EXERCISE 1: Writing Correct Words



EXERCISE 1: Writing Correct Words

On the answer line, write the word from the vocabulary list that best fits each definition.

On the answer line, write the word from the vocabulary list that best fits each definition.

1. An offense that is less serious than a felony is a 1. ________

2. Something not permitted by custom or law is 2 ________

3. A dishonorable person who is without principles is 3. ________

4. To ___ is to free from a charge or to declare blameless 4. ________

5. Someone who is tough or rowdy is a 5. ________

6. Someone who steals is said to ___ other people’s property. 6. ________

7. If someone is responsible for error or is blameworthy, that person is 7. ________

8. Someone whose actions are unpleasant or disgusting is behaving in a ___ way. 8. ________

9. To obtain by threats or other coercive means is to 9. ________

10. Someone who is incapable of being corrected or reformed is 10. _______

EXERCISE 2: USING WORDS CORRECTLY

Decide whether the italicized word has been used correctly in the sentence. On the answer line, write Correct or Incorrect

1.The vice principal was on the lookout for two ruffians who like to pick fights on the 1. ________

school playground.

2. Only a professional thief would have dared to purloin the priceless painting from 2. ________

such a well-guarded gallery.

3. “Oh, Bobby Lee, you’re incorrigible,” his aunt scolded. “When will you mend your

ways?” 3. ________

4. Susan gave illicit instructions that no one was to touch her guitar while she was 4. ________

away.

5. Mother thought that the pink slippers were the most culpable pair she had ever 5. ________

tried on.

6. The ease with which Mr. Hyde lies and cheats shows that he is an unscrupulous 6. ________

person.

7. Desmond received a sentence of life imprisonment for his misdemeanor. 7. ________

8. Andrea’s generosity to charity was a good example of her vile personality in action. 8. ________

9. The petty criminal tried to extort money from the shopkeeper in return for 9. ________

protecting his business.

10. With a maximum ten-year prison sentence, Teddy was exonerated from the 10. _______

charge of robbery.

EXERCISE 3: Identifying Synonyms

Decide which word or phrase has the meaning that is closest to that of the capitalized vocabulary word. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

1. MISDEMEANOR (synonym):

A. behavior B. misbehavior C. problem D. gratitude 1. _____

2. INCORRIGIBLE (antonym):

A. reformable B. stubborn C. forgiving D. hopeless 2. _____

3. EXTORT (synonym):

A. cheat B. coerce C. remember D. contribute 3. _____

4. CULPABLE (antonym):

A. burdened B. guilty C. innocent D. relaxed 4. _____

5. RUFFIAN (synonym):

A. intellectual B. student C. good citizen D. rowdy 5. _____

6. PURLOIN (synonym):

A. protect B. purchase C. cook D. steal 6. _____

7. UNSCRUPULOUS (antonym):

A. honest B. unsavory C. domesticated D. rampant 7. _____

8. EXONERATE (antonym):

A. bother greatly B. procrastinate C. eliminate trust D. find guilty 8. _____

9. ILLICIT (antonym):

A. precise B. cherished C. legal D. borrowed 9. _____

10. VILE (synonym):

A. poisonous B. changeable C. unpleasant D. cabinet 10. ____

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