WorksheetsAP Tone Words Set 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Synonym: touching, emotionally moving, affecting
ambivalent
brazen
poignant
pretentious
Antonym: friendly, humble
incredulous
patronizing
wry
incensed
Definition: twisted or perverse (as in sense of humor)
unabashed
poignant
incredulous
wry
Synonym: straightforward, direct, candid, honest, unambiguous
forthright
patronizing
ambivalent
brazen
Definition: skeptical; disinclined to believe
incredulous
wry
pretentious
incensed
Antonym: ashamed, sheepish
poignant
ambivalent
unabashed
incensed
Synonym: ostentatious, showy, pompous
brazen
pretentious
incredulous
forthright
Definition: shameless, bold, insolent, defiant
brazen
forthright
pretentious
incensed
Antonym: certain, unquestioning, resolute
ambivalent
forthright
wry
poignant
Synonym: enraged, indignant, irate
incensed
unabashed
brazen
patronizing
The documentary was a (a) portrayal of the effects of a war that touched every aspect of society.
Those who take the (a) view that writing for young people is easier than writing for adults are talking hogwash.
Jane had an (a) expression when she heard her name announced as the winner.
Aries are easy to know because they are (a) and straightforward.
Tammy could swim almost as well as Lisa, but Sarah couldn't swim at all, confessing (a) ly that she was afraid of the water.
She forced a (a) smile and each word of her response dripped with sarcasm.
Although he makes much more money than his peers, he does his best to avoid acting (a) .
The brand's designs present everything from (a) leopard prints to muted, textured leathers, so these bags are anything but classic or conventional.
Josie was anxious to have a baby but her husband Fred was (a) about having children.
In 1894 there occurred an incident which not only (a) the Uitlanders to fury, but called for British intervention.
