WorksheetsShakespeare Vocabulary
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What, prithee, is the finest meaning of 'Jest'?
A joke or playful act
A sincere apology
A serious facial expression
To wear fancy clothing
Pray, what doth the word 'visage' signify?
A type of dessert
A stylish outfit
Feeling confused
A person's face or appearance
Which word is the opposite of devour?
Eat slowly
Swallow
Finish
Choke
Which of the following defines suppression?
Great admiration
The act of forcibly stopping something from happening
The act of taking a long journey
A strong desire for food
Pray, what doth the word 'doting' signify?
Uncertain or doubtful
Easily confused
To move slowly
Showing too much affection or love
To devour something means to...
To gently warm something up.
To speak quietly.
Eat food or prey quickly or hungrily.
To carefully look at a small object.
Which word has the same meaning as 'jest'?
Complaint
Joke or Wisecrack
Sincerity
Agreement
Which word has a meaning most similar to suppression?
Release
Raise
Support
Control
Which word is a synonym for visage?
Body position
Smell
Face
Speech
Pray, which word doth bear the same meaning as doting?
Affectionate/ Loving
Disinterested
Critical
Voice
Which word is a synonym for devour?
Nibble
Eat
Sip
Keep
Which word stands as an antonym, the very opposite, to jest?
Humor
Tease
Entertainment
Seriousness
Which word is an antonym for doting?
Affectionate
Pampering
Hostile
Cherishing
On the morrow’s eve, when fair Phoebe doth gaze upon Her silver _____ in the watery glass, Adorning the bladed grass with liquid pearl…
face
cloak
crown
veil
The king’s _____ of the rebellion stated that anyone found fighting against him would be captured and silenced. In this way, his actions stopped people from freely expressing their opinions.
Encouragement
Suppression
Joke
Affection
Appearance
Through Athens am I deemed as fair as she. Yet what of that? Demetrius thinks not so. He will not see what all but he do see. And, as he errs, ____ on Hermia’s eyes, So I, admiring of his qualities.
Joking
Loving
Ignoring
Appearance
Lo, I am that merry wanderer of the night. I ___ to Oberon and make him smile when I a fat and bean-fed horse beguile.
Suppress
Eat
Adore
Play tricks
What is the opposite of suppression?
Release
Prevent
Dominate
Restore
Which of the following sentences correctly uses the word 'devour'?
He tried to hide his feelings of nervousness before the speech.
The hungry child began to devour the stack of pancakes.
The artist used paint to cover a beautiful landscape.
The politician ordered the removal of the new law.
