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Set 5 Vocab

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence is correct?

a)

She accede to my plans and went with me to the movies.

b)

She acceding to my plans and went with me to the movies.

c)

She acceded to my plans and went with me to the movies.

d)

My plans acceded and she went with me to the movies.

2.

Which is written correctly?

a)

With candid, I answered his question.

b)

Cadorly, I answered his question.

c)

I asked for a candor answer.

d)

I asked you to answer me candidly.

3.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

They didn't speak with candor, and couldn't be trusted.

b)

They didn't speak candid, and couldn't be trusted.

c)

They didn't speak candorly, and couldn't be trusted.

d)

They didn't speak candor, and couldn't be trusted.

4.

How am I using "assail" here? The assailant went to jail for his crimes.

a)

N

b)

V

c)

Adj

d)

Adv

5.

What does an assailant do?

a)

attaches sails to boats

b)

robs stores

c)

assaults people

d)

assists you with your shopping needs

6.

Which of these things would you most likely be berated for?

a)

Bringing your mom flowers

b)

Failing a test

c)

Cleaning the house

d)

Doing your homework

7.

What part of speech is berate? (I was berated for not doing my chores.)

a)

N

b)

V

c)

Adj

d)

Adv

8.

What's a verb, by the way?

a)

A thing

b)

An action

c)

Something that describes a thing

d)

Something that describes an action

9.

If you assailed me, I would first assail you back, and then decry you to anyone who'd listen. What does decry mean?

a)

Apologize

b)

Confess

c)

Cry

d)

Badmouth

10.

What part of speech is decry? (She decried me so much after our breakup that I couldn't find a date for a long time.)

a)

N

b)

V

c)

Adj

d)

Adv

11.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

He showed no contrite, so I didn't forgive him.

b)

He was found contrite and thrown in jail.

c)

He was not contrite for anything he did.

d)

I am not contrite of any crime.

12.

Which sentence is written correctly?

a)

His words showed no contrition for his crimes.

b)

He was in no way contrition of his crimes.

c)

His contrition actions weren't believable.

d)

He is contrition and should be forgiven.

13.

What's the difference between contrite and contrition?

a)

Contrite is an adj or adv; contrition is a noun

b)

Contrite means guilt; contrition means guilty

c)

Contrite means guilty (of a crime); contrition means guilt

d)

Contrite is something you do; contrition is something you feel

14.

Which is the definition of hapless?

a)

clumsy

b)

unlucky

c)

absent-minded

d)

empty-handed

15.

Which of these things would be hapless?

a)

Winning the lottery

b)

Getting the rona

c)

Going on vacation

d)

Free wifi for a year

16.

What does the prefix -in mean (like on the word insatiable)

a)

bad

b)

again

c)

not

d)

back

17.

What does the word satiate mean?

a)

Settle

b)

Satisfy

c)

Saturday

d)

Satellite

18.

What does insatiable mean?

a)

can't get enough of something

b)

can't be happy

c)

can't be argued

d)

can't be unhappy with

19.

If you LOVE pizza, you could say:

a)

I'm insatiable for pizza.

b)

I decry my favorite pizza place.

c)

I'm hapless when I get pizza.

d)

I feel contrite when my mom gets me pizza.

20.

If you happen to fall down a sewage opening because you're on your cell and not paying attention, you're:

a)

insatiable

b)

assailing

c)

acceding

d)

hapless