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Synonyms 1. Abandon (verb) : leave; quit; forsake; desert E.g. The captain gave the order to abandon ship. 2. Abbreviate (verb) : shorten; reduce; abridge E.g. “Daniel” is sometimes abbreviated to “Dan”. 3. Abduct (verb) : kidnap; carry off E.g. A girl was abducted late last night. 4. Ability (noun) : skill; cleverness; talent; aptitude E.g. She has the ability to explain things clearly. 5. Able (adjective) : skilful; expert; qualified; fit; competent E.g. I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to phone you yesterday. Write the sentences with words in parentheses. 1. (Abandon) ________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 2. (Abbreviate) ______________________________________ __________________________________________________

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Synonyms1. Abandon (verb): leave; quit; forsake; desertE.g. The captain gave the order to abandon ship.

2. Abbreviate (verb): shorten; reduce; abridgeE.g. Daniel is sometimes abbreviated to Dan.

3. Abduct(verb): kidnap; carry offE.g. A girl was abducted late last night.

4. Ability (noun): skill; cleverness; talent; aptitudeE.g. She has the ability to explain things clearly.

5. Able (adjective): skilful; expert; qualified; fit; competentE.g. Im sorry that I wasnt able to phone you yesterday.

Write the sentences with words in parentheses.1. (Abandon) __________________________________________________________________________________________2. (Abbreviate) ________________________________________________________________________________________3. (Abduct) ___________________________________________________________________________________________4. (Ability) _____________________________________________________________________________________________5. (Able) _______________________________________________________________________________________________