4th Grade Vocab Quiz Lesson 9

A small village

• hamlet

• confirm

• distant

• shrewd

To surprise or amaze

• prospect

• founder

• astonish

• distant

Great pain or suffering

• typical

• torment

• parch

• host

A feeling of doubt, uncertainty, or concern about what may happen in the future.

• hamlet

• advantage

• scarce

• misgiving

One who greets and entertains guests and takes care of their needs at a party or a restaurant.

• prospector

• host

• shrewd

• astonishment

Choose the correct word:

A ____ home in this area has three bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a bathroom.

• astonish

• confirm

• torment

• typical

Choose the correct word:

When he found a rich deposit of gold in the mine, the ____ let out a loud yell.

• prospector

• parched

• shrewd

• host

Shoes with leather ____ are more expensive than plastic ones.

• distant

• torments

• soles

• founders

Choose the best word:

Maria took ____ of her position as leader by giving the best jobs to her friends

• advantage

• confirm

• hamlet

• misgiving

Choose the best word:

Due to the ____ of candles after the hurricane, customers were only allowed to buy two.

• host

• parch

• shrewd

• scarcity