Vocabulary exercises

1. List 4
Deliberate –adj; carefully planned, conscious, calculated, cautious
(de/li/ber/ate)
De/li/ber/ate/ly – adv
 Teachers are usually very deliberate when they plan their lessons for the
week.
 When you decide to move to another country, you should be very
deliberate.
 What is something that you do that is very deliberate?
Antonym – careless, thoughtless, inattentive, uncareful
Excessive –adj; overly great; too much, beyond normal limits, unreasonable
(ex/cess/ive)
Ex/cess – noun
Ex/cess/ive/ly – adv
 I don’t like an excessive messiness in my classroom.
 An excessiveamount of caffeine can make someonenervous.
 What would you do with an excessive amount of free time?
Antonym – not enough, moderate, reasonable
Fragile – adj; easily broken, delicate, frail, weak, flimsy
(fra/gile)
Fra/gi/li/ty - noun
 Crystalglasses arevery fragile; they have to be handled with care.
 A person’s ego or heart can be very fragile and can be broken by unkind
words.
 What is something fragile that you have in your home?
Antonym – strong, sturdy, firm, tough, healthy, durable

2. Frustration –noun; discouragement, annoyance, aggravation, inconvenience
(frus/tra/tion)
Frus/trate – verb
Frus/tra/ting – adj
Frus/tra/ting/ly – adv
 Waiting in line for a long time can be very frustrating.
 Not understanding English well can be frustrating.
 What is frustrating for you?
Antonym – enjoyment, pleasure, delight, joy
Indicate – verb; to show, demonstrate, illustrate, point out, reveal
(in/di/cate)
In/di/ca/tion – noun
 When you hear an alarm that indicates that there is a problem.
 There’s an old saying that a red sky at night indicates a clear day
tomorrow?
 What do you do to indicate that you are frustrated?
Antonym – conceal, hide, lose, ignore, refuse
Definitions
1. _________________________ a feeling of anger and helplessness that
comes from bad luck, defeat or failure; disappointment
2. _________________________ too much; morethan is reasonable
3. _________________________ done on purpose; carefully planned
4. _________________________ easily broken or damaged
5. _________________________ to show; serveas a sign or signal

3. Fill inthe Blank
1. To avoid the ________________________ of failing the driving test again,
Elaine has decided to take driving lessons.
2. A planned action is _______________________.
3. _______________________ eating during the winter caused Lea to gain 10
pounds.
4. A road sign with a picture of a leaping deer _____________________s that
deer often cross the road at that spot.
5. Something that is ________________________ can be easily damaged.
Findthe Word
1. The fire that destroyed the store was no accident. Someoneset it on
purpose.
a. category
b. deliberate
c. uncritical
2. The little girl can’t get her snow boots off. She pulls and tugs, pulls and
tugs, and finally bursts into tears.
a. deliberate
b. contrast
c. frustration
3. The servings at the restaurantare much too large. Plates are heaped with
more food than anyone could eat.
a. indicate
b. excessive
c. fragile
4. The doctor looked for redness, itching and bumps to see if I had a rash.
a. indicate
b. deliberate
c. excessive
5. Her grandmother’s veilis very old and might be torn if it is worn.
a. frustration
b. fragile
c. contrast

4. Antonyms
1. fragile
a. damaged
b. unnecessary
c. unbreakable
d. beautiful
2. deliberate 4. frustration
a. accidental a. showing ignorance
b. helpful b. being satisfied
c. harmful c. feeling hatred
d. fortunate d. expressing surprise
3. excessive 6. indicate
a. not real a. plan
b. unexpected b. show
c. unbreakable c. conceal
d. beautiful d. disappoint
When/what/why or how
1. How should you be deliberate in choosing whereto live?
2. How does an excessiveamount of money change people?
3. What do you do with fragile things?
4. How can you tell if someoneis frustrated?
5. What indicates that the weather will be bad?