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Vocabulary WW8-4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This word means friendly or pleasant

a)

sage

b)

recluse

c)

affable

d)

profound

2.

This word means a long, angry speech

a)

reverberate

b)

irascible

c)

entreat

d)

tirade

3.

The word sage can mean...

a)

wise; a wise person

b)

lonely

c)

scary

d)

angry

4.

The word entreat means to...

a)

be quick tempered

b)

enable someone

c)

give a dog a treat

d)

ask earnestly; beg

5.

The word haunt can mean....

a)

to appear in the form of a ghost

b)

to appear in the form of a triangle

c)

to appear in the form of a dream

d)

to appear in the form of an animal

6.

The word profound means...

a)

brightly colored

b)

having deep meaning; deeply felt

c)

wanting to be alone

d)

never ending

7.

The word irascible means

a)

kind; friendly

b)

not wanting to be with others

c)

quick tempered; easily angered

d)

echoing

8.

The word abhor means...

a)

to detest; to hate intensely

b)

never ending

c)

a cut or a bruise

d)

a long winding road

9.
Elijah's dream haunted him. This means that his dream
a)
was about a ghost.
b)
visited him every night.
c)
took place in a haunted house.
d)
stayed in his mind continually.
10.
Which is most likely to express profound ideas?
a)
a television commercial
b)
a book by a great scholar
c)
a street sign
d)
instructions for making spaghetti
11.
Find a synonym for affable.
a)
pleasant
b)
hilarious
c)
edible
d)
drinkable
12.
Find a synonym for despondent.
a)
watery
b)
disgusting
c)
communicative
d)
discouraged
13.
Find a synonym for recluse.
a)
pioneer
b)
hermit
c)
tourist
d)
teacher
14.
Find a synonym for sage.
a)
wise
b)
flashy
c)
delicious
d)
plain
15.
Find a synonym for tremulous.
a)
dewy
b)
quiet
c)
shaking
d)
sobbing
16.
Find a synonym for impelled.
a)
urged
b)
distressed
c)
wrote
d)
informed
17.
Find an antonym for interminable.
a)
plain
b)
easy
c)
free
d)
quick
18.
Find an antonym for irascible.
a)
even-tempered
b)
frail
c)
smooth
d)
temporary
19.
Find a synonym for reverberated.
a)
expanded
b)
exploded
c)
shouted
d)
echoed
20.
Finda synonym for amiss.
a)
strong
b)
feminine
c)
wrong
d)
fancy