going to feel good when they (walk around

/ ride around) the city.

6. There will be farms just outside the city. These farms will produce

energy from (the wind / oil) and (the rain / the sun).

7. Other farms will produce (wood / food) for the population. The

population will be self-sustaining. This means that it will be completely

(independent of / dependent on) its neighbors for food.

8. The Masdar Institute is going to do cutting-edge research in (history /

science). This means that it will work with all the (latest / usual)

technology.


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Worksheet 5. Vocabulary practice

Circle the letter of the word or phrase that means the same as the words in bold.

1. Fuel from corn is carbon-free.

a. full of carbon b. 50% carbon c. without any carbon

2. Many chemicals pollute the air.

a. dirty b. fly around in c. clean

3. The scientists invented a process to get rid of the waste.

a. paper b. gasoline c. garbage

4. The company recycles the paper it uses.

a. throws it out b. uses it again c. burns it

5. The country of Monaco is only 1.95 square kilometers. (km.)

a. 1.95 km. in area b. 1.95 km. wide c. 1.95 km. long

6. The police won’t allow anyone in that building.

a. permit b. arrest c. shoot

7. There’s a lot of corn in the fields of the midwestern United States.

a. forests b. rivers c. open, flat land

8. John is entirely honest.

a. completely b. a little bit c. not at all

9. Dr. Avela does research on chimpanzees.

a. takes care of b. loves c. find information about

10. A lot of people are going to invest in the new company.

a. work b. quit c. put money into

11. These facilities are very modern.

a. buses b. paintings c. buildings

12. Students have housing on campus at their college.

a. places to live b. classrooms c. education

13. The university has over 1,000 employees.

a. students b. workers c. investors

14. Some TV programs are educational, and some are just for entertainment.

a. work b. fun c. study


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Worksheet 6. Which word belongs?

Write the word from the word pool that belongs in each group.

bike

concerts

energy

environment

facilities

litter

monorail

path

research

wind

1. sports, movies, TV, ____________________________.

2. coal, oil, sun, ____________________________.

3. car, motorcycle, taxi, ____________________________.

4. plane, train, bus, ____________________________.

5. power, force, strength, ____________________________.

6. living area, air and sea and land, habitat, ________________________.

7. investigation, studies, discoveries, ____________________________.

8. pollution, garbage, waste, ____________________________.

9. museums, housing, libraries, ___________________________.

10. road, street, walkway, ________________________.


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Worksheet 7. Opposites

Complete the sentences in Column A with the letter of the correct word or phrase

from Column B.

Column A Column B

1. The opposite of maximum is

____.

a. inner, at the center

2. The opposite of outer is ____.

b. expand

3. The opposite of limit is ____.

c. cooled

4. The opposite of recycle is

____.

d. worse

5. The opposite of success is

____.

e. dependent

6. The opposite of heated is

____.

f. old-fashioned

7. The opposite of self-sustaining

is ____.

g. failure

8. The opposite of cutting edge is

____.

h. minimum

9. The opposite of better is ____.

i. throw away


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Worksheet 8. Vocabulary practice

Complete the sentences with the correct word of phrase from the word pool.

allow collect continue invest litter recycle ride run on take care of

1. Parents don’t permit their young children to cross the street alone.

Permit means ____________________________.

2. If you put money in the new company, you will probably make a profit.

Put money into means ____________________________.

3. John likes to walk to work. He doesn’t like to sit in the bus or a car. Sit in

a bus or in a car means____________________________.

4. Don’t stop! Keep going! Keep going means ______________________.

5. Jimmy is interested in stones and rocks. He likes to get and keep many of

these. Get and keep many of something means ____________________.

6. Don’t throw away that paper! You can put it in that box next to the

printer, and we can use it again. Use something again means

____________________________.

7. The streets downtown are not clean. There’s a lot of ________________.

8. When we went on vacation, our children stayed with my mother. She

spent time and effort to keep them safe and happy. Spend time and effort

to keep someone safe and happy means ________________________

them.

9. The taxis in our city are not powered by gasoline.

They are powered by batteries. Powered by in this

sentence means __________________________.

__________________.


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Worksheet 9. Which word doesn’t belong?

Check the word that does not belong in each group.

1. O total O entire O part O whole

2. O ocean O store O field O forest

3. O change O stay O improve O transform

4. O waste O litter O food O garbage

5. O produce O create O destroy O make

6. O house O school O hospital O airport

7. O research O studies O art O investigation

8. O pleasure O work O fun O entertainment

9. O worker O helper O boss O employee

10. O sun O wind O water O electricity


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Worksheet 10. Crossword

Complete the crossword puzzle. Use the clues below the puzzle to figure out the

words. All the words are in Chapter 3.

Write the correct words across and down. Write one letter in each space.

ACROSS

1 Not better

5 Gasoline and oil are _______.

6 Grow or change into something bigger or more important.

8 This color describes things that are environmentally friendly.

DOWN

2 You use a knife when you _______ butter on your bread.

3 Venus is one. Mars is one. Earth is one.

4 "Carbon-free" means _______ carbon.

7 Something that is the latest can be called "cutting-_______."

1 2

3 4

5

6 7

8


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Answer Key

Worksheet 1 1. b. we will find life on another planet

2. b. thinks that there may be life on other planets

3. a. to travel in space

4. a. if we ride on bikes, we can limit pollution

5. a. New York City is getting worse

6. b. we may get less garbage

7. a. New York City will be a perfect place

8. b. we will heat houses with energy from the sun

9. b. to learn how to live in space

10. b. the future will change how people live.

Worksheet 2 1. c. things you find

2. c. very far from the center

3. c. stop the growth

4. b. a kind of train

5. b. full of people

6. c. air, water, and land around you

7. a. use again

8. c. things you throw away

9. a. perfect

10. a. make warm

11. b. get ready

12. a. change

Worksheet 3 1. litter

2. bikes

3. coal

4. oil

5. solar

6. rays

7. spread

Worksheet 4 1. fuels / pollution

2.. recycled / another form of energy

3. cars / gasoline

4. easy / maximum

5. narrow / walk around

6. the wind / the sun

7. food / independent of

8. science / latest


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Worksheet 5 1. c. without any carbon

2. a. dirty

3. c. garbage

4. b. uses it again

5. a. 1.95 kilometers in area

6. a. permit

7. c. open, flat land

8. a. completely

9. c. find information about

10. c. put money into

11. c. buildings

12. a. places to live

13. b. workers

14. b. fun

Worksheet 6 1. concerts

2. wind

3. bike

4. monorail

5. energy

6. environment

7. research

8. litter

9. facilities

10. path

Worksheet 7 1. h. minimum

2. a. inner, at the center

3. b. expand

4. i. throw away

5. g. failure

6. c. cooled

7. e. dependent

8. f. old-fashioned

9. d. worse


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W O R S E

P P W

R L I

F U E L A T

A N H

D E V E L O P

D T U

G T

G R E E N

Worksheet 8 1. allow

2. invest

3. ride

4. continue

5. collect

6. recycle

7. litter

8. take care of

9. run on

Worksheet 9 1. part

2. store

3. stay

4. food

5. destroy

6. house

7. art

8. work

9. boss

10. electricity

Worksheet 10 Across:

1. worse

5. fuel

6. develop

8. green

Down:

2. spread

3. planet

4. without

7. edge


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Word List again

air

allow

another

around

art

bike

boss

building

carbon

center

change clean

coal

collect

completely

concert

continue

cooled

dependent

destroy

develop

dirty

easy

edge

electricity

energy

environment

expand

facilities

failure

far

find

flat

food

form

fuel

full of

future

garbage

gasoline

get ready

green

growth

heat

house

independent

information

inner

invest

kilometer

land

latest

life

limit

litter

maximum

minimum

monorail

narrow

oil

old-fashioned

open

part

path

people

perfect

permit (n)

planet

pollution

ray

recycled

research

ride

run on

science

solar

space

spread

stay

stop

store

success

sun

take care of

thing

throw away

travel (v)

use

water

wind

without

worker

worse

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