WorksheetsWord Study English I Sets 1 and 2
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
To be pernicious is to
stuck up
intending to cause harm
happy
grumpy
In this sentence:
The pernicious ice storm attacked the small coastal town.
What two words tell you it is a negative connotation?
ice, town
coastal, the
storm, attacked
small, coastal
What part of speech is pernicious?
noun
verb
adjective
adverb
Ubiquitous is an
adjective
noun
adverb
verb
Define ubiquitous
can't be found
appearing everywhere
hidden
empty
Baseball caps are ubiquitous among our male population at school.
A synonym for ubiquitous would be?
rare
unique
missing
common
The doctor discussing a patient kept dropping non sequiturs into the conversation,
Non sequitur means?
a logical explanation
makes total sense
A statement that doe not follow a conversation's flow; illogical following.
the same exact thing
When a connotation is neutral, that means it depends on-
the past participle
the verb
nothing
how you use it.
Interruption, or irrelevant statement are synonyms of-
pernicious
affinity
non sequitur
gobstopper
The candidate for governor lost voter approval when her diatribe about immigration was posted on YouTube.
The two underlined words indicate a
negative connotation
positive connotation
neutral connotation
it doesn't have a connotation
A forceful and bitter verbal attack is-
slacker
persnicketies
a high five
diatribe
What part of speech is diatribe?
article
FANBOY
noun
pronoun
Watching the new, overly attentive student's behavior towards the professor, presented her as nothing more than a ___________________.
jerk
sycophant
boss
arrogant brat
Which of these is the definition for sycophant?
someone who is overly helpful
someone that steals attention
someone who uses insincere flattery to try and get what they want
someone who does no work in class
Affinity means
a natural skill
learned behavior
know what an animal is thinking
going on and on forever
With her affinity for performing, it was no wonder that Julie had won the lead part in the school musical.
The two underlined words indicate affinity's connotation to be-
unknown
neutral
positive
negative
Which of these is a synonym for affinity?
education
feelings
emotion
talent
My cousin is the type of guy that will harangue strangers about smoking in public.
Harangue means-
discuss in a friendly manner
happily debate
lecture aggressively
scream and shout
Harangue's part of speech is-
noun
pronoun
verb
conjunction
A synonym for harangue would be?
storm
accost
scream at
punch
The contrite boy offered all of his birthday money to fix the window he broke.
Contrite means?
happily giddy
melancholy
deeply remorseful
angry
What part of speech is contrite?
present participle
object
adverb
adjective
The connotation of contrite is?
neutral
positive
negative
The student had the temerity to scream profanity right in front of the principal.
Using the underlined words as clues, you can tell the connotation of temerity is?
positive
neutral
happy
negative
Temerity means?
extremely shy
excessive or foolish boldness
outgoing and fun
evil disposition
In this sentences temerity's part of speech is?
The student had the temerity to scream profanity right in front of the principal.
noun
proper noun
pronoun
verb
The young mother finally acquiesced to the screaming toddler's demands. The meaning of acquiesce is?
to gladly give permission
to abandon
accepting something without protest
completely ignored
A synonym for acquiesce might be-
deny, refuse
ignore
give in or cave
maybe
What is the part of speech for acquiesce?
adverb
adjective
noun
verb
To do well on the vocabulary portion of the final I need to know each words-
definition, connotation, part of speech and a synonym
definition, connotation, antonym and synonym
definition, plural, part of speech connotation
singular, plural, antonym and synonym
