WorksheetsSem 2 Weeks14-19 Sentences
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 23mins
Draco ____________ Harry with insults, hoping to start a fight.
honed
bolstered
regaled
goaded
In the church pageant, I play the role of Greed __________.
incarnate
incorrigible
precocious
innocuous
German Shepherds are known for the great _____ they show toward their masters.
panacea
fidelity
kudos
hedonism
You can buy Grandma all of the nicotine gum you want, but she's _________; after 65 years of smoking, she has no interest in stopping.
tenuous
forlorn
incorrigible
curtail
The girl's ________ reading of the poem bored the audience.
prosaic
profuse
profane
prorogue
My grandfather's large and vicious guard dog _________ anyone from entering his yard.
traversed
precluded
enshrouded
reprieved
Doogie Howser was so academically _____________ that he earned his medical degree by the age of 16.
precocious
bourgeois
profane
blithe
The mature senior rolled her eyes at her little brother's _________ , gross-out humor.
blatant
plausible
languid
sophomoric
Penelope's faithfulness to Odysseus required that she be __________ as she schemed to put off her many suitors.
decorum
dindicate
stoic
maudlin
The reality of ____________mortgage payments turned my parent's dream home into a nightmare.
onerous
epicure
lithe
aloof
11. The student's _______ expression convinced the P.E. teacher to call the school nurse for help.
trite
pallid
odious
pious
12. A mother's love might not be a true ___________, but it's pretty close.
hone
livid
panacea
trite
13. I asked Ray's girlfriend an ____________ question, but she took it the wrong way and became angry with me.
innocuous
reprehensible
nomadic
tedium
14. When the ____________ king decided to compromise rather than send his soldiers to their certain death, he was applauded by all.
saccharin
jaundiced
winsome
judicious
15. The interior designer admired my ____________ of the purple couch with the orange table.
epicure
decorum
tome
juxtaposition
16. After the performance, the reviewers gave the dance troupe ________ for a job well done.
KitKats
kudos
posterity
juxtoposition
17. The people in my family are born with a ___________ for hard work.
proclivity
odious
incorrigible
stoic
18. Jacob's _____ act of dumping frogs into the holy water in the chapel as his boarding school resulted in his expulsion.
pious
profane
prosaic
stoic
20. The U.S. Senate's criticism was seen as interference in China's _____ affairs.
sovereign
sacrosanct
verbose
boorish
It's rather _______________ to offer advice when your opinion hasn't been sought.
forlorn
presumptuous
incessant
forlorn
abridge
The children wanted to go outside and play, but the ______ rain kept them indoors for two days.
forlorn
presumptuous
incessant
frenetic
abridge
Because the English language is so large, most dictionaries are _____________.
forlorn
presumptuous
incessant
frenetic
abridge
The _________ buzz of New York City is exhilarating to some, but exhausting to others.
forlorn
presumptuous
incessant
frenetic
abridge
The puppy at the shelter looked so ___________ that I adopted him without even consulting my husband.
forlorn
presumptuous
incessant
frenetic
abridge
Although many women enjoy romantic comedies, I usually find them __________ and slightly insulting
orthodox
maudlin
ostentatious
petulance
Carla is paid a _____________ for the amount of work she does at her family's restaurant.
maudlin
orthodox
ostentatious
petulance
pitance
The nanny, who could no longer stand the child's ________________, resigned.
maudlin
orthodox
ostentatious
petulance
pitance
My cousin believes solely in natural remedies, but I prefer more _____________medical treatments.
maudlin
orthodox
ostentatious
petulance
pitance
Carla is paid a _____________ for the amount of work she does at her family's restaurant.
maudlin
orthodox
ostentatious
petulance
pitance
I find California beach homes with Roman Columns on them to be __________________.
maudlin
orthodox
ostentatious
petulance
pitance
