Advanced English
Lesson 6 - House
Vocabulary
On This Page
- Housing problems
- Irregular Past Participles
- Other vocabulary
Housing Problems
Instructions
- Print the vocabulary list.
- Translate the words. (Google Translation - http://translate.google.com/)
- or -
Look up the English definition. (Longman Dictionary - http://www.ldoceonline.com/)
- Do the exercises below. Click on a word to hear the pronunciation.
leak
crack
overflow
fix
stopped up
broken
heat
cockroach
ant
mouse
rat
Practice
Select the correct word.
Past Participles
Below is a list of the irregular verbs from this lesson (including the participle). Study the list below and complete the practice exercises.
Verb | Past | Participle |
send | sent | sent |
shake | shook | shaken |
shoot | shot | shot |
sleep | slept | slept |
speak | spoke | spoken |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
sweep | swept | swept |
take | took | taken |
wear | wore | worn |
Practice
In the spaces provided, use your imagination to write sentences using the irregular verbs from the table above. (Since there are so many possible answers, I can't correct this exercise. This is just for practice.)
example
go - went - gone
Past
Participle
send - sent - sent
Past
Participle
shake - shook - shaken
Past
Participle
shoot - shot - shot
Past
Participle
sleep - slept - slept
Past
Participle
speak - spoke - spoken
Past
Participle
stand - stood - stood
Past
Participle
steal - stole - stolen
Past
Participle
sweep - swept - swept
Past
Participle
take - took - taken
Past
Participle
wear - wore - worn
Past
Participle
Practice
Write the verb in parentheses in the correct form (present, past or participle) in the sentences below.
example
He's (find) a lot of interesting books at the library.
Other Vocabulary
ceiling fix buckets fumigate a chance complain withhold item several patch seal roof replace electrician notify teenager smell breath punishment knock |
Practice
Select the correct word.
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