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WorksheetsTone Words Mixed Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
audacious
bombastic
feeling sad while wishing for something or someone
wistful
incredulous
trying to sound like you know what you are loudly talking about but you don't
conciliatary
bombastic
self-assertive in a rude, noisy way; cocky
brash
capricious
somber
lyrical
given to sudden mood changes
obsequious
capricious
severely criticizing
scathing
judicious
believing men are better than women
chauvinistic
officious
deeply moving; strongly affecting the emotions; touching
droll
poignant
intimate
conciliatory
annoyingly eager to help or advise
capricious
officious
meanly putting someone down to show they are stupid
bombastic
derisive
overly submissive and eager to please; polite and obedient to get something
obsequious
incredulous
simply giving objective information
matter-of-fact
irascible
poignant
droll
full of images; song-like
droll
lyrical
being direct without worry of being hurtful or mean
frank
sally
wise and sensible
judicious
capricious
unwilling to believe something
incredulous
brash
What is the tone of the quote?
irascible
officious
very familiar and close
intimate
poignant
What is the tone of the quote?
indignant
irascible
(adj.) friendly, good-natured
amiable
reverent
amiable
reverent
deeply respectful
reverent
irreverent
indifferent due to lack of energy or concern; showing no interest
apprehensive
apathetic
accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
active
passive
Making fun, imitating, treating with contempt or ridicule
morose
mocking
(adj) thinking the worst of others' motivations; bitterly pessimistic
cynical
caustic
Intended to hurt or harm
malicious
morose
intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
insidious
agitated
(adj.) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable
morose
malicious
longing for the past
detached
nostalgic
What is the tone of the following passage: This tragic death in Illinois reinforces the serious risks associated with e-cigarette products. Vaping exposes users to many different substances for which we have little information about related harms – including flavorings, nicotine, cannabinoids, and solvents. CDC has been warning about the identified and potential dangers of e-cigarettes and vaping since these devices first appeared. E-cigarettes are not safe for youth, young adults, pregnant women, or adults who do not currently use tobacco products.
objective
insidious
showing lack of emotional involvement
detached
belligerent
stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action
obdurate
insidious
an evil design or plan
machination
apathetic
sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
apathetic
caustic
Emotionally hardened; insensitive; unfeeling
morose
callous
Lacking respect; showing that something is worthless
pessimistic
contemptuous
What is the tone of this image?
fanciful
insidious
What is the tone of this image?
apathetic
amiable
What is the tone of this image?
malicious
reverent
What is the tone of these lines: Call me godless, sad and trodden, bitter man. Call me a cynic, call me all including jaded.
cynical
fanciful
What is the tone of this image?
morose
haughty
tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen
pessimistic
optimistic
anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
apprehensive
comtemplative
tending to remind one of something
ambivalent
reminiscent
boringly instructional or academic; very strict and particular
pedantic
didactic
having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing, especially moral instruction
didactic
pedantic
having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing, or idea
ambivalent
earnest
distressed, wronged, injured; being unfairly treated
incensed
aggrieved
angered at something unjust or wrong
aggrieved
incensed
characterized by whim; fanciful, unpredictable
whimsical
complimentary
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic; intention is to hurt
sardonic
belligerent
hostile and aggressive; combative; quarrelsome; waging war
belligerent
ambivalent
showing a lack of respect for people or things that are generally taken seriously
irreverent
lachrymose
expressing great praise
laudatory
complimentary
morally upright; just
righteous
inquisitive
able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable.
authoritative
condescending
