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Vocabulary workshop unit 1 set A

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If troops --- their stronghold, the rebel forces may be forced to surrender.

a)

oaf

b)

dispatch

c)

besiege

d)

douse

2.

We sat on the dock and watched the fleet of tall ships --- into the horizon as they sailed away.

a)

besiege

b)

douse

c)

recede

d)

irk

3.

Because it has no bones, an octopus can --- its body and squeeze into small spaces.

a)

famished

b)

compress

c)

gainful

d)

irk

4.

You had no right to call me a clumsy --- just because I spilled some water on you.

a)

oaf

b)

douse

c)

dispatch

d)

irk

5.

If you suspect a gas leak, you should call this number; the operator will then --- an emergency crew to your address.

a)

besiege

b)

dispatch

c)

gainful

d)

ingenious

6.

Questions that show a student's lack of attention --- the teacher.

a)

irk

b)

gainful

c)

recede

d)

compress

7.

Firefighters --- oil fires with a chemical foam rather than water.

a)

besiege

b)

compress

c)

dispatch

d)

douse

8.

The mystery novel is cleverly written, with a(n) --- and slightly shocking twist at the end.

a)

ingenious

b)

irk

c)

oaf

d)

recede

9.

Volunteer work may not be a(n) --- experience, but it can be rewarding in ways that don't involve money.

a)

famished

b)

gainful

c)

irk

d)

recede

10.

As it was well past their lunchtime by the time we arrived home, the children were --- and demanding food.

a)

ingenious

b)

famished

c)

gainful

d)

compressed