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Action Verbs -- Set 9

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to relieve; to make more bearable

a)

coax

b)

alleviate

c)

inundate

d)

reciprocate

2.

to get or find by hunting around; to scrape together

a)

imbue

b)

perpetuate

c)

scrounge

d)

lull

3.

to persuade or urge in a gentle way

a)

disenfranchise

b)

coax

c)

jeer

d)

lull

4.

to run or move quickly or playfully

a)

scamper

b)

coax

c)

reciprocate

d)

scrounge

5.

to be deprived of a privilege

a)

alleviate

b)

perpetuate

c)

lull

d)

disenfranchise

6.

to give in return

a)

elongate

b)

inundate

c)

reciprocate

d)

accumulate

7.

to make longer or lengthen

a)

elongate

b)

imbue

c)

scrounge

d)

alleviate

8.

to cause to continue

a)

permeate

b)

perservere

c)

perpetuate

d)

postulate

9.

To fill completely with a feeling or idea; to inspire

a)

exude

b)

incapacitate

c)

evoke

d)

imbue

10.

soothe or cause to fall asleep (as in a lullaby)

a)

coax

b)

lull

c)

jeer

d)

shirk

11.

to make fun of rudely or unkindly

a)

jeer

b)

scamper

c)

disenfranchize

d)

alleviate

12.

to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

a)

imbue

b)

inundate

c)

alleviate

d)

jeer

13.

The popular, new restaurant was _________________ with reservations when they finally opened.

a)

lulled

b)

alleviated

c)

inundated

d)

reciprocated

14.

I was so desperate for money that I began to __________ through the couch cushions for spare change.

a)

scrounge

b)

jeer

c)

coax

d)

lull

15.

The owner of the house used slices of ham to ___________ the orphaned fox to come out from under the porch

a)

scamper

b)

imbue

c)

alleviate

d)

coax

16.

It was nice for her to give you a gift, but make sure you ___________ when it is her birthday.

a)

disenfranchise

b)

reciprocate

c)

inundate

d)

perpetuate