WorksheetsContext clues
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
On my first baby-sitting job, I found that one must have ____ patience to take care of young children.
denounced
famished
immense
ingenious
Some people hailed the man as a genius; others _____ him as a quack.
denounced
ingenious
irked
besieged
Because I have reached an age at which I am unwilling to depend on my parents, I am out to find ___________ employment.
expressly
ingenious
inept
gainful
Don't allow yourself to be ________ by every small trouble that may arise during the day.
doused
irked
besieged
dispatched
While all true vegetarians ________ animal meats, some do eat dairy products.
irk
denounce
forsake
compress
The county leaders will ________ a team of workers to assess the damage caused by the tornado.
douse
forsake
besiege
dispatch
Some of life's rewards are ________; others are a long time coming.
ingenious
instantaneous
famished
gainful
Your _______ can be neat and attractive without being expensive.
apparel
dispatch
inept
expressly
The leader guide instructed the campers to _______ the fire before leaving the campsite.
forsake
denounce
dispatch
douse
None of us could figure out how the _______ magician had managed to escape from the trunk submerged in the tank of water.
inept
famished
compressed
ingenious
How can we hope to ________ a city that is surrounded by such strong walls and has ample supplies of everything it needs?
denounce
besiege
douse
compress
Since it was well past their usual lunch time when they got home, the children were _________.
irked
forsaken
immense
famished
If you ________ all your clothes as much as possible, you will be able to get all of it into a single suitcase.
douse
apparel
compress
dispatch
The terms of our agreement _______ forbade us to take any of the goods for our own use.
immensely
expressly
gainfully
ingeniously
When you play tennis for the first time, you are going to find that your attempts to hit the ball are very ________.
inept
irked
instantaneous
ingenious
inept : capable ::
smart : intelligent
intelligent : able
ingenious : brilliant
unskilled : ingenious
irk : bother ::
besiege : encircle
compress : enlarge
douse : dry
apparel : shoes
immense : big ::
small : tiny
boulder : rock
tiny : little
elephant : mouse
instantaneous : later ::
weather : windy
immediate : instant
now : eventually
hunger : thirst
apparel : shirt ::
book : page
utinsil : fork
shoes : socks
pencil : write
