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Vocabulary List 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the best definition for accentuate

a)

To make less noticeable

b)

To mask something

c)

To make something more noticeable

d)

to notice something

2.

Choose the best example sentence for : Accentuate

a)

My dog ran away and I accentuate her so much.

b)

Manny speaks two languages with an accentuate.

c)

Maria's enormous bag accentuated how tiny she was.

d)

Nathan wears a mask to accentuate his handsome face.

3.

What is alliteration?

a)

words that rhyme

b)

giving inanimate objects human capabilities

c)

a repeated consonant sound occurring at the beginning of words

d)

an extreme exaggeration

4.

Which group of words best fits this sentence for alliteration?

Tony the ____ ____ the ____.

a)

Tiger, hid, takis

b)

Tiger, ate, takis

c)

Tiger, stole, takis

d)

Tiger, took, takis

5.

Choose the best definition for analogy

a)

A comparison between two things for explanation or clarification

b)

A comparison between four things for analysis

c)

A comparison between anything number of things to make an argument

d)

A comparison that doesn't make sense

6.

Complete this analogy:

teacher is to school as doctor is to________

a)

nurse

b)

health

c)

person

d)

hospital

7.

Definition: to desire something eagerly, especially something important or in the future.


I _____________ to be the world's greatest weightlifter, so I go to the gym every day.


Synonyms aim, long for, yearn

a)

aquire

b)

aspire

c)

chorus

d)

conjure

8.

This verb means to deceive or hoodwink someone.

a)

camouflage

b)

bamboozle

c)

accentuate

d)

bizarre

9.

The __________ boy would not shut up during our quiz in English today. I probably failed the quiz because he was so distracting and loud.

a)

boisterious

b)

bosterous

c)

boistirous

d)

boisterous

10.
The deceptive salesman attempted to _________ my sister when she purchased her first car, but she wasn't duped.
a)
nuisance
b)
bamboozle
c)
deign
d)
cower
11.

What is the correct spelling?

a)

Bizarr

b)

Bizzarre

c)

Bizare

d)

Bizarre

12.

The refusal to buy a product as a part of a protest.

a)

boycott

b)

tariff

c)

custom

d)

debt

13.

If I receive bad service at a restaurant, I __________ the establishment and never eat there again.

a)

bamboozle

b)

alliterate

c)

aspire

d)

boycott

14.

The __________ crowd rose to its feet, stamping their feet and loudly cheering for the NFL star after he scored a game-winning touchdown.

a)

alliterate

b)

boisterous

c)

bizarre

d)

aspire

15.

On her trip around the world, Bridgett found the custom of eating snake quite _________.

a)

Bamboozle

b)

Analogy

c)

Accentuate

d)

Bizarre

16.

The waiter tried to __________ me into giving him extra money by saying the tip had not been included in the check.

a)

Analogy

b)

Bamboozle

c)

Aspire

d)

Boisterous

17.

No one should _________ to profit from the misfortune of others.

a)

Bamboozle

b)

Accentuate

c)

Boisterous

d)

Aspire

18.

The school counselor used an __________ about scoring a goal and passing a test to get the soccer team’s attention.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Analogy

c)

Aspire

d)

Accentuate

19.

Can you hear the __________ when you say the tongue twister, Betty Baker bought butter biscuits baked by Benny Butler?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Analogy

c)

Bamboozle

d)

Boycott

20.

The little girl wore a bright pink bow to __________ her adorable ponytails.

a)

Bamboozle

b)

Alliterate

c)

Boycott

d)

Accentuate