UNIT 11 

anymore [ènimo:r] adv.

Anymore means any longer.

Her old pants don't fit her anymore.

ORADENS

asleep [ǝsli:p] adj.

When a person is asleep, they are not awake.

The baby has been asleep for hours.

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berry [ber] n.

A berry is a small round fruit that grows on certain plants and trees.

The berry looked delicious.

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collect [kelékt] v.

To collect things is to group them together all in one place.

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→ I collected shells when I was younger.

compete [kampi:t] v.

To compete is to try to be better than someone.

He will compete with very good athletes.

conversation [känvərseiſən] n.

A conversation is a talk between people.

There were two conversations going on at once.

creature [krí:tſər] n.

A creature is any living thing.

The creature we saw today was either a dolphin or a porpoise.

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decision [disizən) n.

A decision is a choice.

He made the wrong decision.

either [ber] conj.

Either is used with "or" to say there are two or more possibilities.

You can choose to be either white or black when you play chess.

forest [fɔ̃(:)rist] n.

A forest is a place with lots of trees and animals.

→ I love to go walking in the forest.

ground [graund] n.

The ground is the top part of the Earth that we walk on.

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→ The ground under our feet was dry and brown.

introduce [intrədjū:s] v.

To introduce someone or something is to say who they are.

→ I introduced myself to our newest co-worker today.

marry [mæri] v.

To marry is to legally become husband and wife.

Rose and Henry were married, and they lived happily.

Oprepare [pripéər] v.

To prepare is to get ready for something.

I prepared my speech to the class.

sail [seil] v.

To sail is to move a boat on the water.

→ I love to sail my boat on the lake.

serious [siaries] adj.

When something is serious, it is bad or unsafe.

The accident was very serious.

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spend [spend] v.

To spend is to use time doing something or being somewhere.

→ I like to spend my free time fishing.

strange [streind3] adj.

When something is strange, it is not normal.

→ Joe had a strange look on his face after he saw what happened.

truth [true] n.

The truth is a fact or something that is right.

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▸ He was telling the truth about seeing a large green snake.

wake [weik] v.

To wake is to not be sleeping anymore.

He is always full of energy when he wakes in the morning.

Exercise 1

Choose the right word for the given definition.org

1. to marry

a. collect

2. a living thing

a. conversation

b. truth

3. to move a boat across the water

a. spend

b. berry

b. wed

4. one thing or the other

a. asleep

5. any longer

a. ground

b. compete

b. strange

Exercise 2

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4. I stop sleeping when the dog barks.

c. prepare

c. creature

5. The area was full of trees and plants.

f

c. forest

c. either

3. He loved to travel in his boat to many islands.

sa

c. wake

d. introduce

d. decision

Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part.

1. The doll broke when it fell onto the floor.

gr

2. I like to use my time taking long walks in the forest.

sp____ time

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d. sail

d. serious

d. anymore