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Daily Dose Words 21-40

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The small man with white irises drew near her, his _____________, unblinking gaze making her uncomfortable.

a)

eerie

b)

flabbergasted

c)

putrid

d)

excruciating

2.

Which sentence uses the word desolate correctly?

a)

Everyone at the party laughed desolately.

b)

She desolated her friends.

c)

It was a desolate wasteland except for some grazing sheep.

d)

He craved doughnuts and was desolate to get his hands on one.

3.

Which word best describes the picture?

(a)  

4.

In the following sentence desperate is used as what part of speech?


The police were desperate to find her.

a)

Noun

b)

Verb

c)

Adjective

d)

Pronoun

5.

Which words are synonyms for excruciating?

a)

appeasing

b)

agonizing

c)

soothing

d)

torturous

6.

Which picture is an example of murky?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What are antonyms for calm?

a)

petrified

b)

smug

c)

posh

d)

desperate

8.

What is the correct definition for tempestuous?

a)

Rotten & decayed

b)

Extremely painful

c)

Scared to death

d)

Violent, stormy, or turbulent

9.

When the protestors began to outnumber the police standing outside city hall, the environment became ____________.

a)

appeasing

b)

turbulent

c)

amiable

d)

vain

10.

apprehensive:_________::turbulent:peaceful

a)

anxious

b)

desperate

c)

unafraid

d)

worried

11.

Which sentence uses nocturnal correctly?

a)

It is going to be a fabulous nocturnal.

b)

The nocturnally searched for the fugitive.

c)

When it gets nocturnal, we'll build a bonfire and make s'mores.

d)

Nocturnal animals such as bats and owls only come out at night.

12.

Which words are synonyms for flustered?

a)

pacify

b)

muddle

c)

agitate

d)

appease

13.

Which photograph is the best example of secluded?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

What is a synonym for calamity?

(a)  

15.

Which word best describes Eyore?

a)

havoc

b)

melancholy

c)

putrid

d)

flustered

16.

haven:comfort::___________:constant

a)

relentless

b)

chateau

c)

appalling

d)

secluded

17.

The building had been (a)   by years of neglect.

18.

What is an antonym for alarmed?

a)

afraid

b)

frightened

c)

peaceful

d)

startled

19.

Which word best fits the sentence?

The stormy dark night felt ______________ as the tornado started spinning.

a)

ominous

b)

posh

c)

vague

d)

melancholy

20.

Which nouns could we pair with the word treacherous?

a)

rapids

b)

whistle

c)

lifejacket

d)

mountains