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Grade 9 S&V Lesson 14 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correctly spelled word that means "worn out; dulled, as from overindulgence."

a)

jaded

b)

jaided

c)

jayded

d)

jadid

2.

Choose the correctly spelled word that means "showing sound judgment."

a)

judicious

b)

juditious

c)

joodicious

d)

judicous

3.

Choose the correctly spelled word that means "to work dough or clay into a uniform mixture."

a)

knead

b)

kneed

c)

knied

d)

kneid

4.

Choose the correctly spelled word that means "uninterested, listless."

a)

lackadaisical

b)

laxidaisical

c)

lacksidaisical

d)

lackadaisacal

5.

Choose the correctly spelled word that means "someone or something that is slow to progress; one who lags behind."

a)

laggard

b)

laggerd

c)

lagard

d)

lagerd

6.

Choose the correctly spelled word that means "a written satire used to ridicule or attack."

a)

lampoon

b)

lampune

c)

lampone

d)

lamppoon

7.

Choose the correctly spelled word that means "to the side."

a)

lateral

b)

laderal

c)

latteral

d)

laterral

8.

Choose the correctly spelled word that means "deadly, fatal."

a)

lethal

b)

lethel

c)

leathal

d)

leethal

9.

No matter who wins the Superbowl, there will be millions of loyal fans who will _________________ their own team’s loss.

a)

languish

b)

lament

c)

lackey

d)

lax

10.

Take extreme caution when working with sharp knives; you may carelessly ______________ a finger.

a)

lacerate

b)

lament

c)

lax

d)

languish

11.

Anne of Green Gables often said the she and her best friend Diana Barry were _____________ spirits.

a)

jargon

b)

kindred

c)

lacerate

d)

lax

12.

Attendance at the ski resort began to _________________ after the fifth day of subzero temperatures.

a)

languish

b)

lament

c)

lax

d)

lacerate

13.

“Far out” and “groovy” were expressions common in the teen _____________ of the 1960s.

a)

jargon

b)

kindred

c)

lackey

d)

lax

14.

The neighborhood bully was always accompanied by his loyal, little ____________________.

a)

lackey

b)

lacerate

c)

jargon

d)

lax

15.

The employer complained, “Things have gotten very ________ around here. Time to tighten things up.”

a)

lax

b)

lackey

c)

lacerate

d)

languish