Vocabulary exercises

1. List 17
brutal
discipline
eliminate
emphasis
furthermore
Brutal—adj; mean, savage, cruel, harsh, inhuman, vicious
(bru/tal)
Bru/tal/it/y—noun
brute—noun (person)
bru/tal/ly--adv
 Minnesota has some brutal winters.
 Many people would consider a man kicking a dog to be a brutal person.
 What do you consider to be a brutal act?
Antonym – sympathetic, kind, nice, civilized, compassionate, gentle
Discipline—verb; to punish, to control, to penalize, to scold, to chastise
(dis/ci/pline)
Dis/ci/pline - noun
Dis/ci/pli/na/ry—adj
Dis/ci/pli/na/ri/an—noun (person)
 Parents often discipline their children by grounding them.
 The courts discipline criminals.
 What type of discipline would be most effective for people who drive while
texting on their cell phones?
Antonym – to reward, to award, to ignore, to neglect
Eliminate—verb; to remove, exclude, cancel, dispose of, to erase
(e/li/mi/nate)
e/li/mi/na/tion—noun
 If you have high cholesterol, you are supposed to eliminate fat and salt
from your diet.
 We would like to eliminate wars in the world.
 What problem in your life would you like to eliminate?
Antonym – add, include, create, establish, permit
Emphasis—noun; importance, stress, highlight, attention, priority
(em/pha/sis)
Em/pha/size—verb
 In this school, we like to place an emphasis on trying your best.
 In this culture, we place an emphasis on leadership skills.

2.  How much emphasis would you place on attendance/homework to
achieving your goals?
Antonym – ignorance, unimportance, insignificance, triviality
Furthermore—adv; also, besides, additionally, moreover, as well
(fur/ther/more)
 I teach in the day time; furthermore, I teach at night.
 My students are intelligent; furthermore they are hard working.
 Say a sentence with furthermore in it about your life.
Antonym – formerly, before, prior
List 17
brutal
discipline
eliminate
emphasis
furthermore
Definitions
1. __________________to punish; cause to suffer for doing something
wrong
2. __________________cruel; heartless
3. __________________special attention; importance given to something
4. __________________in addition; besides
5. __________________to get rid of; do away with
Fill in the Blank
6. Ms. Ramsey took her son’s bike away for a week to __________________
him for skipping school.
7. People take aspirin to __________________ headaches.
8. One way to make progress is to attend regularly; __________________
you should study at home.

3. 9. Your boss will put the greatest __________________ on the project he
considers most important.
10.Someone without mercy can be __________________.
Complete the Sentence
11.To give emphasis to their words, people often
a. stutter.
b. speak more loudly.
c. are cruel.
12.The word furthermore can be useful when you want to
a. repeat yourself.
b. change your mind.
c. add a point to what you’ve already said.
13.Politicians sometimes say they want to eliminate
a. voters.
b. schools.
c. hunger.
14.The film will show some brutal scenes of
a. violent behavior toward animals.
b. children eating ice cream.
c. people singing in church.
15.Sharon was disciplined because
a. she asked for permission to go to a dance.
b. she came home after curfew.
c. she wore a nice dress.
Antonyms
16.emphasis
a. flavor
b. laughter
c. memory
d. minimize
17.furthermore
a. but
b. also
c. moreover
d. so
18.brutal
a. firm
b. quiet
c. kindly
d. small
19.discipline
a. greet
b. reward
c. interrupt
d. drop
20.eliminate
a. ignore
b. refuse
c. hand around
d. add

4. What/No/Why
21.Should high schools place more emphasis on sports than music? Why or
why not?
22.What should children eat to be wholesome; furthermore what else should
they do?
23.What is a brutal act?
24.Is it appropriate to discipline a child who gives a good explanation for bad
behavior? Why or why not?
25.Should the U.S. government eliminate immigration rules and let anyone
come in who wants to? What should the government do?