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Wise Words Unit 9

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To increase in numbers; to pile up.

a)

accumulate

b)

aggravate

c)

conserve

d)

diminish

2.

To make worse; to annoy.

a)

accumulate

b)

aggravate

c)

conserve

d)

diminish

3.

To save by using carefully.

a)

accumulate

b)

aggravate

c)

conserve

d)

diminish

4.

To make smaller or decrease.

a)

accumulate

b)

aggravate

c)

conserve

d)

diminish

5.

Something that has increased.

a)

drastic

b)

conservation

c)

aggravation

d)

accumulation

6.

Annoyance.

a)

drastic

b)

conservation

c)

aggravation

d)

accumulation

7.

The saving of something through careful use.

a)

drastic

b)

conservation

c)

aggravation

d)

accumulation

8.

Severe or extreme.

a)

drastic

b)

conservation

c)

aggravation

d)

accumulation

9.

Costing or spending more than is necessary.

a)

extravagant

b)

frugal

c)

impurity

d)

peril

10.

Careful in spending or using something.

a)

extravagant

b)

frugal

c)

impurity

d)

peril

11.

Something harmful or dirty.

a)

extravagant

b)

frugal

c)

impurity

d)

peril

12.

Danger.

a)

extravagant

b)

frugal

c)

impurity

d)

peril

13.

The quality of being wasteful by spending more than needed.

a)

diminish

b)

perpetual

c)

perilous

d)

extravagance

14.

Dangerous.

a)

diminish

b)

perpetual

c)

perilous

d)

extravagance

15.

Continuous; seems to last forever.

a)

diminish

b)

perpetual

c)

perilous

d)

extravagance

16.

An inch of snow __________ overnight as the storm raged on.

a)

accumulated

b)

aggravated

c)

conserved

d)

diminished

17.

The skater __________ an old knee injury when she fell.

a)

accumulated

b)

aggravated

c)

conserved

d)

diminished

18.

That loud rock music from the club __________ the neighbors.

a)

accumulates

b)

aggravates

c)

conserves

d)

diminishes

19.

Lower speed limits help __________ gasoline.

a)

accumulate

b)

aggravate

c)

conserve

d)

diminish

20.

The popcorn we ate after school __________ our hunger.

a)

accumulated

b)

aggravated

c)

conserved

d)

diminished

21.

The __________ of dirty laundry made it difficult to see the floor.

a)

drastic

b)

conservation

c)

aggravation

d)

accumulation

22.

My __________ increased as the noisy construction continued outside my window.

a)

drastic

b)

conservation

c)

aggravation

d)

accumulation

23.

A plan for the __________ of water during the drought was unveiled at the town meeting.

a)

drastic

b)

conservation

c)

aggravation

d)

accumulation

24.

Criminals receive __________ punishment in this new novel.

a)

drastic

b)

conservation

c)

aggravation

d)

accumulation

25.

Shawn’s buying lunch for everyone was an __________ thing to do.

a)

extravagant

b)

frugal

c)

impurity

d)

peril

26.

The bill for the splendid wedding ceremony shocked my __________ relatives.

a)

extravagant

b)

frugal

c)

impurity

d)

peril

27.

Filtering removes the __________ from water.

a)

extravagant

b)

frugal

c)

impurities

d)

peril

28.

The sailor understood the __________ involved in a solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

extravagant

b)

frugal

c)

impurity

d)

peril

29.

Emma’s __________ in early adulthood led to poverty later.

a)

diminish

b)

perpetual

c)

perilous

d)

extravagance

30.

An exposition into enemy territory could be __________.

a)

diminish

b)

perpetual

c)

perilous

d)

extravagance

31.

A __________ rain has been falling for nine days.

a)

diminish

b)

perpetual

c)

perilous

d)

extravagance