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Week 3 Vocabulary and Root Word

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define MISNOMER

a)

Empty

b)

A wrong or inaccurate name

c)

A mistaken idea

d)

Crazy

2.

Define LEGACY

a)

A law

b)

Something passed down between generations

c)

Not legal

d)

A song

3.

Define ZEALOUS

a)

A fanatical person

b)

Excited or passionate

c)

Critical

d)

Humorous

4.

Define SMITE

a)

To hit or strike a blow

b)

Smother

c)

To Lie

d)

None of the above

5.

Define ERR

a)

An error

b)

What you breathe

c)

Unsure

d)

A sound

6.

Fill in the blank. When I ____, I try to learn from my mistakes.

a)

Misnomer

b)

Vacant

c)

Demented

d)

Err

7.

Fill in the blank. Bringing his sword down swiftly, the knight tried to ____ the enemy before he could get away.

a)

Smote

b)

Smite

c)

Appease

d)

Confuse

8.

The name she chose made no sense to anyone so we could only assume it was a ___________.

a)

Joke

b)

Misnomer

c)

Filament

d)

Anthem

9.

The ____ detective searched for the killer for over twenty years.

a)

Zealous

b)

Mockery

c)

Isolated

d)

Vacant

10.

Define ANTHEM

a)

A song that is important to a particular group of people

b)

Thin fibers

c)

All pop music

d)

None of the above

11.

Define DETACHED

a)

Together

b)

Apart

c)

Close

d)

Alone

12.

Define VACANT

a)

Fully

b)

Empty

c)

Vibrant

d)

None of the above

13.

Define MOCKERY

a)

Amusing

b)

Demented

c)

To make fun of

d)

None of the above

14.

Define DEMENTED

a)

Irrational behavior

b)

Normal

c)

Evil

d)

None of the above

15.

Define CONTENTIOUS

a)

Agreeable

b)

Friends

c)

Disagreeable, Argumentative

d)

Normal

16.

True/False. A resident in someone who lives in a particular area.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True/ False. DEFER means to do something immediately.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

True/False. When you're ISOLATED, you're surrounded by friends and are very social.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

True/ False. Apples are made up of FILAMENTS.

a)

True

b)

False