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Vocabulary Unit 5 - Completing the Sentences (20 Words)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word best completes the sentence? The teachers expected the students to use __________ behavior and not cheat on their tests.

a)

plausible

b)

ethical

c)

volatile

d)

inaudible

2.

Which word best completes the sentence? Vince __________ his love for Vivian by carving their initials into the oak tree in front of the school.

a)

indiscriminate

b)

jurisdiction

c)

plausible

d)

asserted

3.

Which word best completes the sentence? Xavier was removed from the theatre because of his __________ comments during the movie.

a)

assert

b)

ethical

c)

facetious

d)

inaudible

4.

Which word best completes the sentence? The residents stared __________ at the wanton destruction caused by the hurricane.

a)

plausible

b)

aghast

c)

prodigal

d)

proximity

5.

Which word best completes the sentence? The seven passenger SUV had __________ room for the family of four.

a)

pulverize

b)

volatile

c)

aghast

d)

ample

6.

Which word best completes the sentence? The children looked with __________ upon the brussell sprouts their mother served.

a)

disdain

b)

assert

c)

ample

d)

ethical

7.

Which word best completes the sentence? The writer added an __________ chapter to her book because many of the readers were asking for more of the story.

a)

addendum

b)

facetious

c)

epitaph

d)

proximity

8.

Which word best completes the sentence? The boys claimed they saw an __________ in the woods on Halloween night.

a)

plebeian

b)

prodigal

c)

aghast

d)

apparition

9.

Which word best completes the sentence? The boys __________ in fear when the apparition appeared and told them to stay out of the woods on Halloween night.

a)

asserted

b)

intrigued

c)

cowered

d)

pulverized

10.

Which word best completes the sentence? Dr. Harrington wanted an inscribed __________ on his tombstone that said, "Here lies the greatest surgeon to ever live."

a)

inaudible

b)

plausible

c)

proximity

d)

epitaph

11.

Which word best completes the sentence? Although the siren was __________ to the human ear, the dogs heard it clearly and began to howl.

a)

jurisdiction

b)

plausible

c)

inaudible

d)

volatile

12.

Which word best completes the sentence? Because the crime was committed in the __________ of the Ohio State Police, the criminal had to be extradited to Ohio from Pennsylvania where he was captured.

a)

ethical

b)

inaudible

c)

plausible

d)

jurisdiction

13.

Which word best completes the sentence? The police officer did not find Ursula's story of a 6-foot rabid bunny chasing her as a __________ cause for speeding 30 miles per hour over the limit.

a)

plausible

b)

ethical

c)

volatile

d)

inaudible

14.

Which word best completes the sentence? The science teacher had the students wear protective gear because the experiment could be __________ and explode.

a)

jurisdiction

b)

plausible

c)

ethical

d)

volatile

15.

Which word best completes the sentence? Wanda's __________ cheating off any of her classmates led to her repeating 8th grade.

a)

indiscriminate

b)

pulverize

c)

proximity

d)

volatile

16.

Which word best completes the sentence? Whenever Yvonne's dog comes in close __________ to the vert, he begins to bark and tries to escape the car.

a)

indiscriminate

b)

jurisdiction

c)

proximity

d)

plausible

17.

Which word best completes the sentence? The recipe called for almonds __________ so finely that the flavor was present but not the crunch.

a)

proximity

b)

asserted

c)

volatile

d)

pulverized

18.

Which word best completes the sentence? Mattie was __________ by her sister Amy's secrets, so she searched Amy's room for her diary.

a)

facetious

b)

inaudible

c)

intrigued

d)

indiscriminate

19.

Which word best completes the sentence? Couples spend many years paying off the __________ spending of their elaborate weddings.

a)

intrigue

b)

jurisdiction

c)

prodigal

d)

plausible

20.

Which word best completes the sentence? Even though the Smiths were wealthy, they would purchase __________ vehicles like Ford or Chevrolet instead of Mercedes or BMW.

a)

plebeian

b)

volatile

c)

proximity

d)

indiscriminate