Day 27 Worksheet: Vocabulary Building

I. Odd One Out- Pick the odd one out.

1.

proclaim

announce

declare

publish

chastise

2.

border

ignore

boundary

edge

margin

3.

bare

contrary

naked

nude

undressed

4.

rigid

puzzle

stiff

firm

unbending

5.

fragment

splinter

piece

fearful

chip

6.

vast

huge

enormous

value

immense

7.

obtain

gain

lean

acquire

procure

8.

idle

vague

ambiguous

unclear

obscure

9.

narrate

tell

abuse

relate

describe

10.

soggy

origin

soaked

drenched

wet

11.

supply

gentle

tender

soft

mild

12.

produce

create

make

charge

manufacture

13.

modify

donate

alter

transform

change

 II. a. Match the words with their meanings.

1.     visit

a.      design

2.     poverty

b.     chance

3.     boisterous

c.      to go to some place

4.     timid

d.     lack of money

5.     doorway

e.      learned

6.     pattern

f.      inspiring

7.     opportunity

g.     entrance

8.     participate

h.     join

9.     scholarly

i.       lacking courage

10.  motivational

j.       noisy

II. b. Match the words with their meanings.

1.     peculiar

a.      twisted, mixed up

2.     precise

b.     suggest

3.     convey

c.      strange, unusual

4.     pursue

d.     event

5.     momentary

e.      verify

6.     tangled

f.      follow

7.     eliminate

g.     local

8.     confirm

h.     remove

9.     native

i.       exact

10.  episode

j.       brief

EDUFOLKS TIPS

Vocabulary Building

  • Enhance your sentences by adding vocabulary words.
  • Try not repeating the word in your sentences. Use the synonyms instead.
  • Pick a new word. Learn the meaning and use the same few times in your language.  You will never forget the word once you use it yourself.

Answer Key:

I. Odd one out.

1. proclaim (to declare)

announce

declare

publish

chastise (punish)

2. border

ignore

boundary

edge

margin

3. bare

contrary

naked

nude

undressed

4. rigid

puzzle

stiff

firm

unbending

5. fragment

splinter (chip)

piece

fearful

chip

6. vast

huge

enormous

value

immense

7. obtain

gain

lean

acquire

procure

8. idle

vague

ambiguous

unclear

obscure (unclear)

9. narrate

tell

abuse

relate

describe

10. soggy

origin

soaked

drenched

wet

11. supply

gentle

tender

soft

mild

12. produce

create

make

charge

manufacture

13. modify

donate

alter

transform

change

 

II. a.

  1. visit-to go to some place
  2. poverty- lack of money
  3. boisterous- noisy
  4. timid- lacking courage
  5. doorway- entrance
  6. pattern- design
  7. opportunity- chance
  8. participate-join
  9. scholarly- learned
  10. motivational- inspiring

II. b.

  1. peculiar- strange, unusual
  2. precise-exact
  3. convey- suggest
  4. pursue- follow
  5. momentary- brief
  6. tangled- twisted, mixed up
  7. eliminate- remove
  8. confirm- verify
  9. native- local
  10. episode- event

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