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WorksheetsVocab 1-4 Sentences
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The fact that he had never won the lottery before and hit the jackpot on his first try, was very ____________.
a)
pompous
b)
erratic
c)
auspicious
d)
proliferate
2.
The mother couldn’t ____________ her son’s choice of friends because they were always in trouble.
a)
condone
b)
surmount
c)
fortify
d)
admonish
3.
The soccer game was ____________ early because of the rain.
a)
tersed
b)
relinquished
c)
effaced
d)
adjourned
4.
Steve ____________ his position as head of the company after he had been accused of stealing the profits.
a)
relinquished
b)
abridged
c)
surmounted
d)
larceny
5.
Casey was so ____________when he found out that his little brother broke his favorite trophy.
a)
pompous
b)
terse
c)
admonished
d)
irate
6.
The school was ____________ with strong metal beams to prevent damage from the tornado.
a)
abridged
b)
fortified
c)
effaced
d)
proliferated
7.
Her speech was ____________, which is surprising because she usually talks for at least 2 hours!
a)
proliferate
b)
irate
c)
terse
d)
erratic
8.
The secret had ____________ throughout the entire school and Molly was mortified that everyone knew she liked Kevin.
a)
unbridled
b)
hoodwinked
c)
surmounred
d)
proliferated
9.
Lola couldn’t find her favorite, comfortable jeans which were easy to wear, so she had to settle for the pair that was tight and ___________ .
a)
cumbersome
b)
unbridled
c)
pliant
d)
fortified
10.
The enemies decided it was finally time to ___________ their differences and declare a truce.
a)
surmount
b)
abridge
c)
fortify
d)
efface
11.
The criminal was charged with twelve accounts of ___________ because of the number of times he had held up convenient stores.
a)
hoodwinking
b)
proliferating
c)
larceny
d)
stupidity
12.
The ___________ dog jumped and licked every person that came near him. His owners couldn’t control him.
a)
erratic
b)
cumbersome
c)
pompous
d)
unbridled
13.
The four hundred page novel will eventually be ___________ to help younger readers.
a)
tersed
b)
abridged
c)
adjourned
d)
rifted
14.
The weather this past week was ___________ and unpredictable.
a)
erratic
b)
unbridled
c)
relinquished
d)
hoodwinked
15.
A lot of NBA stars have ___________ attitudes because they make millions of dollars and think that they can do anything they want.
a)
pliant
b)
irate
c)
surmount
d)
pompous
16.
The kids were allowed to ___________ the graffiti by painting a beautiful mural over it.
a)
surmount
b)
condone
c)
efface
d)
fortify
17.
We needed to use material that was very ___________ to build the model bridge, otherwise it would not bend.
a)
fortified
b)
pliant
c)
proliferate
d)
abridged
18.
There were many ____________ in the ocean floor, which give us clues as to how the mountains and valleys on earth were formed.
a)
proliferate
b)
dinosaurs
c)
rifts
d)
rafts
19.
The young child had been ____________ by the owner of the store for stealing candy.
a)
condoned
b)
larceny
c)
hoodwinked
d)
admonished
20.
On Halloween night we decided to _____________ our teacher by toilet papering his home!
a)
unbridled
b)
hoodwink
c)
irate
d)
torture
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