WorksheetsOff and Running Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
DEBATE
My class will have a debate on whether we should have homework or not.
To make something look more attractive by adding items or images to it
Taking place, moving, or changing by small amounts
A formal discussion on a topic;
To argue about a topic in a formal way
PRODDED
He prodded the dog to encourage him to keep walking.
To move up and down or side to side quickly or violently
To delay or stop
To poke with finger, foot, or other object;
To stimulate or persuade someone to do something
GRADUALLY
Valleys are formed gradually by erosion.
In a gradual way;
Slowly;
Taking place, moving, or changing by small amounts
Look quickly but not very thoroughly
To pause before saying or doing something
DECORATED
Hannah decorated her room with new furniture!
To look at all parts of something to detect some feature
To make something look more attractive by adding items or images to it
Being filled with air or gas
BECKONED
Tony beckoned his sister to come closer so he could tell her a secret.
To cause to tremble or vibrate
Exaggerated
To make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or to follow
SCANNED
Derek scanned the newspaper quickly, looking for the sports section.
Look quickly but not very thoroughly;
To look at all parts of something to detect some feature
To poke with finger, foot, or other object
To make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or to follow
INFLATED
Kiara’s dad inflated her bike tire after it went flat.
To pause before saying or doing something
To delay or stop
Being filled with air or gas;
Exaggerated
STALLED
Her car stalled at the stop sign.
To delay or stop,
especially an engine or vehicle
To move up and down or side to side quickly or violently
To poke with finger, foot, or other object
SHAKEN
She was quite shaken after she got into a car accident.
To cause to tremble or vibrate;
To move up and down or side to side quickly or violently
Being filled with air or gas
To make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or to follow
HESITATED
Tina hesitated before she said her answer out loud.
Taking place, moving, or changing by small amounts
To pause before saying or doing something;
To be reluctant
To look at all parts of something to detect some feature
