Vocabulary Practice

The speech makes a _______ to a play written by William Shakespeare.

A. annoyed

B. reference

C. circular

D. prospectors

reference – noun – a statement that calls or directs attention to something

The referee’s arm made a _______ motion as he blew the whistle.

A. reference

B. circular

C. prospectors

D. outstretched

circular – adjective – having or making the shape of a circle

California was full of _______ during the Gold Rush of 1849.

A. prospectors

B. outstretched

C. disappointment

D. glinted

prospectors – plural

noun – people who explore an area for minerals, such as gold

His ________ palm held the quarter I have dropped.

A. outstretched

B. disappointment

C. glinted

D. annoyed

outstretched – adjective - stretched out, extended

Losing the match was a ________, but I still like tennis.

A. circular

B. prospectors

C. outstretched

D. disappointment

disappointment – noun – a feeling of being disappointed or let down.

Rays of sunshine _______ on the water.

A. disappointment

B. glinted

C. annoyed

D. reference

glinted – verb – sparkled or flashed.

A. glinted

B. annoyed

C. reference

D. circular

Kevin looked ______ when his little sister came out to join the game.

annoyed – adjective – bothered or disturbed

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