Check your english vocabulary for rawdon Wyatt

Page 12 Joining/becoming part of something bigger answers
Verbs
1. linked 2. amalgamated / merged 3. blended 4. merged / amalgamated 5. incorporated 
6. integrated / assimilated 7. assimilated / integrated 8. swallowed up / took over 9. got together 
10. took over / swallowed up (
swallowed up
is less formal than 
took over, 
we can also say 
acquired
)
Nouns
1. alliance 2. union 3. federation 4. alloy 5. compound 6. synthesis 7. unification 8. blend 9. coalition
10. merger
Page 13 Reason & result answers
1. The police asked him his reason for speeding through the town. 2. He failed his exam due to / on account of /
owing to (these expressions have the same meaning as 
because of
) his lack of revision 3. A persistent cough
prompted him to seek professional medical help 4. She started haranguing the crowd with the aim of starting a riot
5. He spent the whole weekend revising in order to pass his exams 6. They came in quietly so as not to wake anyone
7. He refused to lend anyone money on the grounds that people rarely repay a loan 8. The bank manager refused
to lend the company more money on account of / due to / owing to its low turnover and poor sales history 9. The
school was forced to close due to / on account of / owing to poor student attendance 10. What were your motives

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Easier English Dictionary for Students
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different people in different ways 13. The army attacked without considering the consequences of / effects of its
action 14. He failed to send off his application form and as a consequence was unable to enrol for the course
15. Riots and street fighting ensued when the police officers on trial were acquitted.
1. ensued 2. consequences of / effects of 3. in order to 4. with the aim of 5. on account of / due to / owing to
6. reason for 7. prompted him to 8. on the grounds that 9. so as not to 10. affect