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Word Work

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

His students are always complaining that his method of teaching science is dry and ___ and his lessons are never fun at all.

a)

pedantic

b)

perspicacious

c)

pedestrian

d)

provocative

2.

The inflation rates of the country are rising rapidly and show no sign of ___ out to a a stable rate.

a)

plunging

b)

lowering

c)

plummeting

d)

levelling

3.

It is __ for elders to give out red packets during the Chinese New Year.

a)

contradictory

b)

consistent

c)

customary

d)

controversial

4.

Conventions cannot be blindly __ to if we want originality.

a)

adhered

b)

reconciled

c)

adjusted

d)

accommodated

5.

You must be brave and __ yourself to the tragedy of having lost both parents in the car crash.

a)

redeem

b)

reconcile

c)

concede

d)

submit

6.

The newscaster announced that America has just put new economic ___ on Palestine and will not be accepting Palestine's key exports until further notice.

a)

policies

b)

measures

c)

sanctions

d)

guidelines

7.

He took out a ___ of arrows, picked one and fitted it to his bow.

a)

quire

b)

quibble

c)

quiche

d)

quiver

8.

Harry Lee is always exploiting the situation to ___ his wealth and fame.

a)

exaggerate

b)

aggrandise

c)

procure

d)

enlarge

9.

I am very interested in hearing your ideas and would like you to ___ on the brief points you have just mentioned.

a)

embellish

b)

elaborate

c)

enhance

d)

emote

10.

You can check the ___ for synonyms of the word you have at hand.

a)

thesaurus

b)

dictionary

c)

encyclopedia

d)

tome

11.

Can you please ___ the colour and material you would like your shirt to be tailored in?

a)

specify

b)

consider

c)

consign

d)

exemplify

12.

Her disfigurement completely __ her self confidence, causing her to become a recluse who hardly steps out of the house.

a)

distinguished

b)

decimated

c)

delimited

d)

demoted

13.

Susan may be more accurately described as a ___ girl who never says no to a challenge.

a)

fearful

b)

fiery

c)

fearsome

d)

feisty

14.

Other people are always taking advantage of her because she is naive and ___.

a)

insipid

b)

ingenious

c)

ingenuous

d)

incongruous

15.

When we were young, Charlie and I made a ___ to always stay best friends.

a)

oath

b)

agreement

c)

contract

d)

pact

16.

He is generally anticipated to be the Tan's ___ who will inherit the family fortune.

a)

scion

b)

child

c)

person

d)

son

17.

The trek we undertook up the Himalayans Mountains has left an ___ mark on my memory. and we will always be something I share remember fondly.

a)

incipient

b)

inedible

c)

indelible

d)

incomprehensible

18.

He is used to living an ___ life-style and therefore cannot accept his impoverished circumstances now.

a)

epicurean

b)

influential

c)

effluent

d)

affluent

19.

The language used in Shakespeare's plays is rather ___ and therefore sometimes difficult to understand.

a)

old

b)

out-dated

c)

archaic

d)

obsolete

20.

The antiquated veneer of the buildings at Oxford bespeaks the __ traditions and history of the university.

a)

vernacular

b)

vulnerable

c)

venerable

d)

ventricular