Vocabulary exercises

1. List 9
aggravate
cease
coincide
considerable
humane
Aggravate-verb; to make worse, to irritate, to bother, to provoke
(ag/gra/vate)
Ag/gra/va/tion-noun
Ag//gra/va/ting-adj
Ag/gra/va/ting/ly-adv
 Having 40 degrees below zero on top of a snow storm is aggravating.
 If you have a sore ankle, walking on it will only aggravate it.
 What is something that aggravates you?
Antonym- improve, make better, to help, to delight
Cease-verb; to stop, to come to an end, to discontinue, to halt, to quit
 By February, I wish it would cease being winter.
 Some teachers get aggravated when students in class do not cease
talking.
 What is something that would be difficult for you to cease doing?
Antonym – start, begin, to continue, to restart, to commence
Coincide-verb; to happen at the same time, to correspond, to concur, to sync
(co/in/cide)
Co/in/ci/den/tal - adj
Co/in/ci/den/tal/ly- av
 Just because bad luck and Friday the 13th coincide does not mean that
Friday the 13th is a bad luck day.
 Our arrival coincided; we came at the same time.
 What is something that you think should coincide with the first day of
winter/spring/summer/fall?
Antonym – to happen at different times, to oppose, to clash, to diverge
Considerable-adj; quite a bit, extensive, big, huge, major
(con/sid/er/a/ble)
Con/sid/er/a/bly - adv
 I have gone to considerable trouble to set up lesson plans this week.
 Some people have a considerable amount of weight they want to lose.
 What would you do if you have a considerable amount of time and money
to do it?
Antonym – a little, small amount, minor, insufficient, inconsiderable

2. Humane-adj; caring, sympathetic, tolerant, friendly, generous
(hu/mane)
Hu/mane/ly-adv
 The Humane Society takes care of abandoned pets.
 I believe that we should treat all people humanely.
 What is a humane way to take care of abandoned animals?
Antonym – cruel, mean, cold, selfish, unfeeling
List 9
aggravate
cease
coincide
considerable
humane
Definitions
1. _____________________ to stop; discontinue; quit
2. _____________________ to make worse
3. _____________________ kind; sympathetic; merciful; gentle
4. _____________________ to happen at the same time
5. _____________________ rather great; rather large
Fill in the Blank
6. Going to bed and taking it easy can actually _____________________back
pain.
7. A _____________________ amount of time is necessary to achieve your
goals.
8. The two funerals will _____________________, and I can’t go to both.
9. It really isn’t _____________________ to give small children baby chicks
since the poor little birds are almost sure to die soon.

3. 10.The opposite of “begin” is _____________________.
Finish the Sentences
11.According to the weather report, the rain should cease tonight; it should
a. start, after a period of dry weather.
b. get much worse, with flooding in some areas.
c. stop, after raining all day.
12.The bus strike coincided with the blizzard, so many companies
a. closed for the day.
b. had sales.
c. hired more people.
13.There is considerable cost to getting wisdom teeth removed; it is
a. quite expensive.
b. much cheaper.
c. free.
14.My grandmother is a humane woman who
a. fought often with her neighbors.
b. took in foster children.
c. accepted money from welfare.
15.My cold was aggravated when I
a. started a fight.
b. didn’t wear my jacket on a cold day.
c. opened my mail and was surprised.
Analogies
16. aggravate : worsen ::
a. improve : make better
b. heal : injure
c. improve : make worse
d. raise : lower
17. cease : begin ::
a. continue : go on
b. stop : start
c. stop : quit
d. hurry : rush
18. humane : evil ::
a. hour : time
b. school : college
c. rejection : acceptance
19. considerable : many ::
a. untrue : false
b. planned : prevented
c. hoped : fear
d. find : forget
20. coincide : merge ::
a. large : great
b. busy : happy
c. present : past
d. nice : pleasant

4. What/why/when/how questions
21. Does it aggravate you when you see someone talking on their cell phone
when they are driving? What aggravates you when you are driving?
22. What is something you would like to see cease in the world?
23. What is a humane way to treat prisoners of war?
24. Is it a good idea to have a considerable number of friends? How many
friends do you have?
25. Is it a good thing when a new job and moving to a new house coincide?
What do you do when many things coincide?