Group 19: Letter S-T

Question 1

study /ˈstʌdi/ [Reg]

Answer 1

I study - we study  
you study - you study 
he studies - they 
she studies 
it studies 

1) spend time learning
2) spend time learning in preparation
3) take one or more courses in

Question 2

submit /səbˈmɪt/ [Reg]

Answer 2

I submit - we submit 
you submit - you submit 
he submits - they submit 
she submits 
it submits 

1) surrender, yield
2) subject (to a process/treatment)
3) formally present (a document)
4) formally present/argue

Question 3

succeed /səkˈsid/ [Reg]

Answer 3

I succeed - we succeed 
you succeed - you succeed 
he succeeds - they succeed 
she succeeds 
it succeeds 

1) perform/happen as planned/desire
2) achieve (a goal)
3) follow (into a job/office)

Question 4

suffer /ˈsʌfər/ [Reg]

Answer 4

I suffer - we suffer  
you suffer - you suffer 
he suffers - they suffer  
she suffers 
it suffers 

1) feel physical/emotional/paint/loss
2) become worse
3) experience, undergo (pain/loss/damage/unpleasantness)

Question 5

suggest /səgˈʤɛst/ [Reg]

Answer 5

I suggest - we suggest 
you suggest - you suggest 
he suggests - they suggest  
she suggests 
it suggests 

1) recommend, mention for consideration
2) bring to mind as similar/connected to

Question 6

supply /səˈplaɪ/ [Reg]

Answer 6

I supply- we supply
you supply - you supply
he supplies - they supply
she supplies 
it supplies 

1) furnish, provide
2) take care of the needs of

Question 7

support /səˈpɔrt/ [Reg]

Answer 7

I support - we support  
you support - you support 
he supports - they support  
she supports 
it supports 

1) carry (the weight of), hold up
2) advocate, approve of, agree with
3) provide a living for
4) sustain

Question 8

suppose /səˈpoʊz/ [Reg]

Answer 8

I suppose - we suppose 
you suppose - you suppose 
he supposes - they suppose 
she supposes 
it supposes 

1) make assumptions
2) think of as true/possible without really knowing
3) guess, believe

Question 9

surprise /sərˈpraɪz/ [Reg]

Answer 9

I surprise - we surprise  
you surprise - you surprise 
he surprises - they surprise  
she surprises
it surprises 

1) cause mild astonishment/shockto
2) attack/encounter suddenly/unexpectely

Question 10

surround /səˈraʊnd/ [Reg]

Answer 10

I surround - we surround 
you surround - you surround 
he surrounds - they surround 
she surrounds 
it surrounds 

1) form a circle/ring around, enclose, envelop
2) dominate the environment of

Question 11

survive /sərˈvaɪv/ [Reg]

Answer 11

I survive - we survive  
you survive - you survive 
he survives - they survive  
she survives 
it survives 

1) continue to live /exist
2) live longer than [a close relative]

Question 12

suspect /ˈsʌˌspɛkt/ [Reg]

Answer 12

I suspect - we suspect 
you suspect - you suspect 
he suspects - they suspect 
she suspects 
it suspects 

1) believe to be guilty of / the fault of
2) consider likely/true

Question 13

swear /swɛr/ [Irr]

Answer 13

I swear - we swear 
you swear - you swear 
he swears - they swear  
she swears 
it swears 

1) use offensive language, usually in anger
2) promise, vow, pledge, state very seriously

Question 14

sweat /swɛt/ [Reg/Irr]

Answer 14

I sweat - we sweat 
you sweat - you sweat 
he sweats - they sweat  
she sweats 
it sweats

1) perspire
2) form drops of water on its surface
3) b worried/nervous
4) cause to perspire through exertion

Question 15

sweep /swip/ [Irr]

Answer 15

I sweep - we sweep 
you sweep - you sweep 
he sweeps - they sweep  
she sweeps
it sweeps 

1) clean with a broom/brush
2) clear away
3) carry along in a continuous motion

Question 16

swell /swɛl/ [Reg/Irr]

Answer 16

I swell - we swell 
you swell - you swell 
he swells - they swell 
she swells 
it swells 

1) become larger/stronger, expand
2) cause to become larger/stronger, cause to expand
3) become filled (with an emotion)

Question 17

swim /swɪm/ [Irr]

Answer 17

I swim - we swim 
you swim - you swim 
he swims - they swim  
she swims 
it swims 

1) travel through water by moving one’s arms and legs
2) cross by swimming

Question 18

swing /swɪŋ/ [Irr]

Answer 18

I swing - we swing 
you swing - you swing 
he swings - they swing  
she swings 
it swings 

1) sway/rock back and forth
2) change suddenly
3) strike at something in a sweeping motion

Question 19

take /teɪk/ [Irr]

Answer 19

I take - we take 
you take  you take 
he takes - they take  
she takes 
it takes 

1) grasp, take possession of
2) get, obtain
3) carry, transport

Question 20

talk /tɔk/ [Reg]

Answer 20

I talk - we talk  
you talk - you talk 
he talks - they talk 
she talks 
it talks 

1) say words, speak
2) converse
3) gossin
4) revel secret/confidential information

Question 21

teach /teach/ [Irr]

Answer 21

I teach - we teach  
you teach - you teach 
he teaches  -they teach 
she teaches 
it teaches 

1) instruct professionally
2) provide training/ instruction in (a skill, topic)
3) provide training/ instruction to

Question 22

tear /tɛr/ [Irr]

Answer 22

I tear - we tear  
you tear - you tear 
he tears - they tear  
she tears 
it tears 

1) rip, come apart
2) cause to rip / come apart
3) make/punch [a hole, opening] in

Question 23

tell /tɛl/ [Irr]

Answer 23

I tell - we tell 
you tell - you tell 
he tells -they tell  
she tells 
it tells 

1) reveal secret/confidential
2) have a definite effect
3) know the outcome/result

Question 24

tend /tɛnd/ [Reg]

Answer 24

I tend - we tend  
you tend - you tend 
he tends -they tend 
she tends 
it tends 

1) be likely
2) go/move in a certain way

Question 25

test /tɛst/ [Reg]

Answer 25

I test - we test  
you test - you test 
he tests - they test 
she tests 
it tests

1) administer examinations
2) check the quality/sustability/performance/condition of

Question 26

thank /θæŋk/ [Reg]

Answer 26

I thank - we thank  
you thank - you thank 
he thanks - they thank  
she thanks 
it thanks 

1) express gratitude to

Question 27

think /θɪŋk/ [Irr]

Answer 27

I think - we think 
you think - you think 
he thinks - they think  
she thinks 
it thinks 

1) use one’s mind, reason
2) believe, expect
3) consider, judge