Contoh Soal Choose precise vocabulary
Contoh Soal Choose precise vocabulary - In this lesson, you will learn how to choose precise vocabulary in your writing.
Have you ever experienced a situation where someone gave you bad instructions for doing something—and you were unable to complete the task? In writing and speaking, choosing precise vocabulary is essential for conveying a clear message. Words are like clues on a map: they help us navigate and understand. With each well-chosen word, we are better able to visualize the overall message.
Let’s examine some ways that choosing imprecise vocabulary can negatively affect your writing.
Weak Word Choice
The mean dog barked at the child through the fence.
Can dogs really be mean? Not exactly. Instead, dogs can be aggressive or terrifying. Mean is a weak word choice that doesn’t properly describe a barking dog.
Sarah came into the room, panting. “There’s a fire across the street!” she exclaimed.
How would you enter a room if you had important news to announce? You might run or bound into a room, but you wouldn’t simply come into it. This sentence requires a strong, more precise verb.
Imprecise Meaning
The lawyer made wrong allegations against the man.
Lawyers don’t make wrong allegations, they make false allegations. An allegation is a claim that someone has done something, which can either be true or false. In this case, allegations is a word that requires certain word pairings, or collocations, in English. Some other words that you can use with allegations include untrue, serious, and wild—but not wrong.
Now let’s take a look at some ways you can build your vocabulary and learn to use precise vocabulary in your writing.
Use a Dictionary
Using a dictionary is essential for learning new meanings. While it’s important to evaluate words in context, looking up their meanings in a dictionary can help you master nuances, or small differences in meaning, between similar words (for example: accurate vs. precise).
Learn Collocations
Collocations are specific word pairings that particular nouns and verbs require. Here are a few examples:
· make a decision (not take or have a decision)
· a quick shower (not a fast or rapid shower)
Learning collocations takes lots of time and practice. Writing collocations in a notebook as you discover them is a good way to keep studying and building upon your knowledge.
Use these methods to develop your vocabulary and use precise vocabulary in your writing. Making smart word choices will make your writing clearer and more polished.
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Choose the word that does not function in the blank.
Could you [blank] me some money?
S2
Choose the word that does not function in the blank.
Raquel strode over to Jeremy. “How could you do that to me?” she demanded. “You’ve betrayed the life we built together. Get out!” She [blank] angrily towards the door.
S3
Choose the word that does not function in the blank.
The group climbed further up the mountain. The trail was [blank]; several times the hikers had to stop and take rests to catch their breath. After several hours, they finally reached the summit, covered in sweat but proud with accomplishment.
S4
Choose the word that does not function in the blank.
The moon [blank] on the surface of the calm lake.
S5
Choose the most precise sentence.
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Choose the most precise sentence.
S7
Choose the most precise sentence.
S8
Choose the most precise description.
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Choose the most precise sentence.
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Choose the most precise description.