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October Vocabulary Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a synonym for contaminate?

a)

ruin

b)

infect

c)

spoil

d)

clean

2.

Which vocabulary word relates best to this photo?

a)

skew

b)

contaminate

c)

lurk

d)

savory

3.

Which vocabulary word relates best to this photo?

a)

contaminate

b)

rebuke

c)

cringe

d)

savory

4.

Which of the following is an ANTONYM of the vocabulary word "rebuke"?

a)

encouragement

b)

criticism

c)

ridicule

d)

blame

5.

Choose a synonym for go?

a)

went

b)

superb

c)

depart

d)

collect

6.

Read the following sentences:


Todd's brother would not stop teasing him. Todd was so agitated by his brother that he had tears in his eyes and grunted in anger.


Which word is an antonym for the word agitated as it is used in the sentence above?

a)

calm

b)

frustrated

c)

angry

d)

bothered

7.
Are the words synonyms or antonyms?
center
middle
a)
Synonyms
b)
Antonyms
8.

What pair of words have almost the same meaning?

a)

break and destroy

b)

fall and decide

c)

help and take

d)

normal and strange

9.

Select the antonym of the underlined word.


We will end war by making peace more desirable.

a)

tranquility

b)

calm

c)

chaos

d)

harmony

10.

Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too.


What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?

a)

can you help me

b)

her father walked in

c)

sounding annoyed, too

d)

relaxing with a magazine

11.
Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:

They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby.  They couldn't stop smiling for days. 
a)
Nervous
b)
Discouraged
c)
Excited
d)
Relieved
12.
The garrulous boy rambled on continuously as he told his mother about his day at school.
What does garrulous mean? 
a)
Quiet
b)
Secretive
c)
talkative 
d)
Exhausted
13.
The conspicuous man wore a purple wig and large sunglasses.
a)
easily noticed
b)
beautiful
c)
sleeping
14.
Marcia is a novice soccer player. It is her first day of practice.
a)
skilled
b)
beginner
c)
professional
15.
Dan did not enjoy his job as a dishwasher. It was monotonous work, doing the same thing over and over 
a)
inspiring
b)
disgusting
c)
boring
d)
dangerous
16.

“Field of Screams was harrowing. I wanted to cry because it was so terrifying!”

Which word/phrase would give us a "clue" to what the word "harrowing" means?

a)

Field of Screams

b)

cry

c)

terrifying

d)

harrowing

17.

We had a (a)   amount of apples after we went to the orchard, so we decided to bake an apple pie!

18.

Which of the following is an ANTONYM for trepidation?

a)

panic

b)

terror

c)

calm

d)

uneasy

19.

I (a)   when I saw a dead possum on the side of the road. (Hint: don't forget to add the correct ending to the vocab word!!!)

20.

Check all of the SYNONYMS for the vocabulary word SKEW:

a)

slant

b)

alter

c)

throw

d)

straighten