13:英検対策3級(Eiken Grade 3)

07: Eiken Grade 3 Vocabularies Lesson 7

Part 1: Vocabulary words

1. Favorite noun [fey-ver-it, feyv-rit]

a person or thing treated with special favor, liking or preference; popular with the public
sports: a competitor who is likely to win

◼ Example: He is not so good but he still is the crowd’s favorite because of his charm.
adjective
regarded with special favor or liking

◼ Example: Chocolate is my favorite ice cream flavor.
◻ Note: What is your favorite food?

2. Sick adjective [sik]

with bad or ill health or disease; affected with some unpleasant feeling; mentally, morally or emotionally unsound

◼ Example: She has been sick since her husband left her.
◻ Note: Have you been sick lately?

3. Busy adjective [biz-ee]

actively and attentively engaged in action; not at rest or relaxation; full of activities

◼ Example: I will be very busy this week.
◻ Note: What keeps you busy everyday?

4. Late adjective [leyt]

coming or occurring after the usual, proper or expected time; near the end or at the end of the day; referring to the time just before the present moment

◼ Example: I have to attend a late business meeting.
adverb
after the usual time or after delay or after the usual hour

◼ Example: I arrived late to work today because of heavy traffic.
◻ Note: Are you always late for school?

5. Most adjective [mohst]

to the greatest extent, number, amount, quantity, measure and degree (superlative)

◼ Example: I’m sure she will get the most votes.
noun
the best, the utmost, the most exciting, the greatest amount or degree

◼ Example: The most we can expect from him is an average score.
◻ Note: ‘Most’ is also at times the shortened form of ‘almost’.

6. Beautiful adjective [byoo-tuh-fuhl]

possessing beauty or having qualities that are delightful to the senses or that gives great pleasure to the eyes, ears, to the senses, etc.

◼ Example: She’s just so beautiful. She actually looks like a goddess.
interjection
fantastic; wonderful; incredible

◼ Example: Beautiful! They won 2-0!
◻ Note: ‘Beautiful’ can also be used as a noun which means the concept of beauty or pertaining to beautiful things or people collectively: the kind and the beautiful.

7. Close verb [klohz]

to move something so that there will be no opening or passage because it is covered or shut

◼ Example: Please close your book.
adjective
near in space, surface or time; near in relationship; shut

◼ Example: My cousins and I have always been so close to each other.
◻ Note: Are you close to finishing the lesson?

8. Different adjective [dif-er-uhnt, dif-ruhnt]

having a different character or quality; not similar in amount, form, nature or quality

◼ Example: All three judges gave different scores.
◻ Note: Usually, different is followed by ‘from’: That tie is different from this tie.

9. Enough adjective [ih-nuhf]

adequate for the want or need or to satisfy a desire

◼ Example: We have enough food for the week.
pronoun
a sufficient number or quantity

◼ Example: We have enough and we should be thankful for it.
adverb
to a sufficient amount or degree; fully or quite

◼ Example: She’s ready enough to take the exam.
◻ Note: ‘Enough’ can also be an interjection which is an expression of impatience or exasperation: “Enough! You’re testing my patience!”

10. Sure adjective [shoor, shur]

free from doubt or dispute; confident of something expected; certain without question; reliable; stable

◼ Example: She is sure of what she said.
That is a sure win.

◻ Note: In informal speech, we use ‘sure’ and ‘surely’ as intensifying adverbs just like ‘undoubtedly’ or ‘certainly’.

Part 2: Exercise 1

Give the word being asked for each number.

◼ favorite

◼ most

◼ sick

◼ busy

◼ beautiful

◼ late

◼ close

◼ sure

◼ different

◼ enough

_________________ 1. possessing beauty or having qualities that are delightful to the senses or that give great pleasure to the eyes, ear, to the senses, etc.

_________________ 2. coming or occurring after the usual, proper or expected time; near the end or at the end of the day; referring to the time just before the present moment

_________________ 3. having a different character or quality; not similar in amount, form, nature or quality

_________________ 4. a person or thing treated with special favor, liking or preference or popular with the public

_________________ 5. free from doubt or dispute; confident of something expected; certain without question; reliable; stable

_________________ 6. actively and attentively engaged in action; not at rest or relaxation; full of activities

_________________ 7. with bad or ill health or disease; affected with some unpleasant feeling; mentally, morally or emotionally unsound

_________________ 8. adequate for the want or need or to satisfy a desire

_________________ 9. to the greatest extent, number, amount, quantity, measure and degree (superlative)

_________________ 10. to move something so that there will be no opening or passage because it is covered or shut

Part 2: Exercise 2

Choose the correct words to complete the sentences below.


1) She is so ______ about her abilities. She has no doubts that she will win.

a. enough

b. most

c. sure

d. good

2) All of us have __________ characteristics that make us all unique.

a. different

b. same

c. beautiful

d. most

3) She eats ice cream everyday. It’s her most _____________ food.

a. close

b. hated

c. favorite

d. delicious

4) Some parents don’t have _________ money to send their children to school.

a. enough

b. many

c. good

d. better

5) That’s __________ music playing. Perhaps it’s a Mozart’s symphony.

a. beautiful

b. handsome

c. charming

d. good-looking