WorksheetsSadlierLevel A Unit 1
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage
a)
misgiving
b)
irk
c)
compress
d)
gainful
2.
Tom may not be as clever and polished as the other boys, but that doesn't give you a right to call him an _____.
a)
ingenious
b)
oaf
c)
apparel
d)
recede
3.
to condemn openly; to criticize
a)
instantaneous
b)
forsake
c)
immense
d)
denounce
4.
is clearly forbidden for use by minors
a)
expressely
b)
compress
c)
inept
d)
famished
5.
Let's make certain to _________ the fire before leaving camp.
a)
gainful
b)
libel
c)
irk
d)
douse
6.
Sally created this wreath out of fabric. She's such a creative and _________ person.
a)
libel
b)
ingenious
c)
famished
d)
dispatch
7.
I have bad feelings about getting on this roller coaster.
a)
repast
b)
apparel
c)
misgivings
d)
inept
8.
Stop trying to ________ all of those papers and books into your locker.
a)
beseige
b)
gainful
c)
compress
d)
recede
9.
Let's get together after the show at Olive Garden for a late-night __________.
a)
repast
b)
dispatch
c)
recede
d)
compress
10.
After watching the most skillful player in tennis when her match, I felt totally ______ in my own game.
a)
libel
b)
repast
c)
inept
d)
apparel
11.
Our lunch is earlier in the school day; therefore I'm ______ by the time I get home.
a)
famished
b)
doused
c)
ingenious
d)
misgiving
12.
The town residents must wait for the flood waters to ________ before they can deal with the terrible mess left behind.
a)
libel
b)
gainful
c)
denounce
d)
recede
13.
to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble
a)
forsake
b)
beseige
c)
irk
d)
immense
14.
Immediate, quick, speedy
a)
libel
b)
oaf
c)
instantaneous
d)
dispatch
15.
to send off or out for a purpose; an official message
a)
libel
b)
dispatch
c)
besiege
d)
repast
16.
I will never ______ my children, no matter what they do or say.
a)
forsake
b)
famished
c)
compress
d)
inept
17.
Denounce means to condemn openly or accuse formally.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Which word is a synonym for famished?
a)
well fed
b)
full
c)
blockade
d)
starving
19.
True or False: Compress means to press together or to reduce in size or volume.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which word is a synonym for douse?
a)
dry out
b)
kindle
c)
soak
d)
acclaim
21.
Gainful means profitable or to bring money or some special advantage.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Besiege means to plunge into a liquid or drench.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
An antonym for forsake is moneymaking.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Which word is an antonym for expressly?
a)
accidentally
b)
pointedly
c)
dunk
d)
enlarge
100 %
