WorksheetsUnit 2 - Level C - Choosing the Right Word
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
As a(n) ____________ supporter of women's rights, she believes that men and women should receive the same pay if they do the same jobs.
a)
avowed
b)
gingerly
2.
We are grateful for the ___________ legacy that our great artists and composers have given us.
a)
frugal
b)
bountiful
3.
Why do you suppose someone whose face is known all over the world would want to travel ___________?
a)
obliquely
b)
incognito
4.
I will not try to ______________ the difficulties we face, but I am sure that we can overcome them by working together.
a)
minimize
b)
banter
5.
Children may be ___________ in spirit as well as in body if they do not have a secure and loving home environment.
a)
maimed
b)
avowed
6.
The __________ deeds of Sherlock Holmes are so well known that many people think he really lived.
a)
legendary
b)
wanton
7.
Self-confidence is a good quality; but if it is carried too far, it can be a ____________ to success in life.
a)
detriment
b)
glut
8.
Instead of just waiting for things to get better by themselves, we must be more ______________ in working for improvements.
a)
incognito
b)
enterprising
9.
Due to his repeated traffic violations, his drivers license has been __________.
a)
congested
b)
invalidated
10.
We were shocked by their __________ misuse of the money their parents had left them.
a)
bountiful
b)
wanton
11.
Your speech would have been better if you had stayed with your main idea instead of ________ off to side issues.
a)
bantering
b)
veering
12.
After living for so long on a ________ diet, I was amazed when I saw the variety of rich dishes served at the banquet.
a)
frugal
b)
durable
13.
Building a new skyscraper at that location will bring additional thousands of people into an area that is already ______________.
a)
invalidated
b)
congested
14.
The mad Roman emperor Caligula believed that he was a god and expected people to ___________ him as such.
a)
venerate
b)
veer
15.
I didn't want Charlotte to know that I was checking her out, but occasionally I managed to make ____________ eye contact with her.
a)
oblique
b)
legendary
16.
I sometimes feel that television is becoming __________ with so many advertisements and commercials.
a)
glutted
b)
maimed
17.
Instead of approaching him in that timid and _________ manner, tell him bluntly what is on your mind.
a)
frugal
b)
gingerly
18.
When they saw that they had been caught red-handed, they resorted to all kinds of _________ in a vain attempt to prove their "innocence."
a)
detriments
b)
antics
19.
Our friendship has proved to be ________ because it is based on mutual respect and honesty.
a)
durable
b)
enterprising
20.
It was bad taste on your part to use that _________ tone when we were discussing a sad event.
a)
venerating
b)
bantering
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