WorksheetsOf Mice and Men Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 6mins
What vocabulary word best fits the sentence below?
When the girl was stricken with chicken pox, her skin was ______________ with itchy, painful spots.
dignity
gravity
mottled
imperious
What vocabulary word best fits the sentence below?
I thought to myself, would you please shut up and stop your incessant _______________ before I clobber you over the head?
mottling
yammering
pantomiming
apprehensiving
What vocabulary word best fits the sentence below?
As a pacifist, I avoid all ________________ people, as I do not like to interact with aggressive individuals.
pugnacious
apprehensive
imperious
recumbent
What vocabulary word best fits the sentence below?
The policeman in the middle of the intersection _____________ which direction the cars should go in order to avoid hitting one another.
yammered
pantomimed
disengaged
recumbent
What vocabulary word best fits the sentence below?
Upon seeing the teenager squalling in the middle of the parking lot, tears and snot running down his face as he sat in a pathetic heap, the woman said, "My goodness, that child lacks ____________!"
elaborate
gravity
burlap
dignity
What is a synonym for gravity?
beauty
intelligence
seriousness
humanity
What is a synonym for gingerly?
gorgeously
happily
hesitantly
discreetly
What is a synonym for imperious?
haughty
appreciative
reverential
duplicituous
What is a synonym for profound?
massive
discerning
simple
confound
What is an antonym for disengage?
entangle
interpret
unite
confuse
Which word works best to complete the sentence below?
All of the __________________ beachgoers were startled by the hysterically happy canine cavorting among them, spraying them with wet sand.
profound
recumbent
imperious
derogatory
Which word works best to complete the sentence below?
Simone Biles is one of the top gymnasts in the world, and her ______________ routines involve countless hours of preparation.
gingerly
elaborate
burlap
pugnacious
Which word works best to complete the sentence below?
Sheets made of __________________ are not very comfortable for sleeping.
profound
gravity
yammer
burlap
Which word works best to complete the sentence below?
Upon hearing his ________________ remarks, the teacher summarily removed the student from his classroom.
derogatory
gravity
apprehensive
elaborate
Which word works best to complete the sentence below?
Due to Jane's _________________ nature, he hides from all humans in the world with the exception of me.
dignity
gravity
apprehensive
mottled
Which of the following completes the analogy below?
pugnacious:boxer as nautical:
sea
ship
sailor
Navy
Which of the following completes the analogy below?
imperious : humble as generous :
selfish
stingy
miser
frugal
