Vocabulary exercises

1. List 15
adequate
appeal
awkward
customary
establish
Adequate—adj; acceptable, satisfactory, okay, decent, fine, passable, proper
(a/de/quate)
a/de/quate/ly--adv
 A grade of “C” is considered adequate, but it’s not satisfactory for some
people.
 In winter, a sweater without a coat or jacket is not adequate outdoor
wear.
 What is something that is adequate in your life?
Antonym – unsatisfactory, unacceptable, inadequate, not okay, improper, unfit
Appeal—verb; to make a request, application, claim, demand, petition, plea
(ap/peal)
Ap/peal/ing—adj
Ap/peal/ing/ly—adv
 The criminal appealed after he lost the first court trial.
 I’m going to appeal to all of you to turn your cell phones off.
 What do you appeal for others to do?
Antonym – reply, answer, denial, refusal, retraction, revocation
Awkward—adj; not graceful, causing or feeling embarrassment, clumsy,
uncomfortable, uneasy, stiff
(awk/ward)
Awk/ward/ness—noun
Awk/ward/ly--adv
 Do you sometimes find it awkward trying to speak in another language?
 Some people feel awkward when they dance.
 What is something that you find awkward to do?
Antonym – graceful, elegant, easy, comfortable, natural
Customary—adj; usual, habitual, normal, routine, accepted, traditional
(cus/to/ma/ry)
Cus/to/mar/i/ly—adv
Cus/tom—noun
 It’s customary for teachers to do lesson planning before they teach.
 It is customary for students in E Class to write on Fridays.
 What is customary for your family to do on a major holiday?
Antonym – abnormal, unusual, irregular, different, rare

2. Establish—verb; to start, to form, to build, to create, to inaugurate, to base
(es/tab/lish)
Es/tab/lish/ment—noun
 This state was officially established in 1859.
 For this class to do well, we need to establish some ground rules.
 What rule would you like to establish?
Antonym – to end, to destroy, to cease, to stop, to prevent, to ruin
List 15
adequate
appeal
awkward
customary
establish
Definitions
1. _______________ to bring into being; set up
2. _______________ to make an important request
3. _______________ good enough
4. _______________ usual; commonly done
5. _______________ clumsy; not graceful
Fill in the Blank
6. The signs the children put on the street _______________ed to people to
help find their lost cat.
7. I’d love a huge apartment, but this one is _______________; it serves my
needs.
8. The Girl Scouts were _______________ed in 1912.
9. People’s habits can be referred to as their _______________ behavior.
10.On land, crocodiles seem slow and _______________. However, once
they are in the water, they are fast and graceful swimmers.

3. Find the Word
11.The Spanish-speaking students are going to set up their own Latino Club.
a. establish
b. vanish
c. variety
12.The wading pool is big enough for the children to splash around and cool
off.
a. vanish
b. adequate
c. respond
13.Every year for his birthday they have cake and ice cream.
a. customary
b. appeal
c. wholesome
14.There is a letter going around asking people to donate blood.
a. customary
b. appeal
c. awkward
15.Every time I walk into the hall, I trip over the carpet.
a. establish
b. appeal
c. awkward
Antonym or Synonym
16. customary unusual Ant Syn
17. appeal ask Ant Syn
18. awkward smoothly Ant Syn
19. establish cease Ant Syn
20. adequate enough Ant Syn
What/Why/Who Questions:
21. What holidays is it traditional to wear a costume? Explain.

4. 22. If you needed help urgently, who would you appeal to?
23. What is awkward for you to do?
24. What would you like to establish?
25. How much money is adequate to buy groceries for one week?