WorksheetsQuack Vocabulary #1 Practice
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
"I'm so nefarious! That means..."
evil.
lovely.
intense.
grumpy.
Look at the picture. What word best describes what is seen in the image?
brawn.
glutton.
artisan.
quell.
What word would appropriately describe the person in this image?
Glutton.
Artisan.
Nefarius.
Querulous.
This is a picture of the character Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter series. He could be described as...
nefarious.
gluttonous.
obscure.
brawny.
The Kindle Fire is a type of tablet. This name is appropriate because the word "kindle" means...
to ignite.
to praise.
to erase or rub out.
eager to fight.
If I want to ignite a fire, I need to...
kindle the flames.
extol the flames.
efface the flames.
tout the flames.
You must ____________ Mrs. Arnold's amazing teaching skills if you would like to get a good grade in her class.
extol
kindle
obliterate
delineate
Someone who is given an Academy Award is _____________ for their artistic or technical merit in the film industry.
extolled
considered pugnacious
obliterated
given a hiatus
Ms. Way realized she was getting old when she no longer understood the _________________ her students used when telling stories about their lives.
vernacular
copious
engender
hiatus
Vernacular means...
everyday speech or slang.
eager to fight.
to praise highly.
to publicly brag.
To extol means to...
praise highly.
ignite or arouse.
erase or rub out.
publicly brag.
Efface means...
to erase or rub out.
eager to fight.
abundant or plentiful.
vacation or break.
Which word best fits the action seen in this picture?
efface
obliterate
tout
enhance
Pugnacious means...
eager to fight.
muscular strength.
someone who consumes too much food or drink.
abundant or plentiful.
Which word would be best associated with the accompanying picture?
pugnacious.
glutton.
copious.
obliterate.
"I would rather have brains than brawn." This quote means...
The person would rather be smart than have muscular strength.
The person would rather be smart than consume too much food.
The person would rather be smart than be abundant or plentiful.
The person would rather be smart than skillful with his/her hands.
A glutton is someone who...
is evil.
consumes too much food or drink.
is skillful with his/her hands.
is eager to fight.
Mrs. Sibson gives a _____________ amount of homework.
copious
hinderance
querulous
obscure
Which of the following words means "abundant or plentiful?"
copious
engender
quell
hiatus
Which word best describes the person in the picture?
Artisan
Nefarious
Querulous
Glutton
An artisan is a person who
is skillful with his/her hands.
consumes too much food or drink.
publicly brags.
is grumpy.
To tout means to...
publicly brag.
destroy completely.
take a vacation or break.
intensify or improve.
During class, Ms. Way stated: "I don't mean to tout but, let's face it, I am the best teacher ever." She is...
publicly bragging about her talents.
delaying the progress of the lesson.
being extremely evil.
describing herself accurately.
This is Thanos. His goal is to _____________ or completely destroy all living populations across the universe because he believes it is too crowded.
obliterate
enhance
hinder
quell
The New York Giants obliterated the Washington Redskins when they beat them 40-16 in December. This means they...
destroyed them completely.
intensified or improved.
were extremely evil.
were dark, unknown or hard to understand.
Mrs. Arnold took a _____________ from teaching the past 2 days by skipping school.
hiatus
hinderance
engender
tout
The image shown would be a great place to take a/an...
hiatus.
efface.
extol.
engender.
Mr. Howard works hard to _______________ your knowledge of history and social studies.
enhance
hinder
delineate
quell
To "enhance" means to...
intensify or improve.
describe accurately.
calm or pacify.
create or cause.
As much as they are needed, fire drills are such a/an __________________ when trying to teach a lesson.
hinderance
enhancement
glutton
kindle
Something that delays or gets in the way of something else is considered...
a hinderance.
obscure.
querulous.
nefarious.
When giving directions, Mrs. Arnold must be careful to ______________ each step.
delineate.
quell.
enhance.
engender.
To "delineate" is to...
describe accurately.
calm or pacify.
be grumpy.
be dark, unknown or hard to understand.
Mr. Quell's name is appropriate to his personality because he is able to quell students' hyperactivity during his class. This means he is able to...
to calm or pacify their behavior.
create or cause their behavior.
delay or get in the way of their behavior.
make their behavior extremely evil.
I felt the need to ___________ the crowd before they turned into a riotous mob.
quell
obscure
engender
enhance
This is a picture of the Disney character Grumpy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. What would be another appropriate name for him?
Nefarious!
Quell!
Querulous!
Obscure!
This is an image of something ______________. It is dark and unknown.
obscure
querulous
delineate
vernacular
Mr. Luke did not trust Ms. Way because she was so obscure. This means she was...
dark, unknown or hard to understand.
grumpy.
calm.
extremely evil.
To "engender" means to...
create or cause.
describe accurately.
calm or pacify.
intensify or improve.
I didn't mean to __________ any issues when I ate candy in front of the class. I was just hungry! Who could have guessed that the students would start yelling?
engender
quell
efface
extol
