Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Vocabulary 8: Unit 9 Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If something went _____ during a countdown, NASA officials would cancel a shuttle launch.

a)

awry

b)

apt

c)

disgruntled

d)

defiled

2.

Early humans fashioned _____ from the thick limbs of trees.

a)

bludgeons

b)

chafes

c)

dires

d)

impunity

3.

Bullies must be made to realize that they cannot push other people around with ______.

a)

defile

b)

chafe

c)

impunity

d)

awry

4.

Shoes that will not _______ your feet are the most important piece of equipment you will need for a hike.

a)

chafe

b)

dire

c)

bludgeon

d)

defile

5.

Marie is ____ to forget where she puts important things, such as her keys, wallet, and glasses.

a)

apt

b)

dire

c)

chafed

d)

disarming

6.

As we use up the earth's fossil-fuel supplies, we are faced with an increasingly _____ need to develop new energy sources.

a)

dire

b)

disarming

c)

capitulate

d)

impunity

7.

The rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution do not permit citizens to ______ on the rights of others.

a)

encroach

b)

chafe

c)

defile

d)

awry

8.

Synonym of "clobber"

a)

bludgeon

b)

capitulate

c)

dire

d)

defile

9.

Synonym of "invade"

a)

encroach

b)

defile

c)

dire

d)

bludgeon

10.

Antonym of "hold out"

a)

awry

b)

capitulate

c)

encroach

d)

chafe

11.

Antonym of "purify"

a)

dire

b)

bludgeon

c)

encroach

d)

defile

12.

What part of speech is "capitulate"?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

13.

What part of speech is "dire"?

a)

noun

b)

adjective

c)

verb

d)

adverb

14.

What part of speech is "impunity"?

a)

noun

b)

verb

c)

adjective

d)

adverb

15.

Which two words can be used as both nouns and verbs?

a)

bludgeon

b)

disarming

c)

capitulate

d)

chafe