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CALL OF THE WILD Vocabulary 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A main branch of a tree

a)

bough

b)

avow

c)

durst

d)

stoop

2.

disaster; deep trouble or misery

a)

obliterated

b)

usurp

c)

salient

d)

calamity

3.

Synonym for vast

a)

speedy

b)

large

c)

microscopic

4.
to return evil for evil
a)
bestow
b)
retaliate
c)
befall
d)
designate
5.

messy, sloppy

a)

trite

b)

unkempt

c)

zealot

6.

A kennel is a shelter for wild animals.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune.

a)

Tallow

b)

Impending

c)

Assail

d)

Calamity

8.

change in outward structure or looks.

a)

Calamity

b)

Conciliate

c)

Wrench

d)

Metamorphose

9.

the property of being aggressive or forceful.

a)

Metamorphosed

b)

Ferocity

c)

Wrench

d)

Conciliate

10.

The couple's ___________ were all tested for the illness as soon as they were born.

a)

progeny

b)

league

c)

generation

d)

genealogy

11.
The audience watched the soccer game.  The root "aud" means......
a)
to hear
b)
to eat
c)
to send
d)
to sleep
12.
Your vision is very important for learning.  What does the root "vis" mean?
a)
to hear
b)
to send
c)
to laugh
d)
to see
13.
Neat is an antonym for this word 
a)
Unkempt
b)
Obstinate 
c)
Verbose 
d)
Impetuous 
14.

Since Miguel wanted his __________ to be successful, he made it one of his top priorities to teach his son good work ethics.

a)

progeny

b)

precaution

c)

precede

d)

procedure

15.

The dog is sleeping in its _____ in the backyard.

a)

den

b)

hutch

c)

cave

d)

kennel

16.

gloomy; bad tempered

a)

morose

b)

larceny

c)

rubble

d)

pseudonym

17.
The root geo means.
a)
break
b)
star
c)
break
d)
earth
18.
prim, prin
a)
first EX. primary, principal
b)
important EX. principal, prince
19.
well behaved, easy to handle
a)
lavish
b)
docile
c)
dumbfounded
d)
illiterate
20.

graceful and skillful of speech

a)

eclectic

b)

editorial

c)

eloquent

d)

eminent