Paraphrasing Word Lists - Basic

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Word Lists - Basic The following word lists are provided in order for you to practice the paraphrasing patterns you have memorized. When you get comfortable with the patterns, time yourself in order to push yourself to speak faster. Start with 30 seconds and then see if you can successfully use 3 patterns for each word in 15 seconds or less. This will help you to become more fluent when you speak, so that you can communicate any concept without even knowing the English vocabulary for that concept. The words on the following pages are grouped into sets of 10. They were chosen specifically because they work well with the basic patterns. Before using any particular word list, quickly scan the words to see if there are any whose meaning you do not know. Look those words up in a bilingual dictionary so that you know the meaning in your native language. Then practice paraphrasing with all words on the list. Try not to think too long about any particular word ahead of time, as that ruins the purpose of the exercise. If you have practiced the words on all the lists and you still feel that you need more practice, then create your own word lists. There are many words lists online, so just do an internet search for the most common nouns, verbs, and adjectives and work from there. Once you are confident that you can quickly paraphrase any given word using the patterns provided, then it is time to move on to the more advanced paraphrasing list, where you can practice the substitution exercises you learned in the instructional video. Good luck and enjoy your fluency training! Aaron and Dan Deep English


Nouns - Basic

List A 1. key 2. ball 3. knife 4. fork 5. actress 6. scissors 7. net 8. glove 9. shoe 10. professor

List B 1. board 2. stick 3. pencil 4. umbrella 5. fisherman 6. zipper 7. book 8. pipe 9. cup 10. brake

List C 1. gun 2. spoon 3. cord 4. speaker 5. sailor 6. wheel 7. bath 8. comb 9. plow 10. farmer List D 1. wheel 2. bath 3. salesman 4. hose 5. plow 6. nail 7. coach 8. stamp 9. whip 10. drawer

List E 1. door 2. banker 3. wall 4. editor 5. band 6. bucket 7. coat 8. street 9. seed 10. bag

List F 1. baker 2. box 3. train 4. whistle 5. ship 6. bridge 7. wire 8. hook 9. screw 10. police officer List G 1. map 2. finger 3. plane 4. ticket 5. pump 6. athlete 7. window 8. magician 9. shelf 10. boot

List H 1. roof 2. brick 3. hat 4. doctor 5. priest 6. chain 7. plate 8. table 9. pocket 10. clock

List I 1. chef 2. rod 3. kettle 4. hammer 5. match 6. mouth 7. fork 8. cart 9. teacher 10. engine


Nouns Basic

List J 1. horn 2. curtain 3. waiter 4. cushion 5. brush 6. camera 7. thread 8. oven 9. bell 10. lawyer

List K 1. dentist 2. needle 3. bed 4. knife 5. pen 6. store 7. pilot 8. lock 9. garden 10. card

List L 1. watch 2. sponge 3. sail 4. pot 5. clerk 6. bottle 7. pin 8. fire fighter 9. tray 10. button List M 1. microphone 2. carpenter 3. accountant 4. cell phone 5. plastic wrap 6. pocket knife 7. marker 8. sunglasses 9. computer mouse 10. ice cube

List N 1. door knob 2. soldier 3. envelope 4. nurse 5. flashlight 6. calculator 7. screwdriver 8. lamp 9. dictionary 10. toothpick

List O 1. barber 2. greeting card 3. butcher 4. computer 5. belt 6. saw 7. tissue paper 8. soap 9. coin 10. sandpaper List P 1. toilet paper 2. hair dryer 3. towel 4. backpack 5. engineer 6. veterinarian 7. CD 8. binoculars 9. razor blade 10. bandage

List Q 1. battery 2. frying pan 3. USB stick 4. refrigerator 5. taxi driver 6. lipstick 7. mirror 8. baseball bat 9. rope 10. detective

List R 1. eraser 2. TV 3. credit card 4. shovel 5. ax 6. judge 7. scientist 8. tape 9. horseshoe 10. headphones


Verbs - Basic

List A 1. kick 2. cut 3. wake up 4. kiss 5. buy 6. run 7. take a nap 8. shout 9. bite 10. sell

List B 1. stretch 2. unlock 3. scream 4. go out 5. wrap 6. replace 7. bake 8. clean 9. jump 10. check in

List C 1. slip 2. end 3. work out 4. growl 5. exit 6. spit out 7. cry 8. drop off 9. sing 10. frown List D 1. log off 2. point 3. thank 4. copy 5. get out 6. jog 7. travel 8. share 9. smell 10. mix

List E 1. wave 2. break up 3. start 4. taste 5. enter 6. learn 7. drip 8. count 9. surprise 10. catch up

List F 1. call back 2. fix 3. communicate 4. carry 5. observe 6. retire 7. grab 8. ask 9. throw away 10. invite List G 1. complain 2. set up 3. exercise 4. hate 5. unpack 6. wash 7. beg 8. look 9. laugh 10. get off

List H 1. shop 2. lick 3. pick 4. press 5. slow down 6. look for 7. answer 8. tip 9. damage 10. chop

List I 1. ski 2. tie 3. paint 4. smile 5. dress 6. talk 7. scrub 8. punch 9. fill up 10. cheer up


Verbs - Basic

List J 1. clap 2. visit 3. walk 4. sneeze 5. turn down 6. yawn 7. yell 8. give up 9. rinse 10. bow

List K 1. memorize 2. reply 3. marry 4. push 5. race 6. open 7. save 8. log on 9. trade 10. get on

List L 1. hang up 2. whisper 3. fry 4. bathe 5. soak 6. knock 7. turn over 8. sniff 9. comb 10. scratch List M 1. pour 2. call 3. grow up 4. chew 5. reject 6. care 7. repair 8. smash 9. like 10. turn on

List N 1. dream 2. lie 3. hang 4. pick up 5. turn off 6. explain 7. borrow 8. mend 9. hug 10. sip

List O 1. stroke 2. fill in 3. choke 4. return 5. worry 6. rub 7. snore 8. check out 9. hurry 10. kill List P 1. listen 2. pass 3. put down 4. pull 5. repeat 6. perform 7. hop 8. spray 9. touch 10. take off

List Q 1. break down 2. get divorced 3. love 4. create 5. shake 6. freeze 7. wipe 8. spin 9. grin 10. practice

List R 1. tap 2. watch 3. connect 4. play 5. examine 6. apologize 7. applaud 8. joke 9. park 10. trip


Adjectives - Basic

List A 1. tall 2. bloody 3. severe 4. rare 5. big 6. deep 7. huge 8. guilty 9. bright 10. dry

List B 1. empty 2. fast 3. weak 4. great 5. late 6. bad 7. easy 8. light 9. close 10. wrong

List C 1. small 2. strange 3. alone 4. brief 5. fair 6. full 7. safe 8. clean 9. new 10. quick List D 1. grand 2. lovely 3. sorry 4. tiny 5. hot 6. high 7. funny 8. free 9. fine 10. cheap

List E 1. soft 2. quiet 3. fresh 4. early 5. complete 6. slow 7. near 8. sure 9. rich 10. short

List F 1. old 2. long 3. heavy 4. broad 5. low 6. wild 7. narrow 8. real 9. sick 10. thin List G 1. poor 2. busy 3. hard 4. clear 5. simple 6. thick 7. nice 8. ill 9. large 10. good

List H 1. cold 2. well 3. average 4. dead 5. warm 6. happy 7. young 8. angry 9. French 10. wide

List I 1. strong 2. lucky 3. tough 4. glad 5. healthy 6. friendly 7. flat 8. pale 9. wet 10. firm


Adjectives - Basic List J 1. sad 2. pure 3. sweet 4. rough 5. cool 6. extreme 7. proud 8. mad 9. straight 10. remote

List K 1. smooth 2. pretty 3. honest 4. silly 5. plain 6. still 7. round 8. fat 9. tight 10. dirty

List L 1. deaf 2. mean 3. blind 4. steady 5. raw 6. clever 7. wise 8. strict 9. loud 10. gross List M 1. curious 2. urgent 3. nasty 4. unhappy 5. unfair 6. hungry 7. neat 8. crazy 9. brave 10. damp

List N 1. steep 2. dull 3. lonely 4. mild 5. casual 6. harsh 7. fierce 8. handsome 9. mature 10. gay

List O 1. boring 2. smart 3. wealthy 4. lively 5. stiff 6. drunk 7. kind 8. blank 9. shallow 10. bold List P 1. cruel 2. rear 3. compact 4. ugly 5. calm 6. slim 7. divine 8. worthy 9. unpleasant 10. polite

List Q 1. shy 2. noisy 3. sunny 4. rude 5. deadly 6. handy 7. swift 8. sticky 9. shiny 10. dumb

List R 1. dusty 2. tidy 3. lazy 4. hollow 5. sexy 6. icy 7. scarce 8. naughty 9. lean 10. risky

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