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Sadlier Level A Unit 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A slow individual; a clumsy person

a)

oaf

b)

compress

c)

douse

d)

recede

2.

clever; showing remarkable originality

a)

gainful

b)

recede

c)

ingenious

d)

besisge

3.

to drench or extinguish

a)

douse

b)

famished

c)

gainful

d)

compress

4.

to become more distant

a)

irk

b)

recede

c)

oaf

d)

besiege

5.

suffering severely from hunger

a)

gainful

b)

irk

c)

dispatch

d)

famished

6.

having or bringing in a special advantage

a)

oaf

b)

compress

c)

gainful

d)

ingenious

7.

The army was quick to _____ the enemy's stronghold.

a)

recede

b)

compress

c)

douse

d)

besiege

8.

Billy always tends to _____ his older sister with his constant questions.

a)

irk

b)

famished

c)

dispatch

d)

recede

9.

an official message; to send off with a purpose

a)

irk

b)

gainful

c)

dispatch

d)

compress

10.

A warm _____ always helps Sally's headaches go away.

a)

oaf

b)

compress

c)

douse

d)

ingenious

11.

Synonyms: resourceful, imaginative

a)

ingenious

b)

oaf

c)

irk

d)

dispatch

12.

Antonyms: satisfied, satiated

a)

recede

b)

douse

c)

famished

d)

compress

13.

The _____ _____ was _____ in a pile of cotton candy.

a)

gainful / dispatch / irked

b)

ingenious / compress/ famished

c)

famished / oaf / doused

d)

besiege / irk / gainful

14.

Which is the correct spelling, pick one

a)

injenious

b)

injeanus

c)

ingenious

d)

enjenious

15.

Choose the correct word: to send off or out; an official message

a)

dispatch

b)

douse

c)

besiege

d)

gainful

16.

Correctly spell the word that matches this definition:

totally without skill

(a)  

17.

Choose the correct word that matches the definition:

a feeling of fear, doubt or uncertainty.

a)

instantaneous

b)

misgiving

c)

recede

d)

denounce

18.

Choose the word that makes the most sense:

I will never ___________ the people who helped me in my hour of need.

a)

forsake

b)

libel

c)

besiege

d)

denounce

19.

Choose the best word that matches the definition:

bringing in money or some special advantage

a)

dispatch

b)

douse

c)

famished

d)

gainful

20.

Correctly spell the word that matches the definition:

done in an instant

(a)  

21.

Correctly spell the word that matches the definition:

to go or move backward; to become more distant

(a)  

22.

Correctly spell the word that matches the definition:

a meal or food

(a)  

23.

Correctly spell the word that matches the definition:

clothing, attire, garments

(a)  

24.

Correctly spell the word that matches the definition:

plainly; in so many words, explicitly

(a)  

25.

When is your first book talk in literature?

a)

October 4

b)

November 1

c)

October 27

d)

October 25

26.


Choose the word that makes the most sense:

Let's make certain to ______ the fire before we leave.

a)

douse

b)

denounce

c)

inept

d)

compress

27.


Choose the word that makes the most sense:

The Grand Canyon is an ___________ natural wonder that spans over several states.

a)

immense

b)

recede

c)

ingenious

d)

dispatch

28.


Choose the word that makes the most sense:

When the siren went off, the firemen were __________ to the correct location.

a)

dispatched

b)

doused

c)

irked

d)

receded

29.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank

The laws of this land do not shield public figures from just criticism, but they do protect them against __________.

a)

libel

b)

misgivings

c)

oaf

d)

compress

30.

Fill in the blank with the correct word

The terms of our agreement _____forbade us to take any of the goods for our own use.

a)

expressly

b)

gainfully

c)

ingenious

d)

inept

31.

Spelling counts

to annoy, trouble

(a)  

32.

Spelling counts

a feeling of fear

(a)  

33.

spelling counts

done in an instant

(a)  

34.

spelling counts

to send off or out for a purpose

(a)  

35.

Spelling counts

suffer from severe hunger

(a)