English: Vocabulary Quiz 5

Match the definition to the correct word:

• clambered

• to climb awkwardly or with effort

• insolence

• dare to do something or go somewhere

• savoring

• drive or urge; provoke or annoy

• ventured

• taste/experience something (often food)

• goad

• rude and/or disrespectful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Match the definition to the correct word:

• poised

• to wrestle or struggle with something

• assailed

• attack violently

• obliged

• legally or morally bound to an action

• grappled

• composed & self-assured; ready to strike

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Match the definition to the correct word:

• wretched

• pale, typically because of poor health

• dislodge

• oppressively constant

• pallid

• knock or force out of position

• relentless

• very unhappy or unfortunate state

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

1. 1. She took a moment,​ (a)   the rich aroma of the freshly brewed coffee before taking her first sip.

2. 2. The ​ (b)   pursuit of her dreams kept her motivated, even in the face of setbacks.

3. 3. The children​ (c)   for attention, their voices rising above the noise of the playground.

4. 4. The​ (d)   conditions of the abandoned house were evident, with peeling paint and broken windows.

• savoring
• relentless
• clamored
• wretched

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

1. 1. After weeks of illness, his ​ (a)   complexion worried his family, who urged him to see a doctor.

   1. 2. He tried to​ (b)   his friend into joining him for a late-night adventure, teasing him about missing out.

      1. 3. The mechanic worked carefully to ​ (c)   the stubborn bolt that had rusted in place.

         1. 4. The teacher was taken aback by the student's ​ (d)   as he openly challenged her in class.

            1. 5. She stood ​ (e)   on the edge of the diving board, gathering courage to leap into the water.

• pallid
• goad
• dislodge
• insolence
• poised

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

1. 1. Despite the stormy weather, she ​ (a)   out to the market, determined to get ingredients for dinner.

   1. 2. Feeling​ (b)   to help her neighbor, she offered to take care of his dog while he was away.

      1. 3. His​ (c)   glance made it clear that he was disappointed in her decision.

         1. 4. He ​ (d)   with the complex math problem, determined to find the solution despite the frustration.

            1. 5. The town was​ (e)   by a fierce windstorm that knocked down trees and power lines.

• ventured
• obliged
• reproachful
• grappled
• assailed

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word is spelled correctly?

• savouring

• savoring

• savorring

• savering

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which word is spelled correctly?

• clamored

• clamoured

• clamered

• clamerd

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

Which word is spelled correctly?

• insolens

• insollence

• insolance

• insolence

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Which word is spelled correctly?

• reproachfull

• reprochful

• reproachful

• reprochful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F