WorksheetsQuarter 3, #3
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Because memorial ceremonies are important, the participants must act in a __________ way.
a)
decorous
b)
dogmatic
c)
despotic
d)
effusive
2.
Toxic waste is __________ to the environment's plants and animals.
a)
deleterious
b)
dilatory
c)
embellish
d)
enmity
3.
The new club president had __________ tendencies, always behaving like a tyrant.
a)
despotic
b)
enmity
c)
disingenuous
d)
dilettante
4.
Sometimes teachers are __________ and the students think they are too strict for no reason.
a)
dictatorial
b)
eclectic
c)
disdain
d)
deleterious
5.
The old piano instructor was ________: he was good at teaching, but only used specific methods.
a)
didactic
b)
dilettante
c)
egregious
d)
disparage
6.
Wasting time during roll call is __________ behavior that slows everything down.
a)
dilatory
b)
deleterious
c)
disparage
d)
ebullience
7.
Jeremy said he was a great bowler, but he wasn't. Since he never practiced, he was more of a __________.
a)
dilettante
b)
egregious
c)
dilatory
d)
decorous
8.
Angela was __________ when she wrote her algebra, making sure all the little numbers were easy to read.
a)
diligent
b)
emulate
c)
dilettante
d)
dubious
9.
He couldn't stand people who cheated in the sport, and felt a lot of __________ for them.
a)
disdain
b)
decorous
c)
enervate
d)
emphatic
10.
Greg was being __________ when he kept quiet about who ate the holiday cookies.
a)
disingenuous
b)
disparate
c)
decorous
d)
dilatory
11.
He didn't want to __________ the girl out loud, but in reality he felt her dance routine was bad.
a)
disparage
b)
dubious
c)
deleterious
d)
dogmatic
12.
Horses, zebras, and giraffes seem similar, but they are __________ creatures with different needs.
a)
disparate
b)
disingenuous
c)
diligent
d)
emollient
13.
He was absolutely __________ in his determination to finish the project.
a)
dogged
b)
disparage
c)
effusive
d)
despotic
14.
He believed in the rules and was absolutely __________ in his dedication to following them.
a)
dogmatic
b)
despotic
c)
disparate
d)
eclectic
15.
She felt __________ about the plan and didn't believe it would succeed.
a)
dubious
b)
emphatic
c)
enmity
d)
dogged
16.
Julie's grandfather saw the __________ in her eyes when she changed her quinceañera shoes.
a)
ebullience
b)
didactic
c)
effusive
d)
enervate
17.
The decor in her room was __________, with every sort of style you could imagine mixed together.
a)
eclectic
b)
disdain
c)
emulate
d)
dictatorial
18.
The little girl was __________ about the beauty of the princesses on the parade float.
a)
effusive
b)
dogged
c)
didactic
d)
disingenuous
19.
The teacher told the students that plagiarism was __________ behavior that would result in failing grades.
a)
egregious
b)
embellish
c)
dictatorial
d)
egregious
20.
She wanted to __________ the plain water bottle with stickers.
a)
embellish
b)
diligent
c)
deleterious
d)
disingenuous
21.
If you get poison ivy, you need to apply an __________ to your skin to try to heal it.
a)
emollient
b)
ebullience
c)
emphatic
d)
disparate
22.
The coach was ________ when he instructed his players to be on time for practice.
a)
emphatic
b)
dictatorial
c)
dogged
d)
diligent
23.
The child admired his big brother and tried to __________ him in every way, copying his clothes and hair.
a)
emulate
b)
enervate
c)
eclectic
d)
enmity
24.
While she had the flu, even a walk to the bathroom would __________ her, both mentally and physically.
a)
enervate
b)
effusive
c)
dogmatic
d)
disdain
25.
There was so much __________ between between the chihuahuas, MaryAnn had to keep them separated.
a)
enmity
b)
emollient
c)
egregious
d)
embellish
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