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Academic Vocabulary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Replace the underlined word with a more specific option.


My sister wore a pretty dress to the dance.

a)

purple

b)

stunning

c)

hideous

d)

generous

2.

Which word is a synonym for a lot.

a)

frequently

b)

seldom

c)

randomly

d)

constantly

3.

Which word is not a synonym for strange.

a)

odd

b)

peculiar

c)

weird

d)

ordinary

4.

If food is scarce at my house, what can you infer?

a)

We might be hungry.

b)

We have a lot of choices to eat.

c)

We are having pizza tonight.

d)

We went to the grocery store today.

5.

Which of these is a synonym for essential?

a)

imperative

b)

unnecessary

c)

wonderful

d)

harmful

6.

Choose the sentence that does not make sense.

a)

My sister's gorgeous dress was pink.

b)

The view from our window was breathtaking

c)

My dog ate all his stunning food in one minute.

d)

That's a very pretty flower.

7.

Which word would be better in this sentence.


Air is good for living things.

a)

frequently

b)

imperative

c)

peculiar

d)

sparse

8.

Which of the following items are limited in Room 9.

a)

chromebooks

b)

pencils

c)

books

d)

headphones

9.

Which word is a synonym for often.

a)

frequently

b)

never

c)

yesterday

d)

sometimes

10.

If trees in our neighborhood are sparse, what can you infer?

a)

There are plenty of trees for us to climb.

b)

There isn't a lot of shade.

c)

The neighborhood is very beautiful.

d)

There are lots of leaves on the ground.

11.

Which of the following would NOT be described as odd.

a)

Ms. Killeen has a banana in her lunch.

b)

Your chromebook isn't charged even though you plugged it in.

c)

Ms. Tarpy isn't here today.

d)

Ms. Killeen said we don't have to follow directions.

12.

Which of the following is a synonym for crucial.

a)

regularly

b)

stunning

c)

unkind

d)

important

13.

Which word makes more sense in the sentence.


I was so excited to see the nice artwork in the museum.

a)

stunning

b)

expensive

c)

painful

d)

often