by Rachel Spack Koch Intermediate level Azar Grammar Series: Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3rd edition Vocabulary Worksheets help students learn new vocabulary in the context of the grammar covered in the tables of contents of the Azar textbooks or any comparable syllabus. An Answer Key and Word List for target vocabulary are provided for each chapter. You may download, reproduce and adapt the material to suit your classroom needs. Vocabulary Worksheets are available as Word documents or PDF files. Chapter 10 The Passive 1. Reading: The Invention of the Potato Chip 2. Vocabulary practice 3. Reading: The Invention of the Popsicle 4. Vocabulary practice 5. Reading: Blue Jeans 6. Vocabulary practice 7. Vocabulary practice 8. Vocabulary review 9. Which word doesn t belong? 10. Word search game Answer Key Word List
Worksheet 1. Reading: The Invention of the Potato Chip Read the passage about how a food was invented. Then answer the questions below. The Invention of the Potato Chip The potato chip was invented in 1853 by George Crum. Crum was a Native American/African American chef at the Moon Lake Lodge resort in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. At the time, French fried potatoes were popular all over the country. Chef Crum cooked French fries at the resort every night. One night a diner complained that the fries were too thick. So Crum cut the potatoes thinner and fried them perfectly, but the customer was still unsatisfied and grumpy. Crum was annoyed by this grumpy customer, and so he did something to annoy him: he cut the potatoes very, very thin -- too thin to eat with a fork - and fried them. Surprisingly, the customer was delighted with the very thin potatoes, and asked for seconds and even thirds! In this way, potato chips were invented and the rest is history. Circle T if the statement is true or F if it is false according to the passage. 1. T / F George Crum invented the potato chip. 2. T / F The potato chip was invented about fifty years ago. 3. T / F Crum worked at a hotel in Africa. 4. T / F Crum had studied cooking in France. 5. T / F Many people all over the country liked French fried potatoes. 6. T / F One customer complained that the potatoes were too thick. 7. T / F The customer who complained was very pleasant. 8. T / F George Crum worked for many years to develop the potato chip.
Worksheet 2. Vocabulary practice Complete each sentence with the correct word from the word pool. chef complained delighted diner grumpy invented resort seconds thick thin 1. Who the computer? 2. A place outside of the city where a lot of people go for vacation is a. 3. A person eating at a restaurant is a. 4. A professional cook is a. 5. Kim didn t like the food or service in the restaurant, and he to the manager. 6. If someone is easily annoyed and unpleasant, they are. 7. If someone is very pleased and happy about something, they are. 8. When you ask for another portion of a food that you like, you ask for. 9. This big book has 1,209 pages. It is very. 10. This little book has only 21 pages. It s a very book.
Worksheet 3. Reading: The Invention of the Popsicle Read the passage about how a food was invented. Then answer the questions. The Invention of the Popsicle The popsicle was invented by an eleven-year-old child, Frank Epperson, in 1905. Young Frank lived in San Francisco, California. One cold night, he accidentally left a fruit drink in a cup on his back porch. He had left a stirrer - a small stick to stir with in the drink. When he found the drink in the morning, it was frozen! It was solid ice with the stick in the middle. He took the frozen drink out of the cup and tasted it. It was delicious! It was a new treat. Epperson got a patent on his "frozen ice on a stick" many years later, in 1923. His frozen treat was originally called the Epsicle. The Epsicle was later renamed the popsicle. Epperson also invented the twin popsicle (with two sticks so it could be shared by two children), the Fudgsicle, the Creamsicle and the Dreamsicle. Answer the questions according to the information in the reading. Circle a. or b. 1. Who invented the popsicle? a. A child who was eleven years old b. An engineer who was also an inventor 2. When was the popsicle invented? a. About fifty years ago b. About a hundred years ago 3. Which statement is true? a. The popsicle was invented out of necessity. b. The popsicle was invented by accident. 4. What was in the cup outside of the kitchen window? a. Fruit b. A fruit drink 5. What happened to the liquid during the night? a. It spilled. b. It froze. 6. What was the original popsicle named? a. The Epsicle b. The Fudgsicle
Worksheet 4. Vocabulary practice Complete each sentence with the correct word from the word pool. freeze patent share solid stick stirred treat twin 1. The coffee was bitter, so I put some sugar in it and it around in my coffee with my spoon. 2. Water will when it is at a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit). 3. A small, narrow piece of wood is a. 4. Water is liquid. Ice is the form of water. 5. Something special and wonderful that you have rarely is a. 6. Gil s brother looks exactly like him. 7. Roommates usually all the expenses. 8. If you invent something that you want to produce and sell yourself, and that nobody else is allowed to copy, you can get a special document called a.
Worksheet 5. Reading: Blue Jeans Vocabulary Worksheets Read this passage about the origin of jeans. Then answer the questions on the next page. Blue Jeans How and where did jeans originate? They were invented out of necessity during the California Gold Rush in 1853. They were invented by a 24-yearold German immigrant who had gone from New York to San Francisco with a large supply of a heavy, rough canvas material. He intended to sell this canvas for use as tents and wagon covers. But the gold miners told him, We don t need tents! We need pants, pants that are made of a strong material. So instead of tents, pants were soon made from the canvas. The miners liked the pants, but complained that they were too rough on the skin. Then a softer kind of cloth was substituted. This cotton cloth was imported from France, and it was called serge de Nimes. (Nimes is a city in France.) The fabric later became known as denim -- pronounced de NEEM, and meaning from Nimes. The original color of the pants was brown, but indigo dye was being developed at this time, and the brown color was soon replaced with the now-familiar deep blue. These denim pants were nicknamed blue jeans. Although jeans were originally designed for heavy physical labor, the image of jeans changed dramatically in the 1950s. In those years, many western movies were being made with glamorous stars like John Wayne and Gary Cooper as cowboys wearing jeans. Jeans acquired a glamorous image, too. Over the next decades, jeans were being worn everywhere, and were even featured in the fashion shows of the designers in Paris. But, apart from the glamour, jeans became very popular for work, play, and dress because they are comfortable and durable. These versatile pants are worn by men, women, and children, young and old, all over the world. The name of the inventor of those first jeans? It was Levi Strauss, and it was by his first name that the original blue jeans were known: Levis. out of necessity = because of necessity the California Gold Rush = a time in the mid-1800s when thousands of people rushed to California to find gold canvas = strong cloth used to make bags, tents, shoes etc: indigo dye = a dark blue substance that is used to change the color of something apart from = as well as, in addition to
Worksheet 5, page 2 Answer the questions according to the information in the reading. Circle a. or b. In item 9, circle all the choices that are correct. 1. Which statement is true? a. A young man came to California with hundreds of pairs of jeans to sell. b. A young man came to California with a large supply of canvas to sell. 2. What did the young man do with the material he had? a. He made pants. b. He made tents. 3. Did the miners like the pants at first? a. Yes, but the pants were too thin. b. Yes, but the pants were too rough. 4. How were the pants improved? a. They were made with a softer material. b. They were washed many times. 5. What color were the original pants? a. blue b. brown 6. Which statement is true? a. Jeans were originally made for miners. b. Jeans were originally made for cowboys. 7. What has happened to the image of jeans since they were invented? a. Jeans have become historic. b. Jeans have become more glamorous. 8. How were the first jeans known? a. by the first name of their inventor b. by the last name of their inventor 9. Which words describe the jeans of today? a. versatile b. durable c. comfortable d. popular e. thick
Worksheet 6. Vocabulary practice Circle the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 1. Tents are often made of (denim / canvas). 2. A person who moves his home from one country to another is (an immigrant / a tourist). 3. The surface of a mirror has to be smooth; it can t be (rough / shiny). 4. A quantity or amount of something that is available to be used is a (development / supply). 5. Charles was (nicknamed / made) Curly by his friends because his hair was very curly. 6. A person who has skills in several areas is (glamorous / versatile). 7. Someone who works under the ground to remove a special mineral is a (farmer / miner). 8. Another word for work, especially difficult physical work, is (labor / rough). 9. Her dress was made of a soft, silk (fabric / tent). 10. A period of ten years is a (decade / century). 11. The opinion people have of a person, organization, or product, or the way a person or organization seems to be to the public is its (show / image). 12. A presentation of the latest designs in clothes is a (movie / fashion show).
Worksheet 7. Vocabulary practice Complete the sentences with the correct word from the word pool. acquire cotton designed dramatic durable familiar glamorous intended necessity shared 1. Some inventions -- like the potato chip - happened by accident, but others, like jeans, happened out of. 2. comes from a plant. Wool comes from a sheep. 3. There was only one piece of cake for the two children. Their mother cut the cake into two pieces, and the children it. 4. Something that is attractive, exciting, and related to wealth and success is. 5. When you obtain something by buying it or being given it, you it. 6. If something has the capability of lasting a long time, we can say it is. 7. People usually feel comfortable in a place, that is, a place that is well known to you and easy to recognize. 8. The Petronas Towers, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were by Cesar Pelli, a famous architect. 9. There has been a change in Mr. Li s condition since yesterday. The new medicine is working. 10. Sorry! I forgot to call you last night. I to call you, but I fell asleep in front of the TV.
Worksheet 8. Vocabulary review Check each word or phrase that can complete the sentence. More than one choice may be possible. 1. Sam is a miner. He works under the ground. His job is to take out. wool cotton gold denim 2. Kim is a farmer. On his farm, he grows. gold canvas cotton potatoes 3. The people in the theater kept talking during the movie. I was. annoyed invented delighted bothered 4. Dinner was delicious, especially the fried. potatoes popsicles canvas diner 5. A plastic toy doesn t last as long as a solid wood toy. It s not as. glamorous strong thin durable 6. Ann has many skills. She can do several things well. She s very. durable versatile grumpy annoyed 7. Our family had a great vacation. We spent a week together in a. tent resort hotel gold mine 8. The factory makes. pants blue jeans potatoes potato chips 9. This cloth is. denim silk cotton wool 10. A lot of people don t like our boss because he is always. grumpy delighted unsatisfied unpleasant
Worksheet 9. Which word doesn t belong? Check the word that does not belong in the group. 1. O cowboy O inventor O designer O stick 2. O material O ice O fabric O cloth 3. O treat O image O picture O idea 4. O decades O years O shows O centuries 5. O jeans O tents O pants O shorts 6. O double O twin O two O original 7. O happy O pleased O delighted O annoyed 8. O washed O fried O cooked O baked 9. O acquire O get O sell O buy 10. O design O make O build O destroy
Worksheet 10. Word search game There are 6 words from Chapter 10 in the puzzle. A word can be horizontal (across), vertical (up and down), or diagonal (on a slope). Find the words and circle them. Every word in the puzzle is something that can be found in a restaurant. The gray shading shows the first letter of a word. C H E F P O D J C O X T T I C R V A Q U N K G T P L V E R O K E C I R P
Answer Key Worksheet 1 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T 7. F 8. F Worksheet 2 1. invented 2. resort 3. diner 4. chef 5. complained 6. grumpy 7. delighted 8. seconds 9. thick 10. thin Worksheet 3 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. b 6. a Worksheet 4 1. stirred 2. freeze 3. stick 4. solid 5. treat 6. twin 7. share 8. patent Page 1 of 3
Worksheet 5 1. b 2. a 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. b 8. a 9. a, b, c, d Worksheet 6 1. canvas 2. an immigrant 3. rough 4. supply 5. nicknamed 6. versatile 7. miner 8. labor 9. fabric 10. decade 11. image 12. fashion show Worksheet 7 1. necessity 2. Cotton 3. shared 4. glamorous 5. acquire 6. durable 7. familiar 8. designed 9. dramatic 10. intended Worksheet 8 1. gold 2. cotton, potatoes 3. annoyed, bothered 4. potatoes 5. strong, durable Page 2 of 3
6. versatile 7. tent, resort, hotel 8. pants, blue jeans, potato chips 9. denim, canvas, cotton, wool 10. grumpy, unsatisfied, unpleasant Worksheet 9 1. stick 2. ice 3. treat 4. shows 5. tents 6. original 7. annoyed 8. washed 9. sell 10. destroy Worksheet 10 Vocabulary Worksheets C H E F P O D J C O X T T I C R V A Q U N K G T P L V E R O K E C I R P Page 3 of 3
Word List acquire annoyed blue jeans bother canvas chef complain cotton decade delighted denim designed destroy diner dramatic durable fabric familiar fashion show freeze glamorous gold grumpy hotel ice image immigrant intended invented labor miner necessity nicknamed original pants patent potato potato chips resort rough second sell share show solid stick stir strong supply tent thick thin treat twin unpleasant unsatisfied versatile washed wool