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WorksheetsVocabulary Unit 3
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
If the metal parts of a car shine, they can be said to have a(n) __________________ .
oration
drone
luster
brood
To think over in a worried, unhappy way is to...
culminate
goad
brood
singe
What is another word for crabby?
literate
unique
peevish
animated
If a store sells everything from jewelry to cleaning products, we could say they sell many ___________ items.
upright
miscellaneous
literate
animated
My little sister was being __________ naughty while trying to peek in Mom's trunk for Christmas gifts.
downright
upright
peevish
animated
When you indulge yourself, you are...
punishing yourself
treating yourself
denying yourself
improving yourself
After many years away, I had a strong __________ to go home to see where I grew up.
indulging
droning
culminating
yearning
I was so nervous about my upcoming __________ about the parts of cells in science class that my stomach was upset.
verification
oration
yearning
looming
When she saw that some punk kids smashed her jack-o-lanterns on Halloween, she was __________ with anger.
singeing
yearning
looming
seething
Harvey was so bored in school, listening to the steady __________ of the history and science teacher.
goad
animation
drone
ingredient
Listening to that sportscaster talk about the game always makes me so happy. He is so excited and __________.
animated
indulged
literate
upright
We had to show what we learned in all of our science units this year, __________ in a big project with an experiment and data analysis.
indulging
verifying
brooding
culminating
When making quick breads, keep your wet ___________ separate from the dry ___________ and combine them at the very end.
ingredients
drones
goads
culminations
What an amazing artist! She can spin the wool to make yarn, dye it various colors, and then make warm fabric on her __________ . I wish I could do that!
goad
loom
ingredient
brood
Toasting a marshmallow is a practiced art--you just want to __________ it on all sides, not let it catch on fire!
goad
seethe
ingredient
singe
No matter what your political leanings are, everyone wants elected officials to be honest and __________, not crooked and corrupt.
downright
peevish
upright
verified
At the end of the day, the cashier had to __________ her cash register totals by checking all the credit card receipts.
culminate
animate
verify
singe
It is an indicator of a developed, prosperous nation if a large percentage of the populace is __________.
literate
singed
verified
upright
Since every individual has __________ fingerprints, dusting for fingerprints at crime scenes has become standard forensic practice.
upright
miscellaneous
luster
unique
The jockey used his riding crop as a __________ to urge the racehorse to victory.
loom
drone
goad
brood
Hunger can make any calm, patient person into an irritable and __________ crab!
upright
peevish
literate
animated
I was able to polish the vintage chrome table legs, bringing back the shine and __________.
luster
ingredient
brood
drone
The goose ran after us, hissing and flapping her wings. We later discovered she was just trying to protect her __________.
brood
drone
goad
peevish
The following are antonyms for miscellaneous:
identical, uniform
varied, assorted
perpendicular, vertical
totally, completely
Which word is a good antonym for luster?
brightness
shine
brilliance
dullness
Something that is unique is NOT...
ordinary, commonplace
singular, distinctive
one-of-a-kind
unparalleled
All of the following are good antonyms for literate except...
unlettered
unschooled
ignorant
educated
Someone who is a drone is most likely a...
hard worker
lazy loafer
lively, energetic person
workaholic
Which of the following is a good antonym for peevish?
even-tempered
irritable
cranky
crabby
The opposite of indulge is to...
to oblige, humor
to cater to
to deny, refuse
to coddle, pamper
The opposite of yearn is...
to crave
to long for
to want or desire
to have no desire for
Which are antonyms for animated?
dull, lifeless, dead
lively, alive
full of life, energetic
vigorous, alive
If something is seething, it is NOT...
boiling, churning
foaming, stewing
calm and placid
excited, disturbed
When something culminates, it...
begins, initiates
comes to an end with a climax
commences, starts
kicks off or begins
To singe something, you would...
burn it to a crisp
incinerate it
let it be engulfed in flames
scorch it just a little
Synonyms for verify include...
to deny or refuse
to prove and confirm
to disprove or discredit
to boil and foam
A good synonym for downright is...
flat
corrupt
totally
ordinary
The following are all good synonyms for goad except...
to prod
to urge on
to spur on
to restrain
To loom means to...
emerge, hover, tower
boil, churn, foam
oblige, humor, coddle
ponder, worry, agonize
If you are brooding over something, you are...
worrying, pondering
ending, concluding
emerging, hovering over
prodding on, inciting
An ingredient is...
a formal speech or address
an honest, virtuous person
a gloss or shine
an element, factor, constituent
An animated person is...
lively and full of action
dull and boring
educated and trained
worrying or agonizing over something
You might deliver an oration...
on a stage with an audience
in the car with your parents
after running the mile in gym
while doing homework
A person is considered upright if they are...
lying down on the floor
honest and virtuous
corrupt and crooked
floating on their back in the pool
If you are yearning for something, you have a...
craving, hankering
lack of desire for it
conclusion, ending
component or factor
If someone is downright funny, they are...
able to make you sad
just a little bit funny
totally hilarious
boring to watch
To indulge means...
to stay on that strict diet
to give in to a wish or desire
to deny oneself
to refuse something
To promote literacy, schools encourage students to...
join a sport
play only video games
keep their room clean
read books on their own
She was so excited after she won the prize, she was __________ with happiness!
brooding
seething
singeing
goading
To culminate means to end, but it also means...
to be boring and dull
to reach a high point or climax
to be prodded or pushed on
to be able to read and write
He felt __________ foolish when he forgot his math homework, binder, and pencils at home.
goaded
miscellaneous
upright
downright
Choose the miscellaneous assortment...
books, paper, pencils, backpack
sofa, chair, television, throw blanket
red, orange, purple, yellow
kangaroo, picture frame, truck, baby blanket
If a collection is miscellaneous, it is...
mixed, varied, and assorted
identical and uniform
homogenous and all the same
identical and of the same size and shape
A unique item is...
everyday and commonplace
boring and humdrum
unusual and one-of-a-kind
exactly like something else
A whip, a crop, or a switch are all items that could be used as...
drones
ingredients
broods
goads
The media's job is to report the news, but they must increasingly work to __________ that statements made are indeed factual and correct.
literate
loom
verify
yearn
We were nervous and tense, waiting on the bad news that was ____________ over us.
indulging
goading
looming
seething
The guy liked to bring his __________ on his hikes by the lake so he could take aerial photos of the scenery.
drone
goad
brood
loom
Try not to __________ over the events that happened yesterday. Let's move on and enjoy today!
drone
brood
culminate
indulge
After the heavy rain, we all pushed and pulled, struggling to get the flagpole __________ again.
upright
downright
horizontal
unique
