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Word Study - Lesson 3

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the definition with its word.

a-, ab-, abs

a)

away from

b)

near

c)

around

d)

opposite

2.

– to give up power, (of a monarch) renounce one's throne.

a)

abhor

b)

abnormal

c)

abrasive

d)

abdicate

3.

-regard with disgust and hatred. "I abhor the taste of liver"

a)

abdicate

b)

abhor

c)

abnormal

d)

abrasive

4.

- deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying. Not normal.

a)

abrasive

b)

abrupt

c)

absent

d)

abnormal

5.

- (of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding.

a)

abdicate

b)

abhor

c)

abrasive

d)

abrupt

6.

- sudden and unexpected.

a)

abrupt

b)

abdicate

c)

abhor

d)

abrasive

7.

– not present in a place, at an occasion, or as part of something.

a)

abdicate

b)

abhor

c)

absent

d)

absorb

8.

- a person who is expected or required to be present at a place or event but is not.

a)

absentee

b)

absorb

c)

abstain

d)

abstract

9.

- take in or soak up (energy, or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action, typically gradually.

a)

abrupt

b)

absent

c)

absorb

d)

abhor

10.

– restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.

a)

abnormal

b)

absent

c)

absorb

d)

abstain

11.

– existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

a)

abdicate

b)

abstract

c)

avert

d)

abrupt

12.

- turn away (one's eyes or thoughts).

a)

avert

b)

abstract

c)

abstain

d)

absorb