WorksheetsVocabulary in The Phantom Tollbooth (ch. 1-10, sentences)
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
My friend told me about her vacation; the ___________ version of the story took an hour to tell.
a)
loiter
b)
doldrums
c)
unabridged
d)
macabre
2.
My two-year-old sister talks with great excitement, but it’s all __________. I can't tell what words she is trying to pronounce.
a)
lethargic
b)
faintly
c)
doldrums
d)
balderdash
3.
He was caught in the ____________ of winter--nothing on the trees and everything white and gray.
a)
doldrums
b)
lethargic
c)
humbug
d)
macabre
4.
An artist pays attention to the _______ of the red, being sure the color is just as intense as the artist desires the red to be.
a)
macabre
b)
watchdog
c)
faintly
d)
chroma
5.
There was a group of teens _____-ing outside the store. I worried they were up to something bad since they just seemed to be standing around.
a)
loiter (loitering)
b)
lethargic (lethargicing)
c)
balderdash (balderdashing)
d)
watchdog (watchdoging)
6.
I felt ________ after I ate a whole pizza. Plus, it was hot out. I was so _______, even breathing was hard.
(**both ____ are same words)
(**both ____ are same words)
a)
balderdash
b)
lethargic
c)
humbug
d)
unabridged
7.
I could hardly watch all the parts of the movie because it was so __________. I kept hiding my eyes when there was death and blood.
a)
lethargic
b)
macabre
c)
faintly
d)
unabridged
8.
Kate was the __________ for the website, making sure no one added bad comments to the page.
a)
humbug
b)
doldrums
c)
watchdog
d)
balderdash
9.
I could hear the phone ringing ___________; it must’ve been under the couch cushion or the volume was down low.
a)
loiteringly
b)
doldrumy
c)
macabrely
d)
faintly
10.
When my teacher changed partners, I got stuck with this guy who is a real ____________; he kept telling me he had finished his part, but hadn’t.
a)
humbug
b)
chroma
c)
lethargic
d)
loiter
11.
She was in the ________ after her dog died. She was depressed and couldn't get herself to do anything other than lie on the couch.
a)
doldrums
b)
humbug
c)
macabre
d)
loiter
12.
The old man’s crazy ideas were just ___________. I never knew what he was talking about.
a)
balderdash
b)
faintly
c)
unabridged
d)
lethargic
13.
The politician was such a __________. He said he would make changes, but did nothing. He promised things, but he never actually did them.
a)
watchdog
b)
balderdash
c)
humbug
d)
chroma
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