WorksheetsWW_9
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
What would be an aggravation to a mail carrier?
post cards
snarling dogs
a new mail truck
a shorter route
A vital personality is
breathing
clever
spirited
imaginative
The necklace was an extravagance. An extravagance is
a purchase you can't afford
an item that does not meet a basic need
an item that is beautifully made
an item you have been saving for
Peril is involved in pearl diving. Peril means
skillfulness.
bravery.
danger.
control.
What could aggravate a headache?
lying down in the dark
taking an aspirin
riding a noisy bus
closing a window
Justin sustained a strained back. Sustained means
convalesced from. (healed)
suffered from.
got treatment for.
caused.
What would imperil pedestrians?
a skateboarder on the sidewalk
an interesting shop window
a crosswalk
a bus stop
It was vital that they find shelter. Vital means
likely.
very important.
impossible.
certain.
The aim of energy conservation is to
use wildness resources to create energy.
force energy suppliers to lower their bills.
save energy by carefully using it.
create more energy by different means.
Rudeness is to aggravation as
sleep is to wakefulness.
laughter is to mirth.
mischief is to apologies.
exercise is to exhaustion.
What would be an extravagant act for the average person?
having friends over for dinner
going out for pizza
building a castle
washing the dishes
Use context clues to match the underlined word with the correct definition:
We have aggravated the problem by allowing chemical pesticides and fertilizers used on crops to run off into our water supplies.
To increase in number or amount; to pile up; collect, or gather
To make worse; to anger or annoy
To save by using carefully
To harm by contact with something undesirable
Use context clues to match the underlined word with the correct definition:
We have to learn to conserve this precious liquid as though our lives depend on it - because they do.
To increase in number or amount; to pile up; collect, or gather
To make worse; to anger or annoy
To save by using carefully
To harm by contact with something undesirable
Use context clues to match the underlined word with the correct definition:
We have also dumped poisonous chemicals into landfills so that in many places the water lying under the ground imperils the health of those who eventually drink it. As a result, the amount of clean water is diminishing.
To make or become smaller or less; to reduce
Severe; extreme; major
Spending, costing, or using more than is required
Careful in spending or using something
Use context clues to match the underlined word with the correct definition:
With the growth of industry and the increase in population over the past two hundred years, the situation has changed drastically.
To make or become smaller or less; to reduce
Severe; extreme; major
Spending, costing, or using more than is required
Careful in spending or using something
Use context clues to match the underlined word with the correct definition:
An extravagant person is sometimes said to "spend money like water."
To make or become smaller or less; to reduce
Severe; extreme; major
Spending, costing, or using more than is required
Careful in spending or using something
To make worse.
[The skater ____________ an old knee injury when she fell.]
aggravated
accumulate
drastic
frugal
To save by using carefully
[Lower speed limits help _________ gasoline.]
accumulate
resourse
frugal
conserve
To make or become smaller or less; to reduce
[The popcorn we ate after school _______ our hunger]
contaminate
perpetual
diminish
impurity
Severe; extreme
drastic
resource
sustain
peril
