WorksheetsHW: Lesson 8 Vocab: INSUL/IDIO/ NUM/PLUS/PLUR/SING
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the meaning of the word 'INSULAR'?
Limited in knowledge or perspective
To protect from outside influence
A peculiar quality; a quirk
To list separately; to count off
Fill in the blank: The mayor believed that his status in the community would ______ him against the negative attention other politicians had been given.
insulate
expose
harm
endanger
What is the meaning of the word 'IDIOSYNCRASY'?
A) Speech or phrasing specific to a particular language
B) A peculiar quality; a quirk
C) So plentiful as to be uncountable
D) Baffled; confused
What is the meaning of the word 'IDIOM'?
To protect from outside influence
Limited in knowledge or perspective
Speech or phrasing specific to a particular language
To list separately; to count off
Fill in the blank: Joanna was asked by her doctor to ______ the symptoms that had been bothering her.
enumerate
ignore
exaggerate
hide
What is the meaning of the word 'INNUMERABLE'?
So plentiful as to be uncountable
A peculiar quality; a quirk
Baffled; confused
Limited in knowledge or perspective
What is the meaning of the word 'NONPLUSSED'?
Limited in knowledge or perspective
Baffled; confused
To protect from outside influence
Speech or phrasing specific to a particular language
When Joyce used a (n) _______________ unfamiliar to her listeners, she was forced to stop and explain.
idiom
phrase
expression
term
Our manager did not _______________ just one of us out for criticism; he expressed displeasure with the whole department.
single
praise
ignore
reward
Due to his rather _______________ upbringing, John had tasted a few foods besides those cooked by his family.
insular
diverse
cosmopolitan
adventurous
Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. Jeremy often tried to _______________ his nervous coworker from the chaos raging in the office.
insulate
idiosyncrasy
surplus
innumerable
Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used. Options: idiosyncrasy, surplus, insulate, innumerable, singular
The store had a _______________ of winter coats, so they decided to have a sale to clear out the extra inventory.
idiosyncrasy
surplus
insulate
innumerable
singular
Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used. Options: idiosyncrasy, surplus, insulate, innumerable, singular
One _______________ of Rebecca’s was her tendency to nap standing up.
idiosyncrasy
surplus
insulate
innumerable
Though _______________ spectators used to crowd Times Square on New Year’s Eve, this year it was unusually empty.
innumerable
countable
few
limited
Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used. Options: surplus, plurality, nonplussed, enumerated, singular
A _______________ of wheat on the international market was the result of an excellent growing season.
surplus
plurality
nonplussed
enumerated
Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used.
Options: surplus, plurality, nonplussed, enumerated, singular
Mr. Hooper was amazed when a _______________ of his students chose to skip recess for a science presentation.
plurality
surplus
nonplussed
enumerated
Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used.
Options: surplus, plurality, nonplussed, enumerated, singular
My teacher _______________ at least ten reasons why she refused to pass me for the year.
enumerated
surplus
plurality
nonplussed
Fill in the blank with the best word from the choices below. One word will NOT be used.
Options: surplus, plurality, nonplussed, enumerated, singular
Olivia confessed that she was _______________ by my sudden change of mood.
surplus
plurality
nonplussed
enumerated
Members of the small, community were when they discovered that a huge city would soon be built on the borders of their town that would change the village forever.
innumerable
singular
The garden had an number of flowers, but the of weeds made it difficult to appreciate their beauty.
insular; idiom
nonplussed; plurality
The employee did not out anyone as the main cause of his resignation, but he did reasons why he found the workplace unpleasant.
enumerate
A of bananas in the storehouse on Monday can mean flies and other pests on Tuesday.
idiom; singular
plurality; nonplussed
Even if a of parents were very careful about what their children watch on television, it is unlikely that the kids would be from all of its negative material.
idiosyncrasy
surplus
What is the meaning of the word 'PLURALITY'?
C) Limited in knowledge or perspective
B) A peculiar quality; a quirk
A) A large number of something
D) To list separately; to count off
Fill in the blank: The scientist was _______________ by the unexpected results of the experiment.
nonplussed
insulated
singled
enumerated
