WorksheetsUnit 1 Vocabulary for 8th Grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
After the Civil War, the _____Southern states were welcomed back in the Union.
alternative
rebellious
varied
simultaneous
Do you know which actor will_____ President Lincoln in the new film biography?
portray
document
commence
compel
Although Woodbridge Middle School's players were much taller than we were, our volleyball team was not_____ by them.
secluded
awed
varied
valid
The novelist had been asked to_____ her most recent best-seller, Hope in the Dawn, for a television movie.
adjourn
taunt
dramatize
lurch
I found the speeches so_____ that I couldn't help yawning every two mintues!
impulsive
mutant
wholesome
monotonous
Ola expressed_____ when we asked her which ride we should go on first, so we decided without her.
humility
initiative
indifference
tranquility
Because the two comments were_____, I couldn't understand either one.
simultaneous
anonymous
monotonous
impulsive
After the young children giggled during the ceremony, their parents spoke to them about their inappropriate moment of _____.
hysteria
precedence
humility
levity
"There's no way you can_____ me to reveal the location of the secret meeting place, " thundered the hero to his captors.
perish
compel
taunt
commence
The commission wrote that no_____ to the automobile was likely to be developed over the next twenty-five years.
alternative
itinerary
alliance
precedence
For each group of words, choose the vocabulary word that best fits!
slim, insufficient, sparse, ______
varied
meager
secluded
impulsive
For each group of words, choose the vocabulary word that best fits!
rise, float, lift, _____
levitate
portray
compel
perish
For each group of words, choose the vocabulary word that best fits!
good, official, approved, _____
simultaneous
belligerent
valid
meager
For each group of words, choose the vocabulary word that best fits!
calm, peacefulness, order, _____
doctrine
alliance
hysteria
tranquility
For each group of words, choose the vocabulary word that best fits!
transformation, change, alteration, _____
initiative
mutation
precedence
itinerary
Choose the word that is the antonym (most nearly opposite) of this word:
thoughtful
rebellious
anonymous
meager
impulsive
Choose the word that is the antonym (most nearly opposite) of this word:
happiness
woe
tranquility
humility
levity
Choose the word that is the antonym (most nearly the opposite) of this word:
laziness
initiative
alternative
indifference
levity
Choose the word that is the antonym (most nearly the opposite) of this word:
identical
monotonous
varied
secluded
meager
Choose the word that is the antonym (most nearly the opposite) of this word:
finish
mutate
taunt
commence
compel
