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Wordsmith Practice

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the word to a definition: inaudible

a)

not able to be heard

b)

a place to hear

c)

able to be heard

d)

people who hear

2.

Match the word to a definition: auditorium

a)

not able to be heard

b)

a place to hear

c)

able to be heard

d)

people who hear

3.

Match the word to a definition: unison

a)

echoing sound

b)

a place to hear

c)

able to be heard

d)

one sound

4.

Match the word to a definition: resonant

a)

echoing sound

b)

a place to hear

c)

speed of sound

d)

one sound

5.

Match the word to a definition: manufacture

a)

where you put your foot

b)

make by hand

c)

person who walks on foot

d)

handwritten

6.

Match the word to a definition: pedestrian

a)

where you put your foot

b)

make by hand

c)

person who walks on foot

d)

handwritten

7.

Match the word to a definition: manual

a)

where you put your foot

b)

make by hand

c)

done by hand

d)

handwritten

8.

Match the word to a definition: pedestal

a)

where you put your foot

b)

two footed animal

c)

person who walks on foot

d)

where a statue puts its feet

9.

Match the word to a definition: parasol

a)

sun place

b)

something to shield from the sun

c)

saves heat

d)

a tool that sets heat standard

10.

Match the word to a definition: thermostat

a)

sun place

b)

something to shield from the sun

c)

saves heat

d)

a tool that sets heat standard

11.

Match the word to a definition: hypothermia

a)

container that saves heat

b)

state of being without heat

c)

saves heat

d)

a tool that sets heat standard

12.

Match the word to a definition: solar

a)

container that saves heat

b)

relating to the sun

c)

saves heat

d)

something to shield from the sun

13.

Match the word to a definition: visible

a)

able to be seen

b)

unable to be seen

c)

ability to see

d)

to see something in parts

14.

Match the word to a definition: divide

a)

able to be seen

b)

unable to be seen

c)

ability to see

d)

to see something in parts

15.

Match the word to a definition: vision

a)

able to be seen

b)

unable to be seen

c)

ability to see

d)

to see something in parts

16.

Match the word to a definition: spectator

a)

one who looks

b)

looking tools

c)

ability to see

d)

to see something in parts

17.

Match the word to a definition: inspect

a)

able to be seen

b)

looking tools

c)

someone who looks into things

d)

to look into

18.

Match the word to a definition: spectacles

a)

able to be seen

b)

looking tools

c)

someone who looks into things

d)

to look into

19.

Match the word to a definition: unanimous

a)

to band together as one

b)

one sound

c)

one and only

d)

having one thought; in agreement

20.

Match the word to a definition: unite

a)

to band together as one

b)

one sound

c)

one and only

d)

having one thought; in agreement

21.

Match the word to a definition: bisect

a)

to band together as one

b)

one sound

c)

to cut in two

d)

two-footed animal

22.

Match the word to a definition: bilingual

a)

person of two races

b)

speaks two languages

c)

to cut in two

d)

two-footed animal

23.

Match the word to a definition: tripod

a)

having three colors

b)

having three angles

c)

a three-footed stand

d)

weapon with three teeth

24.

Match the word to a definition: trident

a)

having three colors

b)

having three angles

c)

a three-footed stand

d)

weapon with three teeth

25.

Match the word to a definition: tricolored

a)

having three colors

b)

having three angles

c)

a three-footed stand

d)

weapon with three teeth

26.

Match the word to a definition: century

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

150 years

d)

200 years

27.

Match the word to a definition: centennial

a)

a 100th day

b)

one hundredth of a dollar

c)

a 100th anniversary

d)

leader of 100 soldiers

28.

Match the word to a definition: centurion

a)

a 100th day

b)

one hundredth of a dollar

c)

a 100th anniversary

d)

leader of 100 soldiers

29.

Match the word to a definition: gradually

a)

step forward

b)

step away from; off-topic

c)

step by step

d)

step up to new placement

30.

Match the word to a definition: progress

a)

step forward

b)

step away from; off-topic

c)

step by step

d)

step up to new placement

31.

Match the word to a definition: digress

a)

step forward

b)

step away from; off-topic

c)

step by step

d)

step up to new placement

32.

Match the word to a definition: concur

a)

run/act together; agree

b)

run away

c)

step by step

d)

step up to new placement

33.

Match the word to a definition: current

a)

run/act together; agree

b)

step out; leave

c)

step by step

d)

running

34.

Match the word to a definition: marina

a)

dock by the sea

b)

under the sea

c)

related to the sea

d)

color of sea water

35.

Match the word to a definition: marine

a)

dock by the sea

b)

under the sea

c)

related to the sea

d)

color of sea water

36.

Match the word to a definition: aquamarine

a)

living in the water

b)

under the sea

c)

related to the sea

d)

color of sea water

37.

Match the word to a definition: aqueduct

a)

living in the water

b)

a channel guiding water

c)

water lung

d)

water place

38.

Match the word to a definition: synchronize

a)

arranged by time

b)

device to measure time

c)

to do at the same time

d)

lasts a long time

39.

Match the word to a definition: chronological

a)

arranged by time

b)

device to measure time

c)

to do at the same time

d)

lasts a long time

40.

Match the word to a definition: temporary

a)

arranged by time

b)

lasts a short time

c)

belonging to the present time

d)

lasts a long time

41.

Match the word to a definition: contemporary

a)

arranged by time

b)

lasts a short time

c)

belonging to the present time

d)

lasts a long time

42.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: Because the teacher’s voice was ___, the class missed all the information regarding the upcoming field trip.

a)

audible

b)

inaudible

c)

audio

d)

auditioning

43.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: For my friend Paula, making bread should be a ___ job.  She says that the kneading and pushing in her bowl is a stress reliever.

a)

manufacturing

b)

manu

c)

manicure

d)

manual

44.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: After all those years inside, the princess needed a ___ to protect her from the heat and powerful rays of the sun.

a)

parasol

b)

solarium

c)

solar

d)

solstice

45.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: Knowing that her son’s ___ was poor, she asked the teacher to put him in the front row.

a)

video

b)

invision

c)

vision

d)

visibility

46.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: The chairman and the board were ___ in their decision. Not one person disagreed with the new policy.

a)

unison

b)

unanimous

c)

unique

d)

unite

47.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: The photographer balanced the camera and the computer on the ___ and then announced his decision to begin the interview.

a)

tripod

b)

trident

c)

triathlon

d)

trifold

48.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: When the politician started to ___ from his notes, his aides made gestures to him to return to his regular practiced speech.

a)

egress

b)

progress

c)

digress

d)

excess

49.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: The old ___ waved to the the captain as he and the rest of his crew left the dock.

a)

marina

b)

marine

c)

mariner

d)

maritime

50.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: As the ___ showed that it was noon, everyone sighed realizing how much work was still left to be done.

a)

chronosphere

b)

thermometer

c)

barometer

d)

chronometer

51.

Decide if the word is used correctly: We tried to space out our synchronized dance steps so that the audience didn’t have to watch the whole team at the same time.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

52.

Decide if the word is used correctly: When we put the papers in chronological order, we realized just how many students had names that started with T’s and W’s.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

53.

Decide if the word is used correctly: My grandmother’s chronic pain started when she was in her late twenties and continued into her 80’s when she died.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

54.

Decide if the word is used correctly: The submarine splashed in and out of the waves while the crew tried to manage the fishing nets.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

55.

Decide if the word is used correctly: All of a sudden, he gradually became a committed student and started to take his studying and practicing seriously.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

56.

Decide if the word is used correctly: That hill has such a steep grade that certain trucks are not permitted to use that road.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

57.

Decide if the word is used correctly: He hopes to become a graduate of that medical school.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

58.

Decide if the word is used correctly: The triplet knew her other two siblings would always be the closest people to her since they had come into the world together.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

59.

Decide if the word is used correctly: The unicorn bounded through the field, horns reflecting the moon’s light as she ran.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

60.

Decide if the word is used correctly: Her vision was so poor that her father had to rewrite all the math problems for her on bigger paper.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

61.

Decide if the word is used correctly: The energy from the solar works really well unless it’s cloudy.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

62.

Decide if the word is used correctly: A very energetic dancer decided to audience for the lead part of the play.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

63.

Decide if the word is used correctly: Typically because I use my hands all day long in school, my manicures tend to chip.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

64.

The word cell son means

a)

foot

b)

three

c)

hear

d)

sound

65.

The word cell audi means

a)

foot

b)

three

c)

hear

d)

sound

66.

The word cell ped means

a)

foot

b)

three

c)

hand

d)

step

67.

The word cell manu means

a)

foot

b)

look

c)

hand

d)

time

68.

The word cell sol means

a)

sea

b)

sun

c)

heat

d)

life

69.

The word cell therm means

a)

sea

b)

sun

c)

heat

d)

life

70.

The word cell vid/vis means

a)

sea

b)

see

c)

look

d)

life

71.

The word cell spec means

a)

sea

b)

see

c)

step

d)

look

72.

The word cell uni means

a)

one

b)

two

c)

unique

d)

unicorn

73.

The word cell bi means

a)

one

b)

two

c)

bicycle

d)

birth

74.

The word cell tri means

a)

two

b)

tricycle

c)

three

d)

time

75.

The word cell cent means

a)

penny

b)

hundred

c)

tenth

d)

ten

76.

The word cell grad/gress means

a)

walk

b)

step

c)

earth

d)

run

77.

The word cell cur means

a)

walk

b)

step

c)

earth

d)

run

78.

The word cell aqua means

a)

earth

b)

sea

c)

water

d)

life

79.

The word cell mar means

a)

earth

b)

sea

c)

water

d)

life

80.

The word cell bio means

a)

a book

b)

life

c)

flock/group

d)

step

81.

The word cell chron means

a)

earth

b)

life

c)

look

d)

time

82.

The word cell temp means

a)

earth

b)

life

c)

look

d)

time

83.

The word cell greg means

a)

a guy

b)

three

c)

flock/group

d)

hear

84.

Match the word to a definition: autobiography

a)

writing about one's own life

b)

writing about someone else's life

c)

study of life

d)

lives life in two ways

85.

The word cell terr means

a)

birth

b)

earth

c)

ground

d)

sea

86.

The word cell nat means

a)

birth

b)

life

c)

flock/group

d)

skin

87.

Match the word to a definition: segregate

a)

likes to group together

b)

to rejoin what has been set apart from a group

c)

to set apart from the group

d)

to group together

88.

Match the word to a definition: terrain

a)

a dog who digs in the earth

b)

born in a certain place

c)

country where you were born

d)

earth or ground

89.

Match the word to a definition: nation

a)

a dog who digs in the earth

b)

born in a certain place

c)

country where you were born

d)

earth or ground

90.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: Christopher Columbus came to this land and claimed it as Spain's ___, even though there were other people already living there.

a)

terrain

b)

land

c)

territory

d)

terrace

91.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: The kids at recess ___ around the basketball hoops because they love playing in large groups.

a)

segregate

b)

desegregate

c)

sit

d)

congregate

92.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: When I'm sick with a virus, the doctor usually prescribes ___ to help kill it and make me feel better.

a)

amphibious

b)

antibiotics

c)

biotics

d)

biology

93.

Decide if the word is used correctly: Kekla Magoon was chosen by Malcolm X's daughter to write his autobiography.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

94.

Decide if the word is used correctly: Martin Luther King Jr. worked hard to convince others that the spaces in this country should be desegregated so everyone can go to the same places and use the same things.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

95.

Decide if the word is used correctly: My uncle's Jack Russel Terrier loved to dig into the ground after groundhogs and other wild creatures.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

96.

Decide if the word is used correctly: We joined a nativity to celebrate Sarah's birthday.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

97.

The word cell derm means

a)

head

b)

hand

c)

skin

d)

foot

98.

The word cell cap means

a)

head

b)

hand

c)

skin

d)

foot

99.

Match the word to a definition: dermatology

a)

the study of the body

b)

a person who studies the body

c)

the study of skin

d)

a person who studies skin

100.

Match the word to a definition: decapitate

a)

head of a tribe

b)

to remove a cover for the head

c)

head of a team

d)

to remove the head

101.

Match the word to a definition: chief

a)

head of a tribe

b)

to remove a cover for the head

c)

head of a team

d)

to remove the head

102.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: When I fell, I scraped my ___, and it didn't break the skin, so it should heal quickly.

a)

dermatologist

b)

epidermis

c)

cap

d)

capital

103.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: Going to the ___ was exciting because I got to see where all the state's government officials meet.

a)

captain

b)

central

c)

capital

d)

Whitehouse

104.

Decide if the word is used correctly: The captain of the team called the plays and led his team to a great victory.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

105.

Decide if the word is used correctly: The doctor used a hypodermic cream to treat the child's rash.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

106.

Match the word to a definition: omnivore

a)

meat eater

b)

eater of all kinds of food

c)

plant eater

d)

food eater

107.

Match the word to a definition: devour

a)

meat eater

b)

food eater

c)

plant eater

d)

to eat quickly

108.

Match the word to a definition: salami

a)

French salted meat

b)

French salted veggies

c)

Italian salted meat

d)

Italian salted veggies

109.

Match the word to a definition: salary

a)

salt

b)

to get paid

c)

money - historical link to "paid with salt"

d)

cash or money

110.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: When I am really hungry, it's hard not to ___ my food.

a)

chew

b)

devour

c)

voracious

d)

bite

111.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank: I had a ___ sandwich for lunch and now I'm really thirsty because it was so salty.

a)

tuna

b)

PB&J

c)

salami

d)

chicken

112.

Decide if the word is used correctly: As an omnivore, the deer gets its nutrients from all sorts of plants.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly

113.

Decide if the word is used correctly: The athlete was a voracious eater the night before a game because he knew he had to load up on carbs.

a)

used correctly

b)

used incorrectly