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WorksheetsVoc. 8.8
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
Match the following
singular
separated from others; unique
insulate
to protect from outside influence
innumerable
too many to count
nonplussed
baffled; confused
surplus
an amount beyond what is necessary
When the sailors saw ________________ seabirds on the horizon, they understood that they were getting closer to land.
enumerate
singular
innumerable
single
Gary felt that his gift for acting was not (a) , but rather something that lots of people were good at.
Though she tried to ________________ her children against rudeness and cruelty, Mrs. Hunter knew that they would see these behaviors in day care.
single
enumerate
nonplussed
insulate
At first, Earl seemed _________________ by the streamers and balloons, but he soon realized his friends were throwing him a surprise party.
idiosyncrasy
nonplussed
insular
singular
We ended up with a vast (a) of bottled water since so many agencies donated to our community after the storm.
Match the following
single
to isolate; to choose
plurality
the greater part
insular
limited in knowledge or perspective
idiosyncrasy
a peculiar quality; a quirk
enumerate
to list separately
An _________________ of my little sister is that she will only eat the purple Skittles.
idiosyncrasy
idiom
insulate
enumerate
Doris searched for the perfect (a) to describe her chaotic day.
There would be new local laws about car sound systems because of the _____________ of citizens voting for reduced noise pollution.
singular
surplus
idiosyncrasy
plurality
If you ______________ all the things that can do wrong, a lot of people will probably back out of the hike.
insulate
enumerate
single
nonplussed
Every day, the school nurse would (a) out a child who had lice.
Laura enjoyed living in a small, _______________ town that did not have the same issues as a large city.
single
insular
singular
idiom
Match the following
Latin root meaning "island"
INSUL
Greek root meaning "single," "personal, "peculiar"
IDIO
Latin root meaning "to count"
NUM
Latin root meaning "many"
PLUS, PLUR
Latin root meaning "single"
SING
Idiosyncrasy, surplus, and plurality are which part of speech?
noun
adjective
adverb
verb
