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Words with foreign origins

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

dance means

a)

રમવું

b)

નાચવું

2.

Many US colonists claimed land as their _____ , even though many Native Americans were already living there.

a)

terrain

b)

terra-cotta

c)

territory

3.

The ship rested against the wharf, or dock, waiting for passengers.


What does the word wharf mean?

a)

boat

b)

water

c)

ocean

d)

dock

4.

join

a)

失う

b)

登る

c)

参加する

5.

Apa yang kamu katakan ?

ubah ke dalam bahasa Inggris

a)

a. Can You Say That Again ?

b)

b. Pardon ?

c)

c. Again, Please ?

d)

d. What did you say ?

6.

3,500 pesos ______ too much to pay for that small steak.

a)

are

b)

is

c)

sana ol steak

d)

i would like to make one thing clear... the peso is not weak because the peso is weak. the peso is weak because the dollar is strong.

7.

động vật / con vật

(a)  

8.

.....is the process of taking over of words from other languages.

a)

Compounding

b)

Blending

c)

Borrowing

d)

Etymology

9.

"vacaciones"

a)

Vacation

b)

Holidays

10.

Bob has lived in the same apartment and driven the same car for over 10 years. What word or words below describe the state of Bob's life?

a)

status

b)

statutes

c)

status

d)

status quo

11.

Translate the word "donate" in Lithuanian

(a)  

12.

Click on the option which means 'better than all the others of the same kind'.

a)

par excellence

b)

never

c)

away

d)

cool

13.

Heir means?

a)

Sleep

b)

Sacred

c)

Sun

d)

Sweet

14.
Say HASTA PRONTO in English.
a)
See you later
b)
See you soon
c)
We'll se you soon
d)
See you tomorrow
15.
abolish
a)
apathy
b)
bagel
c)
to end
d)
hostile; agressive
16.

Ostracize

a)

to suppress; put an end to; extinguish

b)

to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges.

c)

to get; acquire; earn

d)

to play closely together, to place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

17.

What do nouns in Spanish have that English nouns don't?

a)

gender

b)

number

18.

lợi dụng

(a)  

19.

I think a good movie is Jaws nom nom

a)

Italicize

b)

quotes

20.

From which language does the word 'buffet' come?

a)

German

b)

French

c)

Chinese

d)

Hindi