What do tactful people try not to hurt?
Other’s feelings
Which is an example of commendable behavior?
A. cheating
B. truthfulness
C. laughing
B. truthfulness
Farms are most likely to suffer from erosion as a result of what?
Floods
What kind of clothin is meant to be deceptive?
a disguise
What might a person say jubilantly?
A. “Hurray!”
B. “Rats!”
C. “Keep trying”
A. “Hurray!”
True or False
A miser is someone who hoards his or her money.
True
True or False
Most people would consider a picnic on the beach to be drudgery.
False
True or False
If you know exactly what to say, you are likely to falter when you say it.
False
True or False
People who express themselves in original ways use too many cliches.
True
True or False
Telling an umpire he’s blind as a bat would probably offend him.
True
True or False
Dessert is supposed to be a luscious part of a meal.
True
Antonyms:
lose; misplace
Retrieve
Antonyms:
blame; criticize
Commend
Antonyms:
build up; add to
Erode
Antonyms:
unskillful; not able
Competent
Antonyms:
flatter; praise; please
Offend
Antonyms:
share; use up; distribute
Hoard
Antonyms:
encourage; inspire; reassure
Intimidate
Antonyms:
sad; sorrowful; disappointed
Jubilant
Antonyms:
changeable; temporary; weak
Steadfast
Antonyms:
truthfulness; honesty; sincerity
Deception
Antonyms:
clumsy comments, thoughtlessness
Tact
Antonyms:
disgusting; nasty-tasting; unpleasing
Luscious
I hate copying a paper over, it’s such ____________.
Drudgery
Every game that I lost helped to _____________ my confidence just a little more.
Erode
As a ___________ to draw a fox away from her nest, a bird might pretend her wing is broken.
Deception
You have to be a ___________ carpenter to build a sturdy house.
Competent
It is selfish to __________ supplies just for yourself when everyone needs them.
Hoard
Pears are never more _________ than they are at this time of year.
Luscious
Georgia was __________ when she found out she had won the contest.
Jubilant
Yoshi ran back into the school to _________ his forgotten backpack.
Retrieve
It would have shown __________ to say “I think you can do better” instead of “Gosh, that was horrible!”
Tact
A strange noise made me ________ as I started to go into the dark basement.
Falter
If we let the other team ____________ us, we won’t have the confidence we need to play well.
Intimidate
Jenny’s teachers ___________ her for trying even though she doesn’t always get A’s.
Commend
Ted never gives up because he has the ____________ belief that he will someday succeed.
Steadfast
You will probably ___________ the person who gave you a gift if you just toss it aside after opening it.
Offend
It is often easier to use a __________ than to think of a fresh, new way to say something.
Cliche
