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Grade 8 Lesson 14 Spelling & Vocab Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correctly spelled word which means "having the effect of soothing anger or distrust."

a)

conciliatory

b)

conciliatary

c)

consiliatory

d)

cunciliatory

2.

Choose the correctly spelled word which means "mysterious; puzzling; having a hidden or ambiguous meaning."

a)

cryptic

b)

criptic

c)

cryptik

d)

kryptic

3.

Choose the correctly spelled word which means "lacking flavor; bland; tasteless."

a)

insipid

b)

incipid

c)

ensipid

d)

insiped

4.

Choose the correctly spelled word which means "to calm down; to put down or suppress; to put an end to."

a)

quell

b)

kwell

c)

quill

d)

quel

5.

Choose the correctly spelled word which means "a clever or witty remark; a sarcastic reply."

a)

quip

b)

kwip

c)

quep

d)

quipp

6.

Choose the correctly spelled word which means "a state of alarm or dread; fearful uncertainty."

a)

trepidation

b)

trepitation

c)

treppidation

d)

trepidacion

7.

Choose the correctly spelled word which means "suave; having the refined manners of polite society."

a)

urbane

b)

urban

c)

erbayne

d)

urbayne

8.

Choose the correctly spelled word which means "the power of being able to choose."

a)

volition

b)

violition

c)

volician

d)

voletion

9.

It’s never good for a friendship to endlessly _______________ over unimportant matters.

a)

ingratiate

b)

quibble

c)

volition

d)

tirade

10.

The plane bounced unexpectedly as it approached ____________ weather over the mountains.

a)

turbulent

b)

lackluster

c)

lackluster

d)

criterion

11.

On a job interview, do all you can to _____________________ yourself with the interviewer.

a)

ingratiate

b)

quibble

c)

tirade

d)

turbulent

12.

An important __________________ for good writing is being able to make the reader feel a desired emotion

a)

criterion

b)

tirade

c)

volition

d)

lackluster

13.

After being in a vase for a week, the bouquet of flowers took on a _________________ appearance.

a)

lackluster

b)

turbulent

c)

ingratiate

d)

criterion

14.

When Dad saw the poor grades on my report card, he launched into lengthy ______________.

a)

tirade

b)

criterion

c)

volition

d)

ingratiate

15.

Surprising us all, my brother began washing the dishes all on his own ___________________.

a)

criterion

b)

volition

c)

lackluster

d)

quibble