Vocabulary worksheet for matching words to definitions.
Vocabulary worksheet with a word box and definitions to match, featuring words like "hilarious," "huge," "omnivore," and "zoologist."
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Let's solve this vocabulary worksheet step by step. We are given a word box with 14 vocabulary words and 14 definitions. Our task is to match each definition with the correct word from the box.
- hilarious
- fortnight
- insufficient
- huge
- patriarch
- tawny
- omnivore
- perfury
- decamp
- permit
- googol
- caduceus
- zoologist
- banjo
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Now, let’s go through each definition one by one and match it to the correct word.
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1. enormous –
This means very large. The best match is huge.
✔ Answer: huge
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2. very funny –
This describes something extremely humorous.
✔ Answer: hilarious
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3. the head of a family or tribe –
This refers to a male leader in a family or clan.
✔ Answer: patriarch
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4. light reddish-yellow brown color –
This is a specific shade of color.
✔ Answer: tawny
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5. a period of two weeks –
"Fortnight" literally means "fourteen nights" (two weeks).
✔ Answer: fortnight
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6. a raised road across low lying ground –
This is a causeway.
✔ Answer: causeway
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7. not enough –
This means lacking in quantity.
✔ Answer: insufficient
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8. the number 1 followed by 100 zeros –
This is a googol.
✔ Answer: googol
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9. to allow –
This is a synonym for permission.
✔ Answer: permit
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10. telling a lie when under oath to tell the truth –
This is the act of perjury.
✔ Answer: perjury
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11. the symbol of the art of medicine –
The caduceus is often used as a symbol of medicine (though technically it's more associated with commerce; however, in popular usage, it's linked to medicine).
✔ Answer: caduceus
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12. a stringed musical instrument –
A banjo is a stringed instrument.
✔ Answer: banjo
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13. to go away secretly or suddenly –
This means to leave quickly or sneak away.
✔ Answer: decamp
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14. an animal who eats a variety of meats and vegetables –
An omnivore eats both meat and plants.
✔ Answer: omnivore
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15. someone who specializes in zoology –
A zoologist studies animals.
✔ Answer: zoologist
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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
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> Alphabetize the vocabulary words on a separate piece of paper.
Let’s do that too:
Alphabetized Vocabulary Words:
1. banjo
2. caduceus
3. causeway
4. decamp
5. fortnight
6. googol
7. hilarious
8. huge
9. insufficient
10. omnivore
11. patriarch
12. permit
13. perjury
14. tawny
15. zoologist
(Note: “Perfury” appears in the word box but seems to be a typo — likely meant to be perjury. All other words are correct.)
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✔ Final Note: The worksheet is complete! You can now write the answers on the lines provided and alphabetize the words separately as instructed.
Word Box:
- hilarious
- fortnight
- insufficient
- huge
- patriarch
- tawny
- omnivore
- perfury
- decamp
- permit
- googol
- caduceus
- zoologist
- banjo
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Now, let’s go through each definition one by one and match it to the correct word.
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1. enormous –
This means very large. The best match is huge.
✔ Answer: huge
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2. very funny –
This describes something extremely humorous.
✔ Answer: hilarious
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3. the head of a family or tribe –
This refers to a male leader in a family or clan.
✔ Answer: patriarch
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4. light reddish-yellow brown color –
This is a specific shade of color.
✔ Answer: tawny
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5. a period of two weeks –
"Fortnight" literally means "fourteen nights" (two weeks).
✔ Answer: fortnight
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6. a raised road across low lying ground –
This is a causeway.
✔ Answer: causeway
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7. not enough –
This means lacking in quantity.
✔ Answer: insufficient
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8. the number 1 followed by 100 zeros –
This is a googol.
✔ Answer: googol
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9. to allow –
This is a synonym for permission.
✔ Answer: permit
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10. telling a lie when under oath to tell the truth –
This is the act of perjury.
✔ Answer: perjury
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11. the symbol of the art of medicine –
The caduceus is often used as a symbol of medicine (though technically it's more associated with commerce; however, in popular usage, it's linked to medicine).
✔ Answer: caduceus
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12. a stringed musical instrument –
A banjo is a stringed instrument.
✔ Answer: banjo
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13. to go away secretly or suddenly –
This means to leave quickly or sneak away.
✔ Answer: decamp
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14. an animal who eats a variety of meats and vegetables –
An omnivore eats both meat and plants.
✔ Answer: omnivore
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15. someone who specializes in zoology –
A zoologist studies animals.
✔ Answer: zoologist
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✔ Final Answers:
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
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📝 Additional Task:
> Alphabetize the vocabulary words on a separate piece of paper.
Let’s do that too:
Alphabetized Vocabulary Words:
1. banjo
2. caduceus
3. causeway
4. decamp
5. fortnight
6. googol
7. hilarious
8. huge
9. insufficient
10. omnivore
11. patriarch
12. permit
13. perjury
14. tawny
15. zoologist
(Note: “Perfury” appears in the word box but seems to be a typo — likely meant to be perjury. All other words are correct.)
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✔ Final Note: The worksheet is complete! You can now write the answers on the lines provided and alphabetize the words separately as instructed.
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