Name: ____________________________________
Date: _____________________________________
English Period: _______
Due: Mon., Sept. 26, 2016
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Section: Vocabulary
List 9 Vocabulary Exercises
CORRECT USAGE?
Directions:
 Determine whether or not the word is used correctly in the sentence. Write YES if it is used correctly and
NO if it is not.
 Think about the definition of the word and its part of speech! Make sure the word is used correctly AND
that its part of speech is correct!
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1. Mrs. Pile is infatuated with Chris Hemsworth, the actor that plays Thor.
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2. The family habitually took a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Paris last summer.
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3. The beautiful dining room table was crafted out of ebony, and it was very expensive.
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4. The girl was mortified after her mother made her give her a goodbye kiss before she got out of the
car at the movie theatre.
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5. The student who plagiarized the essay off of another student received a zero on the assignment.
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6. The girl gave a venomous look to the stud muffin that walked past her; he winked back at her.
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7. Cadence said she was remorseful after hitting Sage over the head with the toy, but I don’t think
she was since she laughed right after she did it.
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8. The opaque windows were so clear that the beautiful sunlight shone in all during the day.
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9. One can assume that participants in the Hunger Games had to use guerilla strategies to
outsmart opponents to stay alive.
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10. My teacher’s four hour long lectures every Tuesday night are incredibly succinct.
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11. Because they had a fight over who could eat the last brownie batter donut, the girl was
vindictive and didn’t invite her best friend to her birthday party.
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12. However, they decided to amend their friendship when the girl apologized and brought her
friend one dozen brownie batter donuts as a birthday present.
SYNONYMS
Directions:
 Determine which word(s) would be a synonym for each vocabulary word. Circle the correct choice(s)!
 Some words have more than one correct choice!
 If you don’t know a word, look it up!
1. Infatuated:
Obsessed
Detest
Disgusted
Enamored
2. Habitually:
Seldom
Frequently
Normally
Regularly
3. Ebony:
Dark
Blank
Bare
Rusted
4. Mortified:
Ashamed
Embarrassed
Humiliated
Horrified
5. Plagiarize:
Copy
Steal
Imitate
Credit
6. Venomous:
Healing
Deadly
Soothing
Poisonous
7. Remorseful:
Content
Apologetic
Sorry
Regretful
8. Opaque:
Clear
Transparent
Muddy
Cloudy
9. Guerilla:
Beastly
Revolutionary
Insurgent
Rebel
10. Succinct:
Brief
Neat
Crisp
Messy
11. Vindictive:
Spiteful
Cruel
Bitter
Thoughtful
12. Amend:
Modify
Steady
Consistent
Revise
ANTONYMS
Directions:
 Look up TWO antonyms for each vocabulary word. Write them in the spaces next to each word.
Word
1. Infatuated
2. Habitually
3. Ebony
4. Mortified
5. Plagiarize
6. Venomous
7. Remorseful
8. Opaque
9. Guerilla
10. Succinct
11. Vindictive
12. Amend
Antonym 1
Antonym 2
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE
Directions:
 Complete the sentence with the correct vocabulary word. Each word is only used ONCE.
 You might need to add an ending to a word to make it fit (example: -s, -ed, etc.).
 Words must be spelled correctly.
1. The author who ________________________ his latest book was sued and sent to jail for 10 years.
2. I was ________________________ when I fell off of my porch into the mulch bed while kids were walking past
my house.
3. If we ever re-do our kitchen, I would love to get ________________________ cabinets and a modern table.
4. My husband’s reaction to chicken tacos is so ________________________ because they once gave him food
poisoning.
5. I don’t know of anyone who is more ________________________ with the color pink, donuts, Swedish Fish or
donuts than Mrs. Pile
6. I am ________________________ thinking about opening my own donut store. Unlike Dunkin Donuts, I would
have tons of donuts to buy 24 hours a day!!!
7. The teacher decided to ________________________ the test after he realized some of the questions were too
confusing.
8. I was happy when the teacher only assigned a ________________________ paper on a topic of our choosing.
9. It seems like girls are more ________________________ than boys because they never want to let things go,
even if they’re small.
10. Mr. Conlon has a lot of knowledge about ________________________ maneuvers used by forces during
different wars.
11. She wanted to buy some ________________________ tights to go with her dress, so that her pale legs would
be hidden.
12. I wasn’t ________________________ after I ate the very last brownie batter donut; it was so heavenly.
SENTENCES AND ILLUSTRATIONS
Directions:
 Choose FOUR of the 12 vocabulary words. Write each word in the provided space.
 Draw an illustration for your chosen word. It doesn’t need to be colored, but please put forth effort
 Write a sentence that uses the chosen vocabulary word; it should relate to your picture. You must CIRCLE
or highlight the vocabulary word in each sentence.
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#4 Vocabulary word: _______________________
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