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Academic Vocabulary Week 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

more than enough

a)

sparse

b)

barren

c)

extensive

d)

ample

2.
crooked, awry
a)
cranny
b)
propulsive
c)
askew
d)
girth
3.

I would like to ___________ my PhD in Human Development but I don't have the money.

a)

attain

b)

articulate

c)

aspiration

d)

badger

4.

The war is eventually going to _______________, it is going to end.

a)

Detrimental

b)

Concurrent

c)

Entice

d)

Cease

5.
logical; making sense
a)
commotion
b)
collate
c)
concur
d)
coherent
6.
 v :to waste time
a)
dawdle
b)
affliate
c)
fawn
d)
berate
7.
v. to stop; discontinue
a)
feign
b)
desist
c)
chafe
d)
glean
8.
The police ordered the rioters to immediately ______ from further protests.
a)
desist
b)
glean
c)
chafe
d)
feign
9.

Which word means to avoid or flee?

a)

Arduous

b)

Reminisce

c)

Roster

d)

Evade

10.
(v) To show off; to display something in order to be envied or to show defiance.
a)
Fissure
b)
Flaunt
c)
Fiscal
d)
Factious
11.
The teacher ______ at all of the names in ICU for not completing homework.
a)
grimaced
b)
endeavor
c)
succumbed
d)
electrified
12.
frown, mug, pout, scowl, sneer
a)
grimace
b)
glimpse
c)
glimmer
d)
gaze
13.

Identify the noun in the sentence below.

The majestic lion roared loudly.

a)

lion

b)

roared

c)

loudly

d)

majestic

14.

What do pronouns replace?

a)

nouns

b)

prepositions

c)

verbs

d)

adjectives

15.

Read the sentence below. Name the nouns.

Michael really wanted to visit his grandma in New York.

a)

really, wanted, grandma

b)

Michael, grandma, New York

c)

Michael, wanted, New York

d)

visit, grandma, New York

16.

Which part of speech expresses an action or a state of being?

a)

adverb

b)

verb

c)

interjection

d)

adjective

17.

Read the sentence below. Name the verb.

The scruffy dog barked loudly.

a)

dog

b)

scruffy

c)

barked

d)

loudly

18.

What is an adjective?

a)

an interrupting word

b)

a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses

c)

a word that is a person, place, thing or idea

d)

a word that desribes nouns and pronouns

19.

Select all of the nouns.

a)

rough

b)

pen

c)

gross

d)

cup

e)

drive

20.

What part of speech would you use to describe where, when or the diretion something is going?

a)

interjection

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

d)

conjunction

21.

Choose a sentence where the verb is underlined.

a)

James quickly searched for his journal.

b)

James quickly searched for his journal.

c)

James quickly searched for his journal.

d)

James quickly searched for his journal.

22.

Choose an adjective you could add to describe the sun.

Jacob woke up when the sun shone in his room.

a)

bright

b)

his

c)

sleepy

d)

alarm

23.

The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?


The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

a)

verb

b)

noun

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

24.

The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?


The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

a)

adjective

b)

preposition

c)

adverb

d)

noun

25.

The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?


The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

noun

d)

adverb

26.

The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?


The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

a)

verb

b)

preposition

c)

noun

d)

adverb

27.

The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?


Joe rested for a few minutes, breathing quietly.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

28.

The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?


She unhitched her webbed harness.

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

preposition

d)

noun

29.

The word in blue in the sentence below is what part of speech?


Every word I wrote is awesome!

a)

adverb

b)

noun

c)

verb

d)

preposition

30.
What is a noun?
a)
Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
b)
An Action or State of Being
c)
Modifies a Noun or Pronoun
d)
Modifies a Verb, Adjective, or Adverb
31.
What is a verb?
a)
Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
b)
An Action or State of Being
c)
Modifies a Noun or Pronoun
d)
Modifies a Verb, Adjective, or Adverb
32.
These words interrupt sentences with their strong emotions.
a)
Interjection
b)
Conjunction
c)
Article
d)
Preposition
33.
These words take the place of nouns in sentences. 
a)
Verb
b)
Interjection
c)
Adjective
d)
Pronoun
34.
Identify the green word's part of speech.
The marble fell down the drain.
a)
Noun
b)
Verb
c)
Adjective
d)
Adverb
35.

They attended the concert last weekend.

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

conjunction

d)

adverb

e)

pronoun

36.

Several cats ran into Rob’s garage.

a)

conjunction

b)

noun

c)

article

d)

verb

e)

pronoun

37.

The truck driver delivered the packages quickly.

a)

interjection

b)

adverb

c)

adjective

d)

verb

e)

noun

38.

Fast runners won all the awards at the track meet.

a)

verb

b)

adjective

c)

interjection

d)

preposition

e)

conjunction

39.

Hey! That is my seat.

a)

verb

b)

preposition

c)

pronoun

d)

interjection

e)

article

40.

Hurray! Our team has finally scored a touchdown.

a)

noun

b)

interjection

c)

adjective

d)

verb

e)

article