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Modern Ghosts (Descriptions)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

very dirty

a)

mutter

b)

grimy

c)

haunt

d)

wispy

2.

laugh softly and nervously (two verbs)

a)

stared, haunt

b)

mutter, twitch

c)

surly, tangled

d)

giggle, titter

3.

He had a ______ look on his face and he was obviously angry about something.

a)

sordid

b)

vicious

c)

wispy

d)

surly

4.

angry and moody

a)

surly

b)

vicious

c)

wispy

d)

tangled

5.

in knots

a)

grimy

b)

surly

c)

sordid

d)

tangled

6.

speak quietly and unclearly

a)

mutter

b)

stare

c)

titter

d)

twitch

7.

dirty and distateful

a)

sordid

b)

grimy

c)

tangled

d)

wispy

8.

She had been running in the wind and her long hair was ________ and wild

a)

tangled

b)

sordid

c)

wispy

d)

vicious

9.

make short, sharp movements, often involuntary

a)

giggle

b)

haunt

c)

twitch

d)

stare

10.

aggresive and violent

a)

vicious

b)

tangled

c)

wispy

d)

grimy

11.

Their hands and faces were _________ with dust and dirt after playing out on the street all day.

a)

wispy

b)

sordid

c)

tangled

d)

grimy

12.

She ________ through the small window, trying to see what was hiding among the shadows.

a)

twitched

b)

tittered

c)

stared

d)

muttered

13.

thin and delicate

a)

surly

b)

sordid

c)

wispy

d)

vicious

14.

(of a ghost) visit or appear in a certain place

a)

haunt

b)

twitch

c)

titter

d)

giggle

15.

They didn't know what to say, so they __________ quietly behind their unpraised hands

a)

muttered

b)

haunted

c)

giggled

d)

tittered

16.

look at something directly for a long time

a)

twitch

b)

mutter

c)

haunt

d)

stare