Bailey.Academic_Writing

3.2 Academic Vocabulary
cross-reference
2.14 Synonyms
3.18 Verbs – Formality
3.11 Nouns – Umbrella
1. To read and write academic texts effectively students need to
be familiar with the vocabulary generally used in this context.
The following are examples of some of the more common
items.
Adjective Noun Verb
analytical
analysis
analyse
creative
correlative
definitive
evaluative
generalised
hypothetical
indicative
predictive
responsive
significant
synthetic
variable
creation
correlation
definition
evaluation
generalisation
hypothesis
indication/indicator
prediction/predictor
response
significance
synthesis
variation/variable
create
correlate
define
evaluate
generalise
hypothesise
indicate
predict
respond
signify
synthesise
vary
2. Choose the most suitable word ending in each case.
a) Arthur C. Clarke’s pred. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of earth
satellites came true in 1957.
b) A signif. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . number of students have
chosen to do that project.
c) The rate of increase var. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . between 5%
and 8% during the period.
d) The first computer was creat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . during
the Second World War.
e) Scientists frequently need to ask
hypoth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . questions.
f) Green can be made from a synth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of
blue and yellow.
g) The signif. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of vitamins in diet was
understood in the early twentieth century.
h) The essays were evaluat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . in terms of
content and accuracy.