3990 Learning at home workbook 6 ebook

Omnivore? Vegetarian? Vegan? – 3
Word knowledge
1. (a) In the study of the human body and how it works, the word ‘tissue’ has nothing to do with paper.
Use a dictionary to find its meaning in this context.
(b)
The word ‘antibiotic’ comes from English (anti-) and Greek (biotic). If ‘biology’ means the study of
life, what is the literal meaning of antibiotic?
2. Separate each word into its base word and inflection.
(a) animals (b) provided
(c) healthy (d) growth
(e) connective (f) injuries
3. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
(a) In the body there are different types of (muscles/mussels).
(b) Some foods can (affect/effect) the absorption of iron from plants.
(c) A plate of (muscles/mussels) provides a good amount of iron.
(d) The best (sauce/source) of iron is found in animal foods.
(e) Red (meat/meet) is high in iron.
4. Write the names of any nutrients and vitamins mentioned in the text.
5. In the vegetarian argument, find the antonym of each word below.
(a) inadequate (b) encourage
(c) comfort (d) optional
6. In the vegetarian argument, find the synonym of each word below.
(a) enough (b) vital
(c) assortment (d) offer
7. Write the part of speech (e.g. noun, verb, adverb) and meaning of each word from the text.
From the omnivore argument:
(a)
(b)
(c)
plant
plays
iron
From the vegan argument:
(d)
(e)
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water
spills
My learning log
Colour:
I understand / need more practice on base words and their inflections.
I know / don’t know about homophones and near-homophones.
I can / can’t recognise synonyms and antonyms.
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