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Old English Words

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bedward

a)

To argue loudly

b)

To head to bed

c)

To describe tangled hair

d)

Lying awake worrying

2.

Trumpery

a)

A small man with a big opinion of himself

b)

Wise

c)

Things that look good but are useless

d)

A person who likes to gossip

3.

Groke

a)

Stare intently at someone who is eating

b)

Giving the impression you are working

c)

Feeling ill after too much eating/drinking

d)

A secretive/covert behavior

4.

Hum durgeon

a)

Someone who has a complicated story for why they don't have money with them

b)

To confuse or jumble

c)

An incorrect view of something

d)

An imaginary illness

5.

Snollygoster

a)

A person who shares their opinion about things they know nothing about

b)

A person who has intelligence but no principles

c)

Being in a drowsy, fussy state

d)

To shake something backwards and forwards

6.

Erstwhile

a)

Referring to things that are not current: belong to the past

b)

Tangled hair

c)

Something that wakes you up

d)

To feel around for something you cannot see

7.

Billingsgate

a)

To confuse or jumble

b)

Abusive language and curse words

c)

To shake something

d)

Someone who is wise

8.

Ultracrepidarian

a)

A person who takes every opportunity to share their opinion about things they know nothing about.

b)

Being in a drowsy or fuzzy state.

c)

A small man with a big opinion of himself

d)

To argue loudly

9.

Cockalorum

a)

Someone who is wise

b)

A small man with a big opinion of himself

c)

Lying awake worrying

d)

A person with intelligence but no principles

10.

Rawgabbit

a)

Someone who has an incorrect view of something

b)

Secretive or covert behavior

c)

Someone who likes to gossip

d)

To feel around for something you cannot see