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Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Meaning:

stuck to the bottom in shallow water


Example:

The water of the river was so shallow that in no time, our boat had run _______________.

a)

underwater

b)

aground

c)

phlegm

d)

astray

2.

Meaning:

away from the correct path or direction


Example:

Ben was led ____________ by the drug addict and began to neglect his studies.

a)

aground

b)

astray

c)

abed

d)

subsist

3.

Meaning:

absorb all the attention or interest of something or someone


Example:

The children were so ___________ in building their Lego pieces that they failed to notice that their mother had walked into the room.

a)

engrossed

b)

enticed

c)

exhilarated

d)

infatuated

4.

Meaning:

in a half conscious state


Example:

The witch placed a spell on Bellatrix causing her to be placed in a ____________.

a)

slumber

b)

hypnotise

c)

moody

d)

trance

5.

Meaning:

saliva, especially coming from the mouth

a)

saliva

b)

snort

c)

spittle

d)

phlegm

6.

Meaning:

able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions


Example:

Little Alice is a ___________ child; she sill soon get over the shock of losing her pet dog.

a)

resilient

b)

responsible

c)

recover

d)

inspiring

7.

Meaning:

the quality of being cruel, severe or unpleasantly rough


The dictator showed great _______________ in the treatment of his people.

The _____________ of the sentence imposed on the robber was justified as his victim was severely traumatised.

a)

jeopardise

b)

resilient

c)

condone

d)

harshness

8.

Meaning:

a valuable object that has belonged to a family for several generations.


Example:

"We can't sell these lamps; they are our family ___________ that have been handed down to us by my grandparents," my father said.

a)

heirloom

b)

heritage

c)

heir

d)

possessions

9.

Meaning:

the thick substance produced in quantity by one's body during a cough or a cold.


Example:

The man coughed hard to clear the __________ in his throat.

a)

flem

b)

saliva

c)

spittle

d)

phlegm

10.

Meaning:

the criminal act of setting fire to property on purpose


Example:

If you set fire to a building on purpose, you would have committed ___________ .

a)

arson

b)

vandalism

c)

smuggling

d)

thievery

11.

Meaning

be full to the point of overflowing


Example:

His eyes were ____________ with tears.

a)

congested

b)

ominous

c)

brimming

d)

frosty

12.

Meaning:

impossible to satisfy

a)

insatiable

b)

unsaturated

c)

unsatisfactory

d)

insoluble

13.

Meaning:

prevent entry to or from an area


Example:

The police placed a ____________ around the crime scene as the officers were still in the midst of collecting the evidence left behind by the criminals.

a)

condone

b)

cordon

c)

speck

d)

thievery

14.

Meaning:

giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen


Example

To some superstitious people, the breaking of a mirror is a/an _____________ sign.

a)

sinister

b)

ominous

c)

mystifying

d)

evil

15.

What is another word for "warehouse'?

a)

godown

b)

uptown

c)

garage

d)

jumble house

16.

Meaning:

attract someone by offering something for pleasure of benefit


Example:

The shops _________ their customers into spending money by offering huge discounts and promotions.

a)

attract

b)

engross

c)

entice

d)

captivate

17.

Meaning:

valued things such as historic buildings that have been passed down from previous generations.


Example:

The Sultan Abdul Samad building is part of our national _______________.

a)

heritage

b)

heirloom

c)

sculpture

d)

jewel

18.

Meaning:

capture someone's whole attention


Example:

He was absolutely ____________ by the skills and talent of Lionel Messi on the football pitch.

a)

misconception

b)

mesmerised

c)

motivated

d)

infatuated

19.

Meaning:

something that blocks one's progress to communication, understanding or movement


Example:

Difficulty in communication was their main ___________. Ulrika could only speak Swedish while Aiko could only understand Japanese.

a)

problem

b)

cordon

c)

condone

d)

barrier

20.

Meaning:

accept or forgive behaviour that is considered wrong


Example:

"If I don't punish you now, the rest may think that I _________ such actions," the teacher told the misbehaving boy in the class.

a)

condone

b)

cordon

c)

agree

d)

repent

21.

Meaning:

reuse old ideas or material without much change or improvement


Example:

The information in the report is a/an _________ of old discussions and misconceptions.

a)

argument

b)

anthem

c)

rehash

d)

repent

22.

What is another word for "a very small particle"?

a)

speck

b)

spark

c)

spot

d)

spur

23.

Meaning:

causing someone to feel bored or impatient


Example:

Mrs Tan found it very _________ cleaning up the children's mess day after day.

a)

boredom

b)

repentful

c)

tiresome

d)

annoying

24.

Meaning:

feel sorry, or express sincere regret, for something that one has done or said.


Example:

John felt the need to ___________ for all the horrible things he did to his younger brother during their childhood days.

a)

repant

b)

repaint

c)

repent

d)

repand

25.

Meaning:

have a strong and intense, but short-lived, passion or admiration for someone.


Example:

Susan was _________ with her new classmate due to his dashing good looks.

a)

crushed

b)

crazy

c)

infatuated

d)

captivated