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Weird Words

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Flummox

a)

To confuse or perplex someone.

b)

Go for a ride

c)

Live vicariously in Belgium

d)

Smells bad

2.

Kerfuffle

a)

Mrs. Waddell’s dog

b)

A Dr. Seuss book

c)

A disturbance or commotion, usually in response to controversy or conflict.

d)

It’s a force that can’t be reckoned with.

3.

Kakorrhaphiophobia

a)

Fear of chickens.

b)

Irrational fear of failure.

c)

Fear of water.

d)

Not a real word.

4.

Valetudinarian

a)

A person who is unreasonably anxious about their health.

b)

Healthy eater; health nut

c)

People who cook healthy meals

d)

Not a real word

5.

Borborygmus

a)

A Welsh dinner of roast and potatoes

b)

Ink dyes from the West Indies

c)

Not a real word

d)

The rumbling noise produced by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines.

6.

Widdershins

a)

Fear of the wind

b)

Counterclockwise; opposite of the sun’s course.

c)

Shuddering uncontrollably

d)

Illness that causes purple spots in your ears

7.

Snickersnee

a)

A type of cookie

b)

Leavening for bread

c)

A large knife.

d)

A candy bar

8.

Bibble

a)

To eat or drink noisily.

b)

Pass gas

c)

When drool comes out of the corner of your mouth

d)

A type of long haired chicken

9.

Acnestis

a)

A roller coaster that defies gravity

b)

A type of skin rash

c)

The area of an animal’s skin that it cannot scratch on its own.

d)

A golfing term for missing the ball.

10.

Winklepickers

a)

Picking strawberries in the hot summer sun.

b)

A spoon your mother uses.

c)

A gas lantern used in the 1600’s.

d)

A style of shoe popular in the 1950s and 60s among British rock fans.

11.

Bonus!!! Antonym of Widdershins.

a)

Clockwise

b)

Counterclockwise

c)

Setting a clock

d)

Cookoo clock

12.

Write your full name here.

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