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Vocabulary Fun

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Snickersnee is

a)

a type of cookie

b)

German for sneeze

c)

a dangerous knife

d)

a position with the royal family

2.

Widdershins is a word that means

a)

moving in the wrong direction

b)

a bow-legged person

c)

to laugh at a bad joke

d)

a type of camping lodge

3.

The math problem left the student bumfuzzled. Bumfuzzled means

a)

crying and distressed

b)

blank-faced

c)

tired or fatigued

d)

confused or perplexed

4.

Gardyloo is a term that was shouted out the window as a warning before dumping slop buckets. What is the term's origin?

a)

Scottish

b)

English

c)

Swedish

d)

Irish

5.

Pandiculation means

a)

moving towards an opposite opinion

b)

being sleepy, stretching and yawning at the same time

c)

a chiropractic maneuver on the lower body

d)

to panhandle as an occupation

6.

POLL: How are you feeling about this quiz?

a)

It's a breeze!

b)

I'm learning something.

c)

Can I buy a vowel?

d)

I have no words.

7.

OPEN-ENDED: The word cattywampus is used to describe something that is in disarray or askew. It can also mean something that isn't directly across from something. Write a sentence using the word cattywampus.

4 lines
8.

This word is derived from the Latin phrase cholera morbus. It refers to a weird feeling in your stomach or a bellyache.

a)

comeuppance

b)

chol-fibrulation

c)

colmolderum

d)

collywobbles

9.

This word means a clever or unscrupulous person.

a)

sultanereign

b)

fashnoodle

c)

quigglermeister

d)

snollygoster

10.

Wabbit refers to

a)

Bugs Bunny

b)

being exhausted

c)

being wascally

d)

a creature found in Australia

11.

The rumbling sensation you get in your stomach is called

a)

brackish

b)

bloviate

c)

borborygm

d)

boisterous

12.

If someone is looking erinaceous, it means

a)

that they resemble a hedgehog

b)

that they look ready to conquer the world

c)

they are preparing to run errands

d)

they are beginning to resemble their parent

13.

When the meeting is over, the teachers will absquatulate.

This means

a)

they will have friendly conversations

b)

they will complain and complain and complain

c)

they will leave suddenly, like their hair is on fire

d)

they will eat copious amounts of snacks

14.

POLL: Did you enjoy the vocabulary fun quiz?

a)

No, I would rather do worksheets.

b)

Yes, more of these!