WordlyWise Lesson 8 (R) Vocab. Test

Match the following

• celebrate

• to bring together; to fit together

• assemble

• the load carried by a plane or ship

• banquet

• a large meal; a feast

• cargo

• to honor something in a special way

• cask

• a barrel-shaped container

Match the following

• desperate

• safe or fit to be eaten

• decrease

• reckless because of feelings of despair; feeling hopeless

• harvest

• the gathering of crops or the crops gathered

• edible

• to become smaller or less

• frivolous

• not serious or important; silly

Match the following

• task

• a piece of work that needs to be done

• prosper

• to succeed, especially in terms of money

• pledge

• to chop down or cut with an ax

• hostile

• unfriendly; like an enemy

• hew

• to make a serious promise; a serious promise

When I got my bike at Christmas, we had to ​ (a)   it. All the parts came in a box.

• assemble
• cargo
• desperate
• hew

We prepared a ​ (a)   for our Thanksgiving meal.

• banquet
• cask
• harvest
• pledge

The ​ (a)   had to be loaded onto the ship by crane because of its size.

• cargo
• decrease
• frivolous
• hostile

We received a ​ (a)   full of tea for the party.

• cask
• pledge
• banquet
• task

Our teacher was retiring and we wanted ​ (a)   her years at the school so we secretly planned a party for her.

• celebrate
• assemble
• frivolous
• hew

My missing assignments caused my grade to ​ (a)   .

• decrease
• edible
• prosper
• pledge

When I saw my grade, I became ​ (a)   to do extra work to improve my average.

• desperate
• hostile
• prosper
• celebrate