Tenth Grade Week 15
1. We had a(n) ______waiter at the Italian restaurant. Even though he was friendly, he was also forgetful and managed to get our order wrong several times.
2. The politician was bustling about self-importantly making a(n) ______nuisance of himself. His need to give his opinion on everything was driving his staff crazy.
3. Many people are ______to do the dishes. I, on the other hand, am willing to wash them and put them away.
4. Mrs. McConnell teaches a(n) ______number of vocabulary words. Even though it’s a large amount, her students do remember many of them years later.
5. Suzy ______going to the dentist. Her extreme hatred is something that many people share.
6. One of Mrs. McConnell’s favorite lines in A Midsummer Night’s Dream is, “I’m ______with an ass.” This line is spoken by the queen of the fairies who falls in love with a donkey.
7. His ______showed fear when the growling dog approached him. You could tell by the look on his face that he was scared.
8. It was embarrassing to watch as the wife ______her husband. She was so belittling that we felt bad for him.
9. Many people are worried about the ______that exists between Christians and Muslims.
10. The pastor had the right tone to match the ______of the funeral.
Directions: Write your own creative sentence with the vocabulary words below.
LOATH______
______
AMIABLE______
______
PRODIGIOUS______
Match the letter of the definition with the correct word
1. _____ amiable a. hostility (like the hatred of an enemy)
2. _____ officious b. charmed, smitten, in love with
3. _____ loathe c. enormous, immense, huge
4. _____ prodigious d. friendly, good- natured
5. _____ enamored e. face, appearance
6. _____ solemnity f. reluctant, unwilling
7. _____ loath g. seriousness
8. _____ visage h. make someone feel little, talk to in a mean way
9. _____ disparage i. hatred, abhor, detest
10. _____ enmity j. interfering, meddling, giving unwanted opinions