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Unit 2A Week 2 Vocabulary

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the 2 words that have one syllable.

a)

start

b)

vague

c)

morose

d)

subtle

e)

livid

2.

Choose the 4 words that have two syllables.

a)

haggard

b)

defray

c)

morose

d)

wretched

e)

trivial

3.

Choose the 3 words that have two syllables.

a)

subtle

b)

livid

c)

cunning

d)

vague

e)

trivial

4.

Choose the 4 words that have three syllables.

a)

commonplace

b)

agitation

c)

trivial

d)

manifold

e)

dissolute

5.

Choose the 2 words that have four syllables.

a)

metropolis

b)

agitation

c)

dissolute

d)

manifold

e)

commonplace

6.

Annette came up with _?_ benefits of going to college, but Phillip obstinately argued the validity of each of her many points.

a)

manifold

b)

dissolute

c)

morose

d)

wretched

7.

Annette came up with _?_ benefits of going to college, but Phillip obstinately argued the validity of each of her many points.

(a)  

8.

Arnold thought he could see the _?_ outline of a face in the arrangement of the craters on the moon; the indefinite shape reminded Collette of a shrimp.

a)

vague

b)

trivial

c)

manifold

d)

dissolute

9.

Arnold thought he could see the _?_ outline of a face in the arrangement of the craters on the moon; the indefinite shape reminded Collette of a shrimp.

(a)  

10.

Becky reflected on her _?_ existence as she glumly scrubbed the congealed blood from the floor of the butcher’s filthy shop.

a)

wretched

b)

subtle

c)

livid

d)

cunning

11.

Becky reflected on her _?_ existence as she glumly scrubbed the congealed blood from the floor of the butcher’s filthy shop.

(a)  

12.

Elaine felt embarrassed about her _?_ complaints when she heard the serious problems of the other members of the group.

a)

trivial

b)

manifold

c)

dissoute

d)

morose

13.

Elaine felt embarrassed about her _?_ complaints when she heard the serious problems of the other members of the group.

(a)  

14.

Fred and Velma finally uncovered the mayor’s _?_ plan to scare away all the families who owned the historic houses he wanted to raze to make a mega-gas station.

a)

cunning

b)

commonplace

c)

metropolis

d)

agitation

15.

Fred and Velma finally uncovered the mayor’s _?_ plan to scare away all the families who owned the historic houses he wanted to raze to make a mega-gas station.

(a)  

16.

It took Julie several minutes to catch on to the _?_ insults Vanessa and her cronies were slyly working into their conversation with their least favorite teacher; Mrs. Tipton only seemed to hear the polite tone of voice the girls used, not their double-edged words.

a)

subtle

b)

livid

c)

commonplace

d)

metropolis

17.

It took Julie several minutes to catch on to the _?_ insults Vanessa and her cronies were slyly working into their conversation with their least favorite teacher; Mrs. Tipton only seemed to hear the polite tone of voice the girls used, not their double-edged words.

(a)  

18.

Joe woke up with a _?_ when the teacher slammed the book on his desk.

a)

start

b)

defray

c)

vague

d)

trivial

19.

Joe woke up with a _?_ when the teacher slammed the book on his desk.

(a)  

20.

Jonie noticed Emile’s _?_; his nervousness was obvious from across the room.

a)

agitation

b)

haggard

c)

start

d)

defray

21.

Jonie noticed Emile’s _?_; his nervousness was obvious from across the room.

(a)  

22.

Lois commented on Alan’s _?_ appearance when he trudged into class after staying up all night to study for the test.

a)

haggard

b)

start

c)

defray

d)

vague

23.

Lois commented on Alan’s _?_ appearance when he trudged into class after staying up all night to study for the test.

(a)  

24.

Mr. Angeles was ?__ when he caught Tracy in the act of copying answers from Freida’s paper; he gave Tracy a zero for cheating and Frieda a zero for letting her.

a)

livid

b)

cunning

c)

commonplace

d)

metropolis

25.

Mr. Angeles was ? (a)   when he caught Tracy in the act of copying answers from Freida’s paper; he gave Tracy a zero for cheating and Frieda a zero for letting her.

26.

Mr. Charlington used to be a friendly, cheerful man, but since the death of his wife, he has become _?_ and unsociable.

a)

morose

b)

dissolute

c)

manifold

d)

subtle

27.

Mr. Charlington used to be a friendly, cheerful man, but since the death of his wife, he has become _?_ and unsociable.

(a)  

28.

Strange is to odd as _?_ is to ordinary.

a)

commonplace

b)

metropolis

c)

agitation

d)

haggard

29.

Strange is to odd as _?_ is to ordinary.

(a)  

30.

The country mouse felt very anxious in the _?_; the big city was so different from his rural home.

a)

metropolis

b)

agitation

c)

haggard

d)

start

31.

The country mouse felt very anxious in the _?_; the big city was so different from his rural home.

(a)  

32.

The family estate had been squandered by a series of _?_ scoundrels who seemed to have no concept of appropriate behavior.

a)

dissolute

b)

morose

c)

subtle

d)

livid

33.

The family estate had been squandered by a series of _?_ scoundrels who seemed to have no concept of appropriate behavior.

(a)  

34.

The student council has decided to sell snacks at the dance to _?_ the expenses of the decorations.

a)

defray

b)

wretched

c)

vague

d)

trivial

35.

The student council has decided to sell snacks at the dance to _?_ the expenses of the decorations.

(a)