IELTS Vocabulary 17

Light

Light (1)

Put each word in its correct space in the sentences below.

 

 

 

flicker – twinkle – flash – glow – lightning – spark – dazzle – sparkle – flare – floodlight

(a) The town council has decided to ………….. the castle in summer for the benefit of tourists.
(b) Stand back when I put petrol on the fire. It will make it ………….. up.
(c) I saw the ………….. of a lighted cigarette in the darkness.
(d) He was killed by a ………….. of ………….. during a thunderstorm.
(e) The stars do not give off a constant light. They seem to …………..
(f) Put on dark glasses or the sun will ………….. you and you won’t be able to see.
(g) The candle flame began to ………….. a little in the wind.
(h) In very dry weather just a small ………….. from a passing train can start a forest fire.
(i) Look how the jewels in her crown ………….. as she moves.

 

Answers:

a) floodlight b) flare c) glow d) flash, lightning e) twinkle f) dazzle g) flicker h) spark i) sparkle

Light (2)

Put each word in its correct space in the sentences below.

spotlight – chandelier – traffic-lights – searchlight – limelight torch – son et lumiere – headlights – footlights – lantern

(a) It was too dark to drive safely without the ……………… on.
(b) The bus stopped at the ………………
(c) The usherette showed us to our seats in the cinema with her ………………
(d) Every summer they have a ……………… show at Edinburgh Castle for tourists.
(e) Famous people spend their lives in the ………………
(f) The ……………… in a theatre are along the front of the stage.
(g) She was illuminated in the middle of the dark stage by a single ………………
(h) The anti-aircraft unit used a powerful ……………… to light up the sky and show any enemy planes.
(i) The large room was very grand. It was lit by an enormous ……………… containing about 200 lights.
(j) 200 years ago, if you went out at night you carried a ……………… which was a candle or oil-light inside a metal and glass container.

 

Answers:

a) headlights b) traffic-lights c) torch d) son et lumiere e) limelight f) footlights g) spotlight h) searchlight i) chandelier j) lantern