English Vocabulary Practice
English vocabulary practice set focusing on using words in short sentences with past tense verbs.
Cards · 252
- believed
- She believed his story.
- carefully
- He drove carefully yesterday.
- completely
- The house burned completely.
- condition
- The car conditioned well.
- confident
- He felt very confident.
- consider
- We considered every option.
- currently
- It was currently raining.
- demonstrate
- She demonstrated her skills.
- effectively
- They worked effectively together.
- extremely
- The weather grew extremely hot.
- frustrated
- He felt utterly frustrated.
- meticulous
- She remained meticulous throughout.
- possibly
- He possibly forgot us.
- slightly
- Prices rose slightly yesterday.
- strongly
- She strongly disagreed then.
- abilities
- His abilities grew quickly.
- absolutely
- She was absolutely right.
- according
- Events happened according to plan.
- accounts
- He settled his accounts.
- achievement
- That was an achievement.
- actually
- He actually arrived early.
- advanced
- The army advanced forward.
- advertise
- They advertised the concert.
- altogether
- We stopped altogether then.
- ambiguity
- Her speech showed ambiguity.
- analysts
- The analysts predicted growth.
- anywhere
- They searched anywhere possible.
- argument
- Their argument started early.
- assert
- She asserted her rights.
- assumption
- His assumption proved wrong.
- atmosphere
- The atmosphere changed quickly.
- automatically
- The door opened automatically.
- basically
- He basically agreed yesterday.
- beneficial
- The rain proved beneficial.
- business
- Their business grew fast.
- businesswoman
- The businesswoman bought stocks.
- cautious
- He stayed cautious always.
- certainly
- She certainly tried hard.
- challenging
- The task proved challenging.
- childhood
- Her childhood passed happily.
- collaborate
- They collaborated on projects.
- commence
- The ceremony commenced late.
- comparison
- The comparison seemed fair.
- compelling
- Her story was compelling.
- competition
- The competition ended yesterday.
- conclude
- He concluded his presentation.
- conclusion
- They reached a conclusion.
- concrete
- He laid fresh concrete.
- conditions
- The conditions worsened rapidly.
- confidently
- She walked forward confidently.
- confirmed
- He confirmed the date.
- conflict
- The conflict escalated quickly.
- confused
- The directions confused him.
- confusion
- Utter confusion reigned yesterday.
- connection
- The connection broke suddenly.
- constantly
- She called constantly yesterday.
- continue
- The storm continued overnight.
- contract
- He signed the contract.
- contradictory
- Their reports were contradictory.
- contrast
- The contrast appeared sharp.
- correlate
- The data correlated well.
- creative
- She painted creative designs.
- deadline
- We met the deadline.
- decision
- She made a decision.
- declined
- He declined the invitation.
- deduction
- His deduction proved accurate.
- definite
- They gave definite answers.
- definitely
- She definitely knew him.
- delegation
- The delegation arrived late.
- deliberately
- He deliberately broke it.
- delighted
- The news delighted everyone.
- department
- The department expanded rapidly.
- detailed
- She detailed the plan.
- deteriorate
- His health deteriorated fast.
- difference
- They noticed the difference.
- different
- She chose different shoes.
- difficult
- The test was difficult.
- directly
- He looked directly ahead.
- discovery
- They celebrated their discovery.
- discrepancy
- A discrepancy appeared suddenly.
- disheartened
- The loss disheartened them.
- disorganized
- The event was disorganized.
- downtown
- They walked downtown yesterday.
- efficient
- The engine proved efficient.
- elsewhere
- She looked elsewhere first.
- embarrassed
- His mistake embarrassed him.
- emphasize
- He emphasized that point.
- empirical
- She presented empirical data.
- enjoyable
- The trip was enjoyable.
- entertaining
- The play was entertaining.
- especially
- It felt especially cold.
- essentially
- He essentially agreed yesterday.
- evaluate
- They evaluated the results.
- eventually
- She eventually found it.
- everywhere
- Water spread everywhere quickly.
- evidence
- Police gathered strong evidence.
- examples
- He gave clear examples.
- exhausted
- The walk exhausted her.
- expecting
- She was expecting visitors.
- experience
- We experienced severe turbulence.
- experiment
- They completed the experiment.
- explanation
- His explanation sounded reasonable.
- facilitate
- The software facilitated work.
- forecast
- They forecast heavy rain.
- formally
- He greeted her formally.
- fortunate
- We were very fortunate.
- framework
- They built the framework.
- frequently
- He visited us frequently.
- friendly
- The locals were friendly.
- generally
- Things went generally well.
- grateful
- She felt deeply grateful.
- helpless
- The puppy looked helpless.
- hesitant
- He felt quite hesitant.
- honestly
- She answered honestly yesterday.
- hopefully
- They waited hopefully outside.
- hopeless
- The situation seemed hopeless.
- hypothesis
- She tested the hypothesis.
- ideology
- Their ideology influenced voters.
- illustrate
- He illustrated the book.
- immediately
- They left immediately after.
- implement
- They implemented new rules.
- implication
- She understood the implication.
- importance
- He stressed its importance.
- important
- It seemed very important.
- indirect
- She took indirect routes.
- initially
- Initially, they refused help.
- innovate
- The team innovated constantly.
- inspire
- Her speech inspired thousands.
- instructions
- He followed the instructions.
- interesting
- The lecture was interesting.
- interpret
- She interpreted the results.
- interview
- They interviewed five candidates.
- intricate
- He drew intricate patterns.
- lifelike
- The statue looked lifelike.
- lighting
- Dim lighting filled the room.
- literally
- He literally jumped up.
- managers
- The managers approved budgets.
- marketing
- Marketing attracted new buyers.
- memories
- Old memories surfaced quickly.
- monotonous
- The rhythm became monotonous.
- moreover
- Moreover, he arrived late.
- motivation
- Her motivation surged yesterday.
- narrative
- She wrote a narrative.
- naturally
- Things happened naturally then.
- necessarily
- Trouble not necessarily followed.
- negative
- The test returned negative.
- negotiate
- They negotiated better terms.
- nightlife
- The nightlife buzzed brightly.
- normally
- He normally woke early.
- nostalgic
- Old songs felt nostalgic.
- numerous
- Numerous guests arrived late.
- obtained
- She obtained a permit.
- obviously
- He obviously knew her.
- occasionally
- Rain fell occasionally yesterday.
- operations
- Operations ran smoothly then.
- opposing
- Opposing players clashed heavily.
- optimistic
- She remained quite optimistic.
- originally
- He originally planned that.
- otherwise
- She decided otherwise yesterday.
- outlined
- He outlined the plan.
- outperform
- She outperformed her peers.
- oversees
- He oversaw all tasks.
- overwhelmed
- Tears overwhelmed her face.
- patient
- The nurse remained patient.
- payments
- They processed the payments.
- peaceful
- The lake remained peaceful.
- peacefully
- They slept peacefully inside.
- perceptive
- She made perceptive remarks.
- perfectly
- Everything worked perfectly then.
- personality
- Her personality charmed everyone.
- personally
- He personally signed it.
- perspective
- Travel changed her perspective.
- phenomenon
- The phenomenon surprised scientists.
- physically
- He felt physically strong.
- pleasant
- The walk was pleasant.
- politely
- She declined very politely.
- potentially
- The plan potentially worked.
- previously
- He lived there previously.
- primarily
- They focused primarily abroad.
- probably
- It probably rained overnight.
- problems
- New problems arose suddenly.
- promise
- She kept her promise.
- proof
- He showed absolute proof.
- properly
- The machine worked properly.
- proposition
- They accepted the proposition.
- questioned
- Detectives questioned the witness.
- rationale
- He explained his rationale.
- received
- She received a letter.
- recently
- He recently bought land.
- recommend
- She recommended this book.
- regularly
- They exercised regularly together.
- relatively
- The test felt relatively easy.
- reluctant
- He seemed very reluctant.
- remarkable
- Her recovery was remarkable.
- repetitive
- His work felt repetitive.
- requires
- The job required patience.
- resentful
- She felt quite resentful.
- resources
- They pooled their resources.
- response
- Her response surprised everyone.
- rewarding
- Teaching felt very rewarding.
- scientific
- They gathered scientific evidence.
- sentence
- The judge sentenced him.
- separate
- They lived in separate rooms.
- seriously
- He listened seriously then.
- significantly
- Costs increased significantly yesterday.
- similarly
- Both groups acted similarly.
- situation
- The situation changed fast.
- sometimes
- He sometimes walked home.
- somewhat
- She felt somewhat tired.
- somewhere
- They went somewhere quiet.
- specifically
- He asked specifically about you.
- speculate
- Reporters speculated about that.
- spotless
- The kitchen stayed spotless.
- standard
- Prices met the standard.
- statement
- She released a statement.
- straight
- He walked straight home.
- straightforward
- The task seemed straightforward.
- structure
- The old structure collapsed.
- successfully
- They successfully climbed it.
- suddenly
- The lights went out suddenly.
- suggested
- She suggested an idea.
- suggestion
- His suggestion helped a lot.
- summarize
- He summarized the meeting.
- supervise
- She supervised the exam.
- supporting
- She showed supporting documents.
- supposedly
- He supposedly knew her.
- surprised
- The gift surprised her.
- symptoms
- His symptoms faded away.
- tangible
- They showed tangible results.
- teachers
- The teachers arrived early.
- terrible
- The food tasted terrible.
- thankful
- We felt very thankful.
- therefore
- He therefore left early.
- thinking
- She was thinking clearly.
- together
- We sang together happily.
- tomorrow
- He waited for tomorrow.
- training
- The soldiers finished training.
- treatment
- The treatment cured him.
- ultimately
- They ultimately succeeded together.
- unbelievable
- The view looked unbelievable.
- uncomfortable
- The chair felt uncomfortable.
- understand
- She understood the problem.
- unfavorable
- Conditions proved highly unfavorable.
- unfortunately
- Unfortunately, rain fell heavily.
- unwilling
- He was unwilling to help.
- validity
- They confirmed its validity.
- virtually
- They were virtually finished.
- whatever
- She ate whatever remained.
- whenever
- He smiled whenever possible.
- workload
- His workload doubled quickly.
- yesterday
- He arrived home yesterday.
- yourself
- You pushed yourself hard.