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Sir Gawain & the Green Knight Vocabulary Sentence Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To his _______, the president realized his bill would not have the public’s approval.

a)

chagrin

b)

renown

c)

respite

d)

reproof

2.

Without harsh _____, the mother calmly explained the reasons why the boy shouldn’t throw the ball in the house.

a)

reproof

b)

respite

c)

renown

d)

daunt

3.

Over the years, water therapy has proven quite _____at managing arthritis pain.

a)

efficacious

b)

aghast

c)

uncanny

d)

pivot

4.

During the recital, the ballerinas ____on their tiptoes simultaneously to the speed of the music.

a)

amend

b)

renown

c)

pivot

d)

wince

5.

The threat of lightning did little to ______local golfers.

a)

flinch

b)

daunt

c)

wince

d)

pivot

6.

As the car moved rapidly towards me, I was _______and could not move to safety.

a)

amend

b)

aghast

c)

renown

d)

unwieldy

7.

The young boy would _____when the bee buzzed right next to his ear causing his head to turn suddenly away from the bee.

a)

amend

b)

wince

c)

heft

d)

flinch

8.

The umbrella was ______devised to fold up into your pocket.

a)

ingeniously

b)

unwieldy

c)

pivot

d)

efficacious

9.

Winning four music awards in one night brought _____ to the new artist.

a)

reproof

b)

renown

c)

respite

d)

unwieldy

10.

Barry used his strength to _____ the sofa while his wife vaccumed underneath it.

a)

daunt

b)

wince

c)

flinch

d)

heft

11.

Summer brings a much-needed ____to teachers and students alike.

a)

respite

b)

reproof

c)

renown

d)

flinch

12.

I _____whenever the nurse gives me a shot.

a)

wince

b)

heft

c)

respite

d)

amend

13.

It took two men to move the _____trunk that held most of my daughter’s dorm room furnishings.

a)

uncanny

b)

unwieldy

c)

efficacious

d)

ingeniously

14.

After proving that I was truly born on a different date, they agreed to ______my birth certificate.

a)

daunt

b)

wince

c)

aghast

d)

amend

15.

My best friend Angela has the _____ability to know my thoughts before I speak

a)

chagrin

b)

unwieldy

c)

uncanny

d)

heft