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Vocabulary 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The youth _____ at the passer-by with a metal pole.

a)

lunged

b)

jolted

c)

bounced

d)

thrusted

2.

The chef _____ his dish with parsley before serving it to his guests.

a)

trimmed

b)

garnished

c)

enriched

d)

beautified

3.

My mother made this _____ for my father who is having a bad cough.

a)

device

b)

invention

c)

concoction

d)

fabrication

4.

Susie was on the _____ of tears when she was scolded.

a)

rim

b)

verge

c)

corner

d)

border

5.

There was a loud _____ as Walter stepped on some twigs.

a)

snap

b)

slam

c)

smash

d)

crash

6.

All the pupils _____ at Thomas for not playing fair and being dishonest.

a)

howled

b)

jeered

c)

lamented

d)

bantered

7.

When I got the mumps, my face became _____ and I looked as if I had put on weight.

a)

bloated

b)

inflated

c)

distorted

d)

expanded

8.

She likes wearing clothes in colours that are fresh and _____.

a)

alert

b)

vibrant

c)

attentive

d)

spirited

9.

Jake is infected with a disease that is _____. He cannot go near others or the disease will spread to them.

a)

toxic

b)

vicious

c)

poisonous

d)

contagious

10.

Hamida was hungry after catching a _____ of her mother's cooking.

a)

blast

b)

puff

c)

whiff

d)

swirl

11.

Some people do not like durian because of the _____ smell.

a)

stale

b)

acrid

c)

odourless

d)

pungent

12.

The kingfisher _____ down and caught a fish swimming in the river.

a)

swung

b)

soared

c)

swooped

d)

whizzed

13.

When my father was a teenager, his favourite _____ was a quaint little cafe on this street.

a)

habitat

b)

haunt

c)

dwelling

d)

vicinity

14.

The _____ old man finished the plate of noodles in a wink of an eye.

a)

hollow

b)

empty

c)

famished

d)

voracious

15.

The old woman was badly injured after taking a _____ down the stairs.

a)

skid

b)

flop

c)

surge

d)

tumble

16.

This piece of music was _____ by that award-winning musician.

a)

composed

b)

built

c)

formulated

d)

constructed

17.

As I had twisted my ankle in school, I _____ all the way home.

a)

plodded

b)

faltered

c)

wobbled

d)

hobbled

18.

Some animals spend the winter _____ and will be in a state of deep sleep.

a)

declining

b)

stagnating

c)

hibernating

d)

languishing

19.

The thieves _____ to their feet when they heard the police sirens.

a)

dashed

b)

jostled

c)

scrambled

d)

tussled

20.

The police believed that the suspect had a/an _____ who helped him commit the crime.

a)

patron

b)

escort

c)

accomplice

d)

assistant