Understanding and Using Active Verbs – Answer key to Understanding and Using Active Verbs
Answer key to Understanding and Using Active Verbs
1) administer b | a) put |
2) preserve m | b) give (first aid, etc.) |
3) assess n | c) go with |
4) arrange o | d) recognize differences |
5) ensure p | e) find out the facts about something |
6) maintain q | f) reduce (make less) |
7) control r | g) keep something from happening |
8) apply s | h) regain health after illness |
9) establish t | i) conclude; decide |
10) accompany c | j) suppose; believe |
11) assume j | k) ask for someone’s opinion or advice |
12) consult k | l) believe something is true because of good evidence |
13) determine e | m) save something from damage, loss or destruction |
14) distinguish d | n) consider all the facts of a situation or problem, decide what the position is and what is likely to happen |
15) induce i | o) make plans and preparations |
16) minimize f | p) make certain |
17) place a | q) support |
18) prevent g | r) prevent something from becoming worse |
19) recover h | s) put something on a surface or rub it into |
20) suspect l | t) discover facts that show that something (e.g. cause of death) is true |
Adapted from the Occupational Terminology Workshop for Foreign-trained Health Care Professionals. The STIC Project, 1998.