Vocabulary exercises

1. List 25
agonizing
energetic
foresight
interval
prosper
Agonizing—adj; very painful, tormented, distressful, disturbing, excruciating
(a/go/ni/zing)
a/go/nize—verb
a/go/ni/zing/ly—adv
 It would be agonizing if you had to wait in the cold outside for hours.
 Even though it’s a small cut, a paper cut can be agonizing.
 Name something that can be agonizing.
Antonym – pleasant, peaceful, restful, soothing
Energetic—adj; lively and active, dynamic, spirited, tireless, vigorous
(en/er/ge/tic)
En/er/ge/tic/al/ly—adv
 An energetic 3-year-old never stops; it is hard to keep up with them.
 I love an energetic argument.
 Are you more energetic in the morning or the evening?
Antonym – lazy, inactive, tired, slow, laid-back, passive, idle
Foresight—noun; wise planning, anticipation, foreknowledge, preconception
(fore/sight)
 Planning well for the future shows good foresight.
 He has a lack of foresight so he is always late for appointments.
 What do you show good foresight in? What would be an example of lack
of foresight?
Antonym – hindsight, thoughtlessness, afterthought, carelessness, neglect
Interval—noun; space, pause, intermission, delay, letup
(in/ter/val)
 The interval between classes is 5 minutes.
 I had an interval of 3 years between my college degrees.
 How long was the interval between when you arrived in America and
when you started school? How long was the interval between when you
left high school and when you returned?
Antonym – continuation, no pause, no intermission, no delay
Prosper—verb; to do well, to blossom, to thrive, to flourish, to bloom
(pros/per)
pros/per/ous—adj
pros/per/ous/ly—adv
pros/per/i/ty—noun

2. Antonym – to fail, to decline, to stop, to decrease, to wither
 When the economy is bad, many businesses have trouble prospering.
 For some people, lots of money means they have prospered.
 What would be a sign that you have prospered?
List 25
agonizing
energetic
foresight
interval
prosper
Definitions
1. ___________________ lively; spirited; full of energy
2. ___________________ causing great physical or mental pain
3. ___________________ care in planning or preparing for the future
4. ___________________ the period of time between two events
5. ___________________ to succeed especially financially
Fill in the Blank
6. Susan never sits still, she works all day and then she works out for two
hours before cleaning the house. She’s very ___________________ .
7. Budgeting requires the ___________________ to think of future
expenses.
8. Juan went to the emergency room because of an ___________________
pain in his lower back.
9. There’s an ___________________ of ten minutes between classes in high
school.
10.At first the Savings Mart didn’t do well, but after it lowered its prices, the
store began to ___________________.
Choose the Word
11.If you travel on a plane, you should keep all your medications in her your
bag.
a. foresight
b. agonizing

3. c. tolerance
12.People who were in on the “ground floor” of the personal computer
industry became extremely wealthy.
a. prosper
b. withdraw
c. energetic
13.Kwan spent a lot of time worrying during the five days between her job
interview and the day she learned she was hired.
a. withdraw
b. substance
c. interval
14.She didn’t put on any sun protection so she got sunburned. She couldn’t
even touch her sunburned shoulders without screaming.
a. tolerance
b. energetic
c. agonizing
15.She spent 1 hour in exercise class, then drove both children to school, did
the grocery shopping, mowed the grass, weeded the garden, and she was
never tired.
a. tolerance
b. energetic
c. agonizing
Synonym or Antonym
16.agonizing  painless
a. synonym
b. antonym
17.energetic  lazy
a. synonym
b. antonym
18.foresight  planning
a. synonym
b. antonym
19.interval  distance
a. synonym
b. antonym
20.prosper  fail
a. synonym
b. antonym

4. What/Why Questions:
21.What kinds of agonizing pain do people have?
22.Describe a day when you were very energetic? What did you do? List the things.
23.Do you sometimes have foresight? Describe a situation in your life when
foresight was important.
24.What is the best interval for having children?
25.What should we do to prosper?