WorksheetsUnit 1 Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop A
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Tom may not be as clever and polished as the other boys, but that doesn't give you a right to call him an _____.
a)
ingenious
b)
oaf
c)
apparel
d)
recede
2.
to condemn openly; to criticize
a)
instantaneous
b)
forsake
c)
immense
d)
denounce
3.
is clearly forbidden for use by minors
a)
expressely
b)
compress
c)
inept
d)
famished
4.
Let's make certain to _________ the fire before leaving camp.
a)
gainful
b)
libel
c)
irk
d)
douse
5.
Sally created this wreath out of fabric. She's such a creative and _________ person.
a)
libel
b)
ingenious
c)
famished
d)
dispatch
6.
I have bad feelings about getting on this roller coaster.
a)
repast
b)
apparel
c)
misgivings
d)
inept
7.
Stop trying to ________ all of those papers and books into your locker.
a)
beseige
b)
gainful
c)
compress
d)
recede
8.
Let's get together after the show at Olive Garden for a late-night __________.
a)
repast
b)
dispatch
c)
recede
d)
compress
9.
After watching the most skillful player in tennis when her match, I felt totally ______ in my own game.
a)
libel
b)
repast
c)
inept
d)
apparel
10.
Our lunch is earlier in the school day; therefore I'm ______ by the time I get home.
a)
famished
b)
doused
c)
ingenious
d)
misgiving
11.
The town residents must wait for the flood waters to ________ before they can deal with the terrible mess left behind.
a)
libel
b)
gainful
c)
denounce
d)
recede
12.
to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
a)
forsake
b)
beseige
c)
irk
d)
immense
13.
Immediate, quick, speedy
a)
libel
b)
oaf
c)
instantaneous
d)
dispatch
14.
profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
a)
misgiving
b)
irk
c)
compress
d)
gainful
15.
to send off or out for a purpose; an official message
a)
libel
b)
dispatch
c)
besiege
d)
repast
16.
I will never ______ my children, no matter what they do or say.
a)
forsake
b)
famished
c)
compress
d)
inept
17.
Which word means to send off or out for a purpose or an official message?
a)
apparel
b)
dispatch
c)
gainful
d)
douse
18.
Which word means to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble?
a)
forsake
b)
denounce
c)
besiege
d)
douse
19.
Which word means profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage?
a)
gainful
b)
expressly
c)
compress
d)
immense
20.
Which word means suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something?
a)
forsake
b)
compress
c)
apparel
d)
famished
21.
Which word means to condemn openly; to accuse formally?
a)
denounce
b)
besiege
c)
expressly
d)
dispatch
22.
Which word means clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration?
a)
compress
b)
gainful
c)
apparel
d)
denounce
23.
Which word means to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon?
a)
forsake
b)
compress
c)
denounce
d)
douse
24.
Which word means to press together; to reduce in size or volume; a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury?
a)
expressly
b)
gainful
c)
famished
d)
compress
25.
Which word means plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose?
a)
besiege
b)
expressly
c)
dispatch
d)
gainful
26.
Which word means to plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish?
a)
forsake
b)
compress
c)
douse
d)
expressly
27.
To move back or away
a)
EXPRESSLY
b)
RECEDE
c)
INGENIOUS
d)
MISGIVING
28.
To wet thoroughly; To drench
a)
MAXIMUM
b)
MANIPULATE
c)
DOUSE
d)
STAMINA
29.
Showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; Clever
a)
INGENIOUS
b)
INEPT
c)
RESTRICT
d)
GROUNDLESS
30.
A person regarded as stupid or clumsy
a)
OAF
b)
PACIFIST
c)
BIGOT
d)
REPAST
31.
To annoy or irritate
a)
IRK
b)
REPAST
c)
DIVERSITY
d)
VOW
32.
To condemn openly; To accuse or criticize as deserving of punishment
a)
MISGIVING
b)
DENOUNCE
c)
IRK
d)
VOW
33.
Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
This house is as clean as a whistle.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
34.
Simile or Metaphor?
He is a night owl because he stays up late.
He is a night owl because he stays up late.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
35.
What is figurative language?
a)
Language that means more than what the words say.
b)
Language that means just what the words say.
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