The worksheets in this section deal with groups of words whose meanings are linked to certain key words and ideas.

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Extended Meanings - Animal Words

Extended meanings - animal words

This practises extended meanings of words denoting animals.

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Body Words

Body words - people

This exercise practises words denoting parts of the body when they are used in other ways.

Also available under subscription: Body verbs, Body words extended meanings

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Clothes

Clothes

This practises extended meanings of words denoting clothes.

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Colours

Colours 1

This practises extended meanings of words denoting colours.

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Gestures

Gestures 1

This practises words denoting gestures.

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Negative verbs

Negative verbs

This practises verbs with negative meanings.

Also available under subscription: Negative verbs 2, Negative verbs 3

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Noises

Noises 1

This practises verbs for noises.

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Verb groups

Bring, get, take 1	Uses of these verbs
Verbs meaning see	discern, glimpse, make out, notice, observe
Verbs meaning walk 1	creep, limp, ramble, stride
Verbs meaning look/watch 1	examine, glance, inspect, view
Verbs meaning hit 1	beat, chop, clout, punch, rap
Verbs meaning change	alter, adjust, modify, transform
Verbs referring to the future	anticipate, forecast, predict
Verbs meaning talk/speak	chat, discuss, negotiate, preach
Verbs meaning say/tell 1	address, declare, narrate, stammer
Verbs meaning cook	bake, boil, fry, simmer, toast
Verbs meaning know/believe/understand 1	assume, comprehend, grasp, guess
Verbs meaning start/continue/finish 1	abolish, complete, initiate, persist
Verbs meaning allow/forbid	authorise, bar, permit, veto
Verbs meaning agree/disagree 1	concur, deny, fall out, quarrel
Verbs meaning ask/answer 1	beg, demand, reply, request

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Answers

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