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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

On my first baby-sitting job, I found that one must have ____ patience to take care of young children.

a)

denounced

b)

famished

c)

immense

d)

ingenious

2.

Some people hailed the man as a genius; others _____ him as a quack.

a)

denounced

b)

ingenious

c)

irked

d)

besieged

3.

Because I have reached an age at which I am unwilling to depend on my parents, I am out to find ___________ employment.

a)

expressly

b)

ingenious

c)

inept

d)

gainful

4.

Don't allow yourself to be ________ by every small trouble that may arise during the day.

a)

doused

b)

irked

c)

besieged

d)

dispatched

5.

While all true vegetarians ________ animal meats, some do eat dairy products.

a)

irk

b)

denounce

c)

forsake

d)

compress

6.

The county leaders will ________ a team of workers to assess the damage caused by the tornado.

a)

douse

b)

forsake

c)

besiege

d)

dispatch

7.

Some of life's rewards are ________; others are a long time coming.

a)

ingenious

b)

instantaneous

c)

famished

d)

gainful

8.

Your _______ can be neat and attractive without being expensive.

a)

apparel

b)

dispatch

c)

inept

d)

expressly

9.

The leader guide instructed the campers to _______ the fire before leaving the campsite.

a)

forsake

b)

denounce

c)

dispatch

d)

douse

10.

None of us could figure out how the _______ magician had managed to escape from the trunk submerged in the tank of water.

a)

inept

b)

famished

c)

compressed

d)

ingenious

11.

How can we hope to ________ a city that is surrounded by such strong walls and has ample supplies of everything it needs?

a)

denounce

b)

besiege

c)

douse

d)

compress

12.

Since it was well past their usual lunch time when they got home, the children were _________.

a)

irked

b)

forsaken

c)

immense

d)

famished

13.

If you ________ all your clothes as much as possible, you will be able to get all of it into a single suitcase.

a)

douse

b)

apparel

c)

compress

d)

dispatch

14.

The terms of our agreement _______ forbade us to take any of the goods for our own use.

a)

immensely

b)

expressly

c)

gainfully

d)

ingeniously

15.

When you play tennis for the first time, you are going to find that your attempts to hit the ball are very ________.

a)

inept

b)

irked

c)

instantaneous

d)

ingenious

16.

inept : capable ::

a)

smart : intelligent

b)

intelligent : able

c)

ingenious : brilliant

d)

unskilled : ingenious

17.

irk : bother ::

a)

besiege : encircle

b)

compress : enlarge

c)

douse : dry

d)

apparel : shoes

18.

immense : big ::

a)

small : tiny

b)

boulder : rock

c)

tiny : little

d)

elephant : mouse

19.

instantaneous : later ::

a)

weather : windy

b)

immediate : instant

c)

now : eventually

d)

hunger : thirst

20.

apparel : shirt ::

a)

book : page

b)

utinsil : fork

c)

shoes : socks

d)

pencil : write