Name _____________________________

Vocabulary Worksheet 1
Item 3648

Vocabulary
worksheet 1

Match each word in the word box to a definition below. Use your
dictionary to look up the words that you do not know.

hilarious
huge
omnivore
permit
zoologist

fortnight
patriarch
perjury
googol
banjo

insufficient
tawny
decamp
caduceus
causeway

1.

enormous - __________________________________________________________

2.

very funny - __________________________________________________________

3.

the head of a family or tribe - __________________________________________

4.

light reddish-yellow brown color - ______________________________________

5.

a period of two weeks - _______________________________________________

6.

a raised road across low lying ground - ________________________________

7.

not enough - __________________________________________________________

8.

the number 1 followed by 100 zeros - ___________________________________

9.

to allow - _____________________________________________________________

10.

telling a lie when under oath to tell the truth - ___________________________

11.

the symbol of the art of medicine - _____________________________________

12.

a stringed musical instrument - _________________________________________

13.

to go away secretly or suddenly - _______________________________________

14.

an animal who eats a variety of meats and vegetables - __________________

15.

someone who specializes in zoology - ________________________________

Alphabetize the vocabulary words on a separate piece of paper.

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Vocabulary Worksheet 1 Answer Key

Item 3648

Vocabulary
worksheet 1

Try and match each word in the word box to a definition below. Use your
dictionary to look up the words that you do not know.

hilarious
huge
omnivore
permit
zoologist

fortnight
patriarch
perjury
googol
banjo

insufficient
tawny
decamp
caduceus
causeway

1.

enormous - huge

2.

very funny - hilarious

3.

the head of a family or tribe - patriarch

4.

light reddish-yellow brown color - tawny

5.

a period of two weeks - fortnight

6.

a raised road across low lying ground - causeway

7.

not enough - insufficient

8.

the number 1 followed by 100 zeros - googol

9.

to allow - permit

10.

telling a lie when under oath to tell the truth - perjury

11.

the symbol of the art of medicine - caduceus

12.

a stringed musical instrument - banjo

13.

to go away secretly or suddenly - decamp

14.

an animal who eats a variety of meats and vegetables - omnivore

15.

someone who specializes in zoology - zoologist

Alphabetize the vocabulary words on a separate piece of paper.

banjo, caduceus, causeway, decamp, fortnight, googol, hilarious,
huge, insufficient, omnivore, patriarch, perjury, permit, tawny, zoologist

Copyright 1991 T. Smith Publishing. All rights reserved.

www.tlsbooks.com