Vocabulary Assessment

Which word is a synonym for income?

• expense

• eagerness

• earnings

• bill

What is the definition of scald?

• to burn

• having official permission

• to share another’s feelings

• to spend money

Which word is an antonym for enthusiasm?

• understanding

• excitement

• allowed

• boredom

What is the definition of flinch?

• to make less in amount or size

• to move suddenly

• having official permission

• a feeling of not trusting

Which word is a synonym for sympathy?

• compassion

• passion

• money received

• insensitivity

One way to ______ pollution is to ride a bike instead of driving.

• reduce

• increase

• ignore

• worsen

Use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks in the sentences below. 7. The cashier had to call for a manager, because she is not ______ to give refunds.

• authorized

• allowed

• permitted

• qualified

Use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks in the sentences below. 8. Mom said that we are going to ______ and go to a nice restaurant tonight!

• splurge

• save

• cook

• stay home

You should be cautious and ______ of things that you read on the Internet.

• leery

• trustful

• careless

• unconcerned

Use the words from the word bank to fill in the blanks in the sentences below. 10. The ______ of fixing the damaged car was not one that we had planned on.

• expense

• joy

• ease

• benefit