Name ______Date ______

Vocabulary Weeks 1 - 2 Practice Sheet

Write the letter of the correct definition in the blank beside the vocabulary word.

_____ / 1. / Achilles’ heel / a. / assisting memory
_____ / 2. / Mnemonic / b. / Father or leader of a family, clan, tribe, or group
_____ / 3. / Fathom / c. / Make lucky discoveries by chance or accident
_____ / 4. / Tawdry / d. / Woman who rules a family, clan, tribe, or group
_____ / 5. / Stentorian / e. / understand, figure out, penetrate meaning of
_____ / 6. / Serendipity / f. / Person or things arranged in a series or rank
_____ / 7. / Patriarch / g. / Very loud
_____ / 8. / Monarch / h. / A ruler, like a king, queen, emperor, or sultan
_____ / 9. / Hierarchy / i. / weak point
_____ / 10. / Matriarch / j / showy and cheap

Use the vocabulary words in each of the following sentences.

  1. Because of nothing more than ______, she was able to reconnect with her long lost love.
  1. The ______of the tribe declared his intentions to have his daughter marry someone from a neighboring tribe.
  1. Wearing inappropriate clothing made the girl look ______.
  1. The math problem stumped the student, proving to be the ______.
  1. Using a ______strategy helped Joanna improve her spelling skills.
  1. The ______is often a strong woman who is able to make decisions for her family.
  1. When selecting the students, the teacher used a ______to rank them by their abilities.
  1. No matter how much he tried, Harold could not ______how the child got stuck in the fence.
  1. With a ______blast from the trumpet, Nicholas played the school song.
  1. The current ______of England is a woman.

Create your own sentences with each vocabulary word. The sentence should demonstrate that you have an understanding of the word.

Achilles’ heel
Fathom
Hierarchy
Matriarch
Mnemonic
Monarch
Patriarch
Serendipity
Stentorian
Tawdry

Vocabulary Practice Weeks 1-2

Write the letter of the correct definition in the blank beside the vocabulary word.

_____ / 1. / Achilles’ heel / a. / Assisting memory
_____ / 2. / Fathom / b. / Father or leader of a family, clan, tribe, or group
_____ / 3. / Hierarchy / c. / Make lucky discoveries by chance or accident
_____ / 4. / Matriarch / d. / Woman who rules a family, clan, tribe, or group
_____ / 5. / Mnemonic / e. / understand, figure out, penetrate meaning of
_____ / 6. / Monarch / f. / Person or things arranged in a series or rank
_____ / 7. / Patriarch / g. / Very loud
_____ / 8. / Serendipity / h. / A ruler, like a king, queen, emperor, or sultan
_____ / 9. / Stentorian / i. / Weak point
_____ / 10. / Tawdry / j / Showy and cheap

Use the vocabulary words in each of the following sentences.

  1. With a ______blast from the trumpet, Nicholas played the school song.
  2. The current ______of England is a woman.
  3. Wearing inappropriate clothing made the girl look ______.
  4. Because of nothing more than ______, she was able to reconnect with her long lost love.
  5. The ______of the tribe declared his intentions to have his daughter marry someone from a neighboring tribe.
  6. Using a ______strategy helped Joanna improve her spelling skills.
  7. When selecting the students, the teacher used a ______to rank them by their abilities.
  8. The math problem stumped the student, proving to be the ______.
  9. The ______is often a strong woman who is able to make decisions for her family.
  10. No matter how much he tried, Harold could not ______how the child got stuck in the fence.