Vocabulary Exercises with answers | Time

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Exercise 1

Match the durations on the left with the expressions on the right that mean the same thing: 

1. sixty seconds → —a fortnighta centurya minutea millenniuma decadea weekan houra year
2. sixty minutes → —a fortnighta centurya minutea millenniuma decadea weekan houra year
3. seven days → —a fortnighta centurya minutea millenniuma decadea weekan houra year
4. two weeks → —a fortnighta centurya minutea millenniuma decadea weekan houra year
5. twelve months → —a fortnighta centurya minutea millenniuma decadea weekan houra year
6. ten years → —a fortnighta centurya minutea millenniuma decadea weekan houra year
7.  a hundred years → —a fortnighta centurya minutea millenniuma decadea weekan houra year
8. a thousand years → —a fortnighta centurya minutea millenniuma decadea weekan houra year

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ANSWERS

1. sixty seconds → a minute
2. sixty minutes → an hour
3. seven days → a week
4. two weeks → a fortnight
5. twelve months → a year
6. ten years → a decade
7.  a hundred years → a century
8. a thousand years → a millennium

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