Vocabulary exercises

1. List 12
minimum
objection
originate
penalize
reliable
Minimum—adj; lowest, smallest, least, tiniest, littlest
(mi/ni/mum)
mi/ni/mize—verb
mi/ni/mal/ly—adv
 The minimum amount of time to be considered full-time at work are 37.5
hours per week.
 When you pay your credit card bill, you can pay the total amount or the
minimum amount.
 Some students work very hard and some only do the minimum work
required.
Antonym – maximum, greatest amount, biggest, most
Objection—noun; dislike of, complaint, protest, criticism, disapproval,
dissatisfaction
(ob/jec/tion)
Ob/ject—verb
Ob/jec/tion/a/ble—adj
Ob/jec/tion/a/bly—adv
 When lawyers represent clients in court, they make objections if the
opposing lawyer asks something that they shouldn’t.
 Some teachers have a strong objection to students answering cell phones
in class.
 What type of food do you have an objection to eating?
Antonym – acceptance, agreement, approval, satisfaction, praise, happiness
Originate—verb; to begin, emanate, emerge, stem, arise, come from
(o/ri/gin/ate)
o/ri/gin—noun
o/ri/gi/na/tor—noun (person)
o/ri/gi/nal—adj
o/ri/gi/nall/y—adv
 Teaching conversation class originated with teacher Corinne.
 Her ancestors originated from Europe.
 Where do you originate from?
Antonym – end, cease, finish, stop, complete, terminate

2. Penalize—verb; to punish, to discipline, to fine, to judge, to scold, to correct
(pe/na/lize)
Pe/nal/ty—noun
 Our court system often penalizes criminals with jail time.
 She will penalize the next person who answers a cell phone in class by
taking away their phone.
 What is an appropriate way to penalize children?
Antonym – to reward, to aid, to assist, to compliment, to excuse, to forgive
Reliable—adj; able to be trusted, dependable, trustworthy, honest, predictable,
safe
(re/li/a/ble)
Re/li/a/bi/li/ty—noun
Re/li/a/bly—adv
Re/ly—verb
 In Minnesota, it is important to have a reliable car in the winter.
 Being reliable is a good job skill.
 What makes you reliable?
Antonym – unreliable, undependable, untrustworthy, dishonest, unpredictable,
bad
List 12
minimum
objection
originate
penalize
reliable
Definitions
1. __________________a dislike; feeling of being against something;
disapproval
2. __________________smallest in size or amount
3. __________________able to be depended upon; trustworthy
4. __________________to come into being; start
5. __________________to punish; cause to suffer for doing something wrong.

3. Fill in the Blank
6. A worker who is honest and does his job carefully is __________________.
7. The lowest salary the company pays is the __________________ wage.
8. To __________________a team member who skipped practice, the coach
made him do 50 pushups.
9. I have an __________________to that comedian. He does jokes that hurt
people.
10.We are going to see where the Mississippi River __________________s.
Complete the Sentence
11.You are likely to have an objection to something
a. helpful.
b. harmful.
c. recent.
12.To buy clothing at the minimum cost, go to
a. department stores.
b. garage sales.
c. France.
13.Susan penalized her son by
a. ordering pizza.
b. grounding him for two weeks.
c. buying him a new bike.
14.A reliable friend is one who
a. tells lies about you.
b. has many other friends.
c. is there when you need her.
15.Baseball originated in
a. Cooperstown, NY.
b. on the third base line.
c. with a hand full of quarters.
Antonym or Synonym
16. originate end Ant Syn
17. reliable trusty Ant Syn
18. penalize reward Ant Syn
19. minimum maximum Ant Syn
20. objection dislike Ant Syn

4. What/How Questions:
21. What kinds of things do you originate? What originated in your country?
22. What qualities do reliable workers have? How about unreliable workers?
23. What kind of person should be penalized? Give examples.
24. Is minimum wage sufficient to live on? What do you think the minimum wage
should be?
25.Have you ever objected to anything? What kinds of things would you object
to?