Intermediate Level English Vocabulary Exercises

Vocabulary Exercises 1

Read the passage below carefully and fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the box.

altimeter	terminal	cockpit	tarmac
controller	fuselage	throttle	undercarriage

Miss Lee arranged for her class to visit the airport. There, they were taken to the ____________ to look over an Airbus. The pupils were much impressed by the huge wheels of its _____________. They then went on board the plane and took turns to sit in the ____________. The pilot showed them the ______________, which is an instrument that shows the height of the plane above sea level. The pilot explained that the body of the plane is called the _____________ and passengers are seated in the main part of it. The pupils learned a great deal from the visit. Some even wanted to be pilots or flight attendants when they grew up.

Vocabulary Exercises 2

Read the passage below carefully and fill in each blank with the most suitable word from the box.

aloud	allow	passed	whether
past	quite	their	weather

The astronauts frantically adjusted _________ instruments just as the gigantic asteroid __________ close to the space station. They did not know ___________ the emergency monitor they had replaced was operating ___________ as successfully as they had hoped. Only time would tell if the volume would _____________ them to hear future warnings.

Vocabulary Exercises 3

Choose the most suitable word to fill in the blanks.

• A country is bound to prosper if it has a strong, efficient ……………….
  a) dominion   b) tyrant   c) power   d) government
• The seminar ended abruptly due to a ……………….among the members
  a) misconception   b) mistake   c) confusion   d) misunderstanding
• Although he tried very hard to find out, the …………….of the parcel were not revealed to him.
  a) contents   b) items   c) ingredients   d) mixture
• Roy has been elected …………….of the club.
  a) treasury   b) treasure   c) treasurer   d) banker
• The students …………………….to the teacher for the way that they had behaved.
  a) pleaded   b) justified   c) defended   d) apologized
• That wealthy man is very ………………..in his home town.
  a) mercenary   b) influenced   c) influential   d) influence
• May was so …………………with the movie that she could not help yawning.
  a) vexed   b) tired   c) sleepy   d) bored
• Jake’s house is ……………………..on a hill, overlooking a recreational park.
  a) stationed   b) situated   c) placed   d) sited
• There was terrible ………………… in the village when the fire broke out.
  a) Tremor   b) excitation   c) havoc   d)exuberance
• One of the freed hostages related her ………………………experiences in the hijacked plane to a group of reporters.
  a) Exceptionable   b) adventurous   c) adversarial   d) horrifying

Answer Key (italicized and bold)

Vocabulary Exercises 1

Miss Lee arranged for her class to visit the airport. There, they were taken to the undercarriage to look over an Airbus. The pupils were much impressed by the huge wheels of its tarmac. They then went on board the plane and took turns to sit in the cockpit. The pilot showed them the altimeter, which is an instrument that shows the height of the plane above sea level. The pilot explained that the body if the plane is called the fuselage and passengers are seated in the main part of it. The pupils learned a great deal from the visit. Some even wanted to be pilots or flight attendants when they grew up.

Vocabulary Exercises 2

The astronauts frantically adjusted their instruments just as the gigantic asteroid passed close to the space station. They did not know whether the emergency monitor they had replaced was operating quite as successfully as they had hoped. Only time would tell if the volume would allow them to hear future warnings.

Vocabulary Exercises 3

• A country is bound to prosper if it has a strong, efficient government.
• The meeting ended abruptly due to a misunderstanding among the members
• Although he tried very hard to find out, the contents of the parcel were not revealed to him.
• Roy has been elected treasurer of the club.
• The students apologized to the teacher for the way that they had behaved.
• That wealthy man is very influential in his home town.
• May was so bored with the movie that she could not help yawning.
• Jake’s house is situated on a hill, overlooking a recreational park.
• There was terrible havoc in the village when the fire broke out.
• One of the freed hostages related her horrifying experiences in the hijacked plane to a group of reporters.