~ous Vocabulary Test

1.     Steve Irwin is very brave and not afraid of anything. He wrestles crocodiles, holds poisonous snakes, and even swims with sharks.

• courageous

• gracious

• mysterious

• envious

Answer explanation

brave

Write a sentence using a vocabulary word correctly.

The sentence should include one of these words:

mysterious, cantankerous, glamourous, ambitious, envious, courageous, gracious, suspicious, cautious, or dangerous.

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OFF

Answer explanation

For example: The team was gracious after losing their soccer game.

1.     After the teacher told him to change his answer, he was (a)   and did so without being rude.

• gracious
• ambitious
• mysterious
• cantankerous

Answer explanation

polite

Write a sentence using a vocabulary word correctly.

The sentence should include one of these words:

mysterious, cantankerous, glamourous, ambitious, envious, courageous, gracious, suspicious, cautious, or dangerous.

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OFF

Answer explanation

For example: The team was gracious after losing their soccer game.

1.     She worked extremely hard to achieve her goals. She finally opened her own business and became her own boss. She is what?

• dangerous

• ambitious

• envious

• cautious

Answer explanation

She worked hard to reach her goals.

1.     Evan’s roommate is hard to deal with, so Evan tells his friends that his roommate is ​ (a)   .

• cantankerous
• gracious
• glamourous
• cautious

Answer explanation

difficult to deal with

Write a sentence using a vocabulary word correctly.

The sentence should include one of these words:

mysterious, cantankerous, glamourous, ambitious, envious, courageous, gracious, suspicious, cautious, or dangerous.

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Answer explanation

For example: The team was gracious after losing their soccer game.

Match the following

• envious

• 
• glamourous

• 
• cautious

• 
• mysterious

• 

Answer explanation

Match the correct word to the picture that portrays it.

1.     Mark saw a figure across the street who was sneaking around his neighbor’s house. Mark did not trust this person. Mark is what?

• courageous

• glamourous

• suspicious

• envious

Answer explanation

did not trust

1.     Johnny always wore his seatbelt because he knew it was ​ (a)   not to.

• dangerous
• courageous
• ambitious
• cautious